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During college, aka the best four years of your life, you find yourself living in many different places with many different people. Some of this places might be a cramped dorm room, a super expensive apartment, a cozy home shared with friends or a sorority or fraternity house. Each different environment calls for different things such as lighting, furniture, space planning and this list goes on forever. In this issue we will discuss how you can tackle the project that is your current home and make it somewhere you enjoy hanging out at!

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Hey  guys  welcome  to  Living  Func5onality!  This  magazine  came  to  be  because  I  needed  to  find  that  perfect  inspira5on  for  a  room  and  didn’t  know  where  to  look.  With  all  different  room-­‐specific  issues,  one  is  bound  to  find  something  they  love  in  the  magazine  if  not  everything!  I  am  a  student  at  East  Carolina  University  but  live  permanently  in  Hampton  Bays,  NY.  This  issue  is  being  published  because  of  all  the  students  out  there  who  want  a  liOle  style  in  their  rooms  but  don’t  know  how  to  make  it  

a  space  they  love.  Personally  these  are  some  of  my  favorite  projects.  You’ll  find  in  my  designs  that  I’ll  Always  Incorporate  The  beach  Or  water  Because    That’s      Where  I  draw  80%  of  my  inspira5on  from,  the  

rest  coming  equally  from  music,  ar5sts,  dancers  and  super  original  and  out  of  the  box  furniture  design.  I  hope  that  you  find  in  our  magazine  the  inspira5on  or  incen5ve  to  make  any  space  amazing!        

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Straight  horizontal  lines  create  length  and  strength  as  shown  in  this  image.  

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Cross  walks  are  found  all  over  college  campus  to  show  where  students  should  cross  the  road  safely.  

The curved flowing line of this brick wall creates a barrier between the walkway and the grassy area and also serves as a great seating area between classes! 7  

Bike racks are essential on college campuses and show some serious curved lines!

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Implied  texture  is  found  on  

many  common  work  surfaces  in  a  dorm  room  or  building.  For  example,  this  wallpaper  in  an  apartment  

shows  a  texture  but  is  just  a  

print!  10  

Flat  paints  are  non-­‐reflec5ve  and  are  very  

prac5cal  in  spaces    that  need  heavy  upkeep  like  this  

chapter  room  in  a  sorority  house.  12  

Shiny  5le  floor  has  a  reflec5ve  texture  and  can  make  a  small  dorm  look  

brighter!  

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Task  ligh5ng  is    u5lized  in  spaces  where    work  needs  to  be  completed  and  are  very  convenient  in  a  dorm  room  for  extra  ligh5ng  on  your  work.  

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Natural  light  is  the  light  you  get  from  outdoors  so  a  space  is  most  desirable  with  

         maximum  natural  light,  so                    arrange  your  room  accordingly!  

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Floor lamps can give off any extra light you need in a room, as long as you have some extra square footage for the lamp!

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Table lamps are decorative and offer some functionality

to a given space.

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A  monochroma5c    color  scheme  creates  a  calm  environment  and  is  easy  to  decorate!  Repurposing  a  dresser  like  this  is  a  cheap  way  to  decorate  your  apartment  or  house!    

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A  neutral  paleOe  is  easily  used  to  decorate  your  space  and  is  ideal  for  a  kitchen  or  ea5ng  area  in  your  home!   21  

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Savvy DIY storage projects can create a ton of positive space to be utilized in a room. We all know how precious a couple inches of storage becomes!

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An easy way to use negative space in a kitchen is

to apply shelving on an otherwise useless surface like

in this students home.

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Abstract shapes are said to promote curiosity and challenge people to think so, there’s no wonder why you can see abstract shapes and sculptures almost everywhere!

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Seating area for students create geometric shapes on ECU’s campus

Natural/Organic

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Dynamic

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Visual Symmetry

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Layering wall decorations is an easy way to make a pop of obvious symmetry in a room

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Columns in structure show structural symmetry and tend to create a grand feel for a room or a building.

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The large blue letters are in proportion to the rest of the house because they are easily seen and take up an appropriate amount of space on the house.

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It is obvious when an object

is not in proportion to

its surroundings

like small

furniture in a

large room or

vice versa.

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A large wall decoration is an easy way to draw the eye and looks great in any room

A Pop of dark wood brings attention to the cabinets

and woodwork

Human Scale

Symbolic Scale

Ceiling beams can make the scale of a room look more human-like with the help of large furniture and décor.

Any room that seems comfortable to live in to normal people is generally to human scale

Having a repeated factor in a space creates a smooth

rhythm and is easy on the eyes because there

isn't too much distraction.

The lines in the window panes show a difference in

horizontal and vertical lines bit similar in that they

shouldn’t distract from the design

Each tree standing in the same sized framing gives a unified and clean look.

Using a simple color scheme in a room will bring it together and make the room like crisp and uniform.

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Photos  were  taken  in:    •  Greenville,  NC  •  East  Carolina  University  Campus  •  Student  housing  at  Stony  Brook  University  •  Alpha  Xi  Delta  @  ECU    •  ZTA  @  ECU  •  Pintrest  (10  Photos)  •  The  Landing  Apartment  Complex  •  The  Bellamy  Apartment  Complex