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10 Steps to Install the "Wallpaper" by yourself

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Want to try to put your own wallpaper? Relax, you can do it. Through the wallpaper, the walls can indeed be a forum to test your creativity.

To make the wall look different or have a focal point, the game was appropriate wallpaper. Himself designed it was not difficult. Follow these 10 steps:

Equipment

Prepare the necessary equipment, such as plastic mats, stairs, cutter, pencil, ruler and tape measure, yarn weights, wallpaper glue, glue tanks for slurry (2 pieces), sponges, glue brushes, rollers, sandpaper, and a putty knife to flatten the wall.

Glue

After the wall or surface area is ready, mix glue with water. Make in two separate tub, which is the glue for the connection and glue to the whole. Glue the connection is more viscous, so that higher adhesive power.

Measurement

Measure the length and width of the field that will be covered with wallpaper. Adjust the width of the field with a width of wallpaper. Exaggerating about 1 to 1.5 centimeters for the connection.

Cutting

Cut a length of wallpaper panels, but tailored to the needs. See the installation instructions on the paper statement on any packaging that explains how to harmonize antarpanel or pieces of wallpaper patterns.

Position

Mark the position of the wallpaper with a pencil. Use the tools in the form of yarn by means of ballast to make it straight and neat.

Coat

Once marked, with a roller brush glue on the surface to be coated wallpaper. Do this stage slowly.

Pasting

Paste the wallpaper with caution. Note the marking that you have previously made using a pencil.

Connection

In the connection, use a more viscous glue. Brush with a special brush in this section.

Flatten

Flatten wallpaper that has been attached with acrylic ruler. Cut the rest of the wallpaper with a cutter. Use a sponge to soak up excess glue. This process also serves to flatten the wallpaper.

Check

Once installed, check again to make sure kerapiannya, especially on the connections and corners.

Good luck!

(Sumber: Seri Rumah Ide/Imelda Akmal/Architectural Writer Studio/Gramedia Pustaka Utama)

 

Don't worry..in the Narrow Land, many ways to Rome ….

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Small and narrowness of the land should not discourage someone needs to organize her home with a good interior. But trust me, small and simple house that we have, if the interior is well laid out will undoubtedly generate nan room cozy atmosphere. Yes, many roads lead to Rome!

Many ways, design, color, or accessories that can be used to make small farms to remain attractive. Consider the tips below before you start so you get optimum results in a limited area of ​​your home:

Record all activities

Residents should continue to record all activities performed in rumah.Tulis and record in full, do not let a single one missed. This is important, because the data daily activities become a foothold on the completeness of the household appliance that will be needed.

Take advantage of corner space

Specify the device to support all activities in the house. Do not forget, the device and everything in it should be designed to effectively and efficiently. That is, any small room in the house must be utilized perfectly.

Normally, the space under the stairs or the kitchen “missed” so it is often not treated optimally. For that, make each of these spaces into a place that is functional.

Adjust the size of the space

No need to force yourself to fill the space with the goods or things that take up space, causing the space becomes narrow. Try to balance the condition of the goods to be purchased with the conditions of space, so that spatial planning can be optimized without causing kesumpekan.

Avoid bad habits

Do not hesitate and dear to dispose of goods that are not needed or no longer functioning. Because few of these items to fill our homes, can interfere with neatness and comfort room.

Indeed, the bad habits of the household is always saving devices that are no longer in use. The reason, may one day be used again. In fact, this would encourage the creation of custom kesumpekan and untidiness in our homes.

Bring a large mirror

The mirror in the room can help reflect the space that feels more spacious. Placement of mirrors can be done on the entire wall space or simply hang a mirror that is designed according to our wishes.

A mirror, in addition to supporting the broad impression of space, also presented a more lively space.

Excessive decoration

Ornaments and knick-knacks are installed in large quantities will take up space. Instead of producing a comfortable atmosphere, it is the impression arising cramped and crowded. This can obstruct the view and disturb the harmony of space.

Basically, there are no difficulties and constraints on the arrangement means a small house, so long as there is always room organize your ideas and creativity. Finally, a beautiful home and well-organized to foster confidence in the owner to the chest up saying that my home is heaven to me.

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Tabloid Rumah

8 Steps For Small House Always have Beautiful appearance

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The playhouse you can still look beautifully. The principle is no room for indulgence in goods that a lot of eating places.

Indeed, many ways you can use to organize your small house. Consider the following 8 steps, for example:

1. Fill your home with a small furniture and make sure before you buy it first measure the space available.

2. Use of modular furniture. This is useful if at any time increase or family member you want to expand the room. Modular furniture can be disassembled and reduced in volume.

3. Choose simple themed decorations, such as minimalist or modern country. Use a combination of 2:1 (two monochromatic colors, an accent color). Too many colors and patterns will make the house feel “crowded”. Use light-colored floor covering material with a simple motif.

4. Maximize the transparent areas such as large windows as high as the door to make room more light, air, and seemed roomy.

5. Control your belongings so that the room is not full and overflowing. Reduce expenditures and maximize wishes storage area that is often overlooked, such as the space under the stairs, under the bed, the top of the cupboard, or under the seat.

