The purpose of Home Design & Restoration is to learn design principles and develop graphic design techniques. In addition, activities in this category encourage well-thought-out design plans and diverse artistic techniques. Be sure to take note of the General Information section to develop a successful project.
Awards:
Kinship Pointe, Wayne - Champion Junior Home Design & Restoration
Jenni Topp, Winside – Reserve Champion Junior Home Design & Restoration
SullyWorks - Champion Senior Home Design & Restoration
SullyWorks – Reserve Champion Senior Home Design & Restoration
Premiums: Purple $4.50, Blue $4.00, Red $3.50, White $3.00
General Information:
A. All Home Design & Restoration exhibits are evaluated by these criteria: 1.) Items must be items designed to be used for home decorating, home furnishing or home management (no clothing, purses, note cards, scrapbooks/photo albums, etc.). 2.) Accessories should be of high quality (as compared to quick simple crafts), suitable for use in the home several months throughout the year. Holiday specific items are discouraged. Exhibits made from kits are also discouraged as kits limit decision making in the design process. 3.) Items should show creativity and originality, along with the application of design elements and principles. 4-H members are required to include the design elements and principles they used, along with a simple explanation of how they designed their project with their exhibit. Information on the elements and principles of design may be found in the Design Decisions manual, as well as Portfolio Pathways and Sketchbook Crossroads. 4.) Entered in the correct class: What medium was changed or manipulated? What medium is the majority of your exhibit made from? 5.) Items should be ready for display in the home (pictures framed, wall hangings and pictures ready to hang, etc.). No single mat board or artist canvas panels allowed. Wrapped canvas (if staples not visible on edge) is accepted without framing. Make sure hangers are strong enough to support item. Command strips are not adequate hangers. Items not ready for display will be lowered one ribbon placing. 6.) Items should not be made for beginning level or other projects (ex: simple (10 minute) table runners or woodworking). Exhibits from the beginning level project, such as Design My Place, are county only and not state fair eligible.
B. Number of Entries: One entry per 4-H member per class. Entering delicate, breakable, or valuable items is highly discouraged. Exhibits may be no taller than 7 feet and no wider than 6 feet. All exhibits must be able to be easily lifted by two 4-H Staff.
C. Scoresheets, forms, contest study materials, and additional resources can be found at https://go.unl.edu/ne4hhomedesignrestoration.
D. Entry Tags: An entry tag must be securely attached to each Home Design & Restoration exhibit. Use color, pattern, or picture description to aid identification. No straight pins.
E. Identification: In addition to the entry tag, a label with the 4-H member’s name and county should be attached to each separate piece of the exhibit.
F. Supporting Information: See each project for requirements.
G. Special Recognition at the State Fair: Special exhibits may be selected for the Design Gallery from this project area.
H. An explanation of projects and curriculum resources can be found at https://4h.unl.edu/resources/projects/.
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