I have finally finished my script and my google slides presentation! I have learned many things from putting this all together. I learned how to match the picture with what I am saying, and I learned how to use great vocabulary for my script. The hardest part for me was to actually write my script and add what I have learned from my research, site visit, and my interview. It was also hard for me to not get off topic with my script and get really good, clear pictures for my slide show. It was also hard for me to find someone to interview, and  find a place for my site visit. It was also hard for me to find resources, because what usually comes up in the internet are pictures of designed rooms.

The easiest part for me was researching – once I found the correct resources, it was very easy to get information from that article and/or website. Another easy part for me was to make the QR code in the end of my presentation, so people can get to my blog to see the process of my capstone. My next step is to memorize my script, and I am so excited to start memorizing! I am so excited for my presentation!

If you would like to learn more about my topic, these are the resources I used:

*Article: https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48792-the-hgtv-effect-60-of-home-shoppers-are-willing-to-renovate

*Article: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-beige-took-over-american-homes

*Article: https://homluv.com/article/how-hgtv-is-influencing-homeowners-and-builders

*Article: https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/the-hgtv-effect-home-improvement-shows-bring-high-expectations-for/article_40b19dfa-63ae-584e-a87b-17fd90501c88.html

*Article: https://lancasteronline.com/features/the-hgtv-effect/article_c0beaa9d-425a-5fad-81ea-66724f139bec.html

*Article: https://www.thegoodhartgroup.com/the-hgtv-effect/

*Article: https://www.philly.com/philly/business/real_estate/home-makeover-trends-hgtv-fixer-upper-property-brothers-20180520.html

*Article: https://odellconstructioninc.com/blog/hgtv-effect

*Article: http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/hgtv-helps-inspire-millennial-home-design/interior-design-furnishings-fixtures

*Article: https://www.architects.org/architectureboston/articles/i-saw-it-vhgtv

*Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HGTV

*Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior_design

*Article: https://durangoherald.com/articles/224556

 

 

I have finally answered my main inquiry question, which is, “How has HGTV impacted interior design?”. I have learned so much!  On major thing that I learned was that HGTV definetly affects the interior design industry. I also learned that people are renovating more and more, and are expected to renovate more through the year 2021, because of HGTV. I also learned that HGTV is the fourth most viewed cable network in the US, which has more than 1.6 million viewers altogether, and that HGTV creates many trends.

I have learned so much from my interview, site visit, and research, and all of it was really helpful for my research, and I am so excited to put it all together in my presentation. Overall, I learned many things, and I can’t wait to start my google slides presentation!

 

Planning:

When I was planning my interview I had a hard time finding who I was going to interview. When my mom’s friends came over she told them about my capstone project on interior designing. Luckily, one of my mom’s friends had a brother who was an interior designer. His name is Mj Ringor, and I think that he is the best interviewee for my capstone, because he started interior designing because of HGTV. His friends started asking him to renovate some parts of their houses, and he made money off of that and started a small business called “Mundo” from the money his friends gave him. Now, his business is very big and gaining more success every day. If you would like to see his website, click this link: Mundo Design + Build

Sending the Questions:

When my mom told me about him, I was so happy because I knew he would give me so much information. Because my friend’s brother lives all the way in the Philippines, I couldn’t meet him in person, and I couldn’t call him either, because of the time difference in the Philippines. So, I emailed him my questions and waited for him to answer. Most of my interview questions have something to do with HGTV, and the best part is, is that he started from HGTV. It is very difficult to interview him because he is very busy and I’m not really sure when he might answer my questions.

Getting the Answers:

When I finally got the answers, I was so excited! I read all the answers and they had a lot of information. For each question, the answer was 1-4 paragraphs, and I was not expecting that. I am so glad that I got the answers because I don’t have to worry about when he is going to email the answers or if I’m going to get the answers on time. I learned many new  is things from making this interview, like expanding the questions a little more. I also learned many things from an interior designers perspective about how HGTV is influencing the design industry. An important thing that I learned from Mj Ringor is that HGTV is really affecting interior designers and the design industry.

I am so happy that I finally finished my interview and my site visit, and I can’t wait to move on to the next step of my capstone!

On Saturday, May 18, I went to a mansion in Tarrytown called Lyndhurst, and the mansion is 181 years old. The reason why I went there is because I wanted to see the designs inside the mansion when HGTV wasn’t a TV channel yet. When I went inside, I saw that there was a lot of wood furniture, couches that had vibrant colors, many chandeliers and bookshelves, detailed wallpaper, carpets, a lot of mirrors around the house, and many stained glass windows.

Now, homes have neutral colored walls, furniture, and carpets, potted plants, spacious rooms, not so detailed chandeliers, some mirrors in parts of the house (bathrooms, bedrooms, hallways, etc), and marble floors, sinks, and countertops.

What I learned from this site visit is that modern and older homes are very different. The main difference between modern homes and older homes is that modern homes have basic designs and furniture, that have colors like beige, black, and white, while older homes have very detailed designs and furniture, that has colors not many people would use today, like vibrant, greens, yellows, blues, and reds. This site visit taught me a lot, and it showed me what designs looked like before HGTV was a TV channel.

 

After a long time thinking about this, I have finally found my inquiry question. My question is ” How does HGTV impact interior design?”. I wanted to do this question because, one of the main reasons why I’m researching interior designing is because I really enjoy watching  HGTV.

Since I have a main inquiry question, I have sub questions. My sub questions are:

• How does HGTV inspire homeowners?
• How does HGTV affect interior designers?
• How does HGTV influence different types of themes for houses? Types of themes: modern, country chic, open concept
• How does HGTV affect the trends? Types of floors, wallpaper, colors, furniture
• How does HGTV affect the different types of materials for furniture? Types of materials: wood, granite, marble, quartz

It was a little challenging to find the main inquiry question and the sub questions because I easily get stuck when I’m thinking about something. I’m so excited to continue this project!

For my capstone topic, I’m going to research interior designing. I always got so interested in interior designing ever since I started watching HGTV.

The hardest part for me was actually thinking / brainstorming ideas. There were so many things I was interested in and wanted to learn more about, but I chose interior designing. The easiest part was choosing between my top two choices. I really wanted to focus on a topic that I’m passionate about, so I picked interior designing.

I’m so excited to continue this project and I hope my project goes well!