Exterior: Timber Louvres, Exterior House Sweeteners
Exterior July 19th, 2010
Latticework of wood began to glance many people as a complement exterior. Function not only as shading, but can also improve the deficiencies in front of the house looks.
The use of a line as many of the elements found in Japanese architecture. When the trend of minimalist-architecture, which refers to understand Zen-developed, these forms become very global. One of them, who applied in Indonesia, is the use of grid made of wooden planks arranged horizontally.
The main function of wood lattice is indeed the Penghalau sunlight. But in its development, it can also serve as aesthetic elements that could beautify the building facade. In fact, sometimes it would cover the building facade is less beautiful.
Install on Which?
There are no special rules in which this lattice should be placed. These objects can be placed in front of the window, in front of the wall, or on the front porch. It’s up to you, which is important in accordance with the desired function.
Grid should not placed directly on the wall or glass. Give enough space so that objects behind the screen can still be cleaned.
If placed in front of the window, make sure the distance between the lattice with the windows enough to open the shutters.
Match No, Yes?
Maybe that’s the question that arises in our mind when going to use the lattice. Match not, yes with my house? According to Ir. Andra Matin, this lattice has the character of a straight horizontal line. Therefore only suitable for a modern-style house, which has a basic geometric shape. Classic-style homes or the Mediterranean, which has many details and arches, ill-fitting using grid like this.
Tip
Grid order Autos
· Choose wood resistant to weather and termites, such as ironwood, iron, rosewood, and sea resin. The price is more expensive than other wood, but easier maintenance.
• For the outer layer, choose a timber that is devoted to the exterior. Using more appropriate polish to the exterior than melamik.
No Need to Make aperture in Bathroom
Bath Showers July 6th, 2010
Narrow, airless, and humid. Do not let the bathroom in the house experience. Size may narrow, but the bathroom had to stay healthy.
The bathroom is often the “stepchild” in your own home. Many houses in Indonesia put a bathroom in the final sequence as the room gets the attention. Finally, the bathroom is made what it is. Occupies a narrow area, has a small opening and a bit. No wonder the bathroom often feels stuffy and damp.
The bathroom includes a frequently wet areas. Such areas, it should get extra attention. The problem, often inundated by water, causing moisture. Such circumstances, can lead to fungus and bacteria thrive. You certainly do not want the bathroom became a nest of disease, right?
One way to avoid the bathroom of a state that is too moist, is to provide enough openings.
As with other rooms, bathrooms also require
good air circulation. Elements of natural light – sunlight – is also one important factor, which needed the bathroom, to spare him from excessive moisture. Placing a large window in the bathroom, can fulfill the two functions at once had.
The reluctance to place the window in the bathroom, usually related to privacy. For this one issue, actually a lot of solutions. For example with the installation of curtains or window blinds. Close the window when you use the bathroom. When finished, open the blinds and shutters. Thus, free entry sunlight, air circulation was going well.
Another solution, not create openings in the wall, but in the ceiling, for example by creating skylights. This method is relatively more “safe” to protect your privacy, because it was on top. Incoming sunlight can help the bathroom became more healthy. Fungi and bacteria will not thrive, in a room rich rmatahari sina. So no need to hesitate to make an opening in the bathroom.
Cheers for Little
Bath Showers July 6th, 2010
The bright bathroom. That’s the impression we get so into the bathroom this child. The sunlight coming through glassblock (20cmx20cm size) mounted on one wall. Surface of the wall is dominated by white ceramic also supports an atmosphere of light.
Three facilities are available in this bathroom: shower and bathtub, sink, and toilet seat. Bathtubs small size to accommodate the children’s favorite while playing water bath. Little can be soaked, can also use the shower hose. So that water does not wet the area of the basin, there is a 110cm-high wall insulation from the floor.
Cartoon motifs adorn much of the room. Ceramics with a motif of Winnie The Pooh show the bathtub to the wall area. In addition, the cartoon motif also appears on the border wall separating the lower and upper parts. This option makes the bathroom appear cheerful and fun for the kids.
In the plint, or bottom wall, fitted with yellow tiles 30cm height. Color and texture is the same as the floor tiles. What distinguishes, for floor tiles installed diagonally.
Note also the sink counter with a gentle curve of the line. Table, which got Duko finishing it, using a glass-topped green. While the foot using a stainless steel table. 8cm feet high so that the kolongnya easy to clean.
No less interesting is the selection of a mirror. Although different from the cartoon character on the wall, but the design is immediately reminded of a cartoon rat cunning.
Exterior: Pergola Wood ceilings
Exterior July 6th, 2010
Although able to roof garden path or a roof terrace, pergola is more often used as condescendent carport. This cover usually extends from the garage to the gate (the gate).
