Name:
Hour:
Housing and
Interior Design Project
Directions: Create a floor plan for an apartment/house.
Step #1: Create your floor plan.
1. Under TOOLS select HOUSE WIZARD and click START HOUSE WIZARD.
2. Once the wizard pops up answer the following questions as follows:
a. 1 Floor
b. NONE for garages
c. 1 Bedroom
d. 1 Full Bathroom
e. 0 Half Bathrooms
f. NO Office/Den
g. NO Formal Dining Room
h. 1 Family Room
i. NO Living Room
j. 1 Kitchen
k. NO Front Porch
l. No Deck
m. No Laundry Room
n. No Entryway
o. No Hallway
p. 1 Closet
3. Move room tiles to make an apartment/house layout.
a. Make sure the rooms are touching.
b. Must be arranged neatly and logically.
Step #2: Add Exterior and Interior Walls
1. Add Exterior walls around the outside of your apartment/house
c. What is the square feet of your apartment/house? ___________________
2. Add interior walls to section off private rooms (bedroom and bathroom)
3. Add wall breaks
Step #3: Add Windows and Doors
1. Add Windows
a. When adding windows consider furniture layout in the room, bathroom privacy, and
kitchen cupboards/layout.
b. Each room must have at least 1 window
2. Add Interior Doors
a. Doors to the bathroom, bedrooms, closet doors, etc.
b. All private rooms (Bathroom and Bedroom) must have at least 1 door.
3. Add Exterior Door
a. Must include 1 exterior door leading to the “hallway” of your apartment building.
Step #4: Pick out color scheme for each room (Must use at least 3 different color schemes)
1. Bedroom Color Scheme: _________________________________
2. Bathroom Color Scheme: _________________________________
3. Family Room Color Scheme: ______________________________
4. Kitchen Color Scheme: ___________________________________
Step #5: Decorating Room Requirements (These items are REQUIRED):
1. Bedroom (labeled)
a. Bed
b. Dresser
c. Nightstand
2. Kitchen (labeled)
a. Sink
b. Stove/oven
c. Refrigerator
d. Dishwasher
e. Cupboards (upper/lower)
3. Bathroom (labeled)
a. Sink
b. Toilet
c. Shower and/or bathtub
4. Living/Family/Dining Room (labeled)
a. Couch
b. Chair
c. Kitchen Table
ALL ROOMS
NEED AT LEAST
ONE LIGHT
SOURCE.
Step #6: Other Items to personalize your apartment/house (These items are optional)
 TV’s
 Clothes Hamper
 Artwork, Paintings or Wall Art
 Additional Chairs and sofas
 Window Treatments (curtains)
 Coffee Tables and End Tables
 Rugs
 Shelves
 Plants
 Bookcases
 Small Appliances (Coffee Pot,
 Additional Lamps and lighting
Microwave, Toaster, Blender,
 Fireplace
Etc.)
 Coat and Towel Rack
Step #7: Print a “bird’s eye” view of your home
1. While in “Dollhouse Mode”, Go to “File” and select “Print” and select “Print Image”
2. Label Each Room using a Pen
Step #8: Record your walkthrough
1. Must be 60 seconds long
2. SAVE in Documents folder as YOUR FIRSTNAMELASTNAMEWALKTHROUGH
Example: EMMAMILLERWALKTHROUGH
Interior Design Project Grading Sheet
Bedroom
Room is Labeled
Includes at least 1 window
Includes at least 1 door
Includes at least 1 closet
Includes Bed
Includes Dresser
Includes Nightstand
Bathroom
Room is Labeled
Includes at least 1 window
Includes at least 1 door
Includes Sink
Includes Toilet
Includes Shower and/or Bathtub
/2
/2
/2
/2
/2
/2
/2
/2
/2
/2
/2
/2
/2
Kitchen
Room is Labeled
Includes at least 1 window
Includes Sink & Faucet
Includes Stove/Oven
Includes Refrigerator
Includes Dishwasher
Includes Cupboards (upper/lower)
/2
/2
/2
/2
/2
/2
/2
Living/Family/Dining Room
Room is Labeled
Includes at least 1 window
Includes Couch
Includes Chair
Includes Kitchen Table
/2
/2
/2
/2
/2
Exterior Door and Lighting
Exterior door
Lighting in all rooms
/2
/2
Other
Creativity
Arranged neatly and logically
3 Color Schemes used
/5
/5
/6
Total_______/70 Points
Computer Lab Schedule
Day #1
Go through directions
Go through demos online
Go through demo house walkthrough
Complete Step #1: House Wizard
Complete Step #1: Arrange Cells
Complete Step #4: Pick Color Schemes
SAVE
Day #2
Complete Step #2: Add walls (exterior and interior)
Complete Step #2: Add wall breaks
Complete Step #3: Add windows
Complete Step #3: Add doors
Complete Step #4: Pick Color Schemes
SAVE
Day #3
Complete Step #5: Arrange Furniture, Wall Color and Decorate
Complete Step #6: Add other items (Optional)
SAVE
Day #4
Complete Step #5: Arrange Furniture, Wall Color and Decorate
Complete Step #6: Add other items (Optional)
SAVE
Day #5
Complete Step #5: Arrange Furniture, Wall Color and Decorate
Complete Step #6: Add other items (Optional)
SAVE
Day #6
Complete Step #7: Print Birds eye view of apartment/house in “Dollhouse Mode”
Complete Step #8: Save Walkthrough Movies
SAVE