Festivals and Colours

India is a land of festivals. Festivals are joyful occasions in India that are celebrated with a lot of flamboyance and presence of the loved ones. Festivals add and enrich the essential colours to life. Every festival has a story, tale and deep significance behind it. The significance is kept alive and celebrated throughout the country and life with a lot of joy, cheer and elation bundled together to form special occasions called festivals.

Diwali is a festival of lights. The colour yellow rules Diwali as the diyas light up every nook and corner. These lights are not just lights per say, they symbolize brightness and darkness being done away with. These lights are deeply connected to fresh beginnings, colours of brightness and lit up joys.

Eid is another festival marked by celebration of food and delicacies. Eid in Arabic means ‘breaking the fast’. The colour associated with the celebration of being alive and being together in fasting as well as celebrating the breaking of this fast is white. The peace and purity that engulf our being after the period of pious fasting is symbolically represented by the colour white.

Holi is one of the other main festivals in the country and is the festival of colours. Holi is a spring festival that marks the ending of one season (winter) and beginning of another (spring). All the colours bright and light, dark and subtle are associated with Holi. The colourful festival adds a sense of playfulness and friendship in everyone’s life.

Not just the ones mentioned, but there are thousands of other festivals that India celebrates every year. These festivals add to the essence of life. Dulux spells and believes in colours that life is made of. Dulux’s message- ‘Apne rang chalakne do’ is what the essence of life is, really. Enjoy celebrations with the Dulux spirit of splashing colours of one’s personality around and spreading the message of life of colours that lights up the lives of us and our loved ones!

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Celebratory Colours

November spells celebration with buffet treats, decking up and lots of enjoyment for everyone as it is the season marked by wedding celebrations. What is the colour of celebration? Celebrations are bright and rainbow coloured with colours from everyone who come together to celebrate.

Celebrations are celebrations owing to the bright and vibrant energy. There is a dash of colours of joy, elation and spirit of cheer that blends with the mood and the delicacies that are an integral part of every Indian celebration!

Indian weddings are grand and huge with glitter and glamour. Indian weddings are a celebration of life, of togetherness and of fresh beginnings. There is a dash of love, bundle of blessings, pinch of affectionate showers of cheer and luck by the loved ones. The sheer colours of Indian weddings are splashes of colourful laughter, sunshine smiles and bright coloured auspicious spirit that make it worthwhile a celebration.

Colour red is associated with weddings in India. Red is a colour of passion, it’s warm and it’s wintery too. Dulux spirit connects to the colours of life. Dulux offers colours for every occasion. Dulux is not just about the colours on your walls. It’s about bringing in and splashing upon colours into our lives. Making our lives full of vitality that is a combination of bright colours and moments of different flavours in life in general is what colours and Dulux stand for! Be it life, be it special occasions… Dulux spirit is about celebratory colours. It’s about feeling colours that occasions, moments and loved ones bring you!

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Bossy Brown

Is bossy brown your favourite colour? Wondering how to pitch in your colour into your décor to give that special feel to the room décor?

Brown is a nice colour to play with. Brown is a very natural colour and has a down-to-earth appeal. Symbolically, brown stimulates appetite and is found in the nature very extensively. Brown has an appeal to it that gives it all a wholesome and earthy feel.

Since, the colour brown falls into the category of subtle colours, it is very easy to fuse it with various other colours. Cream, taupe, tan, beige etc. are colours that are brown family colours and have a rich and bright appeal to them.

Do not be afraid to add your favourite bossy brown to the décor of your room. Play around with shades of the brown; team them up with mellow yellow, rusty orange, deep purple, green gray, orange-red to create a blend of beautiful colours.

Be careful of the ways in which you bring all these colours together. The shades of pastel browns and bossy browns help in giving your space a totally Indian as well as western look if dashes of burgundy, rusty orange colours etc. are thrown in cleverly.

Light coloured couches gel well with rich brown walls. Shawls and sofa covers in dark browns look beautiful in case your sofa is of cream or white colour. Artistic lampshades with traditional mirror work, colourful Indian carpets, Madhubani paintings in well-coordinated colours look amazing to lend an Indian air to the décor. In case one wishes for a contemporary look for one’s room, having colourful artwork complimented by base colour couches look absolutely stunning!

Brainstorm a little, buy rich looking browns for your room and give it a nice makeover. It is definitely possible to bring in your favourite bossy brown in your room by either painting your walls in bossy brown colour offered by Dulux or accessorizing your home in bossy brown blended well with other colours.