The materials used for the pergola could be all kinds. Wood, iron, stone, or concrete, could be an option. Many people who add vines on it as an element pemercantik. But of course this requires treatment plant.
If you want a practical pergola, aka not really need treatment, you can try the pergola of the concrete. The top is coated tiles, with 2 sides of the roof form, which has a sloping area to the right or left.
When using this conventional roof tiles, roof slope should be at least 30o. The goal, so that the edge of the roof is not too low or too close to the ground. While long carport should be no more than 5 meters.
If you like the woods, and the interior of your home using wood lot, you can add menyerasikannya with wooden elements on your pergola. For example, cover the ceiling with wooden planks with a width of approximately 5 cm, which you can buy at timber stores. Then varnish is a color that you like, can be yellowish brown or dark brown. The pattern of this wood installation can you manage to get a certain artistic effect. For example, the boards are placed diagonally, or box-shaped shrinking inward. For accessories, stained glass in the front of the pergola can enhance your appearance.
Pergola with a roof form which is sealed to the carport area into darkness. And maybe you need a light in this region to perform an activity. For that you can add some downlights.
Pergola with massive material like this make carport area free from water droplets when the rain, and heat at times during the day. Thus, this area can be utilized for other functions at certain times. For example, this area is used as an extension of the porch when you hold a bite to eat at home. Good, right?
Almost all homeowners who had appeared in the tabloid HOUSE-wide especially small land-have “wish” is almost the same. Their desire was manifested in the following sentence, “I wish there was extra space to store things for the house looks neat.”
The house is neat and orderly would be dream of many people. Because there is another plus that would be obtained from neat conditions, ie room look more spacious and wide. The main requirement is neat house is the absence of goods scattered; all stored properly in place.
As a means of storage / storage cabinet ordinary use. But despite a lot of storage facilities, certainly unsightly and uncomfortable eye to activity (movement), if the cabinet shall be lined-row in the room. Figure wardrobe that “bulky” and massive will look (and feel) retract the room.
Another alternative is to make the warehouse. However, in homes with limited area in which the need for residents living alone were often less-manufacturing warehouse that telling is not the solution. Appropriate solution to the above conditions is to utilize every inch of the room (the corners and part of “unemployed”) as storage.
Ive Plan Early
To ensure that the house has enough storage (which will not have to menjejer-jejerkan cabinet), ideally the planning done in advance, even if it might make more since then making house plans. Train your eyes and maximize carefulness sudut-sudut/area unused houses to transformed into storage.
Advance planning is also important, since these alternative storage usually requires a special construction made simultaneously with the making of home construction. Another advantage to be gained is the storage position of the “hidden” so do not take place / meeting room.
Some Angle
But do not be discouraged if you happen to have a house and still need extra storage. There are corners that still could be “worked out”. Here are some of them. Hope can be an inspiration!
Ceiling
If the ceiling is high enough, use to put extra storage. Make a simple rack (just to capitalize wood, metal bracket braces, and screws or nails!) Around the room. This shelf should be placed near the ceiling so as not to interfere with activities or people passing by in space.
In addition to the shelf, can also make or use the Attic arising due to the high ceiling. Attic is large-if the size-other than as a central repository, can also be used as a bedroom.
Appliances
Many of the steps that can be transformed into extra storage. Examples of this time one of them.
If alternative storage is widely used for this is part of the steps and space under the stairs, this time we crawl the wall beside the stairs. This side is the potential to store goods that are not too big like books or objects long as golf equipment or even a broom and a mop handle.
Sitting places Built-in
The seats are made the built-in alias “embedded” or permanent, would allow gain extra storage. Despite considerable initial investment (costs incurred to make the seat’s built-in certainly more so than buying a chair in the shop), later in life do not have a headache thinking about an alternative storage.
In addition to the seat under which to cabinet, the bottom seat cushions are the right storage for small items such as pens or notepads. Make sure that the construction of a solid seat, so that people sitting on them not to because there menjebolkan seat empty space underneath. Regular seat generally has a massive construction so that the strong support the weight of people sitting on it.
Under bed
The bottom of the bed is also a potential area of storage used. Drawers for storing pillows, sheets, and extra covers can also be made here. Or it could also save some clothes that do not satisfy wardrobe.
If you already have a “common bed” do not upset! Just buy the box-lid plastic box with wheels, so easily removed and inserted. To hide from the eyes, spread out over my covers, the sides under the bed.
Kitchen table below
The lower part of the kitchen table or the bottom of the cooker which was just a table top, can be used as extra storage. To store food and cooking utensils okay, or it could be to hide the gas cylinders.
Covering Wall Shelves
Make a rack or cabinet door on the wall, the height reached the ceiling of the room. In the example we present this time, the rear door facing into the library, can also be attached to a shelf to store books.
