JoriGreeneHawkenProjects2021

 The end of the week went by rather quickly. I used that time to finish up my furniture search and made some decisions. I took all the furniture I wanted and saved the photos into a folder on my computer. I also included the prices in these photos so that I can display that on my design board. I forgot to mention this before, but I also had my Hawken mentor check-in this week. That meeting was quick and I thought it went really well. I have learned how important it is to be organized and on time in this field of study. I spent some time studying the psychology behind different colors too. It is something I will introduce and show during my presentation on Thursday. I just find it so interesting how certain colors and or color schemes can make you feel a certain way. Since I am using pretty neutral colors in the model dorm rooms there was not much to adjust. However, I am using quite a bit of blue for the cabinets and closets. I wanted to make sure that the color blue did not have a...

The first couple days (of this week) were probably the most interesting days of my entire Senior Project. I spent Monday working on finding more furniture for my design boards. Like I have said before, my design boards are what I am presenting as my final project. Tuesday was the coolest day, though. I visited this place in Solon called Granex. This place is where one would go to pick out countertops and they are also made there. It was so cool to see the warehouse in which these countertops are made. The office had a cool layout too. You walk in and there is a small room that has large samples of all the granites and or quartz finishes. To get to the back/warehouse part you walk down this super long hallway which has different finishes hung on each side. Being able to see so many different variations of finishes was very neat. There were so many pretty ones as well as generic-looking ones. The warehouse has so many different-sized slabs for all the finishes. They are just sitting in s...

  The rest of the week went by pretty quickly. I did a lot of independent work on my model dorm room project. I have a few things left to work on over the next week, but I think it is coming together pretty nicely! I focused a lot on the bathroom this week. I am planning on continuing the mid-century modern theme I have going on. I found this awesome peel and stick wallpaper for the bathroom. The wallpaper is shiplap which I think looks really nice in a bathroom. I am trying to find matte black hardware to pull the entire look together. I found this super cool mirror at Home Depot that has an LED strip around it and it will not fog up. I thought that the no fog part would be nice to have in a dorm bathroom. I will be continuing the vinyl wood flooring into the bathroom as well. As far as countertops go, I am still undecided. Most of the ones I like are super expensive, and not in my budget. I think by the end of this week I will have all my components ready for my design boards. I ...

  I have learned so much in the past couple of days. I started my week off with a Zoom meeting check-in with my mentor. During this Zoom meeting, I showed her the furniture that I picked out. She loved the storage bed that I talked about in my previous post. We both thought that having storage drawers connecting to the bed is a great way to utilize space. In my research I found out that my school dorm beds are typically Full XL and not Twin XL. I decided that I was going to make my model dorm room have Twin Xl beds because then I have more space for a nightstand, desk, and dresser. Right now, the dorm rooms have a Twin XL bed, a desk, and a dresser. By making the width of the bed smaller, the room automatically gains square footage. I also liked the idea of painting the closet door the same purpley navy as the cabinets to pull the whole dorm together. Today, I got to experience a sit in client visit! This client is redoing their master bathroom and master closet. My mentor cam...

 The past couple of days have been thrilling! I visited a few hardware stores to look at different paint samples. There are so many shades of the same color to choose from! I had to pick a color for the walls and the cabinets. For right now, I picked a light grey for the walls, and a deep purpley navy for the cabinets. I was in the paint store looking at samples for hours... I never realized how much time it takes to pick the perfect color. I also visited a floor shop to see if any flooring caught my attention. Once again there are so many options. I love the way wood floors look in almost every room, so I was naturally drawn to that. I looked at some vinyl wood floors because it is cheaper, low-maintenance, long-lasting, and waterproof! It seems like the best option for a college dorm, and it will still look nice. I then looked for countertop options and I did not find anything that caught my eye. I am visiting a tile shop next week, so I will probably find something I like there....

Today was the first day of projects! I decided that it would be best to sit down and meet with my mentor for the first day. We met in the morning and we went over my project. More specifically how to complete it. The "secret" project is to create a model dorm room for my (or any) University. I am really excited for this project, because it is something that we all need to start thinking about. I was given a budget of 10,000 to create this model dorm room. Either I can make a model dorm room for the University that I "work for" or I can create my own dorm room for this upcoming fall. I think I might do a mix of both things. During the next two ish weeks I will visit different tile and furniture stores to pick out what I want in the dorm room. I really like this project because it is an extension to what I spent all year doing in art. I get to create real design boards with tangible materials. I will spend all of tomorrow working on this design board. This project is ...