Interior Design Unit 2

Annabelle is a residential interior designer. She is working on a remodel project for a client who wants a new look for her master bedroom. Annabelle has focused on designing the room in shades of white and gray to create a clean, open feeling. She then inserted pops of color with a bright blue throw blanket on the bed and vases of yellow daffodil flowers on the side tables. What principle of design is Annabelle using?

• Emphasis

• Texture

• Line

Lucien is working with analogous colors to design a hotel lobby. He is using shades of orange and red-orange interspersed with a bit of white throughout the room. He has found some great vintage paintings of orange sunsets and selected a beautiful red-orange velvet couch. Why did Lucien MOST LIKELY decide to select analogous colors for this project?

• Analogous colors are MORE limiting than monochromatic color scheme, so they are easier to work with.

• Analogous colors appear in harmony but allow him more options than a monochromatic color scheme.

Interior designers often spend a lot of time trying to create a certain feeling inside of a space.  What technique could they use to achieve their desired feeling?

• changing the placement of the electrical outlets

• use a different type of plumbing in the bathrooms

• make adjustments to the texture of the fabrics in the room.

Brandon is designing a series of bathrooms for a new hotel.  He decides to select white as the color for all the towels.  What is MOST likely the reason behind Brandon’s choice?

• It's always the cheapest color

• It gives a sense of luxury

• there aren't many colors that come in bulk

  Sandra decides to use greens and blues to redecorate her bedroom.  What color scheme is she working with?

• Neon colors

• Analogous colors

According to the color wheel, what is the complementary color to orange?

• Yellow

• Blue

• Orange

Zoe wants to use color as an accent in her backyard dining area that she is creating.  How can she accomplish this?

• Use only black throughout the space

• Decorate in all different shades of blue

• Use a few red throw pillows against an all-white bench seating