Fri. 6/25 - Week6

I continued to look for fabrics and furniture for the new project, Miller. After we determined the living room furniture and fabric I then looked up pricing for each of them. I had to go out to Kuenhe to help Gina with some things. The warehouse brought the two couches, the one correct one and the one that had been broken. We placed them and then had to do some re-arranging in family room because we are no longer using the console that was designed to go in there. So we had more space and a rug that was now too small. But we arranged and fixed it. We then re-arranged one the bedrooms and now the spacing looks much better. The house is just about complete!

Thurs. 6/24 - Week6

Gina got a new client and therefore a new project and she is letting me help out a whole lot with it, which is really exciting for me. So I spent the morning picking out furniture and fabrics that were to the clients likes. The client has a smaller budget so I had to keep within certain vendors so and certain fabrics so we don't go over budget. I then went over what I had with Gina and we picked out some more fabrics and got a good color pallet going. I'm really excited about this opportunity I've been given and I plan on doing as much as I possibly can with it.

Wed. 6/23 - Week6

Today was the installation of Gina's project, the Kuenhe Residence. All the furniture was brought in, we had to cut and tape the rug pads and then place the rugs on them in the correct place which was actually a lot harder than it would seem. I ironed some of the bedding and placed furniture. There were a couple hicups along the way, there was a wrong couch brought from the ware house, another had a broken leg, there was a problem with one of the head boards, but we got it taken care of. The rest of the installation went pretty smoothly. It took a long time but the place is really coming together and looks great. It's amazing how different things look on paper and the computer compared to set up in real life.

Tues. 6/22 - Week6

I rendered ALL day today.. Reisman Residence.

Mon. 6/21 - Week6

I went to the Bernardi residence, a newer project for to do window measurments. It is a condo and the layout is really is done really well. A lot of the finishes are being left as is. There are new kitchen appliances that are going to be put in and wood flooring in the master bedroom.
I then did an elevation of the wall where the entertainment center will be in the Sobieski house. I had to show the niches with the molding.
Next I started rendering the floor plan of the Reismen residence. It is very large and I will be continuing it tomorrow.

Fri. 6/18 - Week5

Today was a very productive day. I started out with printing tickets for the Kuenhe project. We will begin installation on Wednesday so I got the tickets ready for the things that will be delivered then. I then had to check the delivery tickets with the ware house inventory to make sure it was all there. I then had to play secretary for a while because our secrectary was only there part of the day. I had to answer the phones and greet people at the door. I then had to do a do another hand rendering, it was just of one room to be showed as a second option to a client.

Thurs. 6/17 - Week5

I went out to the Kuehne residence with Gina this morning. There wasn't much going on at the site. We met with the general contractor and went over some things that still needed to be changed or addd. We came up with a new floor design for the foyer and got all the dimensions we needed so it could be drawn up on CAD and shown to the client to make a final decision.
When I got back to DGW I sat down with Edgar and explained to him what needed to be done to the flooring in they foyer, so we drew up three different options for Gina. Later I continued on my list of vendors to call. I then hand rendered a floor plan for Glenn (the owner) who is giving a presentation tomorrow morning. (Shown above)

Wed. 6/16 - Week5

Above are portions of the Sobieski furniture plan, the whole thing was too large to upload on here.

I started the day out with calling some vendors left on my list of vendors to call. I then sorted through the incoming mail and up-dated vendor catalogs and cleaned up the resource library. I then sat down with Edgar and Gina and discussed with them re- tiling and patterning of the Kuehne residence's foyer. We went through what the client wanted and Edgar drew up different options on CAD. This was sort of strange/new to me because the Kuenhe residence is just about finished. The foyer floor, well all the floors are complete. I thought it weird that they are going to tear up the finished stone and wood flooring and insert something different. They are using the same materials but there is a lot more detail to it. But I suppose the client wasn't happy with how it is now, so they are re-designing it.
Later I filled out a window treatment quote request form for a manufacturer so they would have the finishes we wanted for our size window so they could price it for us. This was the first time I had done this and was a learning experience.

Tues. 6/15 - Week5

Today I started out with updating purchase orders with acknowledgments. I then did the furniture plan for the rest of the Sobieski residence. I am getting a lot of practice with CAD, and I'm glad I am, I enjoy it. When I finished I spent the rest of the day going thru Sam Moore fabrics discontinued list and throwing fabrics out.
I will have pictures posted soon of the CAD work I did today.

Mon. 6/14 - Week5

One of projects that is going on now is way over budget, so I searched for new furniture pieces online that could possibly be used instead. The style was extremely traditional, very detailed and decorative.
I then started the furniture plan for the Sobieski residence. We scanned in the floor plan into autocad then traced over it in CAD. This included the outdoor porch, or lanai. It had a curvey pool with decorative rocks, so it took me a while to get that done. I then got to do the space planning for the furniture going on the lanai, which was exciting for me, even though it wasn't very much. I was still happy I got to do it.