6. Take advantage of the wall as an alternative storage. Create a rack or console along the wall to store books, toys, and other collections. Wall with shelves can be made with a view to supporting the artistic interior of the room.

7. Use a large mirror to give the impression to the room.

8. To simplify things, store goods that are often used in place of the most easily accessible.

Sumber: Ide-Ide Segar/Keiza Amorani/Gramedia Pustaka Utama

"Step Nosing", To Pursue Child Safe Ladder

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The term step nosing is often said when discussing the stairs. No doubt, indeed, because this part of security concerns.

Indeed, the dangers often lurk in when people are up or down the ladder due to slipping on the slick field is a rectangle on the rungs. Typically, to prevent such accidents, on the edge of the steps given in the form of a safety surface layers jagged or rough berstektur somewhat slippery. The edges of the ladder footing is called nosing (nose) or a full step nosing.

“In addition to functioning as a non-slip, step nosing also serves to keep the possibility of stair edges that hurt users,” said Principal Indesign Devy Anggraeni of Domus, an interior design company in the field of Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta.

Step nosing material vary, there is made of material similar to the cover material footing the ladder, such as ceramic, granite or marble, then digrinda forming surface texture or rough sketch. Currently, the floor coverings industry players also provide step nosing in various colors with texture and form a specific pattern to add to the beauty of the stairs.

Meanwhile, if using parquet, either wood or laminated, parquet manufacturers usually have provided step-nosing with the appropriate color. Only, parquet materials can not be made rough, but the ends are made blunt.

In addition, currently also available step nosing of rubber, aluminum, vinyl, or paper. According to Sharif Muchtar, owner Satyawiguna in Tangerang Stores that sell a wide range of step nosing, rubber, aluminum or paper more easily adapted to the type and color of the stairs footing, of any kind, including granite, marble, even the parquet. (kompas.com)

"Gift of Light", Collection of Christmas and New Year from Philips

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Royal Philips Electronics introduced the Philips Lighting Gift Guide as a series of vibrant inspiration to paint your Christmas and early in 2012 with the infinite possibilities of lighting solutions. What are the latest creations?

In a series of Philips Lighting, Philips introduced the Gift Guide ‘myLightAccent’. This collection gives the consumer a variety of options for the warm atmosphere of Christmas and New Year’s Eve with family and closest relatives. The collection consists of the light table, cooler, vase and platter which each have a different touch to establish mood and ambience to taste.

In addition to ‘mylightAccent’, a collection of ‘Philips LivingColors’ will also warm the atmosphere of Christmas and new year. Philips ‘LivingColors’, a technology-based Light Emitting Diode (LED) incorporating energy efficiency and aesthetics with this color change can provide the atmosphere of Christmas and New Year’s more memorable and different.

“LED lighting solutions provide the flexibility to be creative in different rooms in the home, ranging from living room to the bedroom, the dining room to the kitchen,” said Hendry Syafrullah, Country Marketing Manager of Philips Lighting Indonesia, in Jakarta, Monday (28/11 / 2011).

He said all of this collection can dikreasikan as a gift of light from early December or next week.kompas.com

Simple Inspiration for Small Living Room

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The lack of guests visited the house, make some people deny the living room of his home layout, and replace it with a family room. However, for some others, living room remains the most important part because it is said this room is the first room that can reflect the character of the landlord.

In a small house, living room-sized course also kecul. Therefore, do not meet the living room with lots of furniture. Use furniture that is required. You simply provide two 2 seat sofa, one sofa a seat, and tables. Other matter if you’re still left room space. You can add a credenza and a desk corner.

You also should not take advantage of a large sofa. Sofa that is too big and make the space much more narrow and congested.

Then, where the sofa should be placed?

In order for the space looks relieved and if it’s possible, you can put two sofas by leaning it against the wall. Conversely, if not possible, just lean one sofa measuring at large. The most important thing is, do not interfere with the laying of the flow of circulation from the entrance to other rooms.

In the meantime, to create a slightly different style, you can use two different sofas. Arita may vary in different shapes, designs, or color.

To bridge the differences in both the couch, you can thread between them. The common thread is usually a color. To bridge those differences, the above can you put the couch cushions or seat the same color with the color of the other couch.

How do you think?

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Tabloid Rumah

"Roman Blind", Curtain Suitable for Small Houses

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Roman blinds or curtains folding has a simple model as well as practical during installation. The result is simple and suitable for small-sized house.

Folding curtains suitable for thin and long windows. Window like this being applied in a small house.

How it works is similar to the type of curtain roller curtain. Only, when drawn shall not form scrolls to the top, but the folds of the compound.

Roman blinds require a special rail that serves as a place to hang while controlling. Small, but the curtain has a large selection of colors, patterns, and diverse materials.

