Posts Tagged ‘home’

Crazy carpets

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

CarpetThis is the first portion of the crazy carpets, and which began the series. Currently there is material for another part, but permanently out new, so there will be other parts. We will not rush in many descriptions and explanations, because the pictures show everything.
Start with my favorite carpet Sunny side up, which in combination with yellow cushions, like a fried poached egg.
Should my other favorite – Grand Grand Splatch, which represents the pool with interesting effect, and even has tramplinche as a seat. Large is 3.8 meters to 3,4 m.
Continue with the Persian carpet-puzzle that can easily be ordered and deterioration. I suppose there are no problems with maintenance – shoved the pieces in the washing machine and ready.
And a rug with a picture of the Sacramento River from a bird’s eye. It is a pedestrian bridge connecting the Sacramento International Airport with parking. They call it Flying carpet.
The latter is the case of a carpet company JAB ANSTOETZ. It is handmade and is honored with the award “red dot award: “product design 2006″, which is a major achievement in design.
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Lamps in the bathroom

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Bathroom LampsOne of the more specific locations in each home is the bathroom. In this article we will examine the requirements for lighting fixtures for bathroom and how to define themselves what, where and how we can use. In this room are combined mandatory sanitary accessories, and the possibility of adding his own style and uniqueness, and why not – even luxury. It is good, the colors in the bathroom which is equipped to continue their line and decorative coating of the lamp. The most commonly used coatings are chrome and stainless steel / Satie, because their natural protection from corrosion, but are not exclusive and plated or brass items. Advantage of the chrome mirror elements shine when it’s intended effect. In combination with the crystal sense of refined luxury is quite achievable. In the glass elements are used opal / white or frosted glass, and sometimes a combination of both. When lighting is built into a mirror – so-called illuminated mirrors – is necessary to provide outlets for powering the lights behind the mirror itself. Improvisation are fully resolved as long as they comply with certain basic safety requirements. Their choice of lighting in bathroom is their protection from water, condensation and any other intrusion into the body where the lamps themselves and conductive parts. For convenience of consumers and producers of lighting standard is established whereby each lamp is marked with two IP numbers – or so-called class of protection.
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How to make home waterfall

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Waterfall HomeOur first advice is, if possible, to visit a real waterfall, or at least to trace the images of real waterfalls. You must have a realistic picture of how water flowing over rocks. The design of your waterfall depends on the topographical features of the place you chose the type of pump and the length of the tube, you will use the distance from which water falls and the shape of the pond. It is good to maintain the proportions of the entire facility. Often make mistakes, to be transported large quantities of earth to build one fountain, tall, more than a meter. The effect is that it gets so dramatic appearance that more resembles a volcano that is not in place. Waterfall, about 60 cm high, would cause a very satisfactory effect both visually and audible. If your home waterfall building at the level of the building, with a normal size swimming pool, the amount of dust, you need to filter and cluster around the ridge to build the fountain is just as much and the dust that had to dig a pond, which is quite convenient. If you later decide to enlarge the waterfall, you could add more soil or aggregating large blocks stone and other natural-looking elements. If you are working on sloping terrain, you can place the filter over the pond and thereby create a true cascade of tiny waterfalls. For better visual effect, you could reduce the amount of water so it will run though more slowly, but waterfall will be broader.
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