Showing posts with label Interior. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Interior. Show all posts

Friday, July 17, 2009

How to make bedroom clutter free?

If you want to make your bedroom a place of recreation, remove clutter and organize all items. To enjoy peace, harmony and sound sleep in your bedroom, use comfortable and space saving beds and efficient storage space to keep your clothes. Fix soft and subtle lighting to set up pleasant mood. Here are given some more tips to make your bedroom clutter free.

  • Utilize storage bed: Bed with drawers is used to store things and decreases clutter in bedroom. You can store bed sheets, quilts, blankets, towels, garments, extra curtains, pillow covers, seasonal clothes and other items that create clutter in your bedroom. Futon beds are very functional and save space in bedroom. You can use futon bed as sofa during day and turn it into bed during night. Wall folded bed is another choice of bed as it can be folded into the wall during day and be utilized to sleep during night.
  • Install shelves: Shelves are space saver and can be used to place books, containers, boxes, CD’s holders, torch, trophies, computer, and get them organized. You can make three or four small shelves which look like a box on the wall and put a decorative item in single box which looks organized as well as decorative.

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Saturday, July 4, 2009

How to install oak flooring?

Before you begin to install oak flooring, lay base coat and compact earth properly. Level cement concrete in proper slope in ratio of1:2:4. The floor material should be stored at room temperature at least 24 hours before starting installation. The following tips are useful for further installation of oak flooring.

  • Clean and level the surface: Keep the surface clean, dry and in proper level before laying oak flooring.
  • Start laying oak flooring using wedges: Begin laying engineered oak flooring boards along longest straight wall in the room and use wedges to maintain 10 mm gap between boards and skirting board or wall.
  • Ensure proper joints in rows of boards: Make sure that the joints or offsets do not coincide in the rows instead they are staggered. To obtain staggered joints, use full length of board in first row, start with 2/3 length of board in 2nd row and begin with 1/3rd length of board in the 3rd row.
  • Fit boards & do finishing: Cut the ends of boards at walls allowing a gap of 10 mm. To fit boards around corners or odd shapes, draw a cardboard template and trace outline of the template on board and use jigsaw to cut out the shape. To fit engineered oak flooring under a doorframe, use handsaw to cut thin slice from the bottom of doorframe allowing boards to slide under it.

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

How to pick textured paint?

Do you want to add stunning effects to the beauty of your home? Opt for textured paint which makes interiors of your home inspiring. They have different looks like gritty look of sand stone or marble stone, wooden appearance. Premixed form of textured paint contains small, grainy appearance. These paints protect walls/ surfaces from weather changes; withstand extremes of heat, cold and rain. They are extremely resistant to Fungs and Algae, peeling, flaking and fading and stay bright. Textured paints can cover minor defects, uneven surface and imperfection in walls. To get more ideas about texture designs, the best way is to look at model houses, go through magazines or pick sample cards showing different finishes available with paint dealers.




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Monday, June 29, 2009

How to ventilate your kitchen?

You can ventilate your kitchen with many approaches. Ventilating fans are one of the approaches which remove vapor, smoke and unpleasant smells from kitchen. They maintain indoor air quality as kitchen needs more ventilation than other rooms at home. You can opt for extractor exhaust fans which remove air having smoke or grease generated from cooking. This fan is installed over cooking top and becomes an ideal choice for kitchen ventilation. Wall mounted exhaust fans hung from the wall of kitchen remove unpleasant air outside. Kitchen range exhaust fans are mounted above kitchen stove to get rid stale air in the kitchen and to expel foul odors and reduce moisture levels in your cooking area as well. Before you install ventilating fans, make sure they are of proper size and be installed properly.


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Saturday, June 13, 2009

How to enjoy safe bath?

A safe and pleasant bathroom not only soothes our body and mind but also amuses the senses. A pleasant bath is remedy to all day long worries and laziness. To enjoy unhurt bath, make sure the floor of bathroom is not slippery. Follow all safety measures for energetic bath and put everything in its right place. Never leave child alone in bathtub else he may sink into the tub. Non skid bathroom mats are placed to avoid injury. Grab bars or rails are installed as they help come out from bath tub. Install sink with cabinet which is used to store floor cleaner, drain openers under the sink. Heaters, electrical products are kept away from bathtubs, shower place and sinks. Water heaters are set up at a degree of 120. Keep shampoos, lotions and soap dish away from children’s reach. Make use of good lights in bathroom especially in the night.