Choice of materials such as cotton, linen, or satin can be variations and decorative elements in the house. In addition to cheap and efficient material, roman blinds are also easy to maintain. Because the form of sheets of fabric, fabric should be removed when washed it and washed himself. Then, when dried, preferably in a supine position so that the fabric is not too tangled when ironing. However, treatment of roman blinds made ​​of plastic or silk should use dry cleaning services.kompas.com


Glass Ornament Without Frame

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Glass as a space-forming elements, such as doors and windows, or even as a decorative element? Certainly familiar. Increasingly widespread since the advent crafts stained glass (stained glass), the craft of glass that use metal as the framework.

For this reason, precisely in 1998, Wiguno Wiranto, the company owner Aldira Glass Inlay, create and develop the craft of glass without metal frames, but put it directly on the glass. This idea came when he saw the broken glass is held together with egg whites.

Craft utilizes UV (Ultra Violet) to glue glass to glass in the manufacturing process. From this process, then this type of craft is named glass inlay, which means shaped glass inlay.

Apparently, without using a metal element as the context makes the glass inlay is more powerful and durable. Because protected from corrosion, its use is not confined to the interior but also exterior.

Which makes it even more superior, glass inlay product is not restricted to a particular landscape, although there is a standard thickness of glass to a certain extent. “It takes a 1.8 cm thick glass with spans an area of ​​2 m2. As for the use on the floor, the thickness of the glass at least 3 cm for an area of ​​1 m2, “explains Wiguno.

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Five Inspiring to beautify the Window

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Perhaps, now it’s time to round out your boredom on the windows in your residence halls. Let the room get a new refreshing colors and motifs latest fabric curtain that was becoming a trend, like the five fresh ideas designer Jennifer Duneier, and Lori Gilder.

Jewel Tones

“Shades of luster jewel is really amazing because it is able to create an atmosphere of luxury in any room in your home,” said interior designer, Jennifer Duneier.

He said, shimmer shades such as amethyst and turquoise gems are well known and commonly combined with metallic shades of platinum or nickel.

Let the Light In

Do not just slipped, but let the sun light really came into the room. Now, one trend that is applied to the curtain of the window is all that is precisely the concept of allowing natural light into the room.

“Use a fabric panel that is simple to add warmth to the room, but still be able to present the bright light. Many made very beautifully woven in a variety of color cast, not just white or beige. Non-woven fabric is also very beautiful when combined with contemporary patterned linen . Very beautiful results, “says Jennifer.

Natural Elements

Whatever it is, the organic material will bring natural atmosphere into the room in your home.

“It talks about the inspiration from nature and the design and materials that are environmentally friendly,” says designer Lori Gilder.

“However, the future is no longer a matter of trend, but more than that, a philosophy of design evolution. Bamboo, wood pieces, or when combined with linen mats will be an interface simple, yet so elegant and feel close to nature to be put in each room, “said Lori.

Metallics

“The surface of metallic shades are now back in fashion,” says Lori.

He said the fabric berkelir silver, bronze, and gold, if by matching the right always promising a luxurious look in the living room or bedroom. Paired with wooden trinkets, a touch of simple patterned metallic shades will create a beautiful classic touch.

Layer Shades

“Another trend today is the screen image on your window curtain,” said Jennifer.

This silhouette of course you can create, especially at room windows directly facing the sun. Effects objects directly opposite to the sun or blocking window of the room will become its own motive for the view.

Sources: http://www.hgtv.com/

Various Arts to protect Window

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KOMPAS.com - The window to be one part is always interesting to make the house look pretty. By closing the window, then there will be a “guarantee” privacy for the area within the home.

First, a simple window coverings are cloth covered with spurious. The more modern, shifted into the curtain fabric with style and appearance farrago.

Indeed, today more and more options more modern window coverings, such as horizontal blinds, Roller blinds, Roman blinds and Vertical blinds.

Horizontal blinds

This is a horizontal curtain window coverings are now very popular. Typically, this ideal type is used to form thin and tall windows.

Made from pieces of material, its shape resembles thin fins arranged in horizontal rows. Material can be of wood, aluminum, or fabric.

Each pieces are connected by a rope connected to the regulator housing or home of the blind. Aperture fins can also be adjusted to adjust the amount of sunlight, as well as direct natural light into the room.

Roller blinds

Roller blinds or roller blinds are one type of curtain is easy use. The curtains are generally equipped with a sheet-shaped roller on the top.

Rollers can be attached to the upper walls or ceiling. Roller generally have a pipe on the inside, which serves to roll up the curtain to make it look neat when used.

Roman blind

Roman blinds or curtains folding a lot of rage in modern homes because generally have thin and long windows. Window with the curtain requires no wider than 1.25 meters. More than that size, folding curtains would tend to warp and wrinkle.

Folding curtains are also widely applied to a small house, especially to obtain the order of a harmonious and beautiful interiors of the house size is limited. Although small, folding curtains large selection of colors, patterns, as well as to materials.

Vertical blinds

Vertical blinds or vertical blinds is the opposite of horizontal blinds. These curtains have a typical fin-shaped structure that hangs with the long side vertical fall down. Curtain is operated by sliding to the side. Penggeserannya systems typically use a chain that is pulled open and shut. Or, it could also use a stick that depends on the house curtain at the top.
Sources:
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