Thursday, November 7, 2013

Ideas for Creating Modern Vintage Wall Art

In a house or room, blank walls seems to be daunting especially if there are no art pieces on it. There are various wall art options that will help you in creating elegant and cozy look in your house without going over budget. Creating a vintage look in a modern style is a better idea for decorating your home. This article will give you some ideas for creating modern vintage wall art.

Ideas for creating modern vintage wall art

Following are some ideas for creating modern vintage look:
1) Vintage poster
  • Vintage posters are a good option for adding elegance to your room. There are various prints and styles available to in the market. They are also available online at websites like International Poster Gallery, All Posters and many more. Following tips will help you in choosing vintage posters:
  • For getting vintage look for less, choose reproductive prints rather than going for authentic vintage posters.
  • When purchasing posters, see to it that it should be interesting and eye catching rather than looking cluttered.
  • Proportion is always very important when choosing wall art. For the place that is small, look for the prints which can size appropriately. For large space, look for the prints that can easily match with the large scale of the room.
  • Creating continuity in the house by choosing prints with similar color themes and schemes.
2) Vintage fabrics
Creating simpler and affordable wall art by using vintage fabrics is also one of the options for making modern vintage wall art. This idea can be more suitable for living rooms and bedrooms. When choosing vintage fabrics look for the one that will go with the room's color schemes. You can also choose geometric patterns and floral designs for a modern vintage look.

3) Antique pieces
Antique stores are best to find out unique antique and collectibles for decorating your house that creates modern vintage look. If you shop for antiques wisely, it can be affordable too. When decorating with antiques and collectibles, it is a better idea for grouping and displaying them as this will maximize their impact.
Another way of creating modern vintage wall art can be re-purposing the antique dishware set as an artwork for the wall- hanging clutter of desert or dinner plates can create a beautiful vintage wall art.

With these ideas, you will be able to turn blank and empty walls in to a modern vintage and stylish focal point.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Things to Know About Air Conditioner

Air Conditioner keeps the room temperature cold, thereby making you feel fresh and active. It has the capacity to control high temperature. It also removes dust, germs and micro organisms from the air.

Types of Air Conditioners
There are various types of air conditioners available, choosing one depends on the size of the area that needs to be cooled.
  • Window AC: It is a single unit and is mostly used in small and single rooms. It is easy to install and maintain. Compressor, condenser, cooling coil, expansion coil are enclosed in one unit.
  • Split AC: Split AC has two units, external and internal. The internal unit is installed inside the room and the external unit is installed outside the house. The internal unit takes in the warm air and throws out cold air. The external unit throws away the warm air.
  • Central AC: Central AC is appropriate for large areas, it has the capacity to cool big houses, hotels, offices, movie theaters, etc. It is very silent and comfortable.
  • Tower AC: Tower AC is free floor standing unit, consisting of two units - internal and external. Internal unit is free standing and no installation is required, whereas external unit has a compressor that connects to the internal unit. This AC is ideal for commercial purpose.
Working of Air Conditioners
The AC removes warm air from the room or house and throws cold air. The warm air is cooled by cold pipes known as evaporator coil. A liquid known as refrigerant is filled in these pipes. Refrigerant converts liquid in to gas when taking in the warm air and thereby absorbing heat from the air. The refrigerant is moved into another coil that is located outside the house where it converts into liquid by releasing heat. The compressor helps in moving the refrigerant between the coils by changing pressure and making the refrigerant evaporate into gas. The motor uses the energy to run the compressor.

Maintenance of the Air Conditioners 
Air conditioners should be maintained on regular basis for effective functioning. Following are the parts that should be maintained :
  • AC filters: Some filters should be replaced, whereas some can be reused. Clean the AC filters once in two months and if the AC's are used regularly, filters should be maintained more frequently.
  • AC coils: A clean filter keeps the coil free from becoming dirty. But still it collects dirt, due to which the airflow is reduced and the ability to absorb heat decreases. Check the coils frequently and clean whenever required.
  • Coil fins: Coil fins are located on the evaporator and the condenser coil. By replacing these fins by a tool called fin comb the fins will be back into original condition.
  • Condensate drains: If the drain channels are blocked, humidity reducing capacity of the unit decreases, which results in excess moisture. So clean the drains by passing wire that are stiff to check whether the drain channels are blocked or not.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

LinkedIn Tips for Auto Dealerships

If you like many business and professional people, your first attempt into social media marketing may have been LinkedIn. For people in professional occupations, in 2003 LinkedIn launched a social networking website. As per June 2013 estimates, the company reports having more than 259 million registered users in more than 200 territories and countries. On company profile pages, in 2010 November, LinkedIn allowed the business to list their products and services. Now we will see how to use LinkedIn effectively for you auto dealership business.
  • Groups: Join in the LinkedIn groups where your most customers are hang out. Check regularly for what discussions you can contribute with the groups. Within the group, make yourself known to all. Search for more groups to find most relevant to you.
  • Contacts: Import the contacts from your email of your clients. It will help you find customers who are already in the contacts list. If they are already in LinkedIn, it will show those people to connect. As per the details filled in your dealership firm, LinkedIn will automatically show you some suggestions to connect with them. Search for the people those who are connected with your customers and you feel those will be the potential customers, send the request to connect with them.
  • Targeted content: 90% percent of auto buyers research through the internet before they come to a decision on purchasing a car. So you need to have a potential and targeted content to engage the customers properly. As per a recent research, before visiting the auto showroom, 67% of potential buyers visit the dealership's website to get to know about dealership. Post content updates of your on your dealership's LinkedIn page. It drives traffic to your blog, website and showroom.
  • Answer questions: The answers to the questions in LinkedIn help you  as it shows your expertise, establish yourself as a thought leader. Therefore, answer for the questions those are from other users on specific topics those which are related to your products, original equipment manufacturer, or services. Drive those customers with educational content posts in your blog.
  • Promotion of deals: Ability to contact with potential customers is one of the most valuable skills to have. It involves knowing by the fleet sales departments to use with LinkedIn. LinkedIn allows your dealership's sales personnel to find and connect with the decision makers, and people who are influential within a business those who are trying to sell to.
Under your company, overviews page in the LinkedIn add your most popular products and services. There is also a product and service tab in the page you can add them there. You also receive the recommendations from your peers.