Math is very important to Interior Design…floor measurements to replace floors..to figure out an area of a room so you can mathematically figure out how much paint you might need. You will need to figure out how much yardage for drapes and slipcovers.You need math more than you think in Interior Design! Good luck with the project.
geometry should be obvious but if not, depending on the project you might have to replace parts of walls or electricle outlets…which all take measuring…or try and miscalculate sq. ft. when putting in any type of floor and see the reaction from the person paying.
Measurements…..floor area for rugs and carpets. Measurements for cabinets and counter tops, appliances, window coverings. Air exchange for ventilation such as sizing fans for the stove? What size exhaust pipe will you need for the stove? If you were designing a fountain how many gallon per minute will you need and what size pump. What size water tank would you need for the fountain?. Heat gain from windows. How about how many square feet walls to be painted or wall papered? Size of furniture and amount upholstery fabric? Lighting: how many lumens will you need……..how will you convert 120 watt to low voltage…….now many lights can you carry per circuit? Basic electric installation, how many circuits will you need? Insulation, what type will give you what you need?
A friend designs kitchens. She is doing her own. Husband called all upset because he thought she had miss-measured for the overhang on the counter tops and the stove wouldn’t fit. He was wrong…….but then he’s a fireman, not a kitchen designer!
there’s a lot of math in any type of home or landscape design, but it is generally basic math, not advanced calculus.
Blue prints and drawing come in scales example 1/4″ in. scale. Say you were drawing a floor plan of room that was 12 feet by 16 feet and you had to do it 1/4in scale. one foot equal 1/4 of an inch you would draw on your paper the line of the 12 foot wall would be three inches long. the line of the 16 foot wall would be four inches long. Interior designer also need to have good basic math skill to make sure they under budget.
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Math is very important to Interior Design…floor measurements to replace floors..to figure out an area of a room so you can mathematically figure out how much paint you might need. You will need to figure out how much yardage for drapes and slipcovers.You need math more than you think in Interior Design! Good luck with the project.
geometry should be obvious but if not, depending on the project you might have to replace parts of walls or electricle outlets…which all take measuring…or try and miscalculate sq. ft. when putting in any type of floor and see the reaction from the person paying.
go to the library should be books to help you need math to get the square footage of a room and how many rolls of wall paper you need
Measurements…..floor area for rugs and carpets. Measurements for cabinets and counter tops, appliances, window coverings. Air exchange for ventilation such as sizing fans for the stove? What size exhaust pipe will you need for the stove? If you were designing a fountain how many gallon per minute will you need and what size pump. What size water tank would you need for the fountain?. Heat gain from windows. How about how many square feet walls to be painted or wall papered? Size of furniture and amount upholstery fabric? Lighting: how many lumens will you need……..how will you convert 120 watt to low voltage…….now many lights can you carry per circuit? Basic electric installation, how many circuits will you need? Insulation, what type will give you what you need?
A friend designs kitchens. She is doing her own. Husband called all upset because he thought she had miss-measured for the overhang on the counter tops and the stove wouldn’t fit. He was wrong…….but then he’s a fireman, not a kitchen designer!
there’s a lot of math in any type of home or landscape design, but it is generally basic math, not advanced calculus.
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Blue prints and drawing come in scales example 1/4″ in. scale. Say you were drawing a floor plan of room that was 12 feet by 16 feet and you had to do it 1/4in scale. one foot equal 1/4 of an inch you would draw on your paper the line of the 12 foot wall would be three inches long. the line of the 16 foot wall would be four inches long. Interior designer also need to have good basic math skill to make sure they under budget.