The Elegant Solution to Spacing Problem – Sofa Beds

Unlike in the old days, having a spare guest room nowadays has turn into a luxurious feature in modern families’ home. Yet, people are still as passionate as before, and people would still be happy to have stay over guests at their home.

There is a simple yet elegant solution which can allow you to show your hospitality to your friends and family, and still respect the precious space that you have at home – sofa beds.

Sofa beds are not something newly invented in this decade, but the new design sofa beds are definitely one of the must-have furniture pieces that families should have.

First of all, from a design point of view, sofa beds have improved so much in the previous years. Manufacturers very often would produce sofa beds with the same design as normal sofa. That not only gives you a sofa bed that is not bulky at all, but also looks just as decent as a normal sofa. If you are fond of classic looks, one of the recommendations is the Chesterfield Sofabed, from Thomas Lloyd’s collection. If you do not extend the bed, you simply would not notice that this classic piece of furniture has more practical value has well!

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Chesterfield Sofabed by Thomas Lloyd

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Extended Chesterfield Sofa Bed.

Another important feature of modern sofa bed is that the sitting comfort has improved a lot compared with the old ones. Much better mechanical design and production technique has brought better support for sofa bed seats. Take a look at the Standford Sofabed by Odeon, the simple but tough structure of the sofa bed give the best support to users, no matter in sitting or sleeping position.

standford The Elegant Solution to Spacing Problem – Sofa Beds

Standford Sofabed by Odeon

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Extended Standford Sofabed

Sofa beds now have turn into a handy ‘gadget’ for homes to maximize spacing benefit. From a monetary point of view, sofa beds are also a bargain. You simply get 2 pieces of quality furniture paying the price of one. Both you and your lodging guests will love it.

Tips for Your Living Room Decoration: Chessboard Panel

Decorations on the walls can change the atmosphere in the room instantly. A space that has a plain white walls might seem flat and not interesting. By contrast, if the walls are decorated with room decor elements than it would feel and looked different.

There are many simple ways you can do to decorate the walls of the room. In the photo below, you can see a living room wall using a chessboard-patterned panels as decorative elements. Panel with a blend of two colors of brown, coffee brown and light brown, making the family room look more interesting, has a character, and warm. Wood panel plaid, like this chessboard pattern, definetely making this room more interesting.

chess Tips for Your Living Room Decoration: Chessboard Panel

The panel has a size of 275cm wide and 195cm tall and composed of two layers, base panel layer and plaid layer. The first step is to place base panel to the wall. Then arrange the pieces of timber measuring 39cm x 39cm on top, with a pattern of alternating between a coffee-colored brown and light brown. But previously, give the timber with polish finishing before applying to the wall.

To highlight the colors and details, attach some spotlight. Navigate the fall of light onto the surface of the panel. Choose a lamp with yellow light, so the color panels appear more dramatic. The concept is simple, but the result is remarkable, right?

To give the impression of “sustainable”, it would be nice to give a repetition of this pattern in the living room. Plaid patterns is not only applied to the wall panels only, we can apply it on the carpet also. Repetition of this pattern strengthens the character of a room.

Well, how about your place? Maybe the idea of making a wooden panel on the wall, can help liven up your living room.

Functional and Attractive Room Partition

Room partitioner or room divider can be made from anything. A unique barring design can have the function as well as decorative elements in the room.

One of the interesting design can be seen in the photo below. Divider between living room and family room is unique. There are wooden frames that are similar to the letter C. On the basis of this framework, there is a “pot” with rock-sided. There were also dry bamboo poles planted. Interesting isn’t it?

partition Functional and Attractive Room Partition

Attractive box in the living room is eye catching. Box can also act more as physical partition room than visual barrier, so it gives an impression of a wider room. Well, this barrier is actually easy to make. At least, these are the steps in a nutshell:

  1. Prepare a wood frame with the form of letter “C” in accordance with the dimensions of space needs. Here, the wood frame has the dimension of length 200cm, width 40cm, height 80cm, with 10cm thick.
  2. Prepare two sheets of 10mm thick glasses with 198cm x 78cm size (2cm smaller than the size of the frame).
  3. Make a small overdraft on the left and right sides of the frame to the entrance of the glass and sealant (glue glass). With 2cm depth, thickness of the overdraft approximately ± 12mm. Then put the glass into the frame, so that the box obtained resembling an aquarium with a frame made of wood.
  4. To stick the stems of bamboo, make a container or frame of wood roughly the size of the former wide glass box, with a height of half the height box (40cm). Punch a hole through the top with the diameter size of the bamboo stems and in accordance with the number of bamboo. Place it in the glass box.
  5. Enter one by one the bamboo into the holes already prepared. After the bamboo is installed, fill the glass box with a large white pebbles, or any other fillings as you like.

