Home Design and Decor

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Start by picking a 4-H Club. Learn more about how to choose your club. 

A child hangs a picture frameLearn to embrace home arts, home furnishings, and refinishing furniture. Members may also learn how to best incorporate color, light, design, space, and texture in a living space to optimize comfort and appearance.

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Manuals are available on the Colorado 4-H Website

4-H E-Records were previously known as Record Books. Each project has its own E-Record book that members are required to complete each year. We recommend downloading and starting your record book right away. All record books should be kept in a 3-ring binder. The front cover should have the 4-H'ers name, unit number, and project.  

Need help filling out your E-Record? Talk to your club leader, project leader, or visit our E-Record help page.

If you participate in the Larimer County Fair, you will turn in your e-record at Interview Judging Day in July. Learn more about getting your project ready for the Larimer County Fair.

2024 – 2025 Home Design and Decor Record Book (PDF)

2024 – 2025 Home Design and Decor Record Book (DOCX)

Project units 1-3 are designed for members 8-18 years old.

Unit 1

Inspiring youth to:

  • Learning about the use of color, texture, line and design
  • Recognize beauty in natural products
  • Discover personal space
  • Create useful household items

Unit 2

Inspiring youth to:

  • Learning about safety by preparing a family safety plan
  • Create useful household items
  • Learn about the environment and how to recycle or reuse
  • Discover how personal space differs from the space of others

Unit 3

Inspiring youth to:

  • Prepare for severe weather
  • Learn about the choices and how it affects the design
  • Learn about repairing furniture
  • Learn how to refinish or restore an item
  • Learn how to upholster

Project unit 4 is designed for members 14-18 years old

Unit 4

Inspiring youth to:

  • Build on skills learned in units 1-3
  • Make their own project and evaluate it
  • Plan and develop an area to explore more deeply
  • Create a quality exhibit
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