Advanced Residential Project Inspiration: Piano Room & Sketches

<div style="text-align: center;">First and foremost, I want to send a huge thank you and a warm hug out to each and every one of you for the overwhelming amount of support, encouragement and positive messages that I received through the blog, instagram and e-mail regarding <a href="http://tiffanyleighinteriordesign.blogspot.ca/2013/10/changes-life-love-and-loss.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">yesterday's post</span></a>. My heart is so full at the thought of this community and all we do for one another. :) You are the best.<br /><br />Now onto a more fun topic. Last week I shared some details on this term's design studio - a 4000 square foot residential property which we get to design from the ground up. We received the program and the occupants are a family of talented musicians. They have a grand piano.<br />I actually took piano lessons when I was younger and while I never made it too far (I always hated practicing when I could be outside playing) I still plan on taking my piano with me into my first real house. All of this led me on a hunt for some piano room eye candy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkpYKHrqHsR_YLGtmoVf70Fhe_gS3wPgpHZ4QZ2GHdXfMFLHj1CexnRd8djLkq5R11ZDfXdvyS6AlX6sLYTRRcuJqszQm0dICRUtvW2Od3v29rjYiHoqfZtsdz5OGoNQT1wx4d-ZSgro/s1600/grand+piano+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkpYKHrqHsR_YLGtmoVf70Fhe_gS3wPgpHZ4QZ2GHdXfMFLHj1CexnRd8djLkq5R11ZDfXdvyS6AlX6sLYTRRcuJqszQm0dICRUtvW2Od3v29rjYiHoqfZtsdz5OGoNQT1wx4d-ZSgro/s640/grand+piano+3.jpg" width="485" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.desiretoinspire.net/blog/2012/1/18/stacey-brandford-all-over-again.html" target="_blank">Stacey Brandford Photography via Desire to Inspire</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiTBJPcIFfyXjvTcVcWZ5vDmVl6jhkUmnpnRjsR0olxKlY5FUb6T2MN2FKw-_FzAizxl5cuUfWN41G2-pcaektDhXLJZf4VqiIdyw4FfPwYG69755DxI-SU4TN-NtvN4C82-DTNPDDZs/s1600/piano+room+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiTBJPcIFfyXjvTcVcWZ5vDmVl6jhkUmnpnRjsR0olxKlY5FUb6T2MN2FKw-_FzAizxl5cuUfWN41G2-pcaektDhXLJZf4VqiIdyw4FfPwYG69755DxI-SU4TN-NtvN4C82-DTNPDDZs/s640/piano+room+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.robertbrowninteriordesign.com/img/portfolio/gal/gal_34.jpg" target="_blank">via Robert Brown Interior Design</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_QXxuXd9bP_ZA5UI_0UzGptnSg1w0s0hsTuRKCyxXTj5ZhX8mDHlhm-biDM_O1kMItm5AAjbrBeyN36cXpHvw0cjN9cwJvWhxPX4rG-DrSTvpPHBTArb-6Bf6O1OYhZ5ZzxzyktTts0/s1600/piano+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_QXxuXd9bP_ZA5UI_0UzGptnSg1w0s0hsTuRKCyxXTj5ZhX8mDHlhm-biDM_O1kMItm5AAjbrBeyN36cXpHvw0cjN9cwJvWhxPX4rG-DrSTvpPHBTArb-6Bf6O1OYhZ5ZzxzyktTts0/s1600/piano+2.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.ca/2012/01/beni-ourain-moroccan-rugs.html" target="_blank">Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles via Little Green Notebook</a></td></tr></tbody></table>I'm consulting with a talented piano playing young man (we will call him M.) on this project as a client sounding board. He says he would want a wood coloured grand piano, rather than black. Something like this I'm thinking...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQbMyedVxxo63qOQAMJtJWPLJyrJVhh62KMk_FGsNlGIxG5AQMjseyaPi-jE3oCEW3gX2PUVvD69b9fkAgi2SLHHjB54PTYMhWtvoTTUAxlGAJCuCC3ko7dz4M8c59dSplyTmxkM6Mks/s1600/piano+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQbMyedVxxo63qOQAMJtJWPLJyrJVhh62KMk_FGsNlGIxG5AQMjseyaPi-jE3oCEW3gX2PUVvD69b9fkAgi2SLHHjB54PTYMhWtvoTTUAxlGAJCuCC3ko7dz4M8c59dSplyTmxkM6Mks/s640/piano+3.png" width="540" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.markdsikes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/3.-Screen-Shot-2011-11-06-at-7.43.04-PM.png" target="_blank">via Markdsikes</a></td></tr></tbody></table>I mean, burled wood? Let me pick my jaw up off the ground. Simply stunning. <br /><br /> And while I know last week I said that <a href="http://tiffanyleighinteriordesign.blogspot.ca/2013/10/advanced-residential-project.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">my favourite old house</span></a> is the direction I wanted to go in architecturally, I am now considering really running with this piano concept. I've sketched up some ideas for the shape of the house inspired by the shape of the piano and am really digging it. Realistically when am I ever going to be able to design a budgetless custom mansion? NEVER! Why not push myself to do something outside of the box? Here's a peek at my initial brainstorming work:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCq0HNQG5JUViiMP9EKvbFUbIqGhgDEvg2hme6llWyvy5tXPG9ria5vSVCAtZyf1yplwVQ_OBuJoPSv3Pc_VO3xn1libh_QD-HhDG8aSezLVaCp06xld432EIxLUsUqpRUHmtI4dxgT60/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCq0HNQG5JUViiMP9EKvbFUbIqGhgDEvg2hme6llWyvy5tXPG9ria5vSVCAtZyf1yplwVQ_OBuJoPSv3Pc_VO3xn1libh_QD-HhDG8aSezLVaCp06xld432EIxLUsUqpRUHmtI4dxgT60/s640/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I might have to start practicing again, feeling inspired! Do you play an instrument?<br />xox<br /><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></div>

