1. Remodeling a Bedroom Interior Design Introduction The Task The Process Evaluation

2. Introduction Imagine for your birthday your parents are giving you $1500 to remodel your bedroom. You are given the task of designing a diagram of your bedroom and researching the materials and supplies needed to complete the remodeling.

3. The Task You need to measure your room, the height and length of each wall, window and doors. You will research the given websites for changes you wish to make to your room. Such changes may include paint color, carpet or flooring, furniture, window furnishings, etc. You will need to keep track of all expenses and websites you use. You will create a two diagrams of your room a before and after the remodeling. You will present all of this to the class via a PowerPoint presentation. Make sure to complete all the components of the Rubric to create an outstanding PowerPoint presentation of your bedroom Rubric

4. Evaluation A rubric will be used to evaluate students understanding of the components of remodeling assignment and the webquest.rubric

5. The Rubric Beginning 1 Developing 2 Accomplishing 3 Exemplary 4 Measurement/ Scale Drawing No scale drawing/ measurements included Scale drawing does not match room dimensions/ units not included or inappropriate Accurate basic scale drawing included (walls and major furniture (bed and dresser) only) Scale drawing includes doors/windows, closet space, additional furniture (chair, bookshelf, etc) Wall / floor covering No information included for wall/floor covering Wall / floor covering calculations leave large surplus (>1 gallon of paint left over, >1 roll of wallpaper left over, rug too big) Calculations accurate/ little or no surplus Includes calculations for more than one wall covering (combination of paint and wallpaper, inclusion of mural- type wall covering, etc) and/or more than one type of floor covering (laminate, hardwood and rug, etc.) Eco-friendly items included 0 eco-friendly items included 1 eco-friendly items included2 eco-friendly items included 3 or more eco-friendly items included Final Drawing No final drawing Basic drawing includedDrawing included; colors do not reflect room décor Drawing consistent with room décor Budget No budget includedProject over budgetProject completed within budget Project completed $100 or more below budget HomeBack

6. The Process - Activities Activity#1 Measure your bedroom to get the dimensions of your bedroom: height and length of walls, windows, and doors.

7. The Process - Activities Activity #2 Use the scale diagram of your bedroom using the website below. http://www.floorplanner.com/projects/28942878- bedroom/edit#assets;q=bedroom Sample Diagram

8. The Process - Activities Activity #3 Determine the total surface area of the walls and the area of the floor using the following websites. http://www.athropolis.com/popup/c-area2.htm http://www.csgnetwork.com/areacalc.html http://www.onlineconversion.com/room_area.htm

9. The Process - Activities Activity #4 Determine the amount of paint or wall covering needed to remodel your room and the total cost. Use the hyperlinks below to get to the websites. Paint WallpaperPaintWallpaper

10. Paint Paint quantity and cost calculator http://web.hgtv.com/hgtv/web/calculator/1,,1,00.html http://painterforum.com/cal.html http://www.myhomeideas.com/myhome/calculator/int eriorpaint/0,30810,,00.html

11. Wallpaper Wallpaper quantity and cost calculator http://www.csgnetwork.com/wallpapercalc.html http://www.americanblinds.com/products/wallpaper/index.a sp?P=WP&N=4294967258&home=tab1&zjxj=000T028C1 OT7&adc=XGWP&sdf=n&cm_mmc=Google+-_-+Content- _-WALLPAPER-_-content-_- Google%20AdGroup&si=7&ref=1&ref=1 http://www.csgnetwork.com/wallpapercalc.html http://www.americanblinds.com/products/wallpaper/index.a sp?P=WP&N=4294967258&home=tab1&zjxj=000T028C1 OT7&adc=XGWP&sdf=n&cm_mmc=Google+-_-+Content- _-WALLPAPER-_-content-_- Google%20AdGroup&si=7&ref=1&ref=1

12. The Process - Activities Activity #5 Shop for new furniture and accessories at the following websites, include at least three eco-friendly items.eco-friendly http://www.pioneerthinking.com/decormenu.html http://remodelingcenter.com/remodel/story.jsp?storyid=/templa tedata/remodel/story/data/1196204080209.xml http://www.remodelingcenter.com/bedroom/planning/ http://home.ivillage.com/decorating/bedrooms/topics/0,,4tjp,00. html

13. The Process – Activity #5 (cont.) Eco-Friendly Sites http://www.qcollection.com/ http://www.pmorganics.com/ http://www.environmentalhomecenter.com/home.shtml

14. The Process - Activities Activity #6 Create a budget of your expenses using Microsoft Excel or another program, make sure to list everything you purchase. http://www.thebudgetdecorator.com

