INTERIOR DECORATING GRADED PROJECT INTRODUCTION This project requires you to decorate a small condominium. This assignment resembles the kind of project you might receive from a future client. We’ll provide the programming information, including a measured floor plan. Normally, you’d have to develop this information on your own. Your goal is to develop a set of presentation boards showing fabric, furniture, and finish selections. You must also decide the furniture layout of the rooms and create a presentation floor plan. You’ll photograph each of the presentation boards you create, as well as the presentation floor plan, save the images within a .zip file, and upload them to the school for evaluation. This project will become part of your portfolio and will serve as an example for future employers of the high-quality work and presentations you produce. So put all your creativity into this project and make it your best effort to date. Finally, use the Project Checklist at the end of this lesson to check your work before you turn it in. Now let’s get started! CLIENT: JANE MARCUS We’ve already completed the questionnaire for your client (Figure 40). Based on the programming sheets, Jane is a young, single career woman. She prefers neither contemporary nor traditional furniture. She just wants a quiet place to relax. Her cats, Puff and Stuff, are the only other occupants of the home. MATERIALS, FURNISHINGS, AND FABRICS 73 PROGRAMMING QUESTIONNAIRE 1. General Information 6-18-2014 Client Name: ______________________ Date:_________________ Jane Marcus Address: ___________________________________________ 415 Road Street Anywhere, USA Home Phone: _________________ 1-800-555-1212 Work Phone:_______________ 1-800-555-1212 Client Occupation: Husband:_____________ Wife:______________ N/A 2. Family Members Name Age Handicaps/Special Concern Adults ___________________________________________ 27 Jane ___________________________________________ Children ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Puff (Cats) Need special place for Pets ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Stuff kitty litter—out of sight 3. Family Members Hobbies/Activities Who Where Jane L.R. Television ___________________________________________ Computers Stereo Crafts Sewing Model Bldg. Instruments Reading Other Jane Study ___________________________________________ Jane L.R. ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Jane occasionally ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ FIGURE 40—Programming Questionnaire 74 MATERIALS, FURNISHINGS, AND FABRICS 4. Room Requirements A. Living Room 4 Entertain? Y/N How Many? ____ How Often? ____ 1/wk (2 couples) B. Dining Room Formal Casual Both # of People 4 ____ 1 Breakfast ___________________________________________ Lunch ___________________________________________ 0 1 Dinner ___________________________________________ C. Breakfast Room__No ______________________________________ Just 1 living space D. Family Room__________________________________________ Specific Activities______________________________________ Seating for 4 in conversation ____________________________________________________ area—needs to double as second bedroom E. Bedrooms Who # Requirements Jane—likes large bed (queen or double) 1.___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ lots of storage 2.___________________________________________________ 3.___________________________________________________ F. Baths Specific Requirements 1.___________________________________________________ needs to function for guests and Jane 2.___________________________________________________ 3.___________________________________________________ G. Laundry__W/D ____________________________________________ H. Kitchen______________________________________________ nothing special—just modern equipment I. Workshop____________________________________________ not needed J. Other________________________________________________ 5. Design Color Preferences:_________________________________________ doesn’t like burgundy and gray Mood of House:___________________________________________ quiet repose for hectic day schedule Budget:__________________________________________________ medium to low Existing Furniture Req’ts:____________________________________ armoire—antique black wood 30” w x 17” D x 78” H ________________________________________________________ Time Frame:______________________________________________ 4 months 6. Other Both parents visit & need adequate sofa bed for 2 ________________________________________________________ Wants an eating area; needs an area for home ________________________________________________________ computing—she is an accountant and does ________________________________________________________ occasional work at home. Requires shelving & ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ filing storage FIGURE 40—Continued MATERIALS, FURNISHINGS, AND FABRICS 75 The condominium management company has provided you with the floor plan (Figure 41). The plan you received wasn’t to scale, so you measured a few rooms and made corrections. Then you took the plan to a copy shop to have it enlarged to 1⁄4” = 1’-0” scale. You now have all the information you need to start decorating. Follow these six steps to complete your project: FIGURE 41—Condominium Floor Plan STEP 1: FURNITURE PLAN Decide where to