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What to do with white themed walls?

Home reflects homeowner’s personality, character and taste. Wall colour, furniture, wall art etc- everything speaks about the house’s inhabitants. Home décor is also a way/medium to express oneself.

People use different colour for painting their walls, some use texture paints while some use plain simple paints and colours for their walls. Even when it comes to furniture, some people opt for dramatic and heavy furniture which looks antique and classic, while some go in for trendy and modern furniture. Curtain type, cushion type, side tables are all very minute things but are available in many options.

Wall colour is important for choosing furniture. Plain colours on walls generally make the room look very plain. But what if one has white walls and one doesn’t really have enough cash to get it repainted? What steps can one take to make sure the white-themed walls and the furniture one chooses gel with each other to create an effective décor. Light shaded furniture looks nice with white walls in a room.

You can opt for red and black furniture to create a play of modern appeal and blend in the décor. A black couch with cushions and armrests would look stunning and lend your room a modern character. Add in black frames, lamps, coffee tables and use red toned cushions and table covers to balance the play of colours in the room.

One can either choose one of the brighter and innovative colour solutions from paints in shade cards as offered by Dulux or one can use simple techniques to add dashes of other colours with cushions, curtains and table top accessories can be easily added to drive away the focus from the bland wall and also maintain the balance of colours.

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What not to do in your living room!

There are innumerous decoration ideas to have a perfect living room design. But have you ever wondered as to what one should avoid doing when it comes to living room design.

Firstly, make sure you choose a wall paint colour for your living room which is pleasant and warm. Do not opt for a colour for your living room walls which is drab, grey and dark. Such colours spread negativity and affect your mood in a downhill way.

Secondly, do not overdo with the family photographs in your living room. Avoid putting all the cute pictures onto the walls as they might look over the top. Some pictures look sweet only in the albums while they look overbearing and crowding if they are put up all at once.

Thirdly, make sure that you do not overdo the exotic element in your living room design. Modern and contemporary décor, no doubt is a rage these days but if your living room looks like a space shuttle and a museum of every thing trendy available in the market, then your living room may look unwelcoming and chaotic instead of looking nice and classy. Just throw in dashes of modern fabrics around the furnishings, put up trendy curtains and furniture rather than over expressing the theme.

Fourthly, avoid over decorating your room and installing too many counters, otherwise you may make your room look like a bar or a pub.

Following the above few points, paying attention to the furnishings, making sure of painting your living room in Dulux colour shades can really help you to get the best living room design.

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Dress up your dressing room

Dressing rooms are usually attached closed areas around the bathrooms. The main purpose of having a dressing room in one’s house is to be able to get dressed without any kind of hurry. Dressing rooms earlier were not as common as they are now. The reason behind this changing trend is the fact that people now have become more aligned towards vanity and beauty. People especially spend time on design ideas for their dressing rooms now as it is the only part of the house where one can be his or her own self.

People generally go in for separate panels for all their items like clothes, accessories, shoes etc. The different storage spaces are blended in terms of the room décor. Some of the popular furnishing items that are required to be kept in dressing rooms are dressing table, wardrobe spaces, shoe rack and some shelves to stock in essential stuff. One can pick classiest and shiniest of wood for the cabinets to be installed in the dressing room area as the area is usually small and the wood furnishings would fit in the budget even if one chooses to go for a high quality and expensive kind of wood. Some of the varieties of woods that one can choose from are cherry, oak, teak, mahogany and pine.

Furthermore, to add on to the look of the wood, Dulux offered wood paints can be used. Dulux wood paints help one to take care of one’s wood furnishing and lend the wooden furnishings a longer life.

Wrought iron dressing table and aluminum almirahs are also commonly used. One can pick from the trendiest of options for furnishings in the market. Dulux offers metal paints too, to help you care for your metal furnishings in the long run.

Dressing room is just like any other room but the challenge lies for you, in experimenting with the design ideas. You can go for unique finishes and cuts in your furnishing. Instead of your routine cabinets and traditional storage spaces; choose for angular design storage with funky colours, door handles and panels. Dressing tables are also available in several designs that one can match up according to one’s design ideas and one’s taste. Opt for stylish lights to accentuate the look of your dressing room but make sure that the functionality part of the lights does not get left out.

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Undercoats boost the paint quality

Getting a perfect wall finish requires expertise of sorts. Many people skip the step of applying undercoats on a while repainting house walls. As a result, the final finish is uneven and blotchy. Even the contractors may not give you correct advice to go for undercoats if your budget is constrained. But these undercoats prove a good investment in the long run because the paint on your walls will stay fresh and intact for a long time and wont’ chip off easily.

