Interior Decorating: June 2012

Sunday, 24 June 2012

Modern Interior Accessories

Padmavati's Place 1/27/12 by Padmavati Resident

Modern Interior Decorating Painting Accessories

By Levon T Moore

With the improvement in lifestyle of the people over the years, aesthetics have played a major role in their lives. People have seem to pay close attention to things like their looks, the outfits and clothing, interior and outdoor decoration of their apartments or bungalows etc. Interior architecture of an apartment these days is given a careful consideration as people consider their standard of living to be a high priority. This includes the positioning of different objects in home, location of different rooms, themes to be applied in each room and the painting to be done according to the same. With the development of technology there are various types of paints available in the market, the latest ones being focussed on organic compounds to increase the life of the paint and reduce the indirect effects on pollution.

The new types of paints integrated with insulating paint additives which are in the form of different chemicals like thinners and thickeners, wetting agents etc. These insulating paint additives help making the paint coating more water resistant and resistant to heat. The life of these paints also increase because they become less corrosive and abrasive hereby decreasing the time span to replace the paint. Thus people generally prefer these types of paints even when they cost high because of their longer life and it benefits customers more in the long run.

For a satisfied coat of paint on the walls, the painters have to be equipped with proper set of paint accessories. These include paint rollers which are used for smoothing the paint coating on the wall, painting overalls which are a form of clothing to prevent the clothes from getting messed up. These paint accessories also include tools like sand paper which is used to remove stains, paint brushes of various sizes, cans for spray painting and even ladders to reach and access difficult areas.

Today, there are over thousands of shades available in the market for customers to choose for their homes or offices which are available in all range of prices. Various companies manufacturing these types of paints have led to a considerable competition for the market which is making it possible for new technologies to come out for their brand to stabilise in the market. Also, with the real estate sector growing on a large scale with countries developing over years, the use of construction materials and things like paint is bound to increase.

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Thursday, 14 June 2012

Flooring for 2012

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Interior Decorating Ideas - New Trends in Flooring for 2012

By Rosa Parken

Actually, the trends in flooring have been pretty consistent over the years. Homeowners seem to like hard surfaces like wood and tile but the softer options like carpeting are also still very popular and gaining in popularity. Each approach has plusses and minuses, read on to learn more. Today we are focusing primarily on the harder options like wood.

If you think of your room as a six-sided cube, the floor will automatically become a part of the decorative scheme, serving as the anchor for everything which goes above it. Most (but by no means all) rooms have two floor coverings, one hard and one soft. The choice of a particular type of flooring is determined by how you plan on using the room. Hard floor coverings are divided into two groups: rigid and resilient.

Hard Surface Flooring Options

Hallways, living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, and bathrooms all call for particular types of floor coverings. In fact, every room in your house has a hard surface flooring, which is either rigid or resilient, depending on the amount of wear and tear to which the room will be subjected.

Rigid flooring includes both soft and hard wood, marble, stone, brick, terrazzo, and mosaic and ceramic tile. Resilient flooring, which affords a certain amount of springiness, includes vinyl tile, rubber tile, cork tile, and linoleum. Here are just a few of the options available to you:

Brick - Brick can be used with great success in country kitchens, dining rooms, and living rooms. Brick is also excellent for the floor of a hall, vestibule, sun porch, lanai, or patio, as well as for garden paths.

Terrazzo - Terrazzo (poured concrete made with chips of marble) was developed by the Romans and used extensively by them in private and public buildings. It is practical for halls and bathrooms and for other areas which get a great deal of wear. Although not used today as often as it was 20 years ago, it is relatively inexpensive and very durable.

Mosaic and ceramic tile - Floors with mosaic tile use designs created with colored chips of stone, glass, or marble. In Roman times, mosaic-tiled floors also served as heating devices. Underneath the floor, there was a network of small canals through which, in winter, hot water was sluiced to keep the occupants of the house warm. However, you probably don't have a canal under your home...lol

In recent years, there has been a renaissance in the use of ceramic tile due to new colors and patterns. Used formerly only in bathrooms and kitchens, tile is now finding its way into the rest of the

Hardwood floors - Nothing is more attractive than a large expanse of well-polished hardwood flooring, whether oak, maple, birch, beech, or pecan. The best approach for using hardwood floors is to stain them dark brown or brown-black. Dark floors are an ideal base for a colored carpet or an Oriental rug.

Softwood floors - Softwood floors of pine or other wood are usually found in older homes. Such floors are worth preserving, as they are not easily come by today. Keep them well polished.

The type of flooring you choose is going to stay with you for 10-20 years. Before you buy, or make a decision, make sure you do your research, weigh the pros and cons. And make a choice that you will still be happy with years from now.

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Friday, 1 June 2012

Decorate With Color

Interior Decorating Ideas -

Learn How to Decorate With Color

By Rosa Parken

Many people are perplexed about how to create a color scheme. Your scheme can start in a variety of ways. It can be based on a painting, a piece of cloth or fabric, a carpet, a flower, a bowl of fruit, a hand-painted fan, or a screen. The success of the color scheme you choose will depend on the colors you choose and the way you combine them.

Using Color as a Tool

Color is the greatest single factor in decoration. Over the years color has invaded the American home from cellar to attic. You can cook in a pumpkin colored casserole, sleep on pale blue sheets, and bathe in a pink tiled bathroom. Color is the handiest tool for changing the look of things.

But it is not always easy to know how to combine colors, or how much of one color to use in a given scheme. Successful fashion designers and interior decorators can give an old color a new twist by using it in fresh and different ways. However, the amateur decorator cannot (and should not) try to compete with them. You should be content to create a color scheme which you find pleasing to live with. Achieving the best results with any color scheme depends on how effectively the colors you choose are combined and on the proportion of each color you choose to use.

Using Color Palettes

-One simple option that is a great tool in helping you to make your choices is to coordinate your color scheme with the colors in your favorite painting. In addition to providing an interesting palette of colors, the painting will give help you in deciding to what degree you use each color and the shade or hue you should use. Based on the colors in the painting you can make decisions on the colors you use to paint your walls, the colors you use in the window coverings you have, and even the colors you choose for your furniture.

You can create an effective color scheme with comparative ease by using a single color in varying intensities. It is of utmost importance in planning such a scheme, of course, to choose a color that you find especially agreeable. In general, the palest hues of your chosen color should be used for the walls, ceiling, and woodwork; the deepest hue on the floor (to "anchor" the room). Varying shades from light to dark may be used for upholstery and draperies.

Decorating Ideas - Guide Lines

These are not unbreakable rules, but useful guide lines. Red, green, yellow, blue, and orange are all used successfully in the monochromatic schemes illustrated here. The possibilities for a successful scheme based on your own favorite color are legion. Depending on the color you choose, your room can be dramatic or subdued, cool or warm in tone, cheerful and gay or restful and relaxing. Don't hesitate to add touches of gray, black, and white or other accent colors. Consider, too, the many possibilities in patterns and varied textures.

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