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Residential Design I: Home

Course Description

Through studio projects, lectures, and discussions, this course provides an introduction to the design of the residential environment. By focusing on the design of a traditional, transitional, and contemporary room, students learn how to arrange furniture successfully and select fabrics, finishes, and accessories. Exercises in room design and character are supplemented by sessions assessing client needs, developing a written program, and preparing a professional design presentation.

Course Readings

Required:

  1. Mitton, Maureen and Courtney Nystuen. Residential Interior Design (E-book). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2016. 
  2. Fisher, Ellen. New York School of Interior Design Home: The Foundations of Enduring Spaces. New York: Clarkson Potter, 2018. Also available on EBSCO Ebooks.

Suggested:

  1. Kilmer, Otie W., and Rosemary Kilmer. Designing Interiors (E-book). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2014. 
  2. McMorrough, Julia and Dan Wheeler. The Architecture Reference & Specification Book (E-book). Beverly, MA: Rockport Publishers, 2018.