Advanced Residential Project Inspiration: Piano Room & Sketches

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Term Four Final Project (& Tips for Creating your own Design Boards)

<div style="text-align: center;">I did it! I survived my fourth project week.<br />This one was a big one - Each term more is expected of us as our knowledge base grows. I can't believe I'm officially 1/3 done my degree already. How time flies!<br />Today I thought I would share my final project and some tips for creating professional looking design boards (for all those fellow design students following my blog! xo)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK2IJXU-YVPrQIUUuOk_b718sRqJ939eCV4p2VobbHvDv6OqGEHRjWmZeTJHeWfrcjlh3fZ3TmLgSdRBMyubY5YfwjRp7tLMdE3LJyXS54XpSoiRWlzFyQD80NGEBKL7SDnHQLnlZUkw/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK2IJXU-YVPrQIUUuOk_b718sRqJ939eCV4p2VobbHvDv6OqGEHRjWmZeTJHeWfrcjlh3fZ3TmLgSdRBMyubY5YfwjRp7tLMdE3LJyXS54XpSoiRWlzFyQD80NGEBKL7SDnHQLnlZUkw/s640/025.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> 1. Be consistent. All of your boards should look exactly the same if you were to take all of your images off of them. I like to prepare my boards with a grey background (complimentary to almost anything & allows your work to shine) and a second pop of colour that goes with the scheme of my design. In this case a fresh, minty green.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQOwY-cmCkw9nOiH5zYvqrFz9p2KAUoINuUgSzYmj4UU18LktpKm3WyIqJQkNzr63hQTYmCS18bomg0AyIrVN8sNcaenmGnd9DJTOlV4pnTGQoK8NVO0L3PeyOLxQlzt1bnq-Dp1Iz1Y/s1600/040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQOwY-cmCkw9nOiH5zYvqrFz9p2KAUoINuUgSzYmj4UU18LktpKm3WyIqJQkNzr63hQTYmCS18bomg0AyIrVN8sNcaenmGnd9DJTOlV4pnTGQoK8NVO0L3PeyOLxQlzt1bnq-Dp1Iz1Y/s640/040.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>2.Don't overcrowd your boards. It will overwhelm the viewer and look messy! Also, everything you put on your board should be mounted on a piece of foam core to create dimension and layers. Shout out to the lovely <a href="http://www.stephaniesterjovski.com/"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Steph Sterjovski</span></a>- I used her picture as the perfect 'mint shopper' inspiration!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-EDvla17iDRdhj1vWMqcZD_f5-zRxVh_5mIvuxsnpCD51aoaSrxFepdrmfib8zIm4b1LR6clPOXd1L-UQLjvIHV6_C_72KbvlHwrAYX48U7HxC38uMkM9we-hhhRXZHW5ImfXhbULV8/s1600/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-EDvla17iDRdhj1vWMqcZD_f5-zRxVh_5mIvuxsnpCD51aoaSrxFepdrmfib8zIm4b1LR6clPOXd1L-UQLjvIHV6_C_72KbvlHwrAYX48U7HxC38uMkM9we-hhhRXZHW5ImfXhbULV8/s640/039.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>3. Your first board should always outline your design concept. Use a small group of images & the concept statement. I also like to highlight the three key words that illustrate the feeling I am trying to create with my design.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQYSACS3JpGbFA0zDXmG9p-yMGdK0RRU2Td2EteGAqVRH8axoVVK90xcAn5-ZPuJ4rJR_joAgBEf7ExCdqRcWRJZiLjI0s629_JE6ZsYkRQvnFzdDf-YQq6gXZXH3cm4ESo3nEAhwh8M/s1600/042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQYSACS3JpGbFA0zDXmG9p-yMGdK0RRU2Td2EteGAqVRH8axoVVK90xcAn5-ZPuJ4rJR_joAgBEf7ExCdqRcWRJZiLjI0s629_JE6ZsYkRQvnFzdDf-YQq6gXZXH3cm4ESo3nEAhwh8M/s640/042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>4. Use a title block at the bottom of each board with your name & class title, board title, and board number.