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Senin, 30 Mei 2011

Caring for Indoor Plants

follow the care of indoor plants following tricks:
1. Maintain Normal Temperature
Average indoor plants can tolerate temperature fluctuations. However, the temperature is too low or high can stop the growth, causing crop damage.


Cold temperatures at night, it is essential for plant growth than higher temperatures. Thus, the rule of thumb to keep the temperature 'comfortable' night is 10-15 degrees lower than normal temperature.


2. Light
Despite being in the room, indoor plants still require sunlight for growth. Because the light helps the process of photosynthesis, convert mineral water into food for plants.
Not surprisingly, indoor plants grow in one direction. Because, they look for light.
- Therefore, diligent play indoor plants regularly.- Bring out the room in order to get fresh air. Do this about two weeks.- When do the treatment plant, avoid exposure to direct sunlight. Even 5 minutes though because it will scorch the leaves of plants.



3. Water
Ideally, the plants watered diligently for the water to flourish. However, special indoor plants:
- Avoid giving water too often so as not to die! Simply feel the soil in pots, if it is damp or not.- If the soil is dry, give water to flow until the water out of the drainage hole (bottom of the pot). Remember! Strive water was not only wet the soil surface only because it will force the roots to grow upward. Of course this is damaging crops.


4. Humidity
Consider the leaf tip, whether brown or look withered. Plants that are placed in air-conditioned room had more attention, because the air conditioner to dry the humidity in the air.
- Place the plant on a tray containing wet gravel. Water that evaporates to the top of the stone surface will create humidity around the plant.- When placing two types of indoor plants together in one room, place a cup filled with water in between to keep the moisture from one another. The reason is, if both indoor plants allowed to coexist, then the air that blows from the air will evaporate the water and the two are fighting over water that evaporates.- Spray water on plant leaves.
 


5. Replace Pot
Apparently, the plants can not grow forever in the same pot. As sentient beings, he developed and plant roots grow gradually fill the pot. Therefore, we should do the replacement pot.
- Use a pot with a larger size than the previous pot.- Make sure there are drainage holes at the bottom.- Choose a plant pot made from plastic or clay. Plastic pots will maintain soil moisture and temperature longer. Meanwhile, clay pots have pores that remove excess water, so keep the humidity under normal conditions.- If you want to beautify the appearance of a pot, you can use decorative pots made of ceramics, metals, wood, or rattan. Typically, these decorative pots as the veil of plastic or clay pots.- To view room is not boring, put plants with various sizes, ranging from mini size to large.- Adjust the color pot with the interior of your home.- Add also groud cover, can be a decorative stone or sand on top of the pot to cover the planting medium.


 


6. Fertilization
Do enrichment plant with an intensity of 14 days once. Use a fertilizer that has nitrogen balance - important for stem and leaf growth, phosphorus, root growth, and Potassium-establish plants (N: P: K). All these elements useful for plant growth.
7. Pruning
Do the pruning in order to give shape to your preference. In addition, this activity is to get rid of the diseased plants.
8. Pest and Disease Control
Pests and diseases often attack your indoor plants. If allowed, the appearance of plants no longer fresh. Precautions:
- Spray plants with insecticide (14 days).- Select the best insecticide that has no side effects on plants

Decorating Home with the Nets

Bed nets can also bring its own nuances into your home, such as shades of a particular country. Then, how to decorate your home with a mosquito net to make it look pretty, but not excessive
You can start from the front room first. If there are guests who visit your home, tamulah space that will be seen first. Try installing mosquito nets on the palate with each end of cloth nailed. Bed nets on the ceiling rumahAnda will produce shades of Arabic or Middle East in the guest room.
Choose a color that matches the color of your living room. If your living room a neutral color like white or beige, you can choose the color of fabric for mosquito net which is a bit flashy, maroon for example. But if the theme color of your living room was a little excited, for example shades of green, select mosquito net fabric with color gradations, but younger.
Take the example of a soft green sekali.Akan but, if you want to wear colors other than green, make sure the color is still in if juxtaposed with the color green. Chocolate for example, resulting in an earthy feel of the room. You do not need to decorate the whole room was at home with a mosquito net.




 

Maybe enough room only. One room that you can decorate with a mosquito net is definitely room to sleep. According to the results of overseas research, it was easier for people to sleep if there is an accent unique mereka.Yang mosquito nets in the rooms, sometimes netting just hung as an accent. So, not to avoid insect attack. 


That is why many hotels, especially the exotic nuances of the hotel such as resorts or cottages, often decorating the frame of his bed with a mosquito net. This is intended to make guests more comfortable and at home. So, if you decorate the bed using a mosquito net, just maybe you'll feel asleep dihotel exotic.
The bathroom has a function similar to the bedroom, namely as one where you relax and unwind. Therefore, what you use to decorate your bedroom can also be used to decorate the bathroom. However, if you want to decorate your bathroom use a mosquito net, make sure the fabric is not too wide or long.

Office Interior Design

Are you looking for the awesome models of office design? If so, you can consider these sample pictures as the models of office design you are looking for. You can get the inspiration on how to design the office, how to decorate the office, and how to choose the best furniture for your office interior design concepts.




