Tuesday 27 September 2011

Patio Lighting

Lighting should illuminate the entire room evenly, because of its function to provide light for the occupants of the house. Lighting does not need too bright, but enough so that the room is not too dark. Usually used to get the lamp type downlight illumination across the entire room.
With a dimmer, we can adjust the lights dim in accordance with our wishes. Bed room for example, we are still awake when we need a bright light while we sleep when needed dim light. By using a dimer in downlights or a table lamp, light settings can be done easily.
Night lights should be provided in every area that we may pass during the hours of sleep. Lights are used preferably with a dim light, because its function merely to avoid these spaces into darkness, so that barely passable. Examples of this room that requires light for example, the hallway to the bathroom and stairs.
indirect lighting
The bulb should not be seen directly, that is visible only through intermediaries light or frosted glass. Perhaps using the lamp cover will be a little hurt from the brightness level lights, but the rays are seen directly in space will greatly interfere with comfort and less eye-catching because of its light becomes uneven.

Sunday 18 September 2011

Fresh Your Home With Patio


Air conditioner (AC) is not the only way to make a cool shelter. One natural way to cool the dwelling is by presenting a small garden in a residential or popularly called patio. Like an oasis in the desert, patiobisa be one way to bring freshness to a dwelling.
In addition to making housing more cool and fresh, green plants and gurgling water pools could also eliminate fatigue. No wonder when the patio started to become a trend, especially for urban residential in the middle. Patio can provide the freshness that is no less than just a park in front of the house.
 
Various benefits you can get from the park in this house. In this park residents can relax for a moment from the view of office buildings. Patio can also be useful to add to the beauty in the house. Moreover, the function unconsciously patio itself could be a means to absorb as much sunlight into the house. Automatically, the more energy efficient homes and the occupants are healthier.

Patio is part stand-alone buildings or related to outer space, park, or garden .. Patio should be put in place with the best views. In addition, also within easy reach. For example, by making a path towards building a house with a separate patioyang.
 
Besides the location, which should also be considered is the proportion. Size of the patio should be proportional to the land the house so as not to cripple and even aesthetically patio is not only useful as a functional, yet visually the patio can be eye catching in the house.
 
Regarding the solid-padannya with existing elements in the house, because the patio is an element of outer space, it should be paired with the physical appearance of the home / building. For example, by aligning the design style. Or if the location patiodi in the house,, for coherent and match with other furniture and accessories in the house can be a color.
To maximize the function of the patio, the other thing is no less important is the lighting. Lodging in the morning and afternoon, the patio is almost never needed artificial light because it is usually used as a transitional space patio outside and inside is getting enough light from the sun. As for the evening, the patio is quite simple to use lighting. For example, light is made of a strobe light or general lighting.
 
Regarding the placement of lighting, when light from a strobe light is used, then it is usually light is useful to illuminate the table and patio furniture in the area. While the general lighting / general usually required so that all parts can be exposed to bright light.
 
Different again with outboard lighting, this light is usually useful to reinforce the view at night.
It can be placed with the casing outdoor lights to illuminate the road around and add aesthetic. Placing lighting for outdoor spaces, which need to be considered is the highlight part of the patio or around plants, and so that feels pretty exciting.
 
In addition to lighting there is one additional element that can be used as value-added to the patio, the floor and plants.
 
Floors are usually put on pavement concrete example of this type of paving. While the plant was instrumental elements to make the patio more beautiful. In addition, patio design is also very decisive added value.

Saturday 17 September 2011

How to care Patio furniture

Actually, wood patio furniture should be resealed every three to five years and sealing a place should be doneevery year if necessary. On the other hand, if your solid wood furniture made ​​of wood, then you may find problems in sealing it; so, it is recommended that you also draw on or cloak with a waterproof cover in case ofrainy weather conditions.
In case of rainy weather conditions and your patio furniture wood turned out to be wet, you should be dried immediately by putting it in the sun naked. Remember that furniture wet wood causes a foul.
Finally, check your patio wood furniture for any rough spots or damaged areas such as these should be sanded with fine sand paper, which helps in making better and smoother.

Friday 16 September 2011

Patio Furniture Design by Daro


 Daro have created a desirable selection of garden furniture for stylish and relaxed outdoor living furniture. After decades of experience as leaders of woven rattan conservatory furniture, Daro stepped outside to stamp their characteristic mark on a superior range of garden furniture.
This attractive, natural looking and long lasting outdoor garden furniture is designed for the terrace, patio or pool area. It can also provide a luxurious alternative as your kitchen furniture, conservatory furniture and living room furniture.

Teak Patio Furniture

The court is a good place to relax after a hard day’s work. As it is exposed to sunlight for a long time, plastic, cast aluminum and furniture are not good ideas for garden furniture because they would absorb heat. A good choice is teak patio furniture, wood does not soak the heat or cold. It can be a lot of wood, which can be used as garden furniture, teak furniture, but will be the best type. The ability to keep teak, structure and shape for many years to change even more with time, making it an ideal choice. Another reason for its popularity is its special luster, which is unusual for the oil content in the heartwood. 

Teak tree, birch timber is a member of the family Verbenaceae. From areas in Southeast Asia, the tree may reach as high as 30m – 40m and can live a hundred years. The resin oil in its nucleus, it is extremely water resistant and protects the wood against insects, rot and bacteria. Teck also thick fibers that can be cut and formed into various shapes without difficulty. His ability, all kinds of weather and seasonal changes resist it an excellent choice for a variety of indoor and outdoor furniture. 
Teak garden furniture will not rust or corrosion, even under exposure to extreme heat and water or contact with metal. The furniture can all year there, as their natural ability to withstand climate change does not require storage to be delivered to the inside in winter. It can simply be washed with soap and water source and are areas where the paint has been damaged or removed easily repaired. Teak wood is very strong and lasted a number of years. was found in the things of the West Indian caves untreated teak more than 2000 years of history are not damaged.

Teak furniture has a regular and uniform texture that is not smart or not. The original color is usually honey brown. However, since the passage of time, life, teak surface with a silver gray and has a warm atmosphere. These mixtures of hardwood harmoniously in any environment and is placed inside the house, would flatten the tones of the wood grain and teak wood retains its rich golden brown color. Teak patio furniture offers a touch of elegance and style to the terrace or in the lounge.
by reforest chair
 The production of teak furniture and other products is not cost effective and consume too much energy compared to the production of plastic, aluminum or metal furniture. Unprocessed plastic furniture comes from several chemical compounds are treated with resin heated. This product was being subjected to further processing before the finished product is manufactured. is produced during, teak wood requires very little change after harvest before the finished product. In addition, teak wood comes from a plant that fills the teak supply when they are harvested. Scraps of teak are generally used as fuel for boilers or for other purposes such as floors. The durability of teak prevents the constant replacement of furniture and it will not harm the earth or the landfill once it is not broken.
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