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqWBjkG_CvSfWkD7FwJ0F8IZRZaYxrQXZWe7Vo6FAetDwnFUGj1Ygpa5XJH3xRnLrMwe0nFHFY8O_U5BuMis96LGDuiE6WbLmCWJgv2KIdt5xsruGDXM5Ene5_vIhcVuWvXRPVejFh2E/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqWBjkG_CvSfWkD7FwJ0F8IZRZaYxrQXZWe7Vo6FAetDwnFUGj1Ygpa5XJH3xRnLrMwe0nFHFY8O_U5BuMis96LGDuiE6WbLmCWJgv2KIdt5xsruGDXM5Ene5_vIhcVuWvXRPVejFh2E/s640/034.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwP0uGNSlGJ2A5E6vxbJFvd3nr5EY7i_STIQapp2ZdBV7rudaxT7RKz2R0-LL035ZkkWuX0fiB3ymypEJGkEikc1POgO62FgjPCuooSOHmXVTOzJcFzi3IKVoY8TvyuulfuH0BacKoL8E/s1600/048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwP0uGNSlGJ2A5E6vxbJFvd3nr5EY7i_STIQapp2ZdBV7rudaxT7RKz2R0-LL035ZkkWuX0fiB3ymypEJGkEikc1POgO62FgjPCuooSOHmXVTOzJcFzi3IKVoY8TvyuulfuH0BacKoL8E/s640/048.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> 5. Your renderings should be the stars of the show. They will pop more if they are surrounded by a black boarder.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29XRD-S8TK1LIKsz2GenUXTCzLMm22f4SuQvfoj3yaj7e4qnYHF7QQIQyrsEoBnELUCV1BiMic1goRPRe0uvsw5-tr4b9VpwNVQ7gVxXjqsRAO9USJUupibxCuF1JIxYaADWL-x6TRO0/s1600/051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29XRD-S8TK1LIKsz2GenUXTCzLMm22f4SuQvfoj3yaj7e4qnYHF7QQIQyrsEoBnELUCV1BiMic1goRPRe0uvsw5-tr4b9VpwNVQ7gVxXjqsRAO9USJUupibxCuF1JIxYaADWL-x6TRO0/s640/051.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2sTXSW_w6mHSpH_vnGMOBQ-pVqp_e5QLIQnIeyy2mg5GechLydCD9WjuQrMOvqFsTpyv4W5VYdDjoT1mGM6d8l7r9bUF-BfGYsYBHi6VVa_KPx30b8LBBsfoXLBe7zc6YBVf2GqjUv8/s1600/069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjVoS890yp7OF2eQj6_J-ONZ9891REC657Uo5IA33Tfs6wq1UZRKQHFwOjkj2CLegw72uGb4VRssGTn4YB1ouhvCPsO8NoSRP2-Cmud1kncQRv1P-RrOOk67-7GxTMBsBCW23pb_Q9pQ/s640/036.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> 6. Try not to put all of your boards together in one day or by your eighth board things might start getting a little crooked and sloppy (see above ^). <br /><br /> 7. Always dress to match your boards. Just do it. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqd9srt4XUDFqhvvJEKEY8Wt5yxRYGdx64GqapygEYSagSGcCor6TxL21AnlhbWpkfwynbdIs_Jt06dlX8u6Frxgkxq8VAWDiv3OI5SGS60N5gPfJ7SIQgQk7CUFVH1Lksn4KNeZrYiU/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqd9srt4XUDFqhvvJEKEY8Wt5yxRYGdx64GqapygEYSagSGcCor6TxL21AnlhbWpkfwynbdIs_Jt06dlX8u6Frxgkxq8VAWDiv3OI5SGS60N5gPfJ7SIQgQk7CUFVH1Lksn4KNeZrYiU/s320/photo+2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Warnings: Doing these boards is costly, time consuming, and will result in major 'designer bags'...and not the good kind of designer bags. I'm talking the ones under your eyes here people. Proof is in the pudding: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAXlzKrKEWDE3Sewx-TNaNDbSM5aClSeCMTeG144gPyohrU78BobxxkrNwtPZ6bTT7cjJuGDgOW8aPaMoxGwSWySAiwt4Qv75OCLbyvpHCrk5UBHP9yYvRit62tWT4NlBZEQKXvdso4A/s1600/photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAXlzKrKEWDE3Sewx-TNaNDbSM5aClSeCMTeG144gPyohrU78BobxxkrNwtPZ6bTT7cjJuGDgOW8aPaMoxGwSWySAiwt4Qv75OCLbyvpHCrk5UBHP9yYvRit62tWT4NlBZEQKXvdso4A/s320/photo+1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I'm very proud of how far I've come in one short year!! I can't imagine where I will be when I graduate. This week I am visiting my parents in Waterloo before term 5 starts on October 7th!<br />xoxo<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a> </div>

