SPACE
Design-A-Room Portfolio Entry
2/25/14
Use the living room and furniture templates provided to create a
pleasing layout.
Include the following pieces of furniture:
 Sofa
 Chair
 End tables and coffee table
 Storage unit for TV/electronics
 Bookshelf
Remember, don’t over crowd, use proportional furniture and leave
enough open space to move around.
Experiment with different arrangements by imagining the furniture in
different spaces in the room. This is called space planning and will
help you find the most pleasing arrangement.
After making a final decision, neatly color the sample furniture. Do
not color the floor unless you are using an area rug.
Use one of the following color schemes:
 Triad: 3 colors, equal distance on the color wheel
 Complementary: opposite on the color wheel
 Analogous: next to each other on the color wheel
 Monochromatic: all the same color, varying shades
Cut the floor plan (leaving a small border of white) and mat your floor
plan on colored cardstock.
If needed, label the furniture/parts of your room after your final
placement.
Write a brief description of your floor plan explaining how you created
the “Illusion” of space with your furniture arrangement, considered
pathways for circulation and arrangement for conversation.
Find pictures (cut and mat) in magazines of the following ways to
create “Illusions of space”.
 Mirrors
 Natural light (windows)
 Use of light colors
 Open floor plan
50 points