Things to Understand Before Painting

Paint is not only a protective or wallpaper that has aesthetic value, but also significantly impacted on the change room. Only by painting over the wall in an area, nuance and a new impression is created.

In other words, this is the fastest way to change the atmosphere. The cost was not too much when compared to replacing new furniture. However, there are some things that must be understood before painting.
Painting the room starts from the top area. In this case, the ceiling was a top priority for the painting, then to the walls, wooden windows, and others.

Clean the surface to be painted properly. scratch layers of old paint is peeling, then give sandpaper for smoothing. This will give the paint surface better after a dry and durable.
The size of the brush should be tailored to large painted surfaces to provide excellent results. Roller should be used for large surfaces such as walls and ceilings, to be more efficient time.

When using more than one gallon of paint, paint mix all materials since the beginning of the process, although composed of the same color. It is important to maintain color consistency
To select a paint color, adjust the dominant colors found in a room, such as furniture, curtains, or carpets. On the surface large enough, usually the color will appear darker. For that, choose paint that has one or two levels lighter than desired color. Still, can not be denied at least a dark color, too. depends on the intensity of light coming in and other interior color selection.

Calculate paint finishing techniques, polished or not, adapted to the needs of the room. If not proficient in using a variety of paint techniques, should not use the type of glossy as they may leave a trace of brushstrokes irregular, thus disturbing the aesthetic value of the room.

Estimate material needs a good paint. Comparison of the standard is any area of 9 square meters require 5 kg of paint.

Choose quality paint. One characteristic that contain enamel, which serves as a reinforcement layer of paint, so not easily fall out or moldy.

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Lamp for your home

Almost in every house to use as a lamp lights. As a light, electric light the most commonly used as artificial light for a house, can be classified into 3 major groups, namely incandescent lamps, halogen lamps and fluorescent lamps.

The many types of lighting currently make you need to consider what factors should you consider when choosing a lamp. Here are some factors you can consider:

1. The first step you can do is to determine the placement spots lights, especially those planted on a wall or ceiling.
This is done before you build or renovate housing.

2. It is better if the placement of lights adapted to environmental conditions.
That is, for the lights should be placed outside using stainless steel, aluminum or painted steel against corrosion.

3. Specify color lights you want to use.
Lights with light-colored character was allegedly able to generate a warm atmosphere and romantic, so it is suitable placed in the bedroom or other space used for leisure. While the white light is more suitable for use in the workplace. Determination of color of this light by itself will guide you make a choice between fluorescent and incandescent lamps.

4. Customize your lamp with the character of the model house.
Lamp with a classic traditional design would be visible when placed on jomplang house with modern minimalist concept.

5. The nature of radiating heat lamps can also be used as weighing factors when you choose the house lights.
As a whole, the house lights that you choose should be resistant to heat, not easy to melt and is not flammable.

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Make your room beauty with indoor plant

General indoor plants are plants that can live with limited sunlight. In fact, there are plants that color will be more glossy leaves when placed in the room. Plants that can be selected is Aglaonema constatum or Siamese aglaonema aurora, various species of palm, sanseviera, Dracena sanderiana, philodendron, sphatiphyllum.
Plants are placed in the room also serves as an anti-pollutant, meaning that this plant can eliminate air pollution or toxic gases in the room by way of sucking and then replace it with fresh air. This is very useful, because the pollutants are not only derived from the fumes or smoke from the plant room, but also can come from such indoor pollutants from cleaning materials, smoke cigarettes, furniture, paint, glue, and others.

The impact of the pollutants are able to cause diseases such as strep throat, mouth irritation glands, respiratory distress, headache, allergic skin, eye, and even can lead to liver cancer.


Indoor Pot Plants
To add to the aesthetic function of plants, you can use a beautiful pot and in accordance with the plant. The following tips can be consider as you choose to plant pots:

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Adjust the size of the pot with the plant
If the selected plants are large, would also be a large pot. The appropriate pot size is very important because it will affect the growth of plant roots and shoots. The marker is the size of the pot is already in accordance with the tried putting a potted plant. If plants can enter freely means that the size was appropriate.
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Material potter
Pot plants are generally made of plastic or clay. Pot of plastic will maintain soil moisture and temperature longer. While the pot with the clay material can make the moisture in normal circumstances. Clay pots also have pores that can remove excess water.
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Using a pot cover
Pot is pretty sure will sweeten your room. Pots made of ceramic, rattan, wood, metal used as a decorative pot. In general, when using a decorative pot with a variety of carvings and beauty, the pot is only used as the covering of the pot in it is usual just simple plastic pots or clay. Pot beautiful veil, usually have higher prices so impractical when transported to the plant when removed from the room. This also prevents the veil is not a dirty pot.

* Use a pot with a variety of sizes
In order for the room is not monotonous, you can choose from a variety of plants put sizes, ranging from small to large. Each plant can use a beautiful decorative plants to add to the beauty of the room.

* Match your decorative pots with plants
In order for decorative pot not impressed too much, you can adjust the plant. If the plant has a unique leaf, you can choose to use a simple pot. Instead, the pot with busy patterns can be paired for the plant that has a simple leaf. You can also customize the color of the pot cover with a leaf or flower color of plants.

* Adjust the color pot with your home interior style
This meant that the pot is not contradictory and damaging the interior of the house as a whole.

* Using ground cover
You can add sand or stone as a decorative ground cover over the pot to cover the planting medium.


Indoor Plant Care
For the treatment of indoor plants in pots placed among others:

* Conduct regular fertilizing because the plants only get food from a limited pot.
* Replace the pot on a regular basis the staggeringly potted plants to keep the size according to the size of the plant.
* Every week or 2 weeks to remove the plants to get sunlight for 2 to 3 hours.
* Prune the leaves withered and old.

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