Term Four Final Project (& Tips for Creating your own Design Boards)

I did it! I survived my fourth project week. This one was a big one - Each term more is expected of us as our knowledge base grows. I can...

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Bubble Diagrams

<div style="text-align: center;">I'm currently planning the condo layout for a school project, which involves planning adjacency and spatial relationships. This is primarily done using an adjacency matrix and bubble diagrams.<br /><br />Bubble diagrams represent rooms in approximate scaled size, but more importantly determine location with other rooms in the space. They are meant to be fast, messy, exploratory, and easy to crumple up and start over. My prof recommends completing them on trace paper for this very reason! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSI96zE3eDpU4CerbHI2V2t4DjeKt5k1sJFoVBMyCJPo8DppcaZE7xYL-jLZ3tnsRbc5wjO1B9_y7wyi9frl5Nf6ezYIrkV9s32WwIZLlFbGhVtRG5EU23QquoO-7cFuEw4A940QmJ2jOa/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSI96zE3eDpU4CerbHI2V2t4DjeKt5k1sJFoVBMyCJPo8DppcaZE7xYL-jLZ3tnsRbc5wjO1B9_y7wyi9frl5Nf6ezYIrkV9s32WwIZLlFbGhVtRG5EU23QquoO-7cFuEw4A940QmJ2jOa/s640/001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwa9eTcIRWJ2zDDIr-yFX-4IKlQHH-tMIHn11TO7QLcSTsxfCweNEeKgRa6Y7KiblBKZ6kFPfi9OpqC6QHUlssp_IEKRcF8t9suZJMYXwT2oNz_2v4KV69uAunuPpM8hnRfJbScS7U0N0/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwa9eTcIRWJ2zDDIr-yFX-4IKlQHH-tMIHn11TO7QLcSTsxfCweNEeKgRa6Y7KiblBKZ6kFPfi9OpqC6QHUlssp_IEKRcF8t9suZJMYXwT2oNz_2v4KV69uAunuPpM8hnRfJbScS7U0N0/s640/007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HNbHDJKKYPdijCKc-XAb6zIAhEm3DAxmrXjBv9XK0KPJp5jQw_Hk-fEs2PhiF0XQLNeIuBnnF64SdmGMprvpGUb9_3ilyreNl6zoeO9pTQWlrAy_46NieCkqr01rUT8EfTA3ntB7ABt2/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HNbHDJKKYPdijCKc-XAb6zIAhEm3DAxmrXjBv9XK0KPJp5jQw_Hk-fEs2PhiF0XQLNeIuBnnF64SdmGMprvpGUb9_3ilyreNl6zoeO9pTQWlrAy_46NieCkqr01rUT8EfTA3ntB7ABt2/s640/006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZZjdvBh1FFOoxSNOFVsVk9ZJujGsF7auzd8cI7XmvOJHAlyH0-CDC4cgNhsygxPJGTbED_Nrw2XKmGGqKdAYwBDbKgfkpbxoI3YL3j_tKhtZ6UcyA6MsHl3ndBb3acT7ckdCRFSsntKf/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZZjdvBh1FFOoxSNOFVsVk9ZJujGsF7auzd8cI7XmvOJHAlyH0-CDC4cgNhsygxPJGTbED_Nrw2XKmGGqKdAYwBDbKgfkpbxoI3YL3j_tKhtZ6UcyA6MsHl3ndBb3acT7ckdCRFSsntKf/s640/004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Bubble diagrams are on the NCIDQ exam, so if you want to be a licensed interior designer, you need to know them! <br />Even though they aren't intended to be pretty, I think there is something absolutely darling about these diagrams. Don't you?<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Bubble Diagrams

