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Posts Tagged ‘interior design’

PostHeaderIcon Four Easy way to make Green Interior

green-interiorGreen interior is one of spatial idea to get a quiet moment. The trick is to enter a park-like atmosphere of trees, leaves, flowers, ponds, waterfalls, and fountains, to the house. Here are 4 ways you can apply at home.

Plants enter into the House
Lift the pot plants from outside into the house. Because it will be placed in the house, should select plants that do not require too much light. Notice also pot; if dirty clean up first. If less attractive pot, place the pot in another pot a better / cleaner. In addition to potted plants, you can also refresh space by installing a series of cut flowers. The second way is the simplest steps and fast to create a fresh atmosphere in the interior of the house.

Installing the Wide Aperture
Exposure of the wide glass windows can help to create a freshness in the house. Through the glass windows, the atmosphere outside the green garden can be seen from the inside. This second way can only be enjoyed visually because physically constrained by the glass. The surplus lies in the ease of treatment because only one object, namely the park. However, from this park you can get 2 different view, namely that the park can be enjoyed from the outside and inside the house.

Creating Park Interior
In the limited size of the house, usually there is no remaining open land in addition to the front porch. Houses like this have constraints in pengudaraan, the temperature inside gets hot. To overcome this, many architects who create voids in the center / back of the house so that air can flow. Well, this is an open space used for the usual interior garden. Difficult not to care, mainly interior garden park is dominated by dry-stone and plants that do not require much water.

Creating Waterfall
Water that flows with the sound of water splashing in the house no less delicious with green plants or flowers are colorful. The flow of water that falls into the pool have a unique sound character, leading to a different atmosphere and the potential to calm the mind.

Pond design can vary depending on the style of your home and taste. Noteworthy is the installation of water lines, electricity, and pump. The installation must be true that not happen seeped or other problems arise. Add ornamental plants and lamps to enhance your appearance.


PostHeaderIcon Interior: Small But Comfortable

family-room“Family room is an informal living room that is usually placed near the kitchen. Various family activities can be accommodated there, such as watching TV, chatting, eating, and relaxing. Often, the family room has a relationship with external spaces such as parks or terrace. “This definition is listed in Wikipedia.

The first sentence of the definition was confirmed that the family room is a room that appears to be informal, not rigid, and seemed relaxed. According to an interior designer, living room can be made more formal but still able to accommodate family activities.

Formal impression on the family room, can be created from the furniture, as an example the case here. Framework, arms, and back of the sofa is made of wood with clear lines. Timber dominance on the couch was able to make it look stiff. Therefore, to give the impression relaxed, the designers chose an all-lined sofa upholstery of soft material.

Behind rigid impression, there are advantages of using wood furniture. Wood looks natural but thin malleable, so the furniture looks sleek, lightweight, and does not make room feel full.

Complete and Convenient
This family room is usually used to talk, read, and enjoy afternoon tea. TV viewing activities can also be done if the space above the TV is not used.

The designers try to accommodate all these activities, certainly with a fixed priority to comfort. A little formal does not mean not comfortable. For activities such as chatting, sofas placed at a distance that is not too far so that the sound could be heard issued by the speaker. The user can remain seated quietly, and not have to promote the body while chatting. The distance is not too far away it can also lead to a stronger interaction among family members.

Another example is the height and width of the couch. Seat sofa is made wider, and legs are made shorter than regular sofas. By this way people could sit more relaxed and comfortable. Can be extended foot forward or at the top of the table.

Capturing the View
Christopher Alexander (in his book The Timeless Way of Building) writes, in the family room or living room, there are 2 things that make people stay in place. The first is the light. Basically, humans have the desire and tendency to move toward the light (photoprenic). This was proven when in human darkness will try to make the environment light.

The second was that he sat in a comfortable place. Well, if these two things happen, guaranteed he would be very comfortable in the living room and reluctantly moved away.


PostHeaderIcon Interior Arranging Tips for Apartment

Apartments become the best choice for a place to stay. Residents should be able to create interior designs that create a comfortable dwelling for occupancy. Therefore, the function room apartment with a house, despite a lot of difference.
To set the interior apartments need expertise of the residents to design as what they want. Because, the apartment is bought at ready to live condition, so we can not build as we want. In designing the interior of apartment dwellers have to take into account the minimalist aspect as well as the effectiveness of the desired interior. Because, in the apartment, the limitations of space becomes the main issue. Certainly the most attention is the problem of furniture.

Residents have to choose furniture that did not take space and can give the impression widely. selection of furniture to be the most important in arranging the interior of the apartment does not need to replace existing furniture, but that needs to be done is to outsmart the form.

Built-in furniture is furniture made specifically with the size of the existing space to make it look neat. In addition, the concept of built-in also allows maximum use of space because the use of every inch of space. For example built in wardrobe could use the width and height of the wall until it reaches the ceiling, so the storage space available is greater.


PostHeaderIcon minimalist home design

Houses with modern minimalist design is still become an interest for many people until now. This was proven by the developer that still offer many residential apartments and offers the type of house with a minimalist design.

Minimalist house design should consider aspects of interior design that is suitable for minimalist home to our house was really a family dream house with a modern minimalist design type.

Here are some interior design modern minimalist home that you can choose:

  • Use accessories uncluttered space that is clean, firm, without a profile, a minimum geomatris form because the principle of minimalist design is just right, perfect and not excessive.
  • Use draperies or cover windows with roller-type model, the basic vertical blinds or horizontal can.
  • If you want to install carpet using carpet with solid colors without a motive.
  • Keep the surface of the table, or cabinet credensa surface is clean and empty. The books and other items should be stored in a drawer. The ideal accessories vase of artistic glass, simple dishes that contain fruit or a candle.
  • Use the same colors for the pillow and the couch to look plain or simple.
  • Cover beds, sheets and pillowcases using a plain style. Do not use Combination of colors too much at least two colors without a motive.
  • If you want to install the painting with frame composition and simple, without a profile or carving. Better not too many paintings on display a large select from your collection.
  • Color of paint for minimalist interior walls should choose pastel or pale colors that are neutral like gray, beige or cream.