locate individual furniture pieces using graph paper to map out your furniture plan. Remember to consult the Programming Questionnaire frequently while decorating the space to fit Jane’s needs. Ask and answer the following questions as you make your furniture layout decisions: 76 • How can I create an entryway? • Should I add a wall, change the flooring? •  here can I put the television and gaming platform so they don’t detract W from the fireplace (Figure 42)? MATERIALS, FURNISHINGS, AND FABRICS FIGURE 42—Pay attention to the placement of any electronics in the floor plan. •  ow can I place four people in a conversation group and allow them to H view the fireplace and the flat screen television? • Should one of those pieces of furniture be a sofa-bed for guests? • Where should I place Jane’s study area? • What’s the best way to lay out the bedroom to improve traffic flow? Next, sketch out ideas on your graph paper until you find the design that works best. Before you draw the final presentation plan, go to Step 2. STEP 2: FURNITURE SELECTION This step requires a little more research time on your part. 1. Before you select anything, decide on your design theme. Is it formal modern, casual traditional, or some other style? Decide which style you believe will work best for Jane based upon the Program Questionnaire. 2. Browse magazines and images on the web at websites such as www. houzz.com, www.potterybarn.com, www.designwithinreach.com. MATERIALS, FURNISHINGS, AND FABRICS 77 3. Print and cut out pages that have furniture pieces and accessories fitting your theme. Don’t limit yourself to one picture of each item. Cut out anything that even closely resembles what you think Jane might want. Keep paging through until you find most of the large items—tables, chairs, sofa, bed, and dresser. If you see accent pieces you like, cut them out. You’ll probably find that there isn’t room for everything on your presentation board. Remember that the largest furniture pieces are most important to your client. Keep searching until you find the majority of what you need. Don’t spend too much time looking for any one piece. If you can’t find the piece you’re looking for now, you may come across it later while searching for fabrics and finishes. If you don’t find it at all, you can verbally describe it to your client until you’re able to locate it. By now, you should have a sketchy floor plan and a stack of paper with pictures of furniture. STEP 3: FABRIC AND FINISH SELECTION Your next step—before you decide exactly which pieces of furniture you’ll use— is to select your fabrics and finishes. 1. Think about which rooms you want to coordinate in some way. First, consider doing two separate rooms with some small adjacent areas using the same or a similar finish. We say two rooms because the dining room and living room areas are fairly open—along with the hallway and kitchen. The bedroom finish may be different, but the bath should reflect one of these two areas. 2. Take a trip to the paint and wallcovering store, the carpet and floorcovering store, and the fabric store. Select fabrics and finishes that you think will work for Jane’s project. Whatever you can’t find in the stores, you can always represent with a picture from a website or magazine. Have fun! STEP 4: DECORATING DECISIONS This step is critical. At this point, you have your sketchy plan, a stack of pictures, and a bunch of fabrics and finishes. 1. Make some final decisions about how you’ll decorate individual spaces. Ask questions like these: • 78 Which fabric goes in what room (Figure 43)? MATERIALS, FURNISHINGS, AND FABRICS FIGURE 43—Collect fabric samples and then determine which fabric will go on which objects in which room. • What flooring will you use in each room? • How will walls be finished? • What design will you use for the bed? • What kind of window treatments will work in each room? • Which sofa works best with the fabric you want on it? 2. Take your time and organize your design. Establish three major groups of information: • Group 1: Entry, dining, and kitchen information • Group 2: Living room and patio information • Group 3: Bedroom and bath information 3. Think about items in each of these groups; then place the fabric and finish samples with the items in each group. MATERIALS, FURNISHINGS, AND FABRICS 79 STEP 5: ASSEMBLE THE BOARDS Put the boards together. It’s recommended that you use mat board for this project, because it creates a professional presentation. You can find mat board at any craft supply store, and it’s also available online. 1. Cut out your pictures with neat, straight edges and square corners, or use shears to create an interesting edge on your fabrics, as shown in Figure 44. 