DESIGN AND THE CITY
Decorating On a Tight Budget
Looking for cheap ways to decorate your home or maybe just one room of your home? Here are a few budget decorating ideas to get you started on your way.
Rearrange Your Furniture – it’s amazing what you can achieve with a little thought and some muscle.
Paint Those Walls – make one wall a feature. Go […]
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All You Need to Know About Venetian Plaster
Venetian Plaster consists of marble, sand and lime which has been ground finely to a powder and can be tinted with paints and glazes. This is used in surface covering and creates a beautifully smooth coating. A stuccoed wall effect is created by applying several layers of tinted plaster with a trowel and is also […]
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Stained Glass Windows
Renovating your home is a huge undertaking. It can be a very stressful time in anyone’s life, especially if you have a family. Making this decision should not been done quickly.
However when you have decided to renovate your home, the living room is one of the most important rooms in your home. It is where […]
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Bella Oval Dining Table
When my husband and I were looking for a new modern dining room set we didn’t have a huge amount of money to spend. We did however have a definite idea of what we wanted. We wanted a dark table, and an oval shaped table. We found just what we were looking for with the […]
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Knowing The Meaning Of Colors Is Important To Creating The Right Decor
The effect of paint and hues in a abode is greatly understated. But the reality is that color in your abode does much more than we realize. Humans by nature are very visual creatures and as such we are inclined to be affected by the stuff we see. For this incentive we can stroll into […]
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Keep Your AC Bills Down With Exterior Window Blinds
New exterior window blinds, shades, and awnings can help reduce your summer cooling costs. Exterior blinds can definitely prevent the sun’s solar rays from entering the home and therefore the interior of the house will be cooler during the day.
The term exterior blind is sometimes used interchangeably with awning. In this sense, exterior blinds do […]
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Tropical Living in the Philippines
The Philippines has the distinction of being a tropical archipelago in the world, living in a tropical country gives you a promise of a breezy tropical scene and there is always a new beach, blue skies, warm waves. Every beach bum’s dream is here.
Filipino house designs reflect the culture and lifestyle of every Filipino family […]
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The water closet.
You can find so many models that can sway you to buy an expensive one. Sometimes you wonder if you can live without it. But a bathroom will not be a bathroom without a water closet! Aside from the conventional type you will now find, to you amazement, a wall hung water closet. This type […]
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The bathroom, man’s new sanctuary!
Whether your redesigning an old bathroom or building a new one, make your bathroom a prestigious one, it is never too late to make a sweet haven out of your bathroom, many focus on the living area and the bedroom to make an impact on homes, why not the bathroom? It’s better to start making […]
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HOW TO CHOOSE A COLOR SCHEME.
Creating your color scheme sometimes is a very stressful task, but it is never impossible for you to arrive at the right color combination, it takes taste and creativity. If a particular color makes you feel good, then it might be the perfect beginning for an entire color scheme. When working around one color, establish […]
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