Fri. 6/11 - Week4

I started out putting all the renderings into pages to for the catalog. I then put those pictures in the proposal using Design Manager by doing this I learned more about the program and got to see the guts of what a propsal looks like and how it is made. Gina had me call the vendors of the fans she had bought for her Kuenhe project so I could find out if they were compatable with house's automated electrical system. I then went to the project site and everything is really coming together. There are minor things that need to be fixed or touched up. The drapery is now up and some lighting fixtures, the last of the wall coverings are being put up.
I then had to take a floor plan into photoshop and edit out all the technical information so I could get it ready to put furniture in, which is what I'll be working with next week.

Thurs. 6/10 - Week4

RENDERING! I have rendered all day today. I then scanned them, cropped them in photoshop and got them ready to add into the project catalog.

Wed. 5/9 - Week4

Today was kind of boring. I cleaned up the resource library, threw some things out. I added in more receivables. I also declared Construction Management as my minor! That was pretty exciting. I then began drapery and bedding renderings for the Reisman project.

Tues. 6/8 - Week4

This morning I went with my supervisor, Gina to the Kuenhe house, which she is the designer of. We did a walk-thru, or “punch” for finishing touches. This was very interesting to watch and experience. Gina had printed out a list of things that needed to be done by each person for each room, and distributed one to everybody that was involved. She is very organized and it is very effective. This way people knew exactly what needed to be done and by when and could also take notes. We went through each room, and each imperfection and discussed how, by who, and when it would be fixed. The project is really coming together and looks very nice. I’m anxious to see it when it’s done.

After lunch I typed in new additions to the schedule Gina had made for everyone so everyone can continuously be up-dated and prepared. I then got pictures ready for catalog for the Reisman project and printed all 150 pages out and put them all in individual sheet protectors.

Mon. 6/7 - Week4

Today I was taught how to enter information for a delivery ticket and then print it out. This information is very critical because it tells you what has been picked up from the warehouse or vendor and ready to go onto the project site. I did more work with entering receivables for purchase orders as usual, and made a few calls to vendors to order memo samples for a project. I later helped a designer pick out accent fabrics in a bedroom.

In the Kuenhe project I’ve been observing and minimally been helping out with, has 4 electrical panels in the laundry room. We needed two 36x46 canvas boards to cover in wall covering and then hang over the panels so they wouldn’t be seen. I called different local craft stores, considered our options and pricing and then got a check made to the store from our company to pay for it. When I went to pick up the two boards I was able to use a tax exempt card so I didn’t have to pay tax, which I thought was interesting.

Fri. 6/4 - Week3

I started out the morning by checking purchase orders. This is tedious but I know that it is vital to a project.

Later I went back to the Kuehne residence where I went yesterday. This time I went with the designer of the project, Gina this was a much different experience with her. She is on the home stretch of finishing it and is stressed out to make sure everything gets done and on time. She was very particular about things but it is her job to be. There is a very geometrical wood and tile inlay floor patter in the foyer and following hallways. All the tile and wood was inserted but some grout still had to be added to certain sections. It is a pattern is black marble outlining a large white marble pattern. With the big contrast it was easy to see that the very straight line of black tile was not exactly straight. Gina talked with the general contractor and the site manager about fixing it with proxi paint. This was a very big deal and detailed task. But they got it figured out so that it can be fixed.

This taught me just how much responsiblity is on a designers shoulders and I can see that it can be come very stressfull especially when it comes to crunch time. You are in charge of everything that is going on, and the client is greatly depending on you to their house done to perfection.

Later I went to Wilson lighting to pick up lighting fixtures for the same project, we brought them back and them off the purchase order list to make sure we had them all.

Thurs. 6/3 - Week3

Today I started out by checking more purchase orders and entering in more receivables. I then went out to the project site that I went to on my first day, the Kuhene residence. There were more finishes done today than before like painting, a wood panel ceiling and more stuff like that. There was no furniture yet but more of the floors were uncovered so I got to see the tile and wood floor patterns. It’s neat to see the process of a finishing project. I’m anxious to see the finished product of the whole condo.

After lunch I worked with Gina my supervisor on window details for ordering motorized shades for 2 different windows. As simple as this may sound, it is a very detailed task. You have to have dimensions of the window and the fixture you are adding, make sure it all fits and if it doesn’t happen to work you have to come up with another plan. Which is what happened to us, we decided to do two separate shades and then had to reconfigure dimensions and costs.

Wed. 6/2 - Week3

I did a lot of work checking and making sure purchase orders were up to date and correct. I went through two different projects. Í am learning a lot more about the process of purchase orders and how they work. And since Í do all this through Design Manager Í am getting a lot more familiar with it and understanding it better. I also did more work in AutoCad.

Tues. 6/1 - Week3

Today I did a lot more work in Auto Cad. I finished a few more furniture plans. I then moved on to elevations. I first watched Edgar do elevations of a tile design in a shower of a master bathroom. I learned a few more short cuts and took notes. I then did my own. Along the way I had a few questions and found out the easiest and most efficient way to complete the tile design. I also did an elevation of a tile back splash detail of the wet bar.

AutoCad furniture plans of Reisman