JoriGreeneHawkenProjects2021

 I am so excited to present my final project tomorrow. I have worked so hard to create my design boards. I cannot wait to show everyone how much I have learned during my time with my mentor. This project was actually my mentors' idea. She wanted to create a project that had me thinking about my future and not so much my past. It made me realize how soon college really is and that my time in high school is over. I decided to do design boards because it is a great way to illustrate your findings and creative eye. Since I obviously cannot demolish and redesign all of the dorm rooms at my college, this was the next best option. Overall, this project went really well for me. I have been super organized and on top of all the work that was required to complete this project. I also had a great time with my mentor. We get along really well, so it was easy to work with her. Looking back at my Pre-Project Blog, I was very excited to work on my secret project, as well as some rooms in my own h...

 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...