PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS

Follow these instructions carefully.

Make sure that the photos you submit are clear.

Form 1: Before Photos of Living Room

Begin by choosing the living room that you want to decorate. You may decorate your own living room, or you may offer your services to a friend or relative. Once you’ve found the room, complete these steps:

Take photos of all four walls of the room you’re decorating: north, south, east, and
1. If you take digital photos (the preferred method), submit them on a flash drive in JPEG format, or scan or take photos to upload for grading. Clearly name each photo: for example, “Form 1: North Wall Before Decorating.” (On Form 1, simply indicate that you’ve submitted digital )

If you submit printed photos, mount them in the appropriate places on Form

In the space provided on page 3 of Form 1, describe each wall and the overall space, including color, lighting, furni ture, and so on. Explain any problem areas in the room. Your answers can be either typed or neatly

Form 2: Floor Plan of Existing Living Room

Use the graph paper in Form 2 to develop the floor plan of the existing living room. On the graph, use the scale 1 square = 1 foot. Include the following information:

Exact measurements of the room in feet and inches
Direction in which doors open
Location and size of windows
Notation of any fixed objects like fireplaces and built-ins
Placement of existing furniture (Be sure the furniture on your floor plan is in the same scale as the drawing of the room. Use your template to draw the furniture directly on the floor plan, or draw it on a separate sheet of paper and paste the cutouts on the )
Identification of each piece of furniture {for example, sofa, chair, end table, television, and so on)
Location of electrical outlets
Existing traffic patterns through the

Form 3: Family Membership and Room Activities Profiles

To help you understand the people who use the room you’re decorating, complete pages 1 and 2 of Form 3, which include a “Family Membership and Personal Characteristics Profile” and a “Room-by-Room Activities Profile” for a living room.

Then, answer the questions on page 3 of Form 3.

Form 4: Project Sheets

Before you can complete the sheets in Form 4, you must develop the color scheme, the window treatments, and floor plans. If you include samples, be sure to include the

product information on them. If submitting photos, include a description of the material or product in the photo.

On page 1 of Form 4, include a swatch of the fabric or fabrics you’ve chosen for the window treatments. Briefly tell how the material(s) will be
On page 2, include swatches of the fabrics you’ve chosen for the upholstery and for accent pieces like pillows. Indicate the piece of furniture on which you’11 use each
On page 3, include paint samples for walls, woodwork, ceiling and any other items to be painted. Be sure to show the color names and indicate exactly where each color will be
Finally, on page 4, provide samples of the flooring mate rial or carpeting you’ve chosen for the living

Form 5: Floor Plan of Finished Room

On Form 5, provide a second scale drawing of the liv- ing room floor, this time indicating the placement of the new fur-niture pieces. Again, you can either draw the furniture

pieces directly on the graph paper, or you can draw them on a separate sheet of paper and paste the individual pieces on the scale drawing. Be sure to include the traffic patterns.

Form 6: Window Treatment

On page 1 of Form 6, provide a sketch or photo of the new/ proposed window treatment you’ll be using. On page 2, point out the advantages of this treatment, and explain why you’ve chosen the treatment. Type or neatly handwrite your answer.

Form 7: Elevations

Form 7 provides a sheet for each of the four walls in your room. If you physically complete this decorating plan, provide “after” photos of each wall. Otherwise, prepare a scaled elevation of each wall. (Pages 77-80 in Walls explains how to draw scaled elevations.) Your drawings should reflect what the newly redec orated room is going to look like when it’s finished. In the space provided below each photo or drawing, explain what you’ve changed or added and why you made the change or addition.

Decorating a Living Room