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Friday, June 12, 2009

Vastu for Paint Color

Vastu verifies that auspicious colors bring peace, happiness and energies into the house. It recommends some lucky colors for every room of the house. As pink is an auspicious color for bedroom. Light blue and light green are also considered good for bedroom. Green color in children’s bedroom is helpful in their study. Yellow, blue, green, tan and beige are excellent colors for living room since these colors are pleasant for guests. The white is thought best color for kitchen. Yellow, orange, rose pink, chocolate and red colors are also good colors for kitchen. Bathroom can be painted in white or a mix of black and white or gray colors. Pink and other pastel colors are also good for bathroom. The pink, green and blue colors are considered good for dining room as they are refreshing colors. Orange color promotes positive feeling, happiness, and good social relationship.


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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Making a pleasant bedroom

You can turn your bedroom into pleasing and private space by applying several embellishing thoughts. For example you can make use of attractive wall colors and can renovate the room by painting it into attractive patterns. You should have at least one accented wall in your bedroom to avoid monotonous appearance. To add glitters and curiosity with Jewelry, use Sham diamond jewels on porthole to make the room shiny. A few ornamental materials like butterfly sticks enhance the decor. You can do fanciful artwork in bedroom or hang wall paintings from famous artists. Hanging paintings in a sequence give wonderful effect to the wall or bedroom. Also you can place lamps on bedside table or fix it on accented wall of bedroom. Velvet blankets and matching colored pillows make your bedroom luxurious and beautiful. You can use fragrant candles to cheer up your feel for the room.


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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Roller and spray painting techniques

Both roller and spray paintings need a professional painter to do painting. If an unskilled painter is employed on the job, the painting work may spoil and result in patchy work on walls. Before you start doing roller painting, roller and container should be cleaned. The contents of the paint should be mixed thoroughly. Now dip the roller into mixed paint and run it from top to bottom. Again dip the roller and run it adjacent to the painted area above in the same way. Run the roller without dipping it into paint horizontally and vertically on the applied paint coat to spread it uniformly.

Spray painting requires skill to hold spray gun properly and to prepare the mixture of the paint. Before starting painting work, the surface, spray machine and container should be cleaned. Spray painting should be done only when dry condition prevails. To do spray painting hold spray gun perpendicular to the surface and pass over the surface in a uniform sweeping motion. To achieve best results, try different air pressure and fan adjustment.


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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Taking plunge into sparkling bathroom

A pleasant bathroom not only refreshes our body but also amuses the senses. Various color schemes can be selected to make your bathroom inviting. For example red color revitalizes feelings and boosts up the power. It influences your bathing experience. Orange color is used to manipulate happiness and entertainment. Yellow color is associated with intellect; emotions and is inspiring. Green color gives fresh, coolness of nature and encourages emotional stability. Blue color reminds us of vast oceans and brings the feel of crisp morning air.

Light color bathroom fittings enhance the look of the room. The room should be equipped with proper lighting to clearly see your face while taking bath. Bathroom fixtures from reputed brand give new looks the room. Modern valves and sinks offer interesting look to your bathroom.



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Monday, June 8, 2009

Make a stylish interior with various colors.

Paint Colors not only add to the beauty of walls but also refresh the mood of living beings in the house. They form a protective layer on surfaces for easy cleaning and protect them from weathering or other external factors. The colors offer different aesthetic effects on surfaces of the walls. For example light colors with a lot of white make an area seem larger and airy. For smaller rooms it is preferable to have all walls and ceilings of light colors. To enhance the effect of light colors, opt for matching furnishing of the room. Avoid dark colors which give the impression of less space. Neutral colors offer a touch of liveliness and can be added by choosing brightly accented furnishings in a room. Earthy colors like terracotta (soil), deep reds, brown give your room a very ethnic look.




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Friday, April 24, 2009

Vastu tips for kitchen

Vastu provides solution space ailments of kitchen. It tells to locate kitchen in south-east of home as this area brings happiness and prosperity. As per Vastu the lord of ‘Agni’ (Fire) prevails in south-east direction. The stove/hearth should be placed in the same direction of kitchen for the cook may face east direction while cooking.