Spiral Wallpaper to Create Romantic and Luxury Effect

If you want to create a romantic bedroom luxurious and impressive, you may want to apply wallpaper. Just attach the wallpaper on the walls of the room. Element of space decoration can also coated with it.

Let’s see the master bedroom in the photo below. This master bedroom is in upstairs. Equipped with a private bathroom, this room has the image of a romantic and luxurious bedroom. Second impression was built, among others, with coat a wallpaper on the walls of the room combined with a headboard-coated wallpaper.

sulur Spiral Wallpaper to Create Romantic and Luxury Effect

The combination of color and wallpaper motive on the wall space and particular headboard model was deliberately chosen. Wall colors and wallpaper patterns tend to be creamy and has fine lines. By contrast, the motive wallpaper on the headboard here, selected white patterned wallpaper giving effect of tendrils of plants.

Relatively light color of the walls in the bedroom color combined with furniture (bed and nightstand) which is dark. Furniture made to match the color shades on the table lamps and floor lamp.

The combination of colors in this room are interrelated. Plant tendrils and white color motive was apparently applied to the pillowcase. Black which chosen for color shade is also applied to the bed sheet. All this is done to create a harmony of color space that can give the impression of a romantic and luxurious room.

Yin-Yang Concept on Your Bedroom

The concept of Yin and Yang to balance life, had long since we’ve heard. But what about its application in the arrangement of interior color?

In homage to the Zen concept of the interior, to create harmony in the home, need to be created between the Yin and Yang. Alice Whately in his book entitled Peaceful Spaces explained that Yin represents something cold and dark and lifeless. In contrast, Yang represents something hot, bright, and alive.

To create a balance of Yin and Yang in the room, we could use the five natural elements; earth, fire, water, metal, and wood proportionately. This is not necessarily mean that we should have all the elements in a room. The five elements can be presented symbolically. For instance represented by color or texture that suggests the elements.

yinyang Yin Yang Concept on Your Bedroom

Let’s take the example of a bedroom in this photo. Elements of fire in this room, represented by the color orange on the bench and some pillows. Brown color represents the earth element, while the wooden material to represent elements of the wood itself. Bluish color in the pillows of water symbolizes. Some material of iron could represent metal element.

The concept of Yin and Yang in color combination itself is actually also similar to the concept of mixing colors on color theory. If we see a circle of color, the colors opposite each other is a color that contrasts with each other. This resembles the concept of Yin and Yang which are also opposed.

Of course in applying the concept of color in the room, we must combine them proportionally. While there was no certain guide in color mixing, in addition to considering the basic theory, color mixing can also be done based on taste. Like feng shui, balancing the use of color, both of which contrast with each other and a matching need to be maintained. Thus it will generate the expected visual comfort. However, in arranging and dressing space, our comfort should come as the first priority.

So, are ready to try to make everything balanced?

Indulge Yourself Daily in Your Personal Stylish Bathroom

Bathroom owns a very special status in a house. It is the ultimate private place for you and your family to relax and rejuvenate from a long tiring day.

It would be a huge daily pleasure if you can have a well-decorated bathroom to indulge yourself in. Below are some tips in turning an ordinary bathroom into a hotel-like yet very warm bathroom of your own:


1. Use free-standing bathtubs

A good bathroom should be both practical and visually flattering. Self-standing bathtubs do not necessarily occupy a lot of space but can give an exclusive taste to your bathroom. Duravit is a leading manufacturer producing bathroom equipments that are both trendy and practical. For example, a free-standing bathtub with water-proof wooden outer layer, can give you bathroom an original look and a scene of nature.

Free standing bath tub by Duravit Indulge Yourself Daily in Your Personal Stylish Bathroom

Free standing bath tub by Duravit

 

2. Use a designed radiator
In the old days, people use the heater as a towel and clothing hanger for hanging towels in the bathroom. It is very warm and practical, just a bit not too decorative. With the improvement of internal design artifacts, radiators that can be placed in bathroom has transformed into different shapes to suit your taste.

A metal color radiator on a wooden wall to balance off the warmth Indulge Yourself Daily in Your Personal Stylish Bathroom

A metal color radiator on a wooden wall to balance the warmth.

Pick a radiator with modern look would be able to give you a stylish bathroom. There are also various colors and textures available. For instance, a shinny metal radiator can give you a cool edgy look, while a matt metal radiator in darker color can give your bathroom some more warmth. Make sure you keep similar tones of texture and color all over your bathroom.