15. The Process - Activities Activity#7 Use FloorPlanner web site to scale diagram of your bedroom after the remodeling is complete using the website below. http://www.floorplanner.com/projects/28942878- bedroom/edit#assets Sample Diagram

16. Bedroom Diagram Back to Activity #2Back to Activity #7Back to Activity #2Back to Activity #7

17. References Athropolis Productions Limited (2008) Area calculator. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://www.athropolis.com/popup/c-area2.htmhttp://www.athropolis.com/popup/c-area2.htm American Blinds, Wallpaper & More (2008) Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://www.americanblinds.com/products/wallpaper/index.asp?P=WP&N=429496 7258&home=tab1&zjxj=000T028C1OT7&adc=XGWP&sdf=n&cm_mmc=Google+ -_-+Content-_-WALLPAPER-_-content-_-Google%20AdGroup&si=7&ref=1&ref=1 http://www.americanblinds.com/products/wallpaper/index.asp?P=WP&N=429496 7258&home=tab1&zjxj=000T028C1OT7&adc=XGWP&sdf=n&cm_mmc=Google+ -_-+Content-_-WALLPAPER-_-content-_-Google%20AdGroup&si=7&ref=1&ref=1 Built-e, Inc (2002) Retrieved March 30, 2008 from http://www.environmentalhomecenter.com/home.shtml Computer Support Group (2008) CSG area calculator. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://www.csgnetwork.com/areacalc.htmlhttp://www.csgnetwork.com/areacalc.html

18. References Cont. Computer Support Group (2008) Room wallpaper quantity and cost calculator. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://www.csgnetwork.com/wallpapercalc.htmlhttp://www.csgnetwork.com/wallpapercalc.html Creative Educators (2008) Dream room design. Retrieved March 26, 2008 from http://www.thecreativeeducator.com/lessons/current/dream_room.html Crochran, A. & Johnson, J (2002) Q Collection:Furniture, fabrics & accessories. Retrieved March 30, 2008 from http://www.qcollection.com/http://www.qcollection.com/ Fogt, R. (2006) Welcome to OnlineConvesion.com. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://www.onlineconversion.com/room_area.htm http://www.onlineconversion.com/room_area.htm

19. References Cont. iVillage Home & Garden Netwrok (2008) Home decorating:Bedrooms. Retrieved March 28, 2008 from http://home.ivillage.com/decorating/bedrooms/topics/0,,4tjp,00.htmlhttp://home.ivillage.com/decorating/bedrooms/topics/0,,4tjp,00.html Meredith Corporation (2008) Arrange-a-room. Retreived March 26, 2008 from http://www.bhg.com/bhg/category.jsp?categoryid=/templatedata/bhg/category/data/a rrangearoomtest.xml Meredith Corporation (2008) Bedroom planning. Retrieved March 26, 2008 from http://www.remodelingcenter.com/bedroom/planning/ Meredith Corporation (2008) Interior design for the bedroom: 5 tips for bedroom design. Retreived March 26, 2008 from http://remodelingcenter.com/remodel/story.jsp?storyid=/templatedata/remodel/story/data/119620 4080209.xml

20. Refernces Cont. Microsoft Corporation (2008, April 12) Making ends meet. Retrieved March 26, 2008 from http://www.microsoft.com/Education/endsmeet.mspxhttp://www.microsoft.com/Education/endsmeet.mspx Paintforum.com(2007) Room paint quantity and cost calculator. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://painterforum.com/cal.htmlhttp://painterforum.com/cal.html Pioneer Thinking (2008) Home decorating center. Retrieved March 28, 2008 from http://www.pioneerthinking.com/decormenu.htmlhttp://www.pioneerthinking.com/decormenu.html PM Organics (2001) Retrieved March 30, 2008 from http://www.pmorganics.com/http://www.pmorganics.com/

21. Refernces Cont. Scripps Netwroks, LLC (2008) Paint estimator. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://web.hgtv.com/hgtv/web/calculator/1,,1,00.html SmartDraw.com (2008) Bedroom designs. Retrieved April 4, 2008 from http://www.smartdraw.com/examples/preview/index.aspx?example=Bedroom_Floorplan SPC Digital (2008) Interior paint calculator. Retrieved March 27, 2008 from http://www.myhomeideas.com/myhome/calculator/interiorpaint/0,30810,,00.html Wilson, K. (2002) The budget decorator. Retrieved March 26, 2008 from http://www.thebudgetdecorator.com/ Writer, M (2008) How to maintain a budget using excel. Retrieved March 26, 2008 from http://www.ehow.com/how_2153400_budget-painlessly-using-microsoft-excel.html HomeHome Teachers PageTeachers Page