Designing furniture plan to modern guest house

A Senior Capstone Research Project by Eden Turner

Main Research Question:

How can the home be designed to create a comfortable, functional, and inviting space that accommodates both guests and the family’s older children while meeting their evolving needs?

This project centers on a family of five who recently designed and built a luxurious, modern home that includes a separate guest house. The family has three children: their eldest daughter, age 30, is recently married and planning to start a family of her own; the other two children, twins, are currently juniors in college and each have bedrooms within the main house. The design must thoughtfully address the needs of adult children and visiting guests, ensuring both privacy and comfort while maintaining a cohesive, high-end aesthetic throughout the property.

Backround Info

Home designed by Weldon Turner

Check out the existing house!

Drafted Plan

I began by sketching my ideas on where I want to put furniture on what is called flimsly paper. The paper goes over the floorplan and is transparent.

Found Art

I reached out to my uncle, Kenneth Turner, an art dealer, and asked him to share selections of modern artwork that would complement the space.

Getting Samples

I went to the office of Julie Hayes to find samples of fabrics/upholstery/rugs for each room and gather more of an idea on how I want the interiors to look like.

Materials

I used a variety of pens and red pencils, each with different tip sizes to achieve varied line weights. The red pencils are especially effective in highlighting the furniture, allowing it to stand out within the composition.

I used this scale ruler. 1/4 of an inch represents a foot.

Finalized Floor Plan

I used tracing paper to outline the layout, filling in the walls and carefully sketching the furniture to define the space.

Living Room

Purple Room

Blue Room

Pink Room

The Art: The art selected below is mainly for living room and hallways of house, not bedrooms

KORA KAPFER

56 x 67 inches

LARRY JOHNSON

60 x 76 inches

ALISON KATZ

86 x 51 inches

PAUL SIETSEMA

47 5/8 x 47 3/8 inches

CYNTHIA DAIGNAULT

MAGGIE FRIEDMAN

58 x 46 inches

JANA EULER 112 x 69 inches UGO RONDINONE 16x16 inches

An Idea of how 1/3 rooms looks without furniture.

Pink Bedroom: The pink bedroom is designed for the eldest daughter when she returns home. Anticipating her plans to start a family, the room includes a dedicated nook for a future crib. A king-size bed provides ample comfort and accommodates both her and her partner.