CREATING GOOD AMBIENCE IN THE HOSPITAL

1. CREATING GOOD AMBIENCE IN THE HOSPITAL

2. CONTENTS • Factors that decide the interiors • Components that make up interiors • Colours • Making beautiful articles for interiors GOAL To create a pleasant ambience

3. Creating a pleasant and classy ambience is also one of the several job of the housekeeping department. This is not easy and requires eye for detail. A person who is artificially inclined can turn an ordinary room into a beautiful one at every little cost.

4. Why do we need to decorate the interiors? • Adds beauty and colour to the room • Gives the room a personal touch. • Colours and lighting affect and mood and behavior.

5. Factors that decided the interiors • Purpose of the building • Geographic and climatic factors • Tradition • Availability of materials • Socioeconomic Conditions in the area.

6. Components that make up interiors • Furniture • Draperies • Carpets • Picture / photos

7. Furniture • Size of the room • Comfort • Affordability Draperies Draperies which a become a part of the background contribute to the appearance in the following in the following ways. • Blend various colours use on the walls, floor and furniture • Soften or accentuate the lines of the room. • Can be used to offset architectural problems.

8. Carpet When selecting a carpet the following points need to be kept in mind. • The colours of the carpet should match the walls and the table in the room. • A carpet with a lot of design is not suitable for a hospital room. The carpet should be simple with very little or no design.

9. Maintaining a carpet • When the carpet is new small bits of thread will fall form it when brushing or cleaning. Hence the cleaning should be done carefully and gently. • If any thread is protruding, it should be carefully cut with scissors, and not pulled out by hand. • The furniture on the carpet should be lifted when moved, and not Dragged. Dragging will spoil in the carpet.

10. Picture / Photos • Picture and photos can be us4ed to add colour in to a room. The colors in a picture can be used to complement another colour. The size of the picture depends on the walls space available and general décor of the room. • Enhance the walls • Can be used as fillers or shelves

13. Colour Combination • Monochromatic colour harmony • Complimentary colours schemes • Analogous colour harmony • Lighting • Decorative pieces • These are use to enhance the look of shelves corners, and table tops • They must have a theme eg. One should not mix terracotta items with marble status, or cut glass • They should not clutter a shelf or the room. They should be well spaced out, and blend in with the rest of the room.

14. Flower Arrangement • The arrangement may be circular, Semi circular, Triangular • The vash should be positioned in a prominent place. • The table cloth should be selected to blend well with the colour of the flowers • The flowers should be 1.5’ above the neck of the vase. • Adding a pinch of salt or sugar to the water keep the flower fresh. • A Wooden stick helps climbers ( Money plant) to grow in the direction we want. • Before placing the flowers in the vase cut the stem in a slant and immediately put it in water. This help the plant take in water and remain fresh . Never break stem or blend it. • Wash the flowers and check for worms and insects before arranging them. • Do not keep the flower vase directly under the fan or directly in the sunlight. The flowers wither or die.

15. Making beautiful articles for interior decoration • Pasting figures • Egyptian artifacts • Printing • Glass and chamki work

16. Pasting figures • Using our imagination can make figures and paste them on the vases and pots. • Mateials • Mud pot, White cement , Fevicol, enamel paint, varnish, kerosene, artist’s paint brush (no.1 or no 0)

17. Method • Rub the outside of the pot with sand paper to make it smooth • Prepare dough with white cement, water and a little fevicol • Prepare figures using this dough. This should be done before the dough becomes dry and hardens. You can prepare flowers, dolls, animals or birds with the dough. • Paste these figures on the pot using fevicol. • After these images dry, paint them using the artist’s paint brush with vibrant colours. • Paint the pot with black enamel • Varnish the after the paint has completely dried up. This helps to make the part look more attractive. • The pot is now ready for use as a decorative piece or a flower pot in an room. • Ensure that the flower put into the pot do not clash with the colour of the figures painted on the pot. • These would look very good in the reception area class rooms or the dining hall

18. Egyptian artifacts • This type of hand work helps to convert a simple and inexpensive mud pot into a beautiful and expensive looking pot. • Material • White cement, Fevicol, Plastic cover, Rubber pant, With flower pot, enamel paint, metallic copper, Varnish, Kerosene, Paint brush (no 0 or no 1)

19. Method • Make the large mud part smooth by using sand paper. • Mix white cement, water and fevicol to from a batter of the consistency of idli(Pancake) batter • Pour this batter into a plastic bag. • Twist and fold the plastic bag to from cone and close it with the help of a rubber band. • Cut a small hole at the apex of the cone. • Using the cone light in applying mehandi or icing on a cake, use your imagination and draw images on the pot. • After these images are dry paint the pot using the black enamel paint. • Then brush the pot with metallic bronze are gold paint. • After the paints dries varnish it. • The plain mud pot has been transform into a beautiful seemingly expensive bronze one.

20. Printing • Materials • Mud pot, Sand paper, Lady’s finger, enamel paint, Varnish, blade, Paint brush(no.1) • Method • Make t5he outer part smooth with the help of sand paper , and then paint it with black enamel paint. • Cut the ladies finger with a blade, into two parts • Take one part and push the seeds inside the using the stick • Now dip this in metallic gold paint and stamp it on the pot. • Do this several times till the pot is printed all over. • Now varnish the pot.

21. Glass and chamki” work • Method • Smooth the pot help of the sand paper. • Paint the pot neatly with black enamel paint. • Using our imagination and paste the mirrored glass of chamiki to form patterns on the pot.

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