2. Mount your pictures on mat board along with your finishes and fabrics (Figure 44). You should have three separate boards, one for each of your three groups or areas of furnishings. Add your client’s name to the boards. For a neat presentation, you shouldn’t write the client’s name directly onto the boards. Instead, you can print, cut, and adhere (using a glue stick or double-sided tape) letters onto the board. You may even be able to find adhesive printer paper or rub-down letter transfers in office supply stores. FIGURE 44—Assemble your floor plan and all fabrics and finishes. If you find that you can’t fit all of your information on the boards, the following ideas may help. 80 • I f flooring and paint are the same throughout, use them on the first board only. • If you have access to a copy machine, reduce the size of the pictures. • Eliminate some nonessential accent pieces. MATERIALS, FURNISHINGS, AND FABRICS Though this part of the project may be challenging, remember that everything you’ve learned in this program plus your own creativity have prepared you to succeed. Just be sure to make your presentation as neat as possible. STEP 6: PRESENTATION FLOOR PLAN Finally, complete the drawing of your floor plan. 1. Neatly trace around the walls onto your final sheet of graph paper. Use a felt tip pen to make your drawing look professional, and use a ruler to keep your lines straight. 2 Add the walls, doors, and windows. 3. Select furniture pieces from your templates that look like the furniture on your boards. 4. Don’t forget to position flooring materials, furniture finishes, and light fixtures. 5. Label your rooms. 6. Add the client’s name to the plan. You’ve completely decorated an entire residence. How does it look? This was an important, complex task. Congratulations on completing it! You should feel great about your accomplishment. Now check your project according to the Project Checklist. PROJECT CHECKLIST Specific Space Requirements Have you met the following requirements as requested by your client? 1. Y N Is there a separate entry or foyer? 2. Y N Is there seating for four in the dining room? 3. Y N Is there seating for four in the living room? 4. Y N Can you enjoy the entertainment center and fireplace from all four seats? 5. Y N Is the sofa convertible to a double bed? 6. Y N Did you include a study area and shelving? MATERIALS, FURNISHINGS, AND FABRICS 81 7. Y N Is there a place for a sewing machine? 8. Y N Did you find a concealed place for kitty litter? 9. Y N Did you remember to use the armoire? General Space Requirements Have you met the following decorating requirements? 10. Y N Are there sufficient traffic lanes? 11. Y N Can lightweight furniture be moved out of the way so the sofa can be opened to a bed? 12. Y N 13. Y N Does the scale of your furniture pieces meet the scale of the room? 14. Y N Did you remember to locate the television away from the window wall? 15. Y N Did you remember to locate the computer away from the window wall? 16. Y N 17. Y N Are there ample side tables for all to use? Are they the correct height? 18. Y N Did you use a nightstand? Does it match the height of the bed? 19. Y N Did you balance the windows in the living room? 20. Y N Did you include a full-length mirror? 21. Y N Did you remember to include patio furniture? Did you recommend a dishwasher in the kitchen? Is there a mirror and bench or other seat in the entry? Decorating Requirements Public Zone: Dining, Kitchen, and Living Rooms Circle “Yes” if you’ve developed a finish or fabric for each of the following items: 82 22. Y N Drapery/Window Treatment 23. Y N Walls 24. Y N Trim MATERIALS, FURNISHINGS, AND FABRICS 25. Y N Wood Finish 26. Y N Flooring 27. Y N Ceiling 28. Y N Upholstered Chairs 29. Y N Upholstered Dining Chairs 30. Y N Upholstered Sofa Private Zone: Bedroom and Bath Circle “Y” if you’ve developed a finish or fabric for the following items: 31. Y N Drapery/Window Treatment 32. Y N Walls 33. Y N Trim 34. Y N Wood Finish 35. Y N Flooring 36. Y N Ceiling 37. Y N Bedspread (and skirt, if appropriate) 38. Y N Upholstered Side Chair General Decorating Scheme Look at all your finishes, fabrics, and furniture as a unit. How well do they work with the elements and principles of good design? 39. Y N Textures: Do they vary in each room? 40. Y N Pattern: Do the public areas have at least two patterns? If you elected to use all solids, do they have variety in their textures/patterns? 41. Y N Pattern: Do the private zones have at least two patterns? If you elected to use all solids, do they have variety in their textures/ patterns? 42. Y N Proportion and Scale: Are the patterns and textures of similar scale relative to the size of the piece of furniture or wall they cover? 43. Y N Balance: Are large furniture pieces and architectural elements balanced by other items across from them? MATERIALS, FURNISHINGS, AND FABRICS 83 44. Y N Rhythm: Does the scheme have repetition? 45. Y N Emphasis: Does each room have a focal point? 46. Y N Harmony in Unity: Is there a thread of color or other feature that pulls the project together? 47. Y N Harmony in Variety: Is there variety in color or other feature so that one item doesn’t make the room look bland? Presentation Neatness 48. Y N Are fabrics free of frayed edges? 49. Y N Are all items squared? 50. Y N Is the lettering neat? 51. Y N Is the drawing neat and free of eraser marks? 52. Y N Did you show different textures on your floors and furniture? 53. Y N 54. Y N Did you remember to put the client’s name on the boards? 55. Y N Are all the rooms labeled? Are all individual fabrics and finishes labeled? When you complete all parts of your project, you must submit all of your work to the school. Keep in mind that the results of this project will be graded. Once you’ve completed all three presentation boards and your presentation floor plan, photograph each item, save the files as .jpegs, and add them to a .zip file that you can upload to the school for grading. 84 MATERIALS, FURNISHINGS, AND FABRICS
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