Maintain and Enhance Living Space

Teen Living

Objective 14.0-4.02

Objective 14.01

• Examine ways to maintain living space

Professional Maintenance

• Plumber

• Chimney Sweep

• Exterminator

• Electrician

Self Maintenance

• Jobs that can be completed by the home owner– Leaking pipes– Loose door hinges

Preventative Maintenance

• Plumbing– Check for leaks– Wrap with insulation to prevent winter freezing

• Fireplace– Clean chimney to avoid flue fires

• Dryer– Clean filter before each use

• Rain Gutters– Clean out in the spring and the fall

Corrective Maintenance

• Repair where ceiling has leaked– Replace shingles– Cover spot with Kilz– Repaint

Cleaning

• Door mats can make cleaning a room easier

• Changing the sheets is usually a weekly chore

Objective 14.02

• Demonstrate ways to enhance living space

Elements of Design

• Space

• Shape

• Line

• Form

• Texture

• Color

Emphasis/Focal Point

• Area of the room that draws attention– Fireplace– Collection of items

• Masks• Books• Plates

– Large wall mural

Organization• Compartmentalization

– Supplies in specific boxes– Can use brightly colored boxes to help with toy

organization in a child’s room– Clear hanging shoe holder

• Hold craft items• Calculators for classroom• Shoes

• Storage can help alleviate over stuffed dresser drawers• Decorative hooks

– Hold necklaces for decoration and storage

Space

• Rearranging furniture can give the feeling of more space in same room

Texture

• Influences the mood of the room– Plush, soft fabrics give a feeling of richness– Rough material suggest ruggedness and

stability– Metal, stone, glass suggest coldness

Color

• Can make rooms appear larger or smaller– Light color-larger– Dark color-smaller

• Can evoke particular emotion– Calming

• Light blue, white

– Stimulating• Red, dark green

• Primary colors– Blue, Red, Yellow

Line

• Horizontal– across

• Can make the ceiling seem lower by painting a line below the ceiling

• Vertical– Up or down

• Can make the ceiling seem higher by hanging drapes from ceiling to floor

Design Principles

• Proportion

• Balance

• Rhythm

• Emphasis

• Unity

• Variety

Balance

• Equal weight to the space on both side of an imaginary center line– Symmetrical

• Objects on either side the same– Candlesticks on either end of a mantle

– Asymmetrical• Unmatched but appear to have equal visual weight

– Loveseat on one side of the room and two club chairs that are about the same size together as the loveseat on the other size

Variety

• Combine different, but compatible, styles

and materials

• Too much variety can create confusion– Three different styles of furniture ignores the

principle of variety

Accessories

• Add to enhance feelings of warmth, humor, personality– Lamps– Pillows– Pictures– Throws– Rugs– Candles

Objective 14.03

• Discuss career opportunities in the interior design field

Interior Designer

• Need to be able to read and understand blueprints (the architect’s plans for building)

• Help customers choose colors, fabrics, furniture

Real Estate Agent

• Needs to get along with people

Entrepreneur

• Start your own

construction business