Universal Design Universal design is the concept of

Universal Design �Universal design is the concept of creating products and living spaces that are easy for everyone to use Structural elements of universal design ▪ Wide doorways ▪ Entrances without steps Nonstructural elements of universal design ▪ Cabinets with pull out shelves ▪ Lever style door handles ▪ Touch lamps that operate without switches

Choosing Furniture �Furnishings should be comfortable, tasteful and suit your lifestyle Should be durable enough to last for several years �Factors to consider when choosing furniture Should be functional ▪ Look for pieces with multiple uses Furniture should be in proportion to the size of the room and the other furnishings in the room ▪ Tables the correct height for the chair they will be used with Children need sturdy, durable, easily cleaned furniture Light colors and decorative fabrics are best on furniture used infrequently

Furniture Styles � Common styles Traditional – based on popular styles from the past ▪ Early American ▪ Victorian Modern – has simple lines ▪ Reflects theme of “form follows function” ▪ Example: A chair provides a comfortable place to sit ▪ No unnecessary frills Contemporary – latest designs and materials ▪ ▪ Based on latest designs and materials Plain lines and geometric shapes Often made from metal, plastics, and glass Emphasize textures

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Judging Quality in Furniture �Consider type of materials used �Evaluate how well the furniture is made Look for sturdy joints on wood furniture ▪ Joints held with glue, screws and nails are weak The frame of an upholstered piece (has fabric covering) should feel sturdy ▪ Joints should be reinforced with corner blocks Sit on a piece of furniture to judge quality of springs and cushions Upholstery should be durable, stain repellant, and fire resistant

Organizing Living Spaces �How a room is organized affects the room’s appearance comfort convenience

Shared Spaces Areas where members can gather and spend time with one another. INDOOR � Kitchen � Family room � Living room OUTDOOR � Porches � Patios � Yards

Shared Spaces �Should reflect the needs and tastes of all family members �Enough furniture to accommodate all family members as well as guests �Furniture should be arranged to make communication easier �May contain more than one activity center Grouping of all furnishings needed for a particular activity

Personal Space �A place to be alone and store belongings �If necessary to share a bedroom space can be divided to create greater privacy

Making a scale floor plan �Making a floor plan Scale floor plan – drawing that shows the size and shape of a room ▪ First step is to measure the room. Walls, doors, windows, etc. ▪ Scale of ¼” = 1 foot means that ¼ inch on paper is the same as 1 foot of your room ▪ Use graph paper and make each square equal to a certain measurement (1 foot) ▪ Draw walls, leave openings for doors and windows. ▪ Draw doors & windows using correct symbols ▪ Indicate placement of vents, and electrical outlets using correct symbols

Create furniture templates Measure depth and width of furniture Create furniture templates using same scale as floor plan (1/4” = 1’) Use furniture templates to arrange furniture on scale floor plan

Arranging Furniture – place large pieces first � Factors to consider Activities that will take place in the room Space needed for each piece of furniture � Group furniture for each activity to organize space Sleeping area – bed, night stand ▪ 2 feet clearance on three sides of bed unless a twin bed (6” from wall) Study area – desk and chair, bookcase, space for hobbies and computer ▪ 2 -3 feet to pull chair back from desk Guest area – TV stand, music equipment, chairs/floor cushions Dressing area – chest of drawers near closet ▪ 3 feet clearance in front of dresser to pull out drawers ▪ Room to open closet doors

Traffic Patterns The paths within a home that people take to get from one room to another and from one part of a room to another ▪ Nothing should block traffic patterns ▪ Should not have to squeeze between objects ▪ Should avoid cutting through a conversation area or in front of someone’s view

Using Accessories �Decorative Pictures, flowers, statues �Functional Clocks, lamps �Select accessories with textures and colors that go well with the rest of the room �Keep proportion in mind Small table = small vase w/ small flower

