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Discover the importance of tailoring your living space to meet your physical and emotional needs. This guide explores how fundamental design elements—like color, texture, and space—enhance your home. Learn principles such as balance and proportion to create a harmonious environment. Explore ways to reflect your personality through decor, accessories, and artwork. When sharing spaces, find compromises to suit everyone's taste. Finally, envision your dream room by detailing your ideal colors, furniture, and accessories for a personalized retreat that resonates with you.
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Ch. 58 • Objectives: • Identify physical and emotional needs that are met by our living spaces • Explain how the basic elements and principles of design apply to home decorating • Describe some things you can do to make your living space express your personality and be pleasing to you Personalizing Your Living Space
Your Living Space is Important • Physical Needs • Protection from the elements • Safety • Emotional Needs • Privacy • Sense of Comfort and Belonging • Relaxation • Personalization
Elements and Principles of Design • Elements • Color • Texture • Line • Shape • Space • Principles • Balance • Rhythm • Emphasis • Proportion
Style in Decorating • Time periods of furniture • Prints in fabrics • Colors Used throughout a space • Mood created through textures & space
Your Living Space and You • Reflects your personal interests (personality) • Accomplished through: • Colors • Accessories • Artwork/Collectibles
Decorating Shared Spaces • Compromising ideas for a shared likeness in the décor of a space • One area can be divided into two separate spaces if necessary (if complete opposite interests exists)
Your Dream Room • Write a description of a dream room you would like to have in the future (bedroom, media, fitness, etc.) • Use the following specifics in your description: • Main Color of Room (walls) • Type of furniture • Types of accessories • Specific items that would represent YOUR PERSONALITY • Purpose of Room