Abstract:
This study was conducted among college students at Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science
and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore in the year 2023 to examine the design and
colour preferences for home furnishings. The researcher selected 200 students from different
disciplines to assess their preferences for home furnishings. One hundred samples were taken
from the discipline of interior design, and another hundred from Home science Extension
Education, English, and Tamil disciplines. The results recommended that the interior design
students preferred light colours for curtains and beddings. The statistical analysis revealed that at
a significance level of 5%, the selection of curtain had the highest value, 15.560. Personal tastes
significantly influenced 63.5% of the students in their selection of the furnishings.
