Launch or Elevate Your Career

as a Professional Decorator & Stager

From color to design, we build your skills, confidence, and career.

Does this sound

like you?

You love color, fabrics, and pulling a room together until it feels just right. Do friends ask for your decorating advice and frequently suggest you do it for a living?

Whether you’ve tackled a few projects or are just dreaming about starting, The Decorating & Staging Academy is here to help. For over 25 years, we’ve helped creative people like you gain the skills, confidence, and know-how to turn talent into a business you love.

You’ve Got the Eye, We’ll Give You the Edge

Our step-by-step programs blend creativity with real-world know-how, helping you turn your natural talent into a profitable, professional career.

Four Ways to Learn With The-DSA

No matter where you are in your design journey, The Decorating & Staging Academy (The-DSA) has a path that fits. Serious about turning your talent into a business, check out our certification courses. Want to dive into a design niche, check out the specialty courses. Love continuing ed, check out the Design Lab, filled with great resources & mini-classes for a fee. Simply curious, check out our complimentary learning. From in-depth certifications to bite-sized inspiration, you’ll find training designed to help you learn, grow, and succeed.

Certifications



Love Decorating but need confidence or credibililty. Our core Signature Certification Courses are perfect for aspiring or established professionals.

  • Interior Redesign

  • Interior Decorating

  • Confident Color System

  • Home Staging

  • Seasonal Decorating

  • Luxe Staging

Specialty Courses

Take a deep dive into various design niches and master classes to expand your business or simply to advance your skill set.

Check back often for new topics.

  • Color & Design Principles for Stagers

  • Window Treatments

    (coming soon)

  • Interior Styling

    (coming soon)

  • Beginning Kitchen Design (coming soon)

Design Labs



Creative 30-60 minute mini-classes and resources perfect for weekend learners or anyone who wants quick wins and fresh ideas.

  • Video-Canva for Beginners

  • Video-Shopping for Profit

  • Video-50 Need to Know Measurements

  • Ready to Go Color Palette Kits

Complimentary Learning

Curious & want to know more? Take advantage of our free webinars and resources...at no charge.

Come learn from The-DSA Team.

Teaching & Mentoring

Decorators & Stagers Since 1999

For over 25 years, The Decorating & Staging Academy has helped creative individuals turn their passion for design into professional success. In fact, we helped create the training foundations that inspired this training industry, over 25 years ago.

We believe training should be practical, supportive, and designed for creatives — not cookie-cutter. Whether you’re ready to grow your design business or just taking your first step, The-DSA offers flexible learning through live and online classes, including certifications, continuing ed mini-courses, and specialty courses.

🎥 Watch the video to learn how The-DSA can guide you every step of the way — from choosing your path to building confidence and launching your career.

Exceeding the Standards

Real-World

Lessons, Not Theory

Course

Materials

We helped set the standards in training requirements over 25 years ago. Our materials exceed that and are:

  • Updated annually

  • Filled with practical tips & tricks

  • Filled with forms

  • Informative & Inspiring

learn from experienced industry experts

Master

Trainers

Our instructors are experienced, active respected professionals & industry leaders, who will share:

  • Insider know-how

  • Real client experiences

  • Personalized feedback

  • Confidence Building Hands-on Exercises

  • Proprietary Systems

Turn a love for design into

a Thriving Career

Business & Marketing

We don’t just teach decorating, color, and staging…we arm you with the skills needed to succeed, like:

  • Pricing for Profit

  • PR & Marketing

  • Client Building

  • Business Systems

  • Guerilla Marketing

  • Revenue Streams

Recognized Across the Design Industry

After 25+ years of training decorators and stagers nationwide, it’s no surprise that The-DSA has earned recognition from top media and industry partners.

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I highly recommend The-DSA. I took Interior Redesign, Decorating, and Confident Color System. Sandra and JoAnne are very professional and the way they teach is clear, understandable, and fun. The support they offer is amazing. I took the courses online, from the comfort of my own home, and the knowledge I have now, blows my mind. Thank you to all for your support.

Regina Sullivan

I had the privilege of having Sandra Racz as my instructor for my courses from The-DSA. She was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable because of her many years of being in the business. The course materials and the stories she shared were very relatable. The combination of material to cover, plus the hands-on experience, applying what we learned in real homes, allowed me to leave the week feeling I had learned so much. I’m excited to apply all I learned as I start my own business. I highly recommend taking a class from The-DSA.

Colin Jensen

The DSA was a very professional company to work with. Sandra gave the best information and tips to help me understand exactly how things work in the staging, redesign, and decorating world. I am very impressed and look forward to working with her again.

Maggie Shippy

Seriously impressed with your class, JoAnne Lenart-Weary. I have learned more from you than any of my previous tutors.

Max Ruthven

Thank you so much JoAnne! I learned so much from you and had so much fun too! I loved the group of ladies in our class and learned so much from them as well. So excited fto take the color class next!!

Cheryl Prochorow Buffelen

Testimonials

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Let's Take The Next Step Together

You’ve Dreamed About It, Now Let’s Make It Happen.

Whether you’re decorating for friends, staging homes for sale, or ready to grow a full-time business, The Decorating & Staging Academy will guide you every step of the way.


We’ll help you build the skills, confidence, and business know-how to turn your passion for design into lasting success. Have questions, call us at 888-996-7175

JoAnne Lenart-Weary & Sandra Racz

Let's Connect

Call: (720) 507-4841‬ Email: [email protected]

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