Outdoor Lighting

Outdoor lighting is very proud of the fact that most contracts and delivered within 24 hours after ordering.  Outdoor lighting  is known reputation as leaders in their field of close working relationships with engineers, architects, outdoor lightingdesigners to achieve, contractors, distributors and owners to their destination, a leading innovator and leader in outdoor lighting industry.


Outdoor lighting is usually on sidewalks, stairs and roads installed and pointed trees, walls and fences. Typical low-voltage outdoor landscape lighting needs only three components: transformers, low voltage cables and lighting fixtures.Outdoor sunlight are certainly an interesting opportunity, not just for saving purposes.


Interior Lighting Design

Current lighting ideas have circulated in the design community. Now, walls are more interesting with cove lighting spreading brilliance across textured surfaces.

Hanging kitchen cabinets have soffit lighting beneath that makes granite countertops sparkle. Stairs looks whimsical with rope lights under their nosing, brightening each step at night. Below are more creative lighting ideas to apply in your interiors.

• Redecorate your ceiling by installing fluorescent lamps in the cove of the drop layers. It emphasizes the layers and adds light volume.
• Place cove lighting underneath your platform beds. It will create a floating effect in the dark and it will serve as a nightlight in your bedroom.
• Add drama to your display shelves and alcoves by pointing spotlights directly at them or through cove lighting inserted in the back wall.

• Use dimmers for the decorative lights in your home. It’s a flexible mood enhancer for any occasion.
• Light up a boring ceiling beam or column with soffit lighting. It can add to the warm ambiance of an area. Consider using warm yellow or other colorful alternatives for design accents such as this.
• Explore the possibilities of LED lights for wall-washers and general lighting in your home. They are energy savers and give off diffused light intensity.

• Window shades and blinds can also be brought to life at night with lighting positioned in between the window treatment and the window frame.
• Do not be content with the lamps available in the stores. Create your own with raw materials such as lantern paper, Capiz shells, broken pieces of stained glass, recycled metal sheets, etc.

• Designing your own droplights is also a good way to personalize your space. Experiment with elements for the drop like chunky beads, copper wires, colorful fabrics and any other trinkets that you can think of.
• Hanging kitchen cabinets with translucent glass surfaces can be lighted within to show off antique china and decorative vases inside.

These are just some ideas to get your mind working. You should always feel free to use and trust your imagination as you create a home that makes you happy as you show it off to friends or just relax within your own special space.

Comfortable Sleeping

The key is to design an exceptional master bedroom layout. It is suitable to enter the bedroom without just looking at the bed. Privacy and is a feature of the reasons for this surprising. If, however, the space will not allow such an arrangement, and then try to fit the bed where the end will point directly at the door.
The bed should be placed where natural daylight will be allowed to enter and shine abundantly. The best place to be facing outside the window overlooking the glorious view. Full length curtains are suitable horizontal or vertical blinds in the master bedroom, because they are softer and more appeal. If you are lucky enough to have room with bay window, then you can run built-in seats and Roman patterned colors dif
fuse glow of sunlight. Some master suites have large foyers and sets a comfortable living area adjacent to the main room. Therefore, you should design theme of the area, until the entire space.
The bed is the central element of the master bedroom design. Can be very selective with furniture. The investment function takes years and must meet your needs it to sleep most potential. It is considered, the bed should be a double mixture of personal preferences and tastes of the occupants.

He will, too feminine or too masculine man. For the design, why not choose a contemporary platform bed with hardwood base and 6 "-8" firm mattress. When shopping for furniture in stores, check it and it will actually get a feel for how it will suit you and your bedroom. The headboard can have a different style completely separate from the bed. Headboard design can be personalized.

You can use the padded walls or accent wall, starting from floor to ceiling or mid-height. Install lighting at the back of the wall cavity to give a layered back wall / headboard of interesting warm glow. Consider accessorizing with some unique artwork or linear shelves for great detail. Embellishments should not stop there. A large and small pillows to be elected. Duvet covers or throw fabrics also must-haves to add character to the bed.

You can mix and textures, patterns and different shapes. Tribunal for the console at the bottom of the bed is too big for the design. Standing and lamps will be on the side of the bed will improve the ambience of the bedroom. It's always fun to accessorize. It is also a way of adjusting the layout of your bedroom, where do you want your interests to merge harmoniously.

Rabu, 11 Mei 2011

MINIMALIST CHILDREN BEDROOM

Child's bedroom is important to remember the child will spend time learning, beyond their growth in his bedroom. These rooms can be more interesting if adjusted to the character of the child.
Simple steps to plan the interior bedroom child are as follows:
1. Ask what items will still be used. Wherever possible, these items remain contained because it was part of "life" of the child who wants to be close to him.
2. Take a few magazines. Look at the Web sites he frequently visited. See your Facebook or Twitter hers. See also a collection of music CDs or movies he likes. The goal is to find out the lifestyle of children. And just here we can begin to define the style of the bedroom the most comfortable for the child.

