Oh My Gawd #6

Bay Window: projection from the side of a house into which one or more windows are set.

Casement Window: Window that are hinged at  the side.

Clapboard: A long, thin, flat piece of wood with edges horizontally overlapping in series, used to cover the outer walls of buildings.

Dormer: A structural element of a building that protrudes form the plane of a sloping roof surface.

Eaves: The part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building.

Fanlight: A window, semicircular or semi-elliptical in shape, with glazing bars or tracery sets radiating out like an open fan.

Palladian Window: Large window that is split into three parts.

Pediment: The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style, typically surmounting a portico of columns.

Portico: A porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extending as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls.

Rafter: One of a series of sloped structural members that extend from the ridge or hip to the wall plate, downslope perimeter or eave, and that are designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads. A pair of rafters is a couple.

Sidelights: A narrow window or pane of glass set alongside a door or larger window.

Turret: A small tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building such as a medieval castle.

Oh My Gawd #4

Gable Roof: a roof with two sloping sides, forming a triangle at one or both ends.

Gambrel Roof: A roof with two angles of slope on each of two sides, the lower slope steeper than the upper slope.

Hipped Roof: All four sides of this roof slope inward to meet at a peak, or ridge.

Saltbox Roof: A variation of the gable roof, originally created when a low lean-to addition was built onto the back wall of a house.

Mansard Roof: All four sides of this roof have two slopes, the lower four steeper than the upper four.

Shed Roof: A simple, one-slope roof; also called a lean-to roof.

Sign Me Up #3

This week in Interior Design we learned about the different housing styles that are out there. the physical needs a house needs to meet are shelter, sleep, food, storage, and safety. the psychological needs for a house are love and belonging, privacy, identity, and creativity. The life style is the stages of life from infant to old age, and they include: young adult, young families, launching, and empty nesters.

The house for age 20 would be this: 

It would be an apartment of some sort or town home because young people just getting their families started cannot afford a house or other situation. 

The house for age 33 would be this: 

It is what people this age can afford, while still having money for other things. They probably would also be starting their first families. 

The house for age 42 would be this: 

It would be a modern, sleek, large design because people would have the money to support it, and want that in their lives. 

The house for age 75 would be this: 

It would be a cottage or small home because it makes it easier to clean, and also is easier to maintain. 

There are many different housing styles to choose from, but these would probably be along the lines of what I would choose. 

Oh my god #2

This week in interior design we started blogging, as well as looking at other blogs. All of which were interior design orientated. We chose to have a blog because it was required for interior design class.



The first blog I visited was at http://freshome.com/ I found  (http://freshome.com/2015/02/02/charming-log-residence-in-colorado-unveiling-spectacular-contemporary-style-rooms/) this casual log house that was cool and snazzy looking. Every room looks really cool and flows nicely.




Another blog I visited was http://deardesigner.co.uk/ . They have modern things that are more much snazz. They also use a lot of black and white which is a sign me up situation.











The last blog I visited was http://decoratorondemand.blogspot.com/ and they have some really cool ideas including copper sinks.

These are some of the first blogs we are exploring and so far its off to a great start.