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Choosing Backgrounds

Choosing Backgrounds. Chapter 19 Homes: Today and Tomorrow. Objective. Explain what backgrounds are and why they are important in designing. List the background areas. What are backgrounds?. Space defined by floors, ceilings, walls, and windows. Do you like. Do you like the backgrounds?.

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Choosing Backgrounds

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  1. Choosing Backgrounds Chapter 19 Homes: Today and Tomorrow

  2. Objective • Explain what backgrounds are and why they are important in designing

  3. List the background areas.

  4. What are backgrounds? • Space defined by floors, ceilings, walls, and windows

  5. Do you like Do you like the backgrounds? Do you like the background ?

  6. Backgrounds help set the “mood” of a room • Add: materials, patterns, colors, and textures • Formal or informal • Calm and quiet or loud and exciting • Affect sound: soft, textured materials- absorb sound smooth, hard surfaces- don’t muffle

  7. Which room would absorb more sound?

  8. Dramatic Backgrounds • Beamed ceiling • Mural • Carved woodwork

  9. Background Options • Light is uneven- colors look different • Way light strikes wall can make it darker or lighter • Doorways, windows, and fireplaces all affect the color • Each piece of furniture reduces the amount of background color • Neutrals, tints, or shades are easy on the eye

  10. Floor Coverings • Consider more money for quality, durability • Harmonize colors • Use or purpose of the room • Amount of traffic flow

  11. 6 Types of Flooring • Resilient flooring • Carpeting • Rugs • Brick • Tile • Wood

  12. Resilient Floor Coverings • Flooring with a semi-hard surface that return to its original shape after stress • Warmer and quieter than hard floors • Not as durable • Examples: vinyl, asphalt, rubber, and cork

  13. Carpeting and Rugs • Pros: • Warm • Insulator against drafts • Muffles noise • Feels comfortable and luxurious • Fewer slips or falls • Stain resistant

  14. Carpet Quality • Fiber content • Construction • Depth of pile • Density of pile

  15. Carpet Fibers • Natural • Wool • Manufactured • Nylon • Acrylic • Polyester • Olefin

  16. Carpet Textures • Tufted • Knitted • Needlepunched • Flocked • Woven • Plush • Shag • Embossed

  17. Carpet Colors • Choose wisely • Small patterns in small rooms • Large patterns in large rooms • Patterns show dirt less • Disguise footprints with patterns • Tweeds for high-traffic areas

  18. Wall Coverings • Cost • Condition of the walls • Function of the room

  19. Wall Covering Examples • Paint (Alkyd, Latex) (Least expensive) • Fabric • Mirrors • Carpeting • Grass • Wall paper (vinyl-faced, pre-pasted) • Paneling • Moldings (chair rail, picture rail)

  20. Ceilings • Painted (murals) • Designs (tiles) • Beams • Tray • Extending the ceiling • Average height (8 feet) • Acoustic tiles (sound buffer)

  21. Window Coverings • Types of window treatments: • Curtains • Draperies • Shutters • Shades • Blinds

  22. Selecting Window Treatments • Amount of light to be controlled • Amount of air • Amount noise • Desire for privacy • Additional insulation • Decorative details • Budget • Personal tastes • Lifestyle

  23. The end

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