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Clothing/Fashion and Housing/Interiors
Clothing and
Fashion
General Housing Resources
Housing Styles and Trends
Renting or Buying a Home
Design and Construction
Landscaping and the Environment
Interior Design
Furniture, Lighting, and Accessories
Kitchens, Laundry Areas, and Baths
Home Safety, Security, and Maintenance
Clothing and Fashion
Simplicity
Simplicity’s Web site takes a look at teaching tools,
lesson plans, and sewing basics and techniques.
American
Apparel and footwear Association
The AAFA is a trade association representing apparel, footwear,
and other sewn products companies and their suppliers. This
Web site offers news, history, statistics, and legislative
information about the industry.
AATCC
The American Association Textile Chemists and Colorists is
a technical and scientific society devoted to the advancement
of textile chemistry.
FiberSource
The American Fiber Manufacturers Association, Inc. (AFMA)
is the trade association for U.S. companies that manufacture
synthetic and cellulosic fibers.
American
Society for Testing Materials
ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards
development organizations for technical standards for materials,
products, systems, and services.
Color
Association of the United States
The Color Association is a color forecasting service in the
US. Since 1915, the Association has been issuing color reports
in fabric-swatched booklet form.
The
Fashion Association
The Fashion Association offers links to various fashion web
sites.
The
Fashion Group International
The Fashion Group International is an association of professionals
representing all areas of fashion, apparel, accessories, beauty,
and home industries.
Garment
Industry Development Corp.
The Garment Industry Development Corporation (GIDC) is a consortium
of labor, industry, and government dedicated to strengthening
New York's apparel industry.
Sewing.org
The Home Sewing Association provides this site for the home
sewing industry.
International
Apparel Federation
The IAF includes apparel associations from 30 countries representing
companies who provide products and services to the apparel
industry.
The
National NeedleArts Association
TNNA is an international trade organization representing companies
specializing in needle arts products and supplies.
New
York Fashion International
New York Fashion International (NYFI) works to increase New
York apparel manufacturers in exporting their products and
also in raising the profile of New York City as a world fashion
capital. It is a joint program of the Garment Industry Development
Corporation (GIDC), the Fashion Center Business Improvement
District (FCBID), and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC).
Focus
on Style
This site provides information about fashion, style, home
décor, and shopping.
The
History of Costume
This site shows and describes historical dress from antiquity
to the end of the 19th century.
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General Housing
Resources
ARCHITECTURAL
RECORD
The McGraw-Hill Companies hosts this online magazine. It provides
"green" architecture stories, information on multimedia projects,
in-depth interviews, book reviews, etc.
MSN
House & Home
This site provides information on topics like finding a home
for sale, finding an apartment, decorating a home, or wiring
a wall switch.
BobVila.com
Go to this site for an interactive room design tool, home
plans, and information on restoration and remodeling projects.
Living
Home
This online magazine provides articles on decorating and technology.
Home
and Garden Television
This site provides hundreds of illustrated articles on building
and remodeling, design and decorating, as well as gardening,
crafts, and real estate.
eHow
This site offers broad how-to information on topics such as
building and remodeling, decorating and design, garden and
lawn care, home repairs and maintenance.
Consumer
Information
This site from the Federal Trade Commission contains online
and downloadable articles on a variety of consumer education
topics including homes and housing.
U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
This site provides information on the Fair Housing Act, fair
housing lending, and fair housing planning guide.
Center
for Universal Design
This site promotes universal design modifications and provides
examples of home construction, projects, and the NCSU educational
program.
The
Great Buildings Collection
This site is a gateway to architecture around the world and
throughout history with photographs of buildings, 3D models,
architectural drawings, commentaries, bibliographies, and
Web links.
U.S.
Census Bureau
This site provides complete census information to help forecast
population trends and complete research projects.
PATH
This site offers information about original technologies available
for homes to all possible parties involved.
BUILDING
BIG
This is an interactive site with virtual labs and building
challenges to get students thinking about the large structures
they see everyday.
Electronic
House
This site offers information about new electronic devices
for the home, lifestyle planning ideas, and news in the field.
The
Henry Ford Museum
This site provides information about R. Buckminster Fuller's
Dymaxion House, a round aluminum structure.
Family
and Consumer Sciences
Click on the Housing link for information from North Carolina
State University.
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Housing Styles
and Trends
Real
Site Designs
A comprehensive listing of housing styles through the years,
complete with photographs and descriptions.
REALTOR
MAGAZINE ONLINE
Key housing styles into the search box for a illustrations
and descriptions.
Frank
Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape
This site provides an overview of Frank Lloyd Wright and his
work.
Built
in America
This site links users to the a digital exhibition of historic
American buildings.
Wright
on the Web
This site provides a virtual look at the works of Frank Lloyd
Wright.