Products like wall putty, acrylic primer, cement primer (water based or solvent based) are undercoats that give good adhesion to colour among other things. For eg, acrylic water based putty is used for patching up cracks, blemishes and holes on masonry surface. It is specially formulated for levelling of minor surface irregularities up to 3-4mm. However, it is recommended for internal application only. If your wall is affected by mould, we suggest you to treat it with 1 per cent Surface Treatment Chemical (STC) before applying any undercoat. After it dries off, apply putty using trowel, putty knife and leveller.

Primer, on the other hand, is used on surfaces which are fairly even. If there are only hairline cracks on the wall, ready to use wall fillers can be used. The purpose of primer is to basically give better adhesion to the paint on the surface. Correct application of primer ensures better quality and durability of finish coat. It is applied using a brush. Thus these undercoats can do wonder to the final finish of the wall. If the adhesion of the topcoat is good, then paint won’t chip off easily and your wall can look good for a longer period of time.

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USE LAMPS TO ADD STYLE TO YOUR DECOR

Lamps have been here for long. Right from earlier times till now lamps have been used, either for their functionality or for aesthetic purposes. Nowadays different kinds of lamps are being used to accessorize homes.

People spend a lot of amount in decorating their homes. However, they can easily bring a refreshing air to their rooms by just adding beautiful, colourful lamps around the corners of the house. A space can easily be accentuated by using a bright, colourful lamp.

Ceiling lights, no doubt are much more effective in terms of function but lamps really add on to the aesthetic value of any room. There are different shapes, designs that one can experiment with.

You can try putting lamps:

· Near a painting to bring out the mystic effect and make the artwork look beautiful.

· On a table in the corner alongside your seating in the living room, to add a touch of warmth and style together. Lamps definitely provide a finish to your décor.

· Close to the plants. Leaves will cast shadows on the walls making it look extremely exotic and mysterious at the same time.

· To highlight your book shelf. Lamp lights falling onto the glaring covers of your books will create a beautiful effect.

· In your kitchen to add to the décor and make your kitchen look stylish and contemporary.

· In your bedroom, at the side table. This will help you read in bed. You can read books; magazines cuddled up in bed and even leave the lamp on if you like little light spreading across the room while you sleep.

Have fun decorating your house!

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WHAT’S IN A KITCHEN?!

Kitchen is an area which is used a lot and needs to be extremely high efficiency. Usually people do not pay as much attention to kitchens as they do towards other areas of their house which is very peculiar considering the fact that kitchens are extremely important and therefore need to be taken care of.

What elements make a kitchen an ideal one, really? An ideal kitchen must have the following:

Proper ventilation has to be there in a kitchen. The windows need to be big and should open easily. Flow of fresh air is extremely necessary in a kitchen to facilitate fresh aromas to be there instead of old odors.

Proper Drainage needs to be there in an ideal kitchen. Proper drainage ensures hygiene in the kitchen and makes it a pleasant place to work around.

Enough space also has to be there in a kitchen to facilitate easy movement. Choose a countertop design horizontal or L-shaped whatsoever as per your activity areas. Make sure there is space enough amidst the cabinets, countertops, tables and chairs in your kitchen.

Proper flooring and countertop material needs to be used to make sure that the kitchen remains clean and tidy. For instance, wooden flooring, countertops are not so advisable from the hygiene point of view. Wood retains moisture; therefore, stone floors and countertops are a better option for your kitchen.

Beautiful décor and good furniture makes sure that a kitchen is ideal and is suitable area of work. Choose pleasing paint colours for your kitchen. You can choose complimentary shades in paint colours for cabinets, furniture and window frames etc. to lend an air of balance and design to your kitchen. Colour coordination is the key to make sure that an area is welcoming enough. Choose beautiful and comfortable furniture for your kitchen that matches and gels with your paint colours in the area.

Apart from that one can decorate the kitchen with one’s pictures, wall paintings, pretty lights and even plants. Add warmth and style to your kitchen and make it as special as the rest of the house. Have an ideal kitchen!

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PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR DOORS

Doors usually are left ignored while one is busy taking care of the rest of the home decoration. There are a lot factors that have to be taken into account when it comes to choosing doors for your home.

