private and public use of the living room - Bilkent University
private and public use of the living room - Bilkent University
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3.3.4. The Sources <strong>of</strong> Interior Design <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Living Room<br />
This section relates to <strong>the</strong> qualitative analysis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> results that are related to <strong>the</strong><br />
sources <strong>of</strong> interior design <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> style <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong>.<br />
Rechavi (2004) states that <strong>the</strong> sources <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> interior design <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong><br />
develop both with <strong>the</strong> style <strong>and</strong> dweller’s concept <strong>of</strong> what a <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong> might look<br />
like. Grier (1988) claims that middle class dwellers have <strong>the</strong> opportunity to see what<br />
a <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong> should look like from <strong>the</strong> pictures <strong>of</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong>s <strong>of</strong> upper class in<br />
exhibitions in 19 th century, trains, or women magazines. Cooper- Marcus (1995)<br />
state that dwellers reflect <strong>the</strong>ir childhood memories into <strong>the</strong>ir ho<strong>use</strong>s not as direct<br />
replicas, but <strong>the</strong>se reflections aimed to create a certain atmosphere. Rechavi (2004)<br />
also states that <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong> in one’s mind is developed both by <strong>the</strong><br />
objects in <strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> activities that are performed in <strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong>. In<br />
her (2004) study, participants developed <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong> by childhood<br />
memories, stores, TV programs, magazines, books or o<strong>the</strong>r people’s ho<strong>use</strong>s. The<br />
childhood ho<strong>use</strong> <strong>of</strong> dwellers was <strong>the</strong> most frequently mentioned source.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> current study, <strong>the</strong> sources <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> interior design <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong> were<br />
asked to <strong>the</strong> respondents. Respondents could mention more than one source.<br />
According to <strong>the</strong> responses, <strong>the</strong> main sources are stores, magazines, o<strong>the</strong>r people’s<br />
ho<strong>use</strong>s, interior architects, childhood memories, books, TV <strong>and</strong> internet (see Figure<br />
3.26 for frequencies <strong>of</strong> sources <strong>of</strong> interior design <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong>). The sources <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> interior design <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong> are mostly developed by stores or magazines.<br />
As mentioned before, <strong>the</strong> design decisions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>living</strong> <strong>room</strong>s were mostly taken by<br />
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