The second best location for kitchen is north-west part of home. Kitchen must be designed carefully to avoid any negative effects on the health of family members. East quadrant is an excellent location for kitchen as this area brings prosperity and pleasure. South-east is the best location for kitchen also. Do not construct kitchen in north quadrant in diagonal plots to avoid bad effects on the health of female members of family. Avoid locating kitchen under or above Pooja Room, Toilet or Bedroom.


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Saturday, September 13, 2008

Decorate Home in your Style

A unique Home Decoration includes proper furniture placement, floor design, Ceiling design, Paint colors, Decorative Lights; Decorative pieces etc. Flooring is an important aspect of home decoration. Nice looking flooring adds to the beauty of home. Hardwood flooring is simple and makes your home beautiful. Laminate flooring is easy to maintain and clean up the floor with the help of damp wash. Ceramic flooring is also easy and needs a little care. Carpet surely requires little maintenance and can be tricky to clean up.



Well designed ceiling enhances the look of the room and attracts everyone in home. The designs you opt for your ceilings depend on accommodation like interior décor depends on ambiance, lighting, ventilation etc. The furnishing quality of ceiling adds elegance to the home. Various types of ceilings like wooden ceiling, plaster of Paris ceiling and hardboard ceiling are attractive and enhance the warmth of the room. Many decorative collections like dolls, paperweights or show piece will be eye catching decoration and look more pleasing in any home décor when they are kept all together.

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Friday, August 22, 2008

Tips for Small Dining Room

A small dining area can be turned into spacious place by applying some simple techniques. Wooden flooring that is installed diagonally will enlarge the space. White tile flooring also makes the room look bigger. Clean and clutter-free room gives the feel of large room. A mirror placed at the end of room doubles the space of room.



The mirrors of wrought frame available in antique styles are popular for decoration. Skirting of room can be blended with floor to eliminate any line between floor and wall. This will give feel of a big room. You can apply light colors on walls for spacious feel. Make use of light colors for curtains as light colors give spacious feel. Let’s look more tips on small dining place.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Enhancing the Look of Drawing Room

Everyone wants to enhance the décor of one’s drawing room and whole of the house as well. You can use traditional three seater sofas, loveseats and couches, sectional sofas and even modular corner sofas that are best for rooms with awkward angles. Also you can use sofa beds that can be used by occasional guests and match up the chairs in the room. Modular drawing room furniture not only has matching sofas, side tables and chairs but it is more functional and practical.




Lighting is another important point for enhancing the look of your drawing room furniture. The room needs to have proper lighting that gives relaxing feel. You can add facilities and amenities to drawers that can be dragged, opened and then pushed back to hide them. Thus you can enhance the look of drawing room and its furniture.
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Sunday, August 3, 2008

Vintage furniture – in trend again

Every home maker loves to decorate his home. For interior decoration, furniture plays a key role. A drawing room or living room having an old style or tradition sofa, tables and chair gives a royal touch.



Although antique furniture need some extra care and maintenance but still you cant afford to miss any chance to use antique furniture for your home. If you are using or thinking of using antiques in your home then the article on the following link on our site is just for you. Have a look.
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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Antique Furniture

Antique furniture is a product of artistic design and is a form of decorative art. Antique furniture is available in different colors and variety. White color antique furniture has a universal appeal.






Antique white bedroom furniture can be found in a wide range of designs and styles, so that you can select one that matches your taste. A different color gives your room an elegant look. Antique white furniture is neutral in color and design and will be fit in your bedroom.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Tips for gardening

Gardening is a magnificent hobby. One can learn gardening within a short span of time. For being successful in the task you need to know some basic tips. Flower plants make a beautiful garden. Containers are good choice for flowers plants. Plant bulb flower plants, shrubs and creepers in garden. It is good to draw your garden plan on a paper before starting plantation. Make a decision for the location of each plant.



Taller plants block view of shorter plants, so they should be planted at the back of garden. Proper watering is also important for plants. You should know about water requirements of each plant. In first week, your plant needs water daily. In second week it can be watered every two days. Afterwards the plant needs to be watered once a week. Let’s seek more tips on gardening.
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