Texture

The Visual texture i chose is the chair, lamp. candle holder, and mirror. I chose these things because they had a smoother texture.
Tactile I chose the couch, side table, pillow, and the basket.
Audible i chose the table, rug, sticks.

Color Schemes

Triadic rooms are when you take every 4th color. I had this room feel like a front entry, almost like a visiting room. its open and full of space for visiting.


This is Split complementary. I picked green blue and brown. For the brown I chose wooden items. The room would be more of a teen age hang out area. Its got fun colors and a young style to it. I also made this room to feel springy.


These colors were right next to each other on the color wheel. I picked these colors because they made the dull room seem bright. To me this room feels relaxed and cozy. I would of picked a orange shaggy rug to go with this but i had a hard time finding a rug. This room to me would be a living room or a study room. Its open and at the same time comfortable.

Monochromatic rooms are all one color but different textured and brightness/darkness. I picked a brown /tan color. This is a more calm and inviting room.

Color

The psychological impact of colors can be determined by the age, gender, culture, and life experiences of people.
Each color can bring up different feelings for a person. for an example red could mean power, danger, fire, strength, or even passion. Green is often refreshing, cool, or even peaceful. Violet is dignified and dramatic.
There are 3 secondary colors orange, green, and violet. Orange is a mixture or red and yellow. Green is a mixture of yellow and blue. Violet is a mixture of blue and red.
Yellow-green is an example of a tertiary color. Another name for tertiary color is intermediate color.
Value of a hue is the relative lightness or darkness of a color. Intensity is the brightness or dullness of a hue.
The differences between tints, shade, and tone is that tint adds white to a hue, shade adds black to a hue, and tone adds grey to a hue.
When adding a neutral color to a hue the value will change either a tint or a shade making the color less intense.
Colors are often separated by warm and cool colors. Red and yellow are an example of warm colors, Blue and violet are cool colors.
Monochromatic colors: like variations of a tan color. Complementary colors: Blue and orange. Split Complementary colors: blue-violet, red-violet, and yellow. Split complementary colors: red, yellow, blue. Analogous: warm or cool colors. Neutral: black,white, grey.
Factors that influence the way color harmonies are used are the mood or style a person wants, lifestyle of family, function of the room, items in the room, and rooms location.
Color guidelines are apply color to large areas to make them appear to grain intensity, use contrast colors to draw attention, color harmonies are easier on the eye when one color dominates, heavily textured objects make the color appear darker, if room is large use colors that will make room seem smaller, and if room is smaller use colors to make the room seem bigger.

Element of design: Line

Horizontal. The trim around the window make the room seem short but wide. Makes the room feel wide open and spacey.

Vertical. The lines on the window and walls are very tall, making the room feel tall and open. Unlike the horizontal one it has a more tall and cramped feeling. 

Curved. The curved lives from the couch,chair,and decorations make the room feel cozy.

Vertical. The lines on the window and walls are very tall, making the room feel tall and open. Unlike the horizontal one it has a more tall and cramped feeling. 

Housing Style

Today in Interior Design we learned about the different housing styles. It is important to know what housing style you have because you will want to have the right amount of space for a family.



The first house is a Saltbox home this house has a longer sloping roof in the back. It typically is facing the south to capture the suns warmth and the front has a lot of windows. It originally didn't have a low roof but as a family got bigger they added a single story addition.



Garrison homes are from colonial times in new England. It is recognized by the second story overhangs the first story. This is normally found in the front of a house





Georgian homes are often made of bricks. If you took the house and cut them in half they would be exactly the same. Woof frames for windows and doors and often have columns in front of the door.

Federal houses were built after the American Revolution. They are like Georgian houses they have classical details, palladian windows, and columns. Their roofs often disappear behind balustrade. A balustrade is like a fancy railing.





Greek Revival is often like the roman temples. They have columns and a pediment. These houses are often only white.

Cape Cod is a single story home. this home has a steeply pitched roof and can have windows with/without dormers. Originally had natural wood shingles, but today often is built with wooden clapboard siding.

Gothic Revival is often a church or cathedral. This style has pointed arches, high pitched roofs, elaborate decorative trim, and even some towers. Gothic revival homes are hard to find.





Row House are very common in larger cities. They were built on long, narrow properties. Today they are also called Town Houses.






Italian Villa assumes many forms bu, but they also used Classic columns or pilasters, with round arches and pediments above doors. Quoins ore stacked stones to form corners. Quoins are often found on these buildings.







Stick Style is the decoration on a home with very intricate designs made out of wood. This decoration can be found on porches, around windows, and walls.






Art Nouveau is a more decorative style then a basic house shape. Human faces, plants, and flowers are all typical Art Nouveau motifs. Can be decorated in stucco or cement and worked in stained glass windows.

Queen Anne has low arches, deep porch, and dark sides. This house is often made of stone and brick. Always has a cozy warm feeling to it. Queen Anne houses almost always have a turret.








Tudor houses have a wooden trim, double gamble front, and a decorative chimney. This house has casement and bay windows. The house is made of stucco, brick, stone, and timber.

Dutch houses are unique because of its stepped roof. This house is made of bricks. This house also has chimney.






Spanish houses are made of stucco or cement. Roof has clay shingles and are a orange color. The windows most of the times have a decorative bars covering them.





Prairie houses were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This house has long, low lines with open balconies. The has windows spread all around reflecting the flat open environment.




Ranch houses are usually one story and is a very long and low house. This house has a open area for a small front porch. The design is very plain.





International houses are a modern style with a lot of open spaces. It has different shapes and sizes. There is a lot of steel to make it.







Split level homes are the twentieth-century house in which the first floor lies on more then one level. They step up form one room to the next. One level of the house accommodates a cellar beneath the house and the other level has a garage under it.






Rustic style homes are a very natural feeling home. This house has the feeling of the woods, lakes or outdoors. Often these homes are a vacation home and mostly found in a wooded suburb.





Chalet or Alpine style homes are a more plain home. These homes were made of wood and a lot of windows. they has over hanging eaves which is like a deck.






A-Frame homes are simple. It is an A shaped frame.







Dome houses were mostly used for military or industrial uses in 1950. This house has triangular side panels. These dome houses can often be found with two domes clustered together.






Solar houses are made to work with nature, using heat and light from sun. Solar powered houses have panels tilted toward the sun to absorb as much light as possible. These houses rely less on machinery.

Earth Sheltered homes are built out of the land. The home is often a long and narrow shape. The soil against the walls act as a insulator and keeps heat in better.

Manufactured houses are built at a factory. These houses are transported by trucks either in pieces or one whole. The Houses cost less because less construction time and lower cost for labor and materials.



Mobile Homes are like manufactured homes but they are mostly found on a lot at a trailer park. They were once called trailers because they were towed to the site. These houses are manufactured in all kinds of sizes and designs.



Duplex house combines two housing units in one building. They can be right next to each other or on separate stories. These houses occupies less land and is cheaper to build then two separate houses. Most of the time these houses can be designed in any traditional or contemporary style.

Neo-Eclectic house has palladian windows. This house has a combination of many houses. Most of the time this house has a front porch.




High Rise Apartments are 3 or more living units joined together. Apartment buildings are normally over 6 stories high. These conserve space and often have space in between them for parks and playgrounds.

Bungalow houses are natural homes that have wood siding. This house often has gable dormer and windows.The house also has a front porch.