2.5 Interior Decoration

• Meaning and importance of interior decoration
• Elements of interior design: space, line, form, colour, texture, light and pattern
• Categories of colour and the colour wheel
• Warm and cool colours and their effects
• Colour schemes: monochromatic, analogous, complementary and triad
• Hard and soft furnishings
• Flower arrangement in interior decoration
• Making an item for interior decoration
• Decorating a room: balance, harmony, contrast and proportion
• Using a computer to sketch and design a room layout

• explain the elements of interior design in relation to interior decoration
• describe the effect of colour in relation to interior decoration
• categorize furnishings used in interior decoration
• explore flower arrangement as used in interior decoration
• make an item to be used in interior decoration
• decorate a room using the components of interior design
• appreciate interior decoration in day-to-day life

“How does interior decoration impact our lives?”

“What does interior decoration entail?”

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1. What interior decoration is
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   Explain the meaning and importance of interior decoration.
2. The elements of design: space and line
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   Explain space and line as elements of interior design.
3. The elements of design: form and texture
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   Explain form and texture as elements of interior design.
4. The elements of design: colour and light
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   Explain colour and light as elements of interior design.
5. The element of pattern
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   Explain pattern as an element of interior design.
6. Categories of colour and the colour wheel
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   Describe the categories of colour and the colour wheel.
7. Warm and cool colours
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Describe warm and cool colours and their effects in interior decoration.
8. Monochromatic and analogous schemes
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Describe monochromatic and analogous colour schemes.
9. Complementary and triad schemes
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   Describe complementary and triad colour schemes.
10. Hard and soft furnishings
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Categorise the furnishings used in interior decoration.
11. Flower arrangement
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explore flower arrangement as used in interior decoration.
12. Making an item for interior decoration
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Make an item to be used in interior decoration.
13. Decorating a room
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Decorate a room using the components of interior design.
14. Designing a room layout with a computer and review
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Use computer software to sketch a room layout, and review interior decoration.