Fallingwater
This site provides an overview of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
complete with elevation drawings and floor plans.
Rediscover
America at Greenfield Village
Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan includes many historic
American homes and buildings from the past 200 years. Photos
and descriptions are online.
Smart
Growth America
This site provides news links and a downloadable Smart Growth
report.
Sprawl
Watch
This site provides up-to-date information on housing growth
and trends.
The
Not So Big House, Susanka Studios
This site offers a variety of articles and links to new urbanism,
building environment-friendly houses, information on decorating
smaller homes, and a photo gallery.
The National
Association of Home Builders
Search on "Smart Growth" at this site to find information
about innovative land-use planning concepts.
CNU:
Congress for the New Urbanism
This site provides articles and information about new urbanism
and urban building projects.
Cohousing
This site provides lists of communities with cohousing or
community housing, information about cohousing, and frequently
asked questions with their answers.
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Renting or Buying a Home
Hometime
This site provides information about contracting a home, selecting
a site, signing contracts, and more.
Realty
Times
This is an article on landlord responsibilities. Follow the
Site Map link to access other articles.
Rutgers
University Off-Campus Housing Service
This site includes various articles and guidelines on renting
and renter's rights and responsibilities.
The
Apartment Renter's Resource
This site provides reviews of hundreds of apartments around
the U.S., renting tips, and step-by-step guidelines to various
rental situations.
eHow:
How to Find a Roommate
This site offers information on how to find a roommate.
The
HUD Home Buying Guide
This site provides guidelines on buying a home including financial
planning, making an offer, and mortgage information.
Realtor.com
This site provides interactive tools for finding homes for sale, picking a neighborhood to meet one's needs, a real estate glossary, and an interactive housing guide.
Home
Buying/Selling
This link provides a comprehensive listing of home buying
topics with relevant links, how-to's, forums, and frequently
asked questions.
Homepath
This site offers information about the home-buying process,
steps to getting a mortgage, Fannie Mae mortgages, and working
with a realtor.
Home
Buying Guide
This site provides a downloadable home buying guide. It is
available in several languages.
Relocation
Wizard
This site provides a relocation guide that creates tools for
planning a move and reports on quality of life in various
cities.
MoversGuide
This site provides online help for people who are moving including
moving tips, change of address forms, and moving discounts.
People
with Disabilities
This site, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development, offers information on supportive housing
for people with disabilities.
The
Salary Calculator
This site is an interactive salary calculator to help compare
the cost of living in hundreds of U.S. cities.
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Design and Construction
House
Plans Online
This site provides online floor plans and exterior elevations.
It is an excellent resource for viewing a variety of floor
plans.
Andersen
Windows & Doors
This site offers basic information as well as tips and ideas
for windows and patio doors. It includes an online window
gallery.
The
Home Design Store
This site provides illustrated reviews of 3D design, CAD rendering,
and digital media products, as well as online ordering of
these products.
Home
Design Software Programs
This site offers links to overviews of home design software.
LOGMAKER
This site provides a gallery of and information about log
style homes with 3D software.
Punch!
Software
This site is a product catalog with an image gallery of designs
created using 3D home design software.
JELD-WEN
Windows and Doors
This site provides a gallery of window styles and remodeling
tips.
CertainTeed
Corp.
This is an interactive site featuring siding, roofing, insulation,
fencing, and windows.
BuildingGreen,
Inc.
This is an article about the use of PVC in plumbing.
Lowe's
Click on How To or Design Tools for information, calculators,
etc.
Fine
Homebuilding
The search tool on this site allows students to access articles
about various building and design topics.
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Landscaping and the
Environment
BuildingGreen,
Inc.
This site features articles, product reviews, discussion groups,
articles, and links related to green building.
Environmental
Protection Agency
This site includes regularly updated online articles about
environmental issues ranging from environment-friendly gardening
to livable communities.
ImproveNet
Use the site's search feature to locate current articles on
energy conservation. This site also offers information on
remodeling and home improvement.
Energy
Star
This site features information about energy-efficient products,
homes, and buildings.
InHarmony
This is an online newsletter with environment-friendly and
organic landscaping information and tips.
Energy
Efficient Interior Design
This site provides information on energy-efficient interior
design and guidelines about products that help to conserve
energy.
Associated
Landscape Contractors of America
This site features industry news, online publications, and
consumer tips.
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Interior Design
Introduction
to the Elements of Design
This site provides an online introduction to the elements
of design.
Room
Review
This site contains information on the different components
of design and the design process.
Interior
Decorating
This site provides an all-inclusive listing of links to various
design sites and articles.
Color
Matters
This site contains articles about the impact of color on people
and their environments and an online bulletin board.
Color
Psychology
This is an article about color psychology.
Armstrong
Select the interactive room viewer to try out different wall
colors, cabinet colors, and floor colors.
Sherwin-Williams
Co.
