Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Ten Inexpensive Decorating Ideas

Nowadays, many people are  interested in decorating their houses for different reasons including sale, or for freshen up or for better feeling, or to increase the value of home. However, decorating is overwhelming, expensive and time consuming but it makes a huge difference in your house. But you can decorate your house in your budget to make it as simple.

Following are the 10 inexpensive decorative ideas:

1) Paint: First thing is paint your house with a good color because it plays an important role in the overall decoration of your house as well as overall feeling of freshness.

2) Lighting: Whether it is a natural or artificial lights, it plays an important role in the mood of a room. Investing in lower wattage bulbs can change a room's mood from restful to romantic.  You can vary the amount of light as you need.

3) Flooring: Use of Carpets or rugs are the great way to soften a room. So, find one that complements the room but also has a touch of elegance.

4) Re-arrange the furniture: Pull out the furniture from the walls and position at a new angles. It will change the look and dimension of room.

5) Greenery: you can use some natural or artificial plants to decorate inside of the room. It always add fresh touch to the room. Even planting the trees or using of potted plants inside or outside of a house  gives a curb appealing to the eyes.

6) Storage: Store the books in a tall racks or under the bed to give a enough space to the room.

7) Use different fabrics: Usage of different material fabrics with different colors on windows, doors, and furniture gives a different texture to your house.

8) Re-purpose the things: Remove the old items from one room and check how it works when it is set in another room.

9) Use decorative pieces: Using of small flower vases, small aquariums, fountains, aromatic candles, wall hangings, art images in house to make pleasant to the eyes.

10) Remove clutter: A room looks neat and trim when it is free of clutter. So remove the unnecessary stuff in the house.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Five Things that Make Your Home Look Better

Many people live in small houses because of the ups and downs in economic conditions. If they want to move to a bigger one, they need to spend a lot. Instead of spending thus, if some construction items are added to the home, it will make home look better.
 
Following are the five things that makes your home look better:

1) Counter tops: These are referred to as a horizontal work surface areas in kitchens or other food preparation areas, lavatories or bathrooms, and workrooms. It is installed upon and supported by cabinets. These may also be installed in dining areas or bars, freestanding islands, desk and table tops, depending on application. It can be positioned according to the user interest heights and the particular task for which it is designed. Counter tops can be made from a wide range of materials and the cost of the completed counter top can vary widely depending on the material chosen. Some common counter top materials are granite, marble, limestone, quartz, hard and softwood, zinc, copper, glass, concrete, tile etc. Durability, functionality, hygienic, appearance and cost of the counter top depends on the type of the material you have chosen.

2) Roofing: The roof is the uppermost of the home which protects the building and its interior property from weather effects and the invasion of animals. The structures requirement for a house may vary from an as small as a box for letters to a large structure. Different roods are useful under different weather conditions such as cold, sunshine, rain etc. which depends on the nature of the building. The basic shapes are flat, skill ion, gabled, hipped, arched, and domed. Slates, shingles, asphalt, metal, wood, concrete etc. are some materials used for constructing roofs. Each material has its own features. The durability of these materials depends on the type of the material you have chosen.

3) Tiles: A tile is a slab made of fired clay, metal, stone, ceramic, or glass. They are  used in roofing, flooring for decorating walls, showers, table tops etc. Tiles vary widely depending on the shape: square shape to complex shapes and in colors.

4) Marbles: Marble is a metamorphic rock. It is mineral composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite/dolomite. White marbles are used in sculpture. These marbles are having properties like softness, relative isotropy, identical structure and considerable resistance to breaking. Mostly these are used in the construction of flooring.

5) Conservatories: A conservatory is attached to the main house on a single side room. It is  made of glass. The roof and walls are made of this material. It is used as a green house or sun room. Building a conservatory is the easiest leads to extra space to your home which you could use for a variety of purposes. It is a cost-effective improvement you can make. It makes  your home more enjoyable than in the case of extension by traditional methods with windows.

Following these things, you will make your home look better.