Interior, Spatial & Garden Design
Courses in London
Whether you want to transform your home or garden, enhance your design portfolio or embark on a new career we have an Interior, Spatial or Garden design course that’s right for you.
Good Interior or Garden design requires skills, not only in developing, presenting and communicating ideas but in understanding and maximising the opportunities afforded by spaces. Taught by practising professionals our extensive range of on site or online courses help you develop skills and knowledge in every stage of the design process. Enjoy learning how to respond to briefs, accurately measure spaces, develop ideas, work with colour, texture, furniture, plants and accessories, draw and present engaging plans in 2D and 3D using hand drawn and digital techniques and communicate effectively with clients.
Using the latest professional software, including SketchUp Pro, VectorWorks and Photoshop, your Interior or Garden Designs will impress any client
We host exhibitions throughout the year at City Lit Gallery where our students showcase their amazing work.
For more information please contact Visual Arts: VisualArts@citylit.ac.uk
- Design your own garden
Course start date: Wed 21 Jan 2026Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterExplore the principles of planting design using form, line and texture to create dynamic planting schemes. In weekly workshops, improve the breadth of your plant knowledge whilst developing the skills and techniques of garden designers.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Introduction to AutoCAD 2D Course start date: Sat 31 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicholas WilliamsonAutoCAD is an essential part of the work process for engineers, designers, architects and visualisers. This course will teach you to create 2D technical drawings on a Mac in one of the leading CAD design programmes.Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £246.00 - Try it out: garden design Course start date: Sat 14 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterGet a taste of how you can improve your outside spaces. In this online workshop you will learn how to assess an outside space and complete a short exercise in garden design planning. A great preparation for our range of beginners garden design courses.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Introduction to garden design Course start date: Mon 16 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterTransform your garden and learn design and plant selection techniques tailored to your space. On this course you will discover how to understand your site and explore practical design solutions and tips on choosing the right materials and plants for your garden.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Interior styling for your digital portfolio Course start date: Sat 21 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alya RizviThis practical workshop is about styling for an interior and developing engaging presentations to enhance your digital portfolio. Learn about interior trends, periods and styles; experiment with colour, shape and texture; have a go at styling for an interior photo shoot and learn how to enhance your images in Photoshop.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - SketchUp Pro: intermediate Course start date: Thu 5 Mar 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicholas WilliamsonThis intensive course is designed for people who have either completed the SketchUp Pro for beginners course or have previous experience of the software. A great opportunity to review your skills and take them to a more advanced level. There will be the opportunity for you to consider your own projects during the course.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Design your own garden: planning and layout Course start date: Sat 7 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterExplore the exciting opportunities and challenges involved in designing your own garden. Develop your creative skills and learn to maximise the potential of your space through practical workshops, using planning and layout design techniques.
Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - Vectorworks for beginners Course start date: Sat 11 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicholas WilliamsonOn this fast paced course learn how to create engaging digital 2D and 3D images of your design ideas using the professional application Vectorworks. Vectorworks is very user-friendly, industry standard software that is ideal for architectural planning, interior design projects, 3D modeling and landscaping.Full fee £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £233.00 - SketchUp Pro for beginners Course start date: Mon 13 Apr 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicholas WilliamsonLearn to visualise and model interior spaces and 3D forms with this easy-to-use and intuitive program. It is a perfect addition to our interior and/or garden design courses. The software is very affordable and available for home use on a PC or Mac.Full fee £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £233.00 - Garden design for beginners Course start date: Tue 28 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterExplore the principles of planting design using form, line and texture to create dynamic planting schemes. In weekly workshops, improve the breadth of your plant knowledge whilst developing the skills and techniques of garden designers.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Design your own garden: planting design Course start date: Sat 30 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterExplore the principles of planting design using form, line and texture to create dynamic planting schemes. In weekly workshops, improve the breadth of your plant knowledge whilst developing the skills and techniques of garden designers.
Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - Design your own garden intensive Course start date: Mon 20 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterTransform your garden and explore design and plant selection techniques tailored to your space. Discover how to improve your garden with professional, practical garden design solutions and tips to maximise the potential of your site.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Sketchup Pro: fast track Course start date: Mon 27 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nicholas WilliamsonLearn to visualise and model interior spaces and 3D forms on this fast track course. Skills in this user friendly and affordable software is invaluable for Interior designers, Garden designers and Set designers who wish to improve their presentations. The software works on both PC or Mac.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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