Add a piece of art in your bathroom Indulge Yourself Daily in Your Personal Stylish Bathroom

Add a piece of art in your bathroom.

3. Use same color tone accessories

A nicely decorated bathroom should not have more than 3 different colors. A typical warm color usage is white, brown and beige. Bath accessories, like towels, should also be keep as much to the same tone as possible. Another trick is to use little decorative accessories, like a sheer pink daisy and a light color vase to connect all colors together.

 Indulge Yourself Daily in Your Personal Stylish Bathroom

A warm and cozy corner of a well-decorated bathroom.

Just some very simple steps and little changes can already give your bathroom and total makeover.

Tips To Design Nice and Healthy Bathroom

Here’s some simple tips to design a nice and healthy bathroom. As We know bathroom is one of the core part from a house. Morning activities started from this place. When we want to build or renovate bathrooms so that it will be nice and healthy, there are things we should consider.

Some aspects  must be considered when designing a bathroom, such as Architectural Design, size, condition of the bathroom whether dry or wet, location, lighting, air circulation, and security. Additionally we also have to consider the brand of the sanitary as some brand is in fact better yet more expensive than other. Some of the good brand in sanitary for your bathroom is Duravit.

Tips to design a good and healthy bathroom Good Bathroom Design

Healthy and Nice Bathroom Design

1. Size

Size of a bathroom mainly depends on the available land. When our homes are large, we can make a big bathroom. But if we just has a limited land area of the house, so the bathroom should also be adjusted. Another factor is the activities undertaken in the bathroom. When the bathroom will be a place for you to dress up or maybe the size of the bathroom tub must be greater when You love to spend time in the bathroom tub.

2. Location

Objects laying in the bathroom should be arranged as well. Suppose the sink is placed to the front so that when washing hands, we don’t need to go into inside of a bathroom. Another thing is closet should not be placed after a wet floor area.

3. Light

The bathroom is often the growing place of germs. So, if possible, when designing the bathroom it should get enough sunlight. For example, by using transparent tiles or other transparent material so that sunlight can prevent germs growing. In addition, it can help save the use of lights during the daytime.

4. Air

To be healthy, in the bathroom there should be an air circulation. Bad circulation can make a bathroom odors. So you can make the grille at the bottom of the door or at the top of the bathroom. If not impossible to install the grille, it can be mounted exhaust fan. It will be much better if You can install Radiators so you can maintain the temperature of the bathroom.

5. Safety

We have to think about safety on the bathroom as well. Because we don’t want any family members injured or fell in the bathroom. So for the floor, you should not choose the slippery floor. Cleanliness should also be considered, so that no moss that can make the bathroom became slippery.
Hope those tips to design a nice and healthy bathroom will help You on designing your bathroom.

Modern, Simple, and Neat Kitchen Design

All items in this kitchen has its place. All cabinets and drawers are made completely closed. The result, the kitchen appeared clean and neat.

It is useless to have a big kitchen and roomy, if messy. Since the kitchen is the room that housed a lot of furniture and equipment, the storage needs to really be careful. One key to making the room was always neat and clean. All items must have their places, and make sure all these things back into place after usage.

One of the neat kitchen inspiration, can be seen in the photo below. The 3m x 5m size island looks bright, spacious, clean and tidy. Every piece of furniture has a respective area. Stove is above the cabinet, on the left side of the room. Island area is used as a place to wash dishes and food processing. Various electronic appliances, refrigerators and ovens united in one area, on the wall right next to the kitchen.

desain Modern, Simple, and Neat Kitchen Design

Cooking utensils, which are usually stacked and scattered, stored neatly in a drawer or closet built ins. Cabinets and drawers closed the multiplex this deliberately. Thus, the kitchen seem more spacious, because not many things that take up the view. Views relief and field is also supported by the presence of window glass, along the kitchen wall.

This kitchen is actually elongated and linked with the dining room next door. Though located in different areas and large enough, no partition between the kitchen and dining room. This is done in order to create a second room which is spacious and comfortable.

Tricks to make cabinets and drawers closed completely as seen in this photo is huge success and make the kitchen look neat. Unfortunately, this trick will not reach the same success, if applied in a tiny kitchen. Tiny kitchen requires completely open display to make the room has more spacious feel.

But do not be discouraged, closed cabinets tricks can still be applied. But not for all the kitchen cupboards and drawers. Combine closet covered with an open closet. Or replace the doors with glass doors. To be part of the cabinet is not visible from the outside, use a sandblast glass.

