Attic, Can Used for the Bedroom
Home Improvement December 30th, 2009
In the western movies with the natural setting of rural or farm, often seen scene of a child’s head sticking out of her bedroom window. The window was visible from outside the high and were very close to the roof. Is the little boy sleeping in the roof? Neither! The boy was in the attic that (probably) be used as sleeping space.
As an element of the house which was located at the top, the most common roof exposed to the sun. No wonder this thing and then into heat. To prevent the entry of heat from the roof into the house, usually is used ceiling mounted horizontally, perpendicular to the wall. Because of generally tapering form of the roof onto the ceiling while the flat, there is space between the ceiling with a roof. This space is called the Attic, or if in the Indonesian language we know the term “attic”.
It lies just below the roof makes the air in the Attic tend to heat. Especially in tropical countries are “flooding” the sun. Therefore this space is usually not enabled. In some types of roof, Attic usually contain horses roof structure. If enabled, at best used as a place to hang clothes.
In Western countries and Europe, Attic is often used as a functional space, for example, a child’s bedroom or den. In Indonesia, this time there is a tendency to do the same thing, even for the study, children’s playground, or the family room. To be able to take advantage of Attic as a functional space, a home must use the form gable-that do not use horses.
Advantages using Attic space, we can have a one-story house, but as if the two floors. Second floor ceilings are low on the sides, because the shape of the roof.
Well, at the time of this space-enabled, we have to outsmart such a way that is not how much space the heat. Air holes must be much, but the use of glass should be considered because the heat retentive. Air holes shaped jalousie / blinds may be an option
Go Vertical! Empower Land Limited
Real Estate December 24th, 2009
Land of housing in the area of Jakarta more and more limited. As a result, developers often build houses with the land that “very little” so much space activities that are not accommodated. Well, one solution is to build a house up, aka Go Vertical.
Construction of houses by Go Vertical! This is not something new. This method is often echoed by the architect when he banged a limited land problems. This is what the three finalists presented by House Design Competition, Umbara Purna Kartiansmara Lilih presentation of his work in Grand Indonesia, Jakarta, Sunday (7/3/2010).
“Land is not narrow space limitations to create activities. By the way Go Vertical!, This problem can be overcome with good. Land can narrow optimally utilized,” explained Lilih.
Go Vertical! is meant by the finalists from Yogyakarta is home to extend the land rather than to the side. example is the addition of the floor, which was the first floor to second floor.
In addition, the design of senior Islamic University of Indonesia, he added ramp (stairs) on the outside of the house that connects the first floor with second floor. This is done to deal with children’s playroom is limited.
The size of this ramp slope must also be the standard that is about 8 degrees to 11 degrees. This measure to ensure the safety of users especially children who will often run in it. “Land is limited to no longer be a problem, if the innovation can be done indoors. As the ramp was added for example.” Lilih said.
Park In containers, Solutions For Small Page
Gardening December 24th, 2009
Park in a container or a container garden is a solution for those who love to garden, but only a little land or even none at all.
Currently, the remaining open land on housing, the average housing is very limited. So sometimes the desire to have the park to “beat” by the need for additional space for family activities. Rather than become the park, the rest owned land is often built to expand the house. Then, should the desire for gardening was buried deep in? Apparently not! Park, still can be had-even in mini-size in a container.
English
Park in a container or a container garden idea came from Europe, rather than English. There, the people are well-known hobby of gardening. May have heard about the English garden or English-style garden which is popular? This hobby can be easily distributed to homes in rural areas are certain leafs wide. But when they migrated and settled in the city, residential lots available are flats or apartments. Because the more the center of town, land and house prices more expensive.
As a result, the remaining land for gardening becomes narrow and sometimes no. Problems they face, not much different from what we experience, is not it? Gardening hobby to channel, the maniacs they park their narrowness of mind land. And finally, creating a container garden.
Value Plus
Though small, the real garden in containers has many advantages for the planters. Here are some of them.
- Easy care
Because of the small size, it is easier maintenance and do not eat a lot of time such as caring for a large garden.
- Low manufacturing costs
Because the mini, the cost to purchase the plant certainly more expensive than ordinary garden. Cost builders can be eliminated because you can make your own.
window in the attic, on the terrace, or on the stairs, all right. If placed in the room, once a week you can remove it to get light. If bored, can position can be exchanged.
- Save water
Because only one umbrella, water consumption was so not too extravagant.
- Irit fertilizer
Likewise, the use of fertilizers, to be more efficient than regular use in the park.
- Clean
Especially when using a hydroponics growing media and not the soil.
Basic form
This container garden in his form is a combination of several plants that are planted together in one container. How to plant it certainly is not vain, to produce beautifully arranged gardens.
There are three basic forms that can be used to regulate the composition of the benchmark in the container garden.
