Interior Design File: Bathroom Re-do

I finally got a chance to re-do my bathroom this week! Yah! I have been planning to do that since we moved and just never got around to doing it (shame on me). Anyway, I have a small bathroom...like really small. My apartment complex was built in the 1940s-1950s so things were a lot smaller back then and they didn't really have codes or spacial requirements but, I work with it.
I didn't really have a color scheme before I updated. I kind of just put whatever in there because I had other parts of the apartment to put together and I left the poor bathroom for last. The bathroom has black and white tile and a hollywood strip style wall mount for lighting. So I placed a grey rug, brown woven laundry basket, silver accessories, and a blue and white striped shower curtain for the mean time....I know, horrible right! I don't know why I let it go on this long.

For the re-do, I decided to go with a light grey color scheme and neutrals. I think that it is best to keep your bathroom neutral, like your bedroom, because these places are your private/kind of stress relieving places that should stay calming. I don't think you can be calm with fluorescent lighting with green and yellow colors everywhere. Also, I think its just a classic/timeless color scheme that goes with anything. I mostly got my stuff from Target (love Target!) cause its affordable with nice products for a college students on a budget, and my laundry basket is from TJ Maxx/Homegoods (again affordable for people on a budget). 
Now, the biggest part I didn't mention in the beginning is that it only took me three pieces to change the whole vibe of my bathroom! I only changed the laundry basket, shower curtain and rug! Honestly probably just changing your shower curtain can give your bathroom a whole new look. That way you don't have to go spending all this money, unless you have a luxury, 10' x 10' bathroom then you probably need some more items to spruce it up lol. Have a good one everyone!

Excuse the dirty clothes lol

Interior Design File: Hand Rendering vs. Computer Rendering

As an interior design student nearing the end of my degree I try to be versatile in my skills. Many would say that everything digital is all that everyone is using now a days and that you need to master Photoshop, CAD, Revit, Kerkythea, Sketchup,...and the list goes on and on. This is true however, only half true. Designers that I have spoken to still want their potential employees/interns to hand render and draft.
The art of hand rendering and drafting is a skill that I see slowly not being used in classes anymore. However, I believe hand rendering is a beautiful art that I wish I could master. There are some amazing hand renders in the design community that I only wish I could duplicate. Hand rendering to me is more personal, it is your hand expressing emotion in the color, in the texture, in the light.
Computer rendering though, is really fast and helps when projects in school need to be finished quickly. Also, they look really cool and impressive. Some work my other classmates have done are just fabulous! Plus, patterns are easier to apply because you can copy an image and place it into the upholstery of a sofa for instance.
Both these skills are essential to our work and help us explain our ideas to our clients and others. Which do you think is better? Hand or computer or both?

Poconos Dorm: Computer rendering for Residential 2 class using Photoshop (By: myself)

Poconos Dorm: Computer perspective for Residential 2 class using Sketchup (By: myself)

Poconos Dorm: Hand rendering of common room for dorm (By: myself)