3. The next step is to make the concept of development of space vertically. We can take advantage of a height of about 1.2 m from the ceiling to the top of the activity, so this space will have two double simultaneous activity or activities within a space.
4. The upper chamber can be utilized for a more private activity. There could be placed bed, relaxing place to read, or listen to music.







5. Bottom chamber can be used for activities that are far more active. The function of learning, playing music, can be placed here. Watching TV can be placed at the top or bottom depending on how active the child use her TV.




6. Staircase is usually wasted space. In this bedroom, the stairs can be used also as a place to store goods, such as CDs, cameras, books, and others.
7. Lastly, is to make the finishing appearance of this child's bedroom. We can use pictures of idol of the child as ornaments attached to the closet door. For the color space, take the colors that she liked. You do not have to follow a rigid theory of color to a tiny bedroom, as long as it is comfortable for the child and make him stay productive.

Selasa, 10 Mei 2011

living room design

Redesign or renovate (change shape) one family room and living room are small is a challenge. Do you live in an apartment or a landed house, decorating the family room and small living room requires careful planning, creativity, and a good imagination.

For the placement of furniture in the room must be smaller than the room, so the room does not look cramped or claustrophobic. Maximize space with a length of 2 sofa seats compared to the big sofa for a seat to sit with guests for fun. What a great idea if you decorate your room with fun style and combine it with your collection items in the room, may also be combined with a small sofa again and add a large mirror or a decorated so as to make room to be larger and broader.
If you focus approach in terms of design, you should plan early on how to maximize the family room and living room. You can try using the way / style of modern decor, because it will make the room seem more spacious. Deciding which design style is really a way you definitely will spend most of your time.

Minggu, 08 Mei 2011

minimalist garden design

To create a minimalist garden, there are several characteristics that need attention. Building a minimalist style generally rise with a box shape or geometric. This form is the impression menyembulkan firm and rigid. Well, the presence of the park is expected to reduce the impression of rigid.

Minimalist garden with a natural accent should highlight the material that is not too much, especially when building a house has a large window. Besides the health aspect and comfort of residents is to consider when creating a minimalist garden. You know not, minimalist narrow residential desperate need of oxygen supply. Well, oxygen demand can be obtained from the photosynthesis of green plants. Therefore, multiply the green plants in the garden is minimalist. Oxygen can also be obtained from the element of water. Therefore, the present pool plus a waterfall or fountain, is the right step.

If the park is in the back of the house, make a simpler design. Avoid the shapes that resemble a mountain, because it would foster the impression of narrow. If you want to bring the grass, you should select a small leaved grass and smooth like howl.

Another case for the minimalist garden are present in the house. Plant the right to park in the house is a family of palm-paleman. Green leafy plants with slightly yellow tinge, Dracena fragrans, also deserve you choose.

Indeed, many types of plants that inhabit the park suitable minimalist. What is important, easily maintained, green, and it's cheap. Some of them, namely linium Caladium, Calathea Majestic that has fresh green leaves, and Yang Liyu, which often adorn the pool area.


 For these types of flowering plants, you also have much choice. Call it for example, peacock flower, Alamanda, trumpet, jasmine, and yellow. Not just beautiful, yellow flowers are tiny but fragrant scent your garden can be as well. In fact, if planted near the carport, this flower can function as a barrier or fence. There are still other options? Of course. Plants sri fortune, even Anthurium, fitting also for your minimalist garden.
Not only ornamental plants. Plant fruit can you display the type of park this one. But remember, do not plant any fruit. Instead, select trees bersosok slender and vertical growth. For example, trees Ceremai, sugar apple, and pomegranate. Crops such as glodok towering pine pole or wax can also be an ornamental garden. Not difficult, right? Armed with the above tips, hopefully you perform optimally even park on the property at a minimum.
 

Saving Saving Places That Book Collection

Collecting books is very positive. It would be very unfortunate if this hobby can not be realized simply because the reason there is no place to store. Indeed the longer, the collection of books will continue to grow. And the books that would never an especially want to be kept, if not allowed to accumulate clutter.

In a small house, space for book storage in particular is very difficult to obtain. Creating a special space such as a library, it was not possible. In fact, adding just one bookcase also feels there is no place.

Another way? Try searching the corners of your home unused. This area can be transformed so the storage of books. Alternatively, you can see below, for your book collection remained stored neatly without making a full house filled.

So decoration

Many people try to conceal the bookshelves, and some even have the heart to keep it in storage. In fact, when made ​​a beautiful rack, these books can be a unique home decoration, replacing the paintings and other wall decoration.

Insulation between spaces

Bookcases can also become a kind of partition between spaces. In small houses, usually between the living room with family room separated by a bulkhead. Well, just use the bookcase as sekatnya.


Utilizing space

Be smart looking crack in the house. Space under the stairs, unused garage, wall sections ats, one corner of the living room, are some examples of areas that you can use to put the bookshelves.

Creating mezanin

Mezanin is one way you get extra space without the need to change the structure. Mezanin can be made by utilizing the space under the roof (Attic). This extra space you can use to put bookshelves in a row. If large enough, mezanin this could be a den or reading room.