Interior design ideas

Furniture in Russian style

May 13th, 2008

The furniture in Russian or pseudo-Russian style has for the first time appeared at the international exhibition in 1867 in Paris. And it will be successfully exhibited at the further, always causing genuine interest of public and experts. It is indicative, that the products executed in this style, have forced Europeans to change the opinion of Russia and more closely to concern to what Russian manufacturers offered.
The new direction, in which genuine interest and surprise prevail comes on change to opinion occurred in the West that “Russia is the country of imitations”, and its manufacturers are guided only by creation of copies. European experts have at once noted, that Russia aspires to be released from whose that there were influences to create own, based on national elements, style.
Russian furniture has completely grown from these conditions. Connections of a tree are not hidden by artificial veneer, but, on the contrary, to they are attaching special expressive significance. It also explains why partitioning of separate parts are executed with full understanding of the elementary techniques; each element makes impression, as if it has been quickly and easily made by a cutter or on a lathe.
No any synthetic material, but a tree can fill the house with such powerful natural power.

6 things which should be avoided in an interior

April 28th, 2008

1. Stucco molding, arches and columns
These are, apparently, the beautiful and effective receptions, borrowed from classical style, as a rule, look quite trite, especially if to apply them in with low ceilings.

2. Two-layer curtains - rich portieres with brushes + tulle
The aspiration to create the illusion of rich interior has appeared a long time ago. The last century, trying to show off to clients, resourceful owners of provincial hotels created in them similarity of expensive “capital” interiors with plush portieres, a counterfeit marble and pictures in frames “under bronze”.

3. National carpets on a wall

4. “Design” house fountains
Today it is possible to meet the house fountains made really with taste. This design element is not too popular but if it meets (under the comprehensible price) it almost for certain means, that the fountain will be issued by the most intricate image: it is decorated by artificial moss of the poisonous emerald color, varnished stones, figures of gnomes and other attributes of a “beautiful” life. And it looks natural only in “ecological style”.

5. Imitations and fakes
Fakes existed at all times: cheap things were covered with gilding, and glass has been given out for brilliants. Today a marble ancient, frescos and tiles are being forged - and it is done at much higher level. Even the star sky on a ceiling may be imitated-by means of fine light-emitting diode bulbs or simply covering with huge gold stars. Alas, all these beauty inherently differ nothing from the faded plastic roses in a crystal vase. It looks cheap and ugly at the same time.

6. All “touching”
It is also too ineradicable classics - it is a logic continuation of the same elephants and uncountable porcelain figures of any herdesses, girls with needlework, busts of composers and other inhabitants of the glazed world of sideboards.

Good taste in interior requires victims, but not such greater as it seems at first sight. It is not so easy to refuse from old habits, but sometimes it is simply vital.

Amalgamators

April 21st, 2008

Today three kinds of amalgamators - one-lever, two-level and thermostatic ones are considered as the most popular kinds. One-level is the most simple in operation. It is enough to lift the lever to turn on water, and it is possible to adjust its temperature turn of the same lever.
From the point of view of maintenance of comfort and the savings of water and energy thermostatic amalgamators can be considered as the Optimum variant. Basically, the thermostatic amalgamator solves the same problem, as the ordinary one: it mixes hot and cold water. As well as at ordinary amalgamator, it also has two handles-regulators. Here only one of them adjusts a pressure of water, and another - temperature of water from the amalgamator. Modern thermostatic amalgamators are completed with ceramic and rod cartridges. The important property of the thermostatic amalgamator relies in its capabiliity to work in economical mode when the user himself establishes the optimum charge of water. For example, in Grotherm 3000 (Grohe), Oras Optima (Oras), Ceratherm (Ideal Standard), and also Damixa, Hansgrohe and other amalgamators there is a function of water stream restriction: the economic button or a special mark are located on the lever of the device. In amalgamators MORA two mechanisms of economy of water are used. In one case the device of the amalgamator limits a pressure of water by means of “turbo-jet” function.