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Kitchen Floor Plans and Elevations

<div style="text-align: center;">It's not your typical <a href="http://tiffanyleighinteriordesign.blogspot.ca/search/label/my%20art"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Wednesday Doodle</span></a> (which I'm sorry have been lacking lately, so busy with school!), but it is something that I drew by hand!<br /><br />Introducing my kitchen floor plan and elevations for my Space Planning class:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBge4UlPQWGBZI444e66O-fJRQ6bUsh8tLR7-7TWbLqTC8WclqrvzQJsn5KiwZzF1vCuryykChPXlBrYFCY9a0DmRja7tKo74MFLWo7XRb2FRxoX_Mv7-1F9F36yQPcQHQD29hltElNmn/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBge4UlPQWGBZI444e66O-fJRQ6bUsh8tLR7-7TWbLqTC8WclqrvzQJsn5KiwZzF1vCuryykChPXlBrYFCY9a0DmRja7tKo74MFLWo7XRb2FRxoX_Mv7-1F9F36yQPcQHQD29hltElNmn/s640/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> One mistake here is that I should have either not included the range hood in my floor plan and assumed the ceiling is cut at half height, OR represented the range hood with dashed lines and shown the details of the range. But I'm learning!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mdYeXMNMLCpNTqdxwXax-14R_SfCWYbOpEciwVgxsCndyESnqHL8zcnhWVuDLTrPUWDyU1ajL2dVUzoqDJx76GoB3RAen3sBE4CFcUMNlEu8a4h57npVHp71U5psqYq1Oal_EBOiyQdr/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mdYeXMNMLCpNTqdxwXax-14R_SfCWYbOpEciwVgxsCndyESnqHL8zcnhWVuDLTrPUWDyU1ajL2dVUzoqDJx76GoB3RAen3sBE4CFcUMNlEu8a4h57npVHp71U5psqYq1Oal_EBOiyQdr/s640/005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Drawing Elevations is so fun! It really lets you see your design concept come to life.<br /><br />And I'm happy to report that I received a 100% on my <a href="http://tiffanyleighinteriordesign.blogspot.ca/2012/10/my-first-floor-plan.html"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">first floor plan</span></a> ever, the living and dining room! Happy to have started off on the right foot.<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Kitchen Floor Plans and Elevations

It's not your typical Wednesday Doodle (which I'm sorry have been lacking lately, so busy with school!), but it is something that I...

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