Blog 21: Independent Component 2

LITERAL
(a) “I, Natalie Ovcharenko, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
(b) -Rey Viquez: rviquez@mac.com, 1(310)739-9096,
-Interview 4 with Deb Longua, dlzinteriors@gmail.com
-Einsiedel, Andrea Von, and Johanna Thornycroft. Dream Homes: 100 Inspirational Interiors. London and New York: Merrell Limited, 2005. Print.
-"Fuck Yeah Interior Designs!" Tumblr http://fuckyeahinteriordesigns.tumblr.com/
- Pinterest and Google also provided me with many images and ideas of how to do things.(c) Independent Component 2 Log Hours 
(d) I redecorated my residential bedroom. 

INTERPRETIVE 
With my second Independent Component, I was directly going towards answering my EQ by trying to find the answers to what is most important in redecorating a residential bedroom. The first thing I did, was try to get inspired by gathering ideas. I searched the web and checked out books from the Cal Poly Pomona library to look at ideas to I could use for my room. After getting an idea of what I could possibly do, I sketched it out. My first idea was to move my bed to the middle of the room, get rid of the desk, get a new shelf, and have a chair in my room by the window. I told Rey about my ideas and he told me I complicated things too much. He told me the most important thing I had to focus on first was getting rid of everything that I did not need anymore. He recommended I keep the furniture where it stands because the arrangement of the furniture gives me the most space in the room. There was a vintage lamp he also recommended I got rid of. I started off doing what Rey told me I needed to do most, which was get rid of as much stuff that I do not use anymore. I went through EVERYTHING in my room, and took any items I did not use anymore to Goodwill. I still wanted to try to get a new desk so I did some searching at a couple of Goodwill stores and on craigslist  I was not able to find anything I liked, so I decided to keep and work with the desk I already had. After cleaning and getting rid of everything, I was left with what I needed to work with and that's when the real decorating process kicked into gear. While redecorating my room, I made three things myself: The curtains, headboard, and a poster frame. The rest of the things were found around the house, or given to me from people that I knew. 

My three adjective goals for this patio were:
-Russian
-Comfy with space
-Vintage in California

To sum it up in a sentence: A vintage themed comfy room in California for a Russian with enough space for all her wildest dreams.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

I computerized my final sketch instead of having it done by hand this time.

The lace in the curtains really brought out the vintage in the theme. I also tried to have a lot of natural wood in the room which made my desk chair perfect. The desk chair is a lot smaller than the one I had previously had, so it gives me more space in the room also.

I added that knitted thing on top of the desk to go along with the vintage.

I down all of my trophies from the top of the bookshelf, and instead added some art pictures on top. I also added some encyclopedias into my bookshelf to make it look nice. 

I love my bed.

I took down the metal bar I had on the back of my door because I wanted the natural wood to be seen.

I made this little frame of myself and hung it up.

 HEADBOARD:

The original plan was to have a carpet in the room. I washed the carpet in the beginning of the week, and it ended up smelling so bad after the wash that I think I might never be able to use it again. I tried searching for a new one, but I couldn't find anything that was both in my price range and went along with the theme.

APPLIED

This Independent Component helped solidify my second answer, which is the important of furniture. Through this project, I came to realize that the most important piece of furniture in a bedroom is the bed. The whole room wouldn't be the same without it. The bed is the piece that dictates the theme of the room strongest. The chairs, and curtains, and natural wood in my room let you know that I'm going for a vintage theme also, but if the bed had purple tropical palm trees on it instead of the white, chocolate brown, and maroon red, then the feel of the room would drastically change into something that probably isn't even close to vintage. I used colors for the bed that would work with all pieces of furniture, and that gives a universal feel around my room. My third answer is walls, and hanging the headboard on my wall gave a different feel for my room also. It doesn't leave my room feeling as empty anymore, and it gives your eyes something to focus on. My first answer also played a role in this independent component because I also had to figure out what I wanted to do and make plans to the room before things kicked into gear. I did many sketches and drew many ideas on ways to rearrange the furniture in my room. After figuring out what changes I wanted to make to my room and the ideas I was going to do, the rest was just putting the pieces together. I also tried to draw my sketch of the room out on the computer just like all the pros at my mentorship do. What I got most out of this component, was the realization of how important the role of a bed is in a room.

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