Amalgamators

April 21st, 2008

Today three kinds of amalgamators - one-lever, two-level and thermostatic ones are considered as the most popular kinds. One-level is the most simple in operation. It is enough to lift the lever to turn on water, and it is possible to adjust its temperature turn of the same lever.
From the point of view of maintenance of comfort and the savings of water and energy thermostatic amalgamators can be considered as the Optimum variant. Basically, the thermostatic amalgamator solves the same problem, as the ordinary one: it mixes hot and cold water. As well as at ordinary amalgamator, it also has two handles-regulators. Here only one of them adjusts a pressure of water, and another - temperature of water from the amalgamator. Modern thermostatic amalgamators are completed with ceramic and rod cartridges. The important property of the thermostatic amalgamator relies in its capabiliity to work in economical mode when the user himself establishes the optimum charge of water. For example, in Grotherm 3000 (Grohe), Oras Optima (Oras), Ceratherm (Ideal Standard), and also Damixa, Hansgrohe and other amalgamators there is a function of water stream restriction: the economic button or a special mark are located on the lever of the device. In amalgamators MORA two mechanisms of economy of water are used. In one case the device of the amalgamator limits a pressure of water by means of “turbo-jet” function.

Furniture “with strangeness”: Original products from the best world brands

April 18th, 2008

Sometimes modern design furniture surprises us with absolutely unexpected forms and coloring. Designers’ imagination is just so unpredictable: from their easy hand at tables ballet legs “grow”, and crumpled bag appears improbably convenient armchair. It is so surprising, but it is the fact: so strange, at first sight, subjects are rather convincingly looking even in not most vanguard interior. And very few people will refuse such hazardous employment, as bright and unexpected change of conditions.
Freedom of self-expression
Spaghetti sofa Boa from Edra is extremely effective and creates illusion of grandiosely design, being hidden in other rooms.
No interdictions
This furniture orders neither your interior, nor your private world. It will be constant irritator, a hedgehog, but at the same time it is the main and favorite highlight of furniture of your room. Strange furniture comrade can be picked up for any corner of the house: no matter whether it will be your sitting room, corridor or even a bathroom. A book shelf-transformer with the image of the naked girl from driade, a sconce in the form of a web from Baker or a head of the English bulldog from crystal of honey color from Daum… Designers call to concern interior with humor.
Company Colombostile, on strange coincidence of circumstances, is registered among sound classical factories. In its assortment, really, there are classical samples, original “retorts” of imperial furniture, but Colombostile is famous for the furniture mad nesses with classical implied sense. Therefore the majority of last collections Colombostile look, at least, as mockery at all classical styles.

Rack in the interior

February 29th, 2008

The rack is the most traditional way of various subjects’ accommodation: from utensils up to a ships collection though it is intended initially for storage of books.
The rack is a set of shelves, deprived not only a face-to-face door, but also sometimes lateral shelves.
Many racks are equipped with put forward boxes and pallets. It allows storing a lot of subjects in it. Besides, there are mobile racks, on wheels. They are good that you can make rearrangement in the room without special difficulties. This plus will be especially clear to those people, who face the problem immobile racks, fixed to walls. However, immobile racks have some advantages - unfixed rack can drop everything, if you with it will not be careful.
Now racks are made of diversified materials: tree, metal, the plastic, the laminated plates and so forth. Besides, all these materials can be combined in any way. If the interior has hi-tech style, you will appreciate fashionable racks from glass and aluminum.
Racks can be used for zoning space. For example, in a small-sized apartment the rack can differentiate a room on children’s room and bedroom, having created additional comfort. And mobile racks will allow you to create some kind of „mobile zoning“, dividing a premise differently, and depending on your needs and desires.
 

