Interior Design Fundamentals: Mastering Color and Texture
Calculating Material Amounts
A course by Shari Francis , Interior Designer
About the video: Calculating Material Amounts
Overview
“In this lesson we will discuss how to calculate the accurate amount of material needed for your project. This will help you when you decide to order materials for your project.”
In this video lesson Shari Francis addresses the topic: Calculating Material Amounts, which is part of the Domestika online course: Interior Design Fundamentals: Mastering Color and Texture. Explore the use of color, texture, and light to create memorable interior spaces that capture your personality.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'm going to teach you how to calculate accurately the amount of materials you're going to need for your project. When you are going into renovation or any type of construction, you need to know the amount of materials that are going to cover the area that you're working in. Here I have the same project in Jersey City, the one bedroom, and I am focusing in on understanding how much flooring I'm going to need in the kitchen and living room area. So what I've done is I've highlighted the area in the apartment where I need to calculate the amount of flooring that I'm going to n...”
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Course summary for: Interior Design Fundamentals: Mastering Color and Texture
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Interior Architecture, Interior Decoration, Interior Design, Spatial Design

Shari Francis
A course by Shari Francis
Shari Francis is the owner and head interior designer at Dadapt, a Brooklyn-based interior design studio. Shari received a Master’s of Science in Interior Design in 2011 from the Pratt Institute, where she is currently a part-time interior design professor. She is also a member of the Black Artist and Designers Guild.
Over the past decade, Dadapt has created compelling and creative designs for their clients. Shari’s portfolio includes interior narratives for development, residential, commercial, and hospitality projects. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Martha Stewart, Westchester Magazine, Design*Sponge, Alcon Lighting, and transFORM.
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