Practice drawing a room to scale � Draw one wall 12 feet long. � Draw one wall perpendicular to the first wall 11 feet long. (creates a corner) � Create 3 rd and 4 th wall same as 1 st and 2 nd to complete a rectangle. � Along one 11’ wall place a door (36”wide), 6 inches from the corner. � Along the opposite 11’ wall place a window (42” wide), 1 feet from the corner, then another window (42” wide), 2’ from the first window. � Along the adjacent 12’ wall, place a sliding closet door (6’ wide), three feet from the corner. � On the remaining 12’ wall place three electrical outlets, each 3 feet apart, beginning 3’ from the corner. � Place a vent 6 x 12” on the wall with the exit door, 3. 5’ from the corner w/o door. � On line below drawing indicate the scale used. (scale:

Universal Design �Universal design is _______________________________ elements of universal design ▪ ____________________ elements of universal design ▪ Cabinets with __________ ▪ _________ style door handles ▪ _______ lamps that operate ________

Choosing Furniture � Furnishings should be ________, _______ and suit your ________ Should be _____ enough to last for several years � Factors to consider when choosing furniture Should be ___________ ▪ Look for pieces with ____________ Furniture should be in ________ to the size of the room and the __________in the room ▪ Tables the ________ for the chair they will be used with Children need _____, durable, _______ furniture _____ colors and _________are best on furniture used ___________

Furniture Styles � Common styles _________– based on popular styles from the ______ ▪ Early American ▪ Victorian __________ – has simple lines ▪ Reflects theme of “_____________” ▪ Example: A chair provides a comfortable place to sit ▪ No _______________ – latest designs and materials ▪ ▪ Based on latest designs and materials _________ lines and ___________ shapes Often made from ______, _______, and _____ Emphasize ____________

Judging Quality in Furniture �Consider type of _________ used �Evaluate how well the furniture is made Look for _________ on wood furniture ▪ Joints held with _______, ____ and _____ are _____ The _____ of an upholstered piece (has _____ covering) should feel ______ ▪ Joints should be ______ with __________ Sit on a piece of furniture to judge quality of _____and _______ Upholstery should be durable, ______, and _____________

Organizing Living Spaces �How a room is organized affects the room’s ________________

Shared Spaces Areas where members can gather and spend time with one another. INDOOR � ______________ � _______ OUTDOOR � ___________ � ______

Shared Spaces �Should reflect the _____ and _____ of _____________ �_________to accommodate all family members as well as ________ �Furniture should be arranged to make ____________ �May contain more than one _______ Grouping of all furnishings needed for a particular activity

Personal Space �A place to be ____ and _______ �If necessary to share a bedroom space can be _______ to create greater _____ Bookcases

Making a scale floor plan � Scale floor plan -_____________________ First step is to ___________. ▪ Walls, doors, windows, etc. Determine the scale ▪ Scale of ______means that _________________________________________ ▪ Use _________ (1/4”) and make each square equal to a certain measurement (1 foot) Draw walls, leave _________________. Draw doors & windows using correct _________ Indicate placement of _______, and ________________ using correct symbols

Create furniture templates Measure ______ and _____ of furniture Create furniture _____ using ______ as floor plan (______) Use furniture templates to _________on scale floor plan

Arranging Furniture – Place large pieces first � Factors to consider ______ that will take place in the room _______ needed for each piece of furniture � ________for each activity to organize space Sleeping area – __________ ▪ Requires _____________on three sides of bed unless a ________ bed (_______ from wall) _________– desk and chair, bookcase, space for hobbies and computer ▪ Requires __________to pull chair back from desk Guest area – TV stand, music equipment, chairs/floor cushions _______ area – _________near closet ▪ Requires _____clearance in front of dresser to pull out drawers ▪ Need room to ____________

Traffic Patterns The _______ within a home that people take ______________ and from _____________________ ▪ Nothing should _______ traffic patterns ▪ Should not have to ________between objects ▪ Should ______ cutting through a _______ area or in front of someone’s ________

Using Accessories �__________ Pictures, flowers, statues �__________ Clocks, lamps �Select accessories with _____ and _______ that go well with the rest of the room �Keep ________ in mind Small table = small vase w/ small flower