Are you a Design Star?
You can design your dream room!

Your parents have saved $2500 to update your bedroom.  Choose furniture, accessories, bedding, lighting and window treatments to be included in your dream room within your budget allowance. 

Activity One:  Search internet catalogs for design ideas, furniture, and accessories.  Develop and write a brief description of your dream room as a Word document.  This description should include your preliminary selections including color choices, any theme you may have chosen and preliminary bedding and furniture choices.  Use 1” margins and create a title which is centered on the page in bold letters.  Use Comic Sans MS font, 14 pt.  (Comprehension)

Use the websites listed below to make your selections:
Target
Pottery Barn Teen
Wal-Mart
Haverty's Furniture
Lowes
JCPenney
Linens-N-Things
Bed Bath and Beyond
Home Depot

Activity Two:  Calculate the amount of money within your budget of $2500 for each category listed below: 
Furniture 50%
Accessories 10%
Bedding 25%
Lighting 8%
Window Treatments 7%
Submit your answers on notebook paper.  You must show your work.  (Application)

Activity Three:  Create a pie chart in Excel which illustrates the amounts calculated in activity two.  (Synthesis)

Activity 4:  Make final furniture selections.  Remember, you must have a bed, dresser, and mattresses.  Other pieces are permissible as your budget allows.  You may incorporate your current furniture to save money if it fits into your design plan.  Calculate sales tax (9.25%) on each piece and total.  Submit on notebook paper.  You must show your work!  Does it fit into your furniture budget?  If not, choose an alternative plan and submit that also. As you make your furniture selections, copy pictures of your selections into a Word document with one inch margins and two columns.  Include the URL address for that item and the price.  Create a header with your name: Furniture.  Place in your project folder. (Evaluation)

Activity 5:  Make final bedding selections.  You must include bedspreads or comforter sets and sheets.  Any accent pillows you want must also be included in this category.  Calculate sales tax (9.25%) on each piece and total.  Submit on notebook paper.  You must show your work!  Does it fit into your bedding budget?  If not, choose an alternative plan and submit that also.  As you make your bedding selections, copy pictures of your selections into a Word document with one inch margins and two columns.  Include the URL address for that item and the price.  Create a header with your name: Bedding.   Place in your project folder. (Evaluation)

Activity 6:  Make final window treatment selections.  You must include something to cover the windows for privacy such as blinds or curtains that close completely.  Calculate sales tax (9.25%) on each piece and total.  Submit on notebook paper.  You must show your work!  Does it fit into your window treatment budget?  If not, choose an alternative plan and submit that also.  As you make your window treatment selections, copy pictures of your selections into a Word document with one inch margins and two columns.  Include the URL address for that item and the price.  Create a header with your name: Window treatment.   Place in your project folder. (Evaluation)

Activity 7:  Make final lighting choices.  Will you replace a ceiling fixture?  Choose bedside lighting and any accent lighting you may want.  Calculate sales tax (9.25%) on each piece and total.  Submit on notebook paper.  You must show your work!  Does it fit into your lighting budget?  If not, choose an alternative plan and submit that also.  As you make your lighting selections, copy pictures of your selections into a Word document with one inch margins and two columns.  Include the URL address for that item and the price.  Create a header with your name: Lighting.   Place in your project folder. (Evaluation)

Activity 8:  Make final accessories choices.  Choose wall hangings, decorative pieces and paint.  You will need one gallon of paint to completely cover your walls.  If your plan includes painting the ceiling, you will need to purchase a gallon of paint for that also.  Calculate sales tax (9.25%) on each piece and total.  Submit on notebook paper.  You must show your work!  Does it fit into your accessories budget?  If not, choose an alternative plan and submit that also.  As you make your accessories selections, copy pictures of your selections into a Word document with one inch margins and two columns.  Include the URL address for that item and the price.  Create a header with your name: Accessories.  Place in your project folder. (Evaluation)

Activity 9:  Now that you have all elements of your design plan, you must evaluate your total budget.  If you went over in one area, you will need to compensate in another area and may need to go with an alternative plan in one category or eliminate some items.  In Excel, create a spreadsheet and include each element of your design plan.  You will need four columns titled Item Description (cell A1), Budget Category (cell B1), Price (cell C1) and Price with tax (cell D1).    After you have entered in all of your items, sort the items by category.  Add the amounts in columns C and D on the row immediately below the final item in each column using a formula.  Print your spreadsheet.   (Evaluation)     

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