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=Design Your Dream Bedroom! =

==You and your family are moving to a new house! Your parents have agreed to allow you to have some input on the design of your bedroom (including size and interior decorating) as long as you meet the following criteria: ==

 (3) You may not exceed a budget of more than $5000. This includes purchasing such materials as:
 • flooring (carpet, wood, laminate or tile)  • paint and/or wallpaper  • all furniture  • all bedding and room accessories (like lighting, pillows, mirrors, decor, etc...)

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Now that you've been invited to design your ultimate bedroom, there are many questions to ponder like...Will it have a theme? What style of furniture will you choose to include? What accessories will you purchase to put the "finishing touches" on your bedroom? Take a few moments to create your vision and make a list of potential items that you foresee being a part of your "Room Budget."
 * Step 1 -- Create Your Vision **

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Log onto the Internet and "go shopping" for the furniture that you would like to include in your room design. Various suggested websites are listed below. **Be sure to copy/paste any images** of your selected furniture to be added to your final web page portfolio. Many thumbnails can be "dragged-and-dropped" onto your desktop to be stored in a folder. In addition, please be sure to record the **furniture dimensions** to aid in placing your furniture into your floor plan in the next step.
 * Step 2 -- Go Shopping for Furniture **

At this point, you will need to begin to keep a "Room Budget" sheet to determine the actual cost of your bedroom and to ensure you're staying within your budget. You can access your personal copy of the "Room Budget" sheet by logging onto your Google Docs account. The spreadsheet file has been shared with you.

Target Wal-Mart Pottery Barn Teen Ikea Teen Bedroom Furniture Rooms to Go Teen Furniture JC Penney The Company Kids

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Sketch the preliminary floor plan of your bedroom, including furniture placement (one 1/4" square = 1 square foot __**OR**__ one cm square = 1 square foot). Once a sketch is created, log onto the following on-line room planners to create a computer-aided design of your floor plan. Include such things as windows, door placement, closets, etc... Your final design needs to have precise measurements and furniture placement that spatially "works" in your bedroom.
 * Step 3 -- Design the Floor Plan **


 * Wolf Furniture Room Planner (Thomas/Tresselt/Mellott Group) -- Username: kgartrell@cysd.k12.pa.us; Password: panthers**
 * Wolf Furniture Room Planner (Hubbs/Monday/Lavetan Group) -- Username: pkgartrell@comcast.net; Password: panthers**

Wolf Furniture Room Planner

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In this step, you will **choose** and **calculate** your materials for flooring and paint/wallpaper in your bedroom design. However, you will first need to know the following: (1) Total square footage of your bedroom floor (Remember to calculate by finding the area -- Area = length x width) (2) Room dimensions (including the number of doors and windows) for determining how many gallons of paint will need to be purchased.
 * Step 4 -- Calculate Materials Cost for Flooring and Paint/Wallpaper **

Log onto one of the websites listed below to determine the costs of both your flooring and paint/wallpaper:

Lowes The Home Depot Behr Paint Calculator -- suggests how many gallons of paint to purchase Benjamin Moore Paint Calculator -- suggests how many gallons of paint to purchase

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Now that you have the "foundations" established for your "dream bedroom," it's time to accessorize! Use the above listed websites that you used to find your bedroom furniture to locate items to decorate your room. Be sure to add each of these purchased items to your "Room Budget" sheet, as well as to copy/paste any images of your selected accessories to be added to your final web page portfolio. Additional department websites are listed below:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Step 5 -- Accessorize Your Room **

Bed, Bath and Beyond The Company Kids

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Write a descriptive essay that details the overall design and style of your newly created "dream bedroom." Be sure to consider the five domains of the CYSD Writing Rubric as you write. How will you put your pictures into words?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Step 6 -- Write a Descriptive Essay **

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With instruction and guidance from Mrs. Gartrell, you will design a personal web page that features your "dream bedroom." When creating your web page, be sure to think about how you will organize your page so that it is easy to navigate as well as look appealing/creative to your viewers. Your final web page portfolio must include the following:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Step 7 -- Create Your Web Page Design Portfolio **

(1) Web Page Title (2) Your Name (first name ONLY) (3) Downloaded Copy of Your Bedroom Floor Plan (including placement of furniture and accessories) (4) Downloadable Copy of Your "Room Budget" spreadsheet (5) Written Descriptive Paragraph(s) of Your Bedroom (6) Thumbnails of your furniture and accessories purchases

<span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%; text-align: center;">Congratulations on being an architect and interior designer!