Feng Shui for your office (Part 2)

February 22nd, 2008

Color of office chairs can be used for stimulation or support of a personality of person, who uses them. People in whose character Metal is a basic element, can choose a brown chair for support or white one for concentration. Those, whose basic element is Water, can choose dark blue chair for improvement of quality of dialogue or black one for strengthening their position. Green chairs will strengthen cooperation between the Tree and the Tree; red chairs will make people of Fire more vigorous; people of the Earth will feel conveniently at support of brown color, but they can receive greater advantage of dynamism of reddish shades.
3 “S”: Separate Sites Stimulation
All the ways long energy stimulations can be used at office. Think of colors and symbols of elements, crystals and plants. If conflicts occur between fellow workers, it is necessary to stimulate southwest zones of office. Energy balance of northwest zones encourages command thinking and strengthens leaders’ qualities of managers; these zones well approach for boss’ places at working meetings and conferences. Lack of creative abilities can be partly compensated by activation of the western sector, and those, who searches for glories and recognitions, should appeal to the south. The southeast is the sector of material welfare and it always requires careful attention, no matter the character of your business.

Feng Shui for your office

February 21st, 2008

Black desk slows down reaction a little and dulls attention while wooden tables of more light colors create sensation of reliability and contain potential of growth. The size of a table should be convenient enough: not too greater that the employee had not to try to keep step with papers, but also not too small that it did not feel deprived. The square or rectangular table symbolizes support of an element of the Earth. Round or semicircular table better approaches for those, who is engaged in creative work.
Reflecting surfaces or mirrors in immediate proximity from a table are highly recommended as they “double” the volume of work, which needs to be done.
“Mountains” of folders and documents also render oppressing influence on our aura. Reduce quantity of papers to a minimum and leave only those documents that have the direct attitude to current work.
When you use phone, be convinced that the cord does not cross a working zone and that you can sit directly during conversation. If you bend or sit with the telephone tube pressed to a shoulder, your backbone is bent, and your energy appears blocked. It is very important for those who should make a lot of phone calls.
Avoid the light sources, located directly above a head; in effect, it is necessary to avoid any subjects, which are hanging or sticking out above a workplace. If you cannot move a light source it is possible to change position of a table a little. Shelves above a table render similar influence and should settle down sideways or behind a back.

Furniture for bathing (Part 2)

February 7th, 2008

All furniture for bathing is conditionally divided into three categories - floor, wall and combined team. The first group includes washstands, which are established directly on a floor; instead of fasten on a wall.
If you have decided to do without a locker under a bowl, table-top may be wonderful alternative to it. It is necessary to approach to its choice with mind and to remember, that no matter, how beautiful it was, the practicality in this case is more important. In case of table-top, it should be very wear proof. Usually table-tops are made of natural tree (oak or a pine), MDF or plastic. Besides, table-tops can be monolithic, for example, they may be made of strong glass or artificial stone. They are very expensive and require special care.
Surface of table-top (tree or MDF) is usually processed by several layers of first coat and enamel, which is not afraid of scratches and water. By the way the guarantee on furniture for bathing makes at least 10 years and serves much longer. But, despite of such safety measures and water resistance, especially to hot water, it is necessary to be very accurate with table-tops.
As a rule, metal hand-rail-hangers for towels are located of edges table-top, and the bottom is equipped by several cases for different trifles.

Furniture for bathing (Part 2)

February 7th, 2008

All furniture for bathing is conditionally divided into three categories - floor, wall and combined team. The first group includes washstands, which are established directly on a floor; instead of fasten on a wall.
If you have decided to do without a locker under a bowl, table-top may be wonderful alternative to it. It is necessary to approach to its choice with mind and to remember, that no matter, how beautiful it was, the practicality in this case is more important. In case of table-top, it should be very wear proof. Usually table-tops are made of natural tree (oak or a pine), MDF or plastic. Besides, table-tops can be monolithic, for example, they may be made of strong glass or artificial stone. They are very expensive and require special care.
Surface of table-top (tree or MDF) is usually processed by several layers of first coat and enamel, which is not afraid of scratches and water. By the way the guarantee on furniture for bathing makes at least 10 years and serves much longer. But, despite of such safety measures and water resistance, especially to hot water, it is necessary to be very accurate with table-tops.
As a rule, metal hand-rail-hangers for towels are located of edges table-top, and the bottom is equipped by several cases for different trifles.

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