- High – skinny
- Round – full
- Low and / or multilevel
But the experiment still legitimate when forming composition in a container garden as desired. Maybe style flower arrangements to try to apply in a cultivated garden.
Plants
Composition models such as the above mentioned earlier, will affect the type of plants used. Does physical plant that forms a high-long, plump, rounded, or dangling. However, whatever the chosen plants, there is one thing that must be obeyed if you want to park in a container managed / survive. Requirement is, in a container, choose the types of plants that have characteristics and needs of the relatively similar.
For example, if the park in the container will be placed in the shade / protection, use the kinds of plants that do not require full sun. Do not combine the shade plant enthusiasts with flowering plants that need full sun. Or if you do not have much time to water, using succulent plants or types of cactus.
Maintenance
Treatment in the container garden is quite simple. For repotting (replacement of the following pot soil or soil), apply when plants are growing roots fill the container. Markers, plant growth usually begins ugly; plants become thin or lazy flowering.
Land used to park in the container, preferably textured shaft or crumbs. To get this kind of land, may by way of ordinary garden soil mixed with manure or humus that many traders sold by ornamental plants.
If the plants in containers have started badly, it immediately changed to keep the garden looking vibrant. Especially if you use a type of flowering plant shrubs annuals. Usually when replacement every 3-6 months.
Dining Room Needs a Soft Light
Lighting and Electrical December 18th, 2009
This place needs to eat light for the dining process comfortable and familiar place. Uniformly bright noteworthy that the circulation in this room safe place.
The dining room has a different impression to everyone. Any impression you want to display, the dining room must be made comfortable and is also tempting to eat. Additional other decorative elements will be a plus for the space. One important element is the soft lighting. These elements can give the impression of warm and intimate atmosphere.
Candles generally can be used as decorative elements are functional in the dining room. Soft candlelight and warm romantic impression. Not only that, the candles also distanced food on the table from the invasion of insects. Beautiful candles can be used as Centerpiece. Usually the candle is placed in a glass or ceramic containers are pretty as a companion or fruit flower arrangements at the dinner table.
The main lighting in the dining room could use some pendant lights that are placed lower near adult height. The use of three to five lights and shadows to create a unique effect on the surrounding. If possible, use dimmers will also be very helpful. Dimmers can determine the appropriate power of light to create the appropriate atmosphere of hope.
On the sides of the dining room can be given additional halogen lamps are installed covertly. Clean white light that bounces on a field that will add a dramatic impression.
By day, the dining room should be exposed to light. So, the more exposure the better the effect on the dining room. Even the half-open spaces and areas directly related to the back or side of the house would be very good and interesting. At night, the light coming from the park will add a romantic impression.
Eclectic: It varies, but Still One
Furniture December 18th, 2009
In this room there is a long seat of Jepara, and there was a rocking chair next to her grandfather’s legacy. Match not, yes, if her desk wearing a new coffee table bought it yesterday? Then, the old cushions, can be used here is not, huh?
Above dilemma would often experienced homeowners. Changing the furniture is repeated throughout the easiest solution. But this takes no small amount of capital. In addition, we have the goods must also have historical value. Remains parents, giving friends, even we gather a collection of hard-won, could not be replaced just like that. Integrating various furniture that has a variety of styles, it is not about easy. One-one, the house was just a gathering place for various form of goods.
Eclectic style might be a solution. This style of point is to confuse the various styles that are in one room, so was born a new style really personal. However, this style did not have instead become the rule. There should be one common thread that unites all the elements that interor there, so that a fixed design pleasing to the eye, comfortable strapped.
Red yarn in interior design can be a color, material, pattern, or theme. In classic style, the period of manufacture can also be a unifier. Because the period it will affect the model’s own furniture. By selecting one of the elements as the common thread, will obtain a harmonious design, because each item is in the room will not stand alone.
Color As a unifier
In this room, there are various types of furniture. There was no set of furniture such as commonly used in the living room in general. According to the owner, spouse and Wigati Handoko, these chairs are the result of his visit various regions. Incidentally, her husband is Air Force pilot who frequently travel. Too bad if the antique chairs that did not come home decorating his service.
Various forms of chairs in the living room is unified by the materials and colors. All furniture is made of wood, although the finishing different. However, if combined all will be one note. That is not less important is a seat cushion knacks. Selected cushions of green and cream shades. This green is also in harmony with one color finishing carved chair in the corner. In a unified frontier eclectic, color becomes the easiest way to find the common thread.
For Who?
Eclectic actually fit for you that still have not decided on a particular style that feels most appropriate in the liver. For those of you who have a myriad of collections, eclectic style is also a solution, without you dizzy choose a style that could represent all the items. Also make you who do not have much money and want to use the old stuff you. Eclectic made goods already in use all.
Interested to immediately implement an eclectic style?
