Living Environments

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Living Environments

• Objective 13 14

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Housing in Your Life

• Why is housing so important to people?
• Helps to meet physical, emotional, and social
  needs

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Housing Decisions

• Several different types of homes
• Location of home
• Expenses

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Managing Care and Upkeep

• Chapter 25

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Caring for Space

• No matter what size the home, it is very
  important that the space is kept clean
• Keeping it clean helps
• Save money taking care of items helps them last
  longer
• Save time dont have to spend time looking for
  items
• Improves well-being clean spaces makes people
  feel comfortable and proud

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Establishing a Routine

• Keeping a routine helps to keep your living space
  tidy
• Assigning tasks makes it easier to keep things
  clean or rotating tasks within family members
  would also be helpful

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Neatness and Cleanliness

• Suggestions to keep areas clean
• Make your bed everyday
• Put items away when not in use
• Put clothes and shoes away daily
• Clean dishes right after using them
• Take out garbages when needed

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Cleaning indoors

• To help keep the inside clean
• Check walls for dirt or finger prints
• Wash windows
• Dust furniture
• Vacuum, mop, or sweep floors regularly

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Preventative Maintenance

• Making sure that structures and equipment in the
  home are running properly
• Should be checked routinely (usually once a year)
• Items to check
• Building exterior
• Furnace or air conditioner
• Fireplace or wood burning stove

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Cont.

• These items should be checked every six months
• Smoke detectors
• Refrigerator
• Clothes dryer
• Garage door

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Home Sweet Home

• How a home is taken care of affects everyone in
  the house
• Help your family and yourself by using your
  space responsibly

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Safety in the Home

• Chapter 25

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Assessing the Dangers

• Since home environments are ever changing, it is
  important to know what accidents can occur
• Some common accidents include
• Fall and bumps
• Cuts
• Poisoning
• Fire and electrical problems

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Preventing Accidents

• Many accidents occur due to carelessness
• Watch out for those with physical limitations
  like young children and the elderly

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Steps to Make a Safer Home

• Avoid overloading outlets
• Install smoke detectors
• Keeps objects off stairs
• Install safe railings
• Install lighting in dark areas
• Lock up hazardous materials
• Use non-skid mats
• Keep medicines away from children
• Clean up spills
• Secure loose rugs

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Taking Responsibility

• Childproof your home protect young children
• Offer assistance to those with special needs
  help reach for high items or climbing stairs
• Prepare in advance for such emergencies as fire
  and severe weather stay on the first floor,
  provide a bell for help, check regularly on the
  person

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Designing and Organizing Space

• Chapter 24

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Design for Living Space

• To make a room more attractive and usable, it is
  important that people use basic elements and
  principles of design

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The Elements of Design

• There are 5 elements of design
• Line
• Shape
• Space
• Texture
• Color

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Cont.

• Lines
• Every room is influenced by windows and moldings
• Horizontal lines can be created with low beds,
  long dressers, and shelves
• Vertical lines can be created with a tall
  bookcase or striped wallpaper

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Cont.

• Shape
• Shapes of objects affect the rooms atmosphere
• Matching usually sets the tone of the room
• Curves add softness
• Square and rectangular provide solidity and
  stability
• Variety of shapes brings an informal look

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Cont.

• Space
• The way space is used can make the room appear
  smaller or larger
• Arranging furniture along a wall gives a feeling
  of openness
• Moving furniture to the center of the room makes
  it cozier
• Bright colors give the appearance of space

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Cont.

• Texture
• The texture of silk gives a formal look
• Rougher textures like grained woods, baskets,
  deep rugs give an informal and comfortable look
• Textures can be combined to give a pleasing look

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Cont.

• Color
• Color has a powerful affect on a persons mood
• Warm colors (red, yellow, and orange) are bold
  and cheerful
• Cool colors (blue, green, and purple) are quiet
  and soothing

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Principles of Design

• Set of guidelines to make lines, shapes,
  textures, space, and color work together
• The principles of design are unity, variety,
  balance, emphasis, proportion, and rhythm

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Cont.

• Unity and Variety
• By choosing one color and one style of furniture,
  it helps to create unity in a room
• This doesnt mean that the room has to be in one
  color but that everything plays off of that color
• By adding color and making the room more
  interesting adds variety (combination of
  different but compatible styles and materials

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Cont.

• Balance and Emphasis
• Balance means that objects are arranged in even,
  pleasing ways on each side of an imaginary center
  line
• Formal balance is symmetrical informal balance
  is asymmetrical
• An object that is the center point of the room
  receives emphasis because it receives more
  attention than the other objects

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Cont.

• Proportion and Rhythm
• Proportion is the way that one part of a design
  relates to size, shape, or space to another part
  of the whole
• If a room is decorated with small objects, adding
  a large piece of furniture would make it out of
  proportion
• Rhythm is the regular repetition of line or shape
  in a room
• Striped fabric or pictures hung at regular
  intervals help to create a flow in the room

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Organizing Your Space

• By keeping in mind the elements and principles of
  design will help a person to organize their space
• When rearranging a room, creating a floor plan to
  visualize space and look at active areas will
  help to keep the room organized

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Making a Floor Plan

• A floor plan is an illustration of the
  arrangement of furniture, structural elements,
  and design elements in a room or home
• It is a map seen from a birds-eye view

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Considering Traffic Patterns

• When organizing space, it is important to
  consider the traffic patterns
• Traffic patterns are the most direct routes that
  people use to move through the space in a room
• Do not forget that some items need extra space in
  order for them to function!

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Creating Different Areas

• One key to organizing space is to group similar
  furnishings together
• Examples
• Study area might include a desk, computer, lamp,
  chair, and book case
• Music area might include CDs, stereo, or a
  comfortable chair
• Hobby or fitness area might include weights,
  hobby equipment, CD player, or any other
  equipment needed

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Design Solutions

• Most people do not have the money and space to
  create their dream room
• There are ways to work around this so that a
  person can create a room they desire

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Space for Storage

• Almost everyone needs more storage space
• The key to creating this is to make the items
  convenient, accessible, and the area attractive
• Here are a few steps to create space
• Group similar items together
• Keep often-used items within easy reach
• Keep items clearly visible
• Compartmentalize space
• Use walls and doors for storage

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Decorating with Accessories

• Small items that add visual appeal are called
  accessories
• They can improve the look of a room in a fairly
  inexpensive way
• Some accessories are just for decorating like
  paintings
• Some please the senses like plants or a bright
  colored quilt

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Cramped Quarters

• In the smallest rooms, avoid too much furniture
  and furniture that is too large
• Fewer items make a room look larger than it
  really is
• Bright, light colors and mirrors also make the
  room look larger

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Flexibility and Sharing

• Since many rooms in a house are shared with one
  another and allow for more than one activity to
  take place, it is important to be flexible when
  it comes to decorating
• When sharing a room, it is important to create a
  small space that is all about you and be
  respectful of the other persons belongings