It goes without saying that most of us love to fill our homes with 'nice things'. We spend a great deal of time searching for furniture, fixtures, and fittings that will enhance our beloved dwelling places, to create a relaxing, comfortable space that reflects us, our personalities, our quirkiness, and our characters. And if there are two themes that recur time and again in the world of fashion and interior design, they are a desire for items that display features and designs from a bygone era, as well as miniature versions of familiar, everyday fixtures. Nostalgia is a strange thing, often invoking feelings of times that we may not have actually experienced ourselves, without any of the negative associations or attachments. Likewise, …
Designing Your Own Home: The Planning Phase Of Building A House
Building your dream home is a momentous milestone in your life. It is then quite important to ensure that you’re equipped with the right tools and information before embarking on this venture. To ensure the success of your building project, you have to dedicate significant time and effort to the planning stage of your build. A detailed floor plan The planning phase acts as the foundation of your project. It will determine the flow of the construction and prevent costly issues from arising. This is the phase of construction wherein you identify all the requirements, tasks, resources, manpower and activities needed to build your home to completion. Without a strong plan, the chances of going over your budget and exceeding your timeline …
Velvet Fabric – The Most Luxurious Upholstery Fabric
Velvet - what's it known for? Velvet has built itself a name in as far as the depiction of silk is concerned. It is simply hard to ignore the allure created by this upholstery fabric when you come across it in any living space. Velvet was originally created from silk and has maintained its popularity as a luxury item amongst homeowners. All the properties of this fabric lead to it having a brilliant luster, which is the main thing that it is known for. Velvet Upholstery Fabric - what's it made of? Photo of pink-orange silk This is a question that has been asked by many who have beheld the beauty of luxurious furniture made of velvet. As already introduced, velvet was originally created from silk. The advancement and evolution …
5 Eye-Catching and Easy to Apply Teen Room Decor Ideas
When you are a teen, self-expression matters a lot. Everything from the way you look to the design of your room should be a reflection of your personality. Decorating a room is probably one of the most exciting activities for teens. However, how to dress up your private space to make it stylish and eye-catching, but, at the same time, ensure that your ideas would be easy to implement? Luckily, there are plenty of design solutions you can easily apply yourself and, in this article, we are going to give you a few hints on what options to consider. Top 5 Teen Room Décor Ideas If you are craving for some change and want to turn your room into an inspiring, stylish, and eye-catching place that reflects your personality, these simple …
What You Need to Know About Quonset Homes
Architects and custom home designers are becoming more and more creative in home designs as the demand for authentic, unique homes & tiny homes is increasing. People, especially millennial's, are wanting homes that are more state of the art rather than traditional. An expert from Goldleaf Designs, a custom home builder in NJ said, “The younger generation is gravitating towards more distinctive homes compared to past generation; this is most likely because of their increased online presence. The younger generation is getting more creative with home design because they have the ability to see the most current [home design] trends on various social media platforms.” One of the up and coming architectural design trends is the Quonset …
Creative Ways To Conceal A Combi Boiler & Pipework
Boilers, when left exposed, are unsightly and can ruin the overall look and feel of a room. On top of this, exposed combi boilers can knock a significant amount of money off the value of your home. There are plenty of ways to hide your boiler and box in pipes, whether your household has a small or large budget available. Here are some creative yet easy ways to conceal your boiler and all the pipework that comes with it… Kitchen cupboards Most modern kitchens now incorporate boiler storage into their designs, using built-in cupboards to make your combi boiler blend in with the rest of your room, while also keeping it highly accessible. If you have been considering a new kitchen, making sure your supplier takes your boiler into …
5 Amazing Decor Tips To Bring Life Back into Old Homes
There’s no doubt that old homes have a charm of their own. However, their time-earned character also comes with visible signs of wear and tear. If your old home is in need of some TLC, here are five amazing ways to spruce it up and breathe new life into it. Underfoot update If preserving the original, antique wood flooring is an option, go for it. Just be sure to tackle all the necessary repairs like squeaky or sagging floors and patch the damaged areas beforehand so that the flooring remains functional for years to come. On the other hand, if the flooring is damaged beyond repair, you might want to consider making a more extensive underfoot update and get new flooring. Fortunately, there are a number of engineered picks that …
How To Remove Pesky Kitchen Smells
Cooking can be fun, whether you do it alone or with other people who love to cook. Sharing a meal becomes a social experience where you get to bond with your family, friends, and loved ones. Everybody enjoys the eating process, but nobody enjoys the cleanup that happens afterwards. Cooking can be fun, whether you do it alone or with other people who love to cook. Sharing a meal becomes a social experience where you get to bond with your family, friends, and loved ones. Everybody enjoys the eating process, but nobody enjoys the cleanup that happens afterwards. What do you do? An expert in providing professional home cleaning services in Dubai offers a few cleansing tips. Apply these tips the next time you worry about cooking smells …
3 Tips for Designing an Eco-Friendly Home Interior
Sustainability is a movement that’s generating momentum. More people are becoming increasingly aware of reducing their carbon footprint and going green. In fact, 66% of the global community, and 73% of millennial's surveyed are willing to spend more for sustainable goods. But what does sustainability mean? Essentially, sustainability is centered around living our lives in a way that ensures a future for many generations to come. How do we do that, though? Ultimately, there’s only so much that’s within your control, so most people turn their sustainability efforts towards their home, and home design. There are many ways to “go green” in your own home. Some people get solar panels, incorporate sophisticated technology and construction …
5 Things To Consider Before Changing The Color of Your Home
Are you planning on giving your home a new paint job? Before engaging in any painting situation, take a look at these factors that you should consider on your next home paint project. Painting your home, be it its exterior or interior, is going to be a daunting and time-consuming project. Even the smallest error could result in a bad paint job. Thus, giving you more headaches than before. Gladly, achieving great results for a paint work is no secret. All you have to do is to check off a couple of pre-painting preparations so that you can go about with the painting project without any hassle! Here are painting tips that will help you paint your home like a pro. Determine the scope of the project Painting your home is a …