Creating Interior Backgrounds Floors Walls and Ceilings Interior

Creating Interior Backgrounds Floors, Walls and Ceilings

Interior backgrounds • Designed to show off furnishings, and accessories in the room • Hide construction details and provide insulation. • Determine the total look of the room and create the mood. • What do you think of this background? ?

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Floor Treatments • First treatment applied to a room. • Consists of materials and coverings. • Consider appearance, durability, comfort, cost and maintenance. EX: Cork floor: soft, durable and hypoallergenic option is perfect for every space of your home.

Draw the main floor of your home. Label each room. ID the types of flooring in each space.

Flooring Materials • Used as a top surface of a floor, not including sub flooring. • Structurally part of the floor. • Examples: Wood, tile, concrete, brick.

Wood Floors • Popular • Adds beauty and warmth to a room. • Some resilience and durability. • Can be scratched, dented. • Hardwoods are preferred.

Tile floors • Flat piece of fired clay or natural stone. • Wide range of sizes, colors, finishes, patterns. • Cool to the touch • More popular in sunbelt. • Can be expensive • Ceramic, porcelain, natural stone, quarry.

Natural Stone • Beautiful and durable • Costly • Limestone, travertine, granite, marble, slate • Natural shape or cut to shape • Polished or rough surfaces. • Easy to maintain.

Concrete • Smooth or textured finish. • Color may be added • Extremely sturdy, durable. • Uncomfortable to stand on for long periods. • Relatively inexpensive. • Used in entryways, basements, patios, garages.

Brick BRICK: Beautiful, durable, Look best in informal settings. Many colors, shapes Easy to maintain by mopping

Floor Coverings • Surfaces placed over structural flooring. • Attached to the floor • Last several years but eventually need replaced. • Types: Soft and resilient.

Soft Floor Coverings • Carpets and rugs. • Manufactured or natural fibers. • Insulate cold floors • Provide sound control and walking comfort. • Add color and texture to a room. • Hold 90% of dirt in a room.

Wall to Wall carpeting • Show wear/ dirt in traffic areas. • Vacuum regularly. • Professional cleaning periodically.

Area Rugs • Define areas of a room. • Add interest, texture, comfort. • Serve as a focal point • Can show off border of flooring ex: wood, tile

Resilient Floor Coverings • Non absorbant, durable. • easy to maintain • Less expensive • Wide range of colors, patterns to be used in any decorating scheme.

Vinyl floor covering • Quality varies in cost • Resistant to wear and stains. • Abrasion can damage surface • Available in tiles or sheets. • Provides walking comfort and sound absorption.

Laminate Flooring • Product made of one or more different layers • Decorative surface with sturdy core. • Easy to clean • Thinner than hardwood flooring. Sounds more “hollow” when walking on it.

Evaluate your flooring in your floor plan. • ID each room by flooring material and rooms with floor coverings. • List a pro/con for each room’s flooring. • Pick one room that you would change the flooring in – what would you select and explain why.

Walls • largest surface area of a room • Provide protection from outdoors • Reduce noise entering a room • Hide pipes, wiring, insulation • Divide space, provide privacy

Drywall • Most common • Requires highly skilled installers to conceal joints. • Paint, paper over the dry wall.

Plastic wallboard • Durable surface • Used primarily in kitchens or bathrooms. • Easy cleaning

Paneling • Available in many colors, textures, quality • Can apply directly to wall studs or over drywall for more durability. • Inexpensive covering.

Plaster • Coating walls that hardens as it dries. • Requires special skills and equipment. • More expensive • Seldom used: except older buildings.

Masonry • Serve as both exterior and interior walls. • Cement blocks commonly used. • Brick or stone may also be used. • Require little maintenance but are costly to install

Wall Treatments • Paint, wallpaper fabric, cork, mirrors, glass, reflective metals applied to an interior wall. • Keep in mind that is should harmonize and reflect personalities of people living there.

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Paint • Fastest and least expensive way to cover surfaces. • Water based: easy to apply and clean up • Oil based: longer to dry, harder to clean up.

Choosing Paints • Select a color slightly lighter than the color you want. • As it dries it gets darker because you see so much of it.

Paint finish • Look at your OLYMPIC paint brochure. Inside you will see different finishes on back you will see a chart of recommendations. flat: egg shell: satin: semi gloss:

Faux Finishes • French word meaning: false or fictitious • Achieve by using paints and various materials to apply it to the wall. • Create unique looks inexpensively.

Trompe l’ oeil • French meaning: “illusion” Can turn plain walls into grand 3 dimensional designs. Good results require patience and talent.

Wallpaper • applied to the wall with paste or glue • variety or patterns to enhance any room • Commonly used in bathrooms or kitchens because it resists stains and water.

Cork, ceramic tile, mirrors • Mirrors make room look larger. • Using glass doors extends indoor space. • Glass blocks allow light but prevent a clear view. • More expensive.

Ceiling treatments • Height of the ceiling can create certain moods. • Average height is 8 feet. • Higher ceilings are more spacious and formal feeling. – Illusion of higher ceiling by using vertical lines on walls or light paint on ceiling.

Planning your background treatments • Backgrounds set the stage for the furnishings. • Need to be planned carefully.

Evaluate the background treatment of a space. • Why did the designer select those backgrounds? • How does it impact the feel of the room?