DIY & Decor

Category: Home Decorating

  • Setting stepping stones

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    In the previous article you read about how to cast your own stepping stones. Remember, you should leave them aside for a couple of days to set completely before you can lay them along your pathway. As I said before, stepping stones are less obtrusive, easier and cheaper to lay than solid pathways. They are…

  • Decorating with color -2

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    Part 2 You and your space As you’ve read in the previous article colors affect our mind, our physical and psychological being. It also seems that it’s not the hue  of a color  that has the main effect but its tone and saturation. So, before you start decorating with color, instead of asking yourself what…

  • Casting stepping stones

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    Stepping stones can be less obtrusive and more interesting than solid pathways. Not to mention that they are much cheaper to lay – particularly if you want to create a long path to somewhere. So instead of laying a solid pathway, just set a few stepping stones along the track.   Why don’t you make these…

  • Decorating with Color

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    Part 1 Decorating with color is not as easy as it seems. When it comes to decorating or redecorating our homes, one of the most important dilemmas we face is what color should it be?  We are bombarded with hundreds of colors, hues and tones, pastels and naturals, labelled with evocative or designer names – all…

  • Decorating with paint

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    Home Decorating: Modern paints Read article 1 about traditional paints and decorating with paint in your home Oil paints Used on interior, exterior wood and metalwork, floors and exterior walls. In most EU countries it’s no longer allowed to use solvent-based paint on interior surfaces. In fact, in many countries solvent based paints are banned.…

  • Office Feng Shui

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    Office Feng Shui Feng Shui is about arranging your stuff and furniture in a way that that helps you to avoid bad energy and to boost your wealth & well being. First you must find out your Kua number and establish your personal trigram – this depends on your birth year and on your gender.…

  • Office Decoration

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    Office Decoration Working from home More and more of us work from home these days. Yet when it comes to situating on our home office we normally allocate the least used or the smallest space in our home. Many of use the bedroom or the dining room as the office. This is not the ideal…

  • Decorating with paint

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    Home Decorating – Paint There is a wide range of choice when decorating with paint. It’s fun to go through the colour charts and brochures but when it comes to choosing the right paint we are baffled. What is the difference between eggshell and satin finish? When shall we use acrylic paint? What’s the difference…

  • How not to decorate

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    How not to decorate – Part 2 read part 1 of how not to decorate your home 6, Reproduction  A house or a piece of furniture should reflect its own time. One of the worst interiors I’ve seen was a traditional look created in a modernist 60’s building. All furniture looked “antique” – reproduced ceiling…

  • Kitchen worktop

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    Kitchen Worktops The worktop is the most used element in our kitchens. They need to withstand scratches, spills, knocks, water and heat. It is important to choose a strong and durable worktop that is also hygienic and easy to clean.  These are the top 10 materials suitable for a kitchen worktop.. 1, Laminate Pros: Economical…