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 …
10 ways to make your home and garden awesome looking
Our homes are a place that reflects our personality. However, it is good to make some changes once in a while. If you have been thinking about re-doing your personal space for quite a while, you are in the right place. Image source Changing your interiors once in a while will give you a new perspective in life. Moreover, these changes need not be too much. Just replacing your curtains or introducing new furniture into your living space will make all the difference. A lot of us give importance to the interiors of our home and often neglect the exteriors. If you are lucky enough to have a garden outside your home, you may want to revamp it as well. A beautiful garden will make your life more cheerful. The internet nowadays …
Compact Living and Skinny Houses: Squeezing into the City With Style
Urbanisation, population growth and efficiency concerns have pushed homeowners to downsize into quite literally tiny spaces. Urban area housing supplies are becoming more and more strained with 54% of the global population living in cities. By 2050, it is forecast that number is to rise to 66% making it 6.33 billion of the world population of 9.6 billion (UN World Development). Further, the number of single-person households is rising and many of the new builds are systemically getting smaller and smaller. Whilst this movement has a host of challenges for housing codes and zoning regulations, it also poses new challenges to interior designers and homeowners looking to make the most of their tiny spaces in the …
Timeless Tips for DIY Home Design
A home is a haven. A special place where life happens. Where we find our energy to keep going, and where memories of a lifetime are made. There is no better place than home. Therefore, we always work hard to make our homes look better. However, creating a warm and lovely home can be expensive. It is more expensive when you are using the services of an interior designer. In the U.S, the average hourly rate of an interior designer ranges between $50 and $200 per hour. Obviously, this is a bit expensive for most people. In recent years, the concept of DIY (Do it Yourself) in interior design has been getting more popular. In this article, we will look at the tips on how you can use the DIY method to design your home. Start By Reading A …
Update Your Old Furniture with a Good Cleaning and Accessories
This article was a kind collaboration with Jennifer Adams a lover of interior design. Cleaning: Any time that you purchase used furniture, or want to update yours, cleaning is a great first step! Do you know what fabric is on the upholstery or sofa? If you can locate the manufacturer’s tag, often attached under a cushion, most of the time it will give cleaning instructions. Or if you prefer, ask where the sofa was originally purchased to see if the store may have any advice for you. If you cannot obtain this information, we recommend contacting a professional upholstery cleaning service in your local area. Cleaning the sofa or other furniture without using the correct method can set the stains and cause your upholstery to be …
12 Living Room Rug Ideas
This article was a kind collaboration with "The Rug Lady"If you want to rev up your living room decor, the best way to do it is to add an area rug. The right living room rug can enhance the look and feel of the room and soften hard edges in a contemporary room. The most important thing is to confirm the rug fits your seating area by measuring it. Invest in a rug that is large enough to cover the conversation area. The front legs of the sofa or chairs should be on the area rug to anchor the space. This article provides information on 12 living room rug ideas that Is Going To change everything. A Pink Area RugA Blue Area RugTropical-Inspired Area RugMid-Century Living Room RugA Natural RugCoordinate The …
Beautiful Contradictions: Unexpected Interior Design Around the World
How might we expect the inside of Buck Pal to look? What might we anticipate to find inside a British country home? What can we take away from being pleasantly surprised at what we find inside buildings from around the world? Here, we look at some interior design strategies that work outside of their usual context. Portugal In the midst of a recession, Portugal has generated a creative boom and immersed itself in public art and a redesign of the cities. The capital’s young creative entrepreneurs have build design incubators out of derelict factories and have helped to style Lisbon's shopping and restaurant district in a way that makes us question Barcelona’s status as the cultural and creative hub of Europe. The streets …
Cedar Wood Shake Vs Wood Shingles
Although both are used for cedar roofing, on sheds and houses alike, shakes and shingles are sometimes incorrectly referred to as the same thing. There are in fact similarities and differences between the two, but I can’t stress enough how important it is to refer to them differently since they may do the same job but the way they do it aesthetically and practically different. But before we get into the main discussion of this article, shake vs shingle, it is important to know what they individually are, then it makes comparing the two a lot easier. What are Cedar Shakes? Split by the hand from lumber logs, doing so with special crafting tools. Cedar shakes are a type of wood roofing that has been split on both or one side - …
What is Mondo Grass?
Mondo grass is can an attractive clump of stemless, dark green, grass-like leaves which are sometimes described as miniature bushes. Mondo grass is the perfect groundcover or low rising border because in the summer after a care-free growing cycle, tiny spikes of lilac flowers appear to add even more beauty to the textured, evergreen grass. Types of Mondo Grass As this is such a beautiful plant, there are many great garden scenario's you can utilize it in, especially since there are also many types and colors of the plant which blossom a different kind of flowers and berries. And of course, after this we're going to talk about just how you can grow your own Mondo Grass. Dwarf Mondo Grass Probably the most popular kind of …
