Interior Design Sites

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Olioboard

Homestyler

My Deco (similar to home styler)

Benjamin Moore Paint

hgtv

Elledecor

Designsponge

House Floor Plan and Rooms

Floor Plan

Master Bedroom

Dining Room

Living Room

My bedroom

Kitchen Design

This is an L-shaped kitchen with an island. L-shaped kitchens with islands are larger so they work good in any larger sized home. This kitchen is also very open and would have a dining room and possibly a living room ajoining it. This creates a more interactive area for the people ocupying the space.

Staging and Selling

So you're thinking about selling your home, but where do you start? Staging is a very important step in getting your house sold. Let's talk about some ways to stage your home so it will be easier to sell. This can be done quickly in five steps. Of course there are many different ways to help sell your home, but let's keep it simple and start with only five.

• Open and Spacious: Keeping a cluttery home can distract potential buyers from seeing all the space that the home actually has. Cleaning up your home and ridding it of some of the extra clutter is an easy way to make your home more sellable.

• Fixing to Sell: Fixing up the small maintenance issues and finishing projects you have started puts potential buyers at ease. This will reinforce that potential buyers are making a good choice in buying your home.

• Paint = Profit: Bold and bright colors can actually scare off buyers. When selling a house neutral walls are always a good idea. This will be more appealing than bold colors for potential buyers.

• Appealing to the Senses: Having a good smelling home invites in buyers. Airing out the house or using different scents before an open house will create a good smelling atmosphere and increase the chances of a sale.

• First Impressions Matter: The first things buyers will touch and see is the front door. It is important to make a good first impression with a good looking front door.

Using only these five simple steps can really improve your chances of selling your home. These things are all simple enough to do on your own, and they will bring in more profit. Good luck and happy selling!

Housing Styles Accessories

Gable Roof

Sloping sides meet to form a ridge

 

 

 

 

Gambrel Roof

Typical "Barn" style roof. Lower level is a steeper pitch while higher level is slightly less. Only on 2 sides

 

 

Hip Roof

Similar to gable roof but with 4 surfaces. Intersecting surfaces are called hips

 

 

Saltbox

Pitched roof that slopes down to the back

 

 

Mansard

Same as gambrel but lower and upper levels are on all four sides

 

 

Bay Window

A set of windows that protrudes out from a wall. The window moves away from the wall to provide more light and a wider view.

 

Casement Window

A window that opens by swinging inward or outward much like a door

 

 

Clapboard

Long narrow boards overlapped to cover outer walls

 

 

Dormer

The setting for a vertical window on a roof

 

 

Eaves

The prortion of a roof that projects beyond a wall

 

 

Fanlight

A semicircular or arched window above a door

 

 

Palladian Window

A three part window with a large arched center and flanking rectangular sidelights

 

 

Pediment

A triangular crown used over doorrs, windows, or porches

 

 

Portico

A porch usually with a pedimented roof supported by classical columns or pillars

 

 

Rafter

A roof beam sloping from the ridge to the wall

 

Sidelights

Windows on either side of a door

 

 

Turrets

A small tower, often at the corner of a building

Housing Styles

Tudor

This home has half timbering, gables in the front, patterned stone in the chimneys, and stucco on the front.

Neo-Classical

This home has a perfectly symmetrical design, pillars, and a portico.

Queen Anne

This house has a long porch, multiple gables, a turret, and woodworking.

Bungalow

This house is made of wood that is only stained and has a full width porch.

Ranch House

This home has two large picture windows in the front and an attached garage.



Prairie Style

This home has wide eaves and the windows are aligned horizontally.



Colonial Revival

This home is simple, nearly symmetrical, and implied pillars.



International School

This house has a very simple and geometrical design with many windows.



Cape Cod Style

Thsi home has a broad frame, steep gabled roof, and a central chimney.



Colonial Revival (Dutch)

This house has a very distinct gambrel style roof.



Neo-Eclectic

This house has palladian windows, gables, pillars, and the curve shows an implied turret making it a mix of many styles.