So, whether large or small, the kitchen can still look clean and neat. Do you agree?

Tips on Designing a Living Room That also Functioned as Music Room

Living room or family room is always identical with a television. For most people, It’s not a living room if it’s not for watching television. Though It’s not always the case, but It’s most of It. Isn’t It?

Most people regard the living room with room to watch television. So, do not be surprised if in every living room, always put a television. Actually, from the name family room is a room that serves to accommodate family activities. Activities can be anything. For those who like music, for example, might make the family room to be and music room as well.

living room together with music room

living room together with music room placement of Piano

Living room in the picture for example, there is no television here. But in one corner of the living room is placed a piano. Apparently, the owner and his family’s hobby is playing music. So, other than as a place of fun to chat, this room is also fitted as a place to relax while listening to the strains of the piano.

About placement, you can adjust the arrangement of furniture and piano. In this picture, there are two sets of sofas and coffee table. Each is in a different side of the room. Both faced the piano. If your family room at home, not as large space as in this picture, You can try another setting.

The most common arrangement for easy, like in the family room with a television. The difference, in the usual place assigned television, replaced by a piano. Then place the furniture around the piano. That happens when the instrument is the piano. What about other instruments? Guitar for instance. Stringed musical instrument that is classified as a lightweight and easy to move, it is more easily organize the family room with musical instruments on this one.

living room together with music room the luxurious version

living room together with music room the luxurious version

If the family like to collect guitars, display only a few collections, in the family room. Or replace the piano with audio devices, tape and CD player, for example. As the afternoon or evening arrived, when the whole family together, take a guitar and start singing together, when tired of playing the guitar, live play favorite CDs and enjoy the music strains together.

living room together with music room truly musical living room

truly musical living room

How nice it seems. Don’t just imagine, if you and your family is a music lovers? Please try to make the family room and music room.

Saving More Space of Your Room by Creating Transparent Door Bathroom

To whom that dared to be extreme, bathroom design like this should be tried. Despite hitting privacy, limited land problems will not be a problem anymore.

Many homeowners want a bathroom in the master bedroom. In addition to create the impression of luxury, privacy requirements also support this. But maybe, obstacles will arise when the land is not sufficient.
The simplest solution is to create an alternative bathroom door. You can replace it with a shower curtain or sliding door. In this way, we can save the area about 150 cm that used for opening and closing the door. Another alternative, there are other ways that more effectively. Eliminate solid wall between the sleeping area and bathroom. Instead, use the field as a transparent glass barrier. Its function is only to prevent the water out of the shower area. The rest, everything is open all any unimpeded.
creating transparent door bathroom the transparent door

the transparent door

This bathroom is applied in many new houses for more variation. If you feel uncomfortable, add another glass barrier in the shower area. This time, you can use smoked glass or sandblast. Complete with sliding doors or shower curtain so water can not flow down to the toilet area. Make sure also that you make a split level about 5 cm to the toilet and shower area. Because, It will be no good if the water then flowed into the area of sleep.
Became interested in trying this bathroom concept? Prepare yourself to keep it dry and clean. Good air circulation is one absolute condition. Certainly, You don’t want the smell of the bathroom spread in the master bedroom, don’t You?To whom that dared to be extreme, bathroom design like this should be tried. Despite hitting privacy, limited land problems will not be a problem anymore.
creating transparent door bathroom the transparent and minimalist bathroom

the transparent and minimalist bathroom

Many homeowners want a bathroom in the master bedroom. In addition to create the impression of luxury, privacy requirements also support this. But maybe, obstacles will arise when the land is not sufficient.
The simplest solution is to create an alternative bathroom door. You can replace it with a shower curtain or sliding door. In this way, we can save the area about 150 cm that used for opening and closing the door. Another alternative, there are other ways that more effectively. Eliminate solid wall between the sleeping area and bathroom. Instead, use the field as a transparent glass barrier. Its function is only to prevent the water out of the shower area. The rest, everything is open all any unimpeded.

creating transparent door bathroom another transparent bathroom

another transparent bathroom

This bathroom is applied in many new houses for more variation. If you feel uncomfortable, add another glass barrier in the shower area. This time, you can use smoked glass or sandblast. Complete with sliding doors or shower curtain so water can not flow down to the toilet area. Make sure also that you make a split level about 5 cm to the toilet and shower area. Because, It will be no good if the water then flowed into the area of sleep.

Became interested in trying this bathroom concept? Prepare yourself to keep it dry and clean. Good air circulation is one absolute condition. Certainly, You don’t want the smell of the bathroom spread in the master bedroom, don’t You?