Congratulations! You just recently graduated from the Art Institute of Kansas City earning your degree in residential design. After a few weeks of searching you've landed your dream job at a top-notch design studio and have landed your first clients, Edward & Bella. Eager to get started you first compile a client profile to learn more about what your clients want and need.

Bella & Edward from Twilight

Through the interview you learn that the couple is recently married and have just purchased their first home. While they currently do not have any children they do plan on having them in the next few years. For now they are the proud parents of two dogs and a cat. Their pets are part of the family, sleeping with the couple and relaxing on the furniture.

Edward, a high school history teacher and Bella, a nurse enjoy being with their family & friends whenever possible. The couple enjoys having dinner parties and watching movies. They really like the outdoors and want to incorporate nature into their home. They've hired you to help them with their lack of design style. Being a newlywed couple they don't have much, just and old trunk handed down to Bella from her grandmother and a leather chair Edward's father gave them. They would like both of these pieces incorporated into their room. Other than those two pieces of furniture everything else they will need to purchase.


Leather chair


Wooden Trunk

They really aren't sure how they want their room designed. Edward prefers the traditional styles but Bella is more contemporary. The couple has decided to let you decide on a design style for them. First you need to gather all the facts to decide which design style you want to go with and then have a second meeting with them to inform them what style you decided on. Use the provided worksheet to find information on each of the design styles. When you are done select the style you want to continue.

Use the following links to help guide you in your design research:

Traditional Design
Contemporary Design