Principle of Design: Harmony

This olioboard has a spring theme. This is seen through the bright blues and greens and the bird and flower decor. Variety is found in the horizontal lines of the couch and table, the vertical lines of the windows and picture arrangement, and the different textures of the smooth reflective table and rough and bumpy pillows and flowers.

Principles of Design: Proportion and Scale

Proportion

This olioboard demonstrates bad proportion because the pillows are far too big compared to the bed. The night tables are also far too big for the bed's size as are the flowers on the tables. The lamps are too small compared to the rest of the room's furniture. When these problems are fixed and the room is proportionate it will look much different.

(same room with proper proportions)

Scale

This room is an example of bad scaling. The table and chairs are not to scale with the room itself, because they are too big. The chandelier is also too big for the room. The trees by the window, on the other hand, are too small for the room. The furniture not being the proper size for the room creates a poor overall sense of scale which is a simple fix.

(same room with proper scaling)

Principles of Design: Rhythm

Repetition is found in the wallpaper, chair, carpet, yellow pillows, and the lamp shade. Radiation is found in the clock. Gradation is found in the decreasing size of the pillows, the decreasing size of the flower vases, and the way the pictures are lined up with the clock. The peacock pictures have both radiation and gradation because the feathers in the picture fan out from a center point and get larger as they go outward.

Principles of Design: Emphasis

 

 

Emphasis is put on the kitchen table.

Principles of Design: Balance

Symmetrical

 

Asymmetrical

 

   

Elements of Design Exam

Space
The space of this room is the entire reception area. It is a large and very open space.

Line
This room has mostly horizontal lines. These horizontal lines can be found in the kid's table, toy chest, desk, pictures and couch. There are also a few curved lines in the desk, pink chair, clock, and silver framed art.

Form
Form in this room can be found in all the furniture. The furniture consists mostly of large and sturdy items like the pink chair, the desk, and the couch.

Texture
The room as mostly smooth tactile textures which are found in the table and chairs, desk, toy chest, and couch. The pink chair and pink picture frames both have slightly rough visual textures. The silver picture frame has a bumpy visual and tactile texture. As for audible textures, the table, couch, chair, and carpet would all have different sounds if they were touched.


The mood
The large open space of the room gives it a sense of freedom to keep the patients at ease while waiting. The horizontal lines of the room create a sense of restfulness to keep the patients relaxed. The sturdy form of the furniture gives the room stability which will help make the patients feel safe. The overall smoothness of the texture in this room makes it more formal to keep it professional, and this texture also makes the room appear larger.

Element of Design: Texture

Visual Textures
The floor,windows, chandelier, and end table all have very shiny and reflective surfaces. This shine is also found in the blue chairs and to some extent in the vases.

Tactile Textures
The wicker chairs and rug have rough and bumpy textures. The blue chairs are very smooth and slippery. The blue vase has ridges but is otherwise smooth which creates an interesting mix of smooth and rough textures. A rough texture can also be found in the pots that the trees are in.

Audible Textures
The indents of the green vase, the ruffling of the trees' leaves, the smooth yet rigid fabric of the blue chairs, and the small chandelier beads clinking together would all create distinct sounds.

The Mood
The smooth, shiny, and reflective surfaces give this room a more formal feel. There is also a few roughly textured pieces, which are generally more informal. The overall feel of this room is quite formal but the use of the rough textures keeps it from becoming overly formal. The use of all the reflective surfaces also makes the room seem bigger and brighter.

Types of Lines

Curved lines

Verde in città by nimue on olioboard

In this room curved lines can be found in the staircase, lighting, seating, and decor. These lines create a soft relaxing effect in the room.



Horizontal Lines

Office 2 by teejayinteriors on olioboard

Horizontal lines can be found in all the wallhangings, end tables, desks, and the lighting fixtures on the right wall. The use of these lines create a casual office space.


Vertical Lines

Dinner Time by cynthiab on oilioboard   

Veritical lines are found in the windows, window fixtures, vases, shelving, and chairs in this room. These lines give the room extra height.


Diagonal Lines

Assignment 9 - Living by bambicampbell26 on olioboard   

Diagonal lines are found in the wallpaper, desk legs, and clock of this room. The use of these diagonal lines draws the eye to these areas.