This site provides an illustrated color planning guide and
how-to tips.
Country
Living
This is an online magazine provided by iVillage.com with articles
about decorating.
American
Society of Interior Designers
This site provides comprehensive information about interior
design as well as online interviews and industry tips.
Broderbund
This site features demos for three-dimensional home design
software.
Better
Homes & Gardens
This site includes a how-to encyclopedia, home plans, decorating
tips, an interactive room arranging tool, and more.
The
Home
This site provides information on furniture, the furniture
market, window treatments, floor coverings, rugs, accessories,
fabric, and trends in home design.
Ethan
Allen
This site features librarian online room planner, design ideas,
frequently asked questions about decorating, and an online
product catalog that can assist with students' design resource
files.
CRI:
Carpet & Rug Institute
This site includes information about selecting rugs and carpets,
care and cleaning, installation, indoor air quality, as well
as facts about the carpet industry.
Fiberworld
Classroom
Fiberworld Classroom is an online resource for topics on fibers
from manufacturing to history to uses to care and maintenance.
Benjamin
Moore Paints
This site features a product guide plus a paint calculator,
tips on paint application, and how-tos for decorative finishes.
It also includes paint colors and styles through history,
and a gallery of architectural styles.
Mannington
This site offers design tips, trends, and ideas for resilient,
laminate, and wood floors.
The
Home Depot
This link provides information on building and remodeling
and home décor and decorating as well as outdoor living and
tools and hardware.
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Furniture, Lighting,
and Accessories
Guideposts
to Traditional American Furniture
This is a glossary of terminology for and information on 18th
century American furniture and descriptions of furniture styles.
National
Gallery of Art
Use the search feature to view the gallery collections of
furniture.
Winterthur
View this Delaware museum's collection of antique American
furniture by clicking on About Winterthur and then The Museum
Collections.
FM4
This site features a comprehensive listing of links to furniture
styles from the 17th through the 20th centuries, a glossary
of modern terms, furniture design, and articles on furniture.
American
Lighting Association
This site offers lighting and fan information.
Lowe's
Click on the How To and select Lighting and Electrical to
access online articles about lighting.
IALD:
International Association of Lighting Designers
This site offers information on lighting design and the importance
of using a lighting designer.
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Kitchens, Laundry Areas,
and Baths
Amana
This site provides design ideas and product information.
GE
This site includes GE news, design ideas, product information,
and financial services for business and personal use.
Jenn-Air
This site features a collection gallery, design inspiration,
and customer service.
KitchenAid
U.S.A.
This site offers product information broken up into categories,
as well as customer service and a user forum.
Maytag
Corporation, Inc.
This site features product information, ideas, and advice.
Sharp
Electronics Corp.
Click on Appliances to link to related product information
and support.
Sears
Select Appliances to link to relevant product information.
Kohler
Select Kitchen & Bath to view a product catalog and design
ideas.
K+BB
This site includes overviews of appliances and other products
from numerous manufacturers.
Kitchen
Design for the WheelChair User
This is a comprehensive article on kitchen design provided
by Paralyzed Veterans of America.
Decotech
3D Design Software
This site includes free downloadable demos and a slide show
for 3D design software and a gallery of images created with
the software.
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Home Safety, Security, and Maintenance
Healthy
Homes Month
This site from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) provides information about making a home safer and healthier.
Institute
for Business & Home Safety
This site offers downloadable articles on various home safety
guidelines as well as building codes.
Safe
Within
This site contains frequently updated online articles about
home security, environmental safety, fire safety, and links
for home safety resources.
Room-by-Room
Safety Tips
This site offers room-by-room home safety tips.
Kwikset
Corp.
This site provides photos and descriptions of various locks
and deadbolts.
DoItYourself
This site offers comprehensive how-to information for building/remodeling,
repairing, and decorating and community links for various
house projects as well as a community forum.
Family
and Consumer Sciences
This site from North Carolina State University includes various
online publications ranging from recipes for environmentally
friendly household cleaning products to a preventive home
maintenance guide, as well as links to other housing and home
furnishing websites.
Hints from
Heloise
This site includes online cleaning and homemaking tips.
All
About Home
Use the search feature to find cleaning tips for various rooms
of a home as well as guidelines for organizing clutter.
Interior
Decorating
This is a listing of links to online articles on topics ranging
from cleaning the kitchen to cleaning wood floors.
HowtoCleanAnything.Com
This site provides hundreds of tips on cleaning a house from
the attic to the basement.
Hometime.com
This TV series website offers articles on home improvement,
remodeling, and repair.
This
Old House
Projects from the PBS television series are featured on this
site, along with an opportunity to ask questions about tools,
tips, and techniques.
Start
Remodeling, Inc.
This site offers professional advice to frequently asked questions,
links to other remodeling sites, and links to do-it-yourself
online articles.
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