Overall style of the door is important. You need to make sure what style you like the best for your doors. The style should definitely agree with the rest of your décor. If your décor is rich and royal, then heavy antique design doors are best for your room. If your décor is classy and contemporary, then you may choose glass doors or lightweight doors. Also, you need to pick from panel doors, glass doors, flush doors etc.

Consider the material of the door while choosing doors for your home. Solid wooden doors would be expensive than others but are always a great choice to lend a traditional and evergreen appeal to your décor. You need to choose the kind of glass that you are using if you decide to opt for glass doors. Synthetic doors are also available in great styles and colours.

Keep in mind the safety and security issue as well. Opt for a multi-lock system and good quality doors for the areas that lead to gardens, terraces and other open out of the house areas. Make sure the quality of your doors leading to the exterior of the house is very good and sturdy so as to have proper safety and protection for your home and family.

Choose colours of your doors as per the colour of your walls to make a perfect blend of style in your home decoration. You can choose colours of your walls from the wide variety of shades of hues Dulux provides. Match the doors with your wall colours and your home decoration to create a balanced and harmonious look of your space.

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DO NOT BE AFRAID OF COLOURS

Have you ever noticed that some people are comfortable experimenting with different colours and hues while some stay far aloof from bright hues?! Some people are scared of colours and they always go in for dull shades like browns, whites and blacks etc.

Chromatophobia is the fear of colours. It is a psychological hesitation that comes with fear of making mistakes in experimentation with colours! You can go in for small dashes of colours instead of large quantities. You can accessorize your home with colourful furnishing, wall paintings, curtains, vases, cushions, pillows, sofas etc. instead of being fearful of committing faux pas with colours; you can add small amounts of colours into your home décor to balance out colours.

You can balance colour in your home by using a lot of white and tone down the vibrant colours. You can use neutral area rug, neutral glasses and vases etc. to avoid getting overwhelmed with colours.

You can test colour of your walls first by painting a small patch instead of painting the whole room and then regretting it. You can be comfortable with your colour choice for your walls and then paint your whole house. This will take away the fear of committing a mistake with colours. Adding colours in your home brings a new life and a new energy to your home. Colours uplift your mood and fill your mind with vibrant thoughts.

Do not be afraid of colours, colours are essential to feel alive. They spice up our lives and make us feel good about it. Express you personality through colours. Do not shy away and hide behind dull greys and earthy browns always. Though, earthy browns and other neutral tones are also essential to balance out the colours in your home, they shouldn’t be the only colours gracing your décor. You should bring in bright and cheerful colours and balance them with the hues of neutral shades. Balance and harmony is the key to give way to colours in to your home and to make your home look appealing and well-coordinated in colours!

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COLOURS ARE RELATIVE

Colours function relatively. Colour shades and tones are something that affect and are affected by the surrounding accessories, furniture, space etc. You can bring in colour into your space by painting your walls in harmonizing and contrasting colours. Also, by incorporating colourful lamps, curtains, pillows, paintings etc. you can through in dashes of your favourite colours.

Colours make your space interesting and bright. You need to know a few basics to create a coordinated colour scheme. You need to understand the effect each colour and corner in your house has on you.

You need to experiment a little with rugs, pieces of furniture, artwork, window treatment etc. and inspire yourself to add some colours to your living space. You need to understand what base colour you’d like to have and then contrast it with the harmozing colours available in Dulux inspiration.

You need to have furniture in bold hues if you want it to be the center of your room. While if you want to take away attention from furniture pieces and draw attention to your walls and the artworks on it, you can paint the wall in an appealing colour and match the frame of the hanging with it. Lights can be experimented with in order to achieve the kind of focus that you’re aspiring for!

Do not try to use bold colours as base for your home as bold colours look nice only in pieces and dashes. If your paint your entire house in red colour, you’re bolund get sick of it in a very short time. Also, it may disturb your peace of mind to paint your home totally in dark shades. Try to contrast, compliment the shades of one colour or more to maintain harmony between the colours in your home. Try our Dulux inspiration to figure out the shade of red or blue or any colour that you may want to paint your home in! The idea is to repeat your accent and main colors around the room in large and small pieces with your art and accessories. You will be able to create a cohesive and eye-catching space that will be pleasing and have an inviting and charming look!

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PAINTS FOR WOODEN SURFACES

Home décor is a lot more than just painting your walls. In order to give your home a perfect well-coordinated look you need to pay equal attention to painting the wooden and metal surfaces in your home. 

The actual finesse and brilliance of sophistication comes only as you match your wooden paints along with the wall paