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• Furniture
• Maintenance
Actually listing these elements on a sheet of paper is a great way of beginning a plan. Be specific about whether you would like the categories to remain the same or change. Many of these elements will relate to each other, and each depends on the other.
So, the plan becomes essential—when you change one thing, it may lead to changing another. Often solving a problem area in one of the categories will lead to an easy, but necessary, solution for the other elements.
Actually, improving a room often leads to decisions that will improve and tie together an entire house.
An example of this might be that painting or staining the woodwork all one color works well in most homes, as that is a unifying feature that can tie the rooms together.
What should you note on the plan about each of the elements? Step by step make notes next to the element. Take WALLS for instance...Your note might be “needs paint”.
Of course, then, the next questions to ask are “What COLOR? What texture?” CEILINGS are the next category. They might need paint, too!
FLOORS include the basic floor and what you might want to cover it with, like an area rug or wall to wall carpeting. Hard wood floors need MAINTENANCE over time.
All of the above might be considered in tandem with the category MAINTENANCE. WINDOWS, of course, provide LIGHTING during the day, and might possibly need FABRIC if you are considering or any type of treatment.
And COLOR relates to WALLS, CEILINGS, FABRIC, FURNITURE, FLOORS, etc.
As you can see, the relationship of each of the categories to the next is the crux of‘the design plan.
Actually collecting fabric samples, color chips, flooring samples, etc. is a good way to begin to visualize the way your room can work together.
An additional way of detailing your plan can be through visualizing on paper what your room could look like. This is helpful planning for FURNITURE. Roughly draw your room, or even use graph paper, if you so desire.
Draw in the architectural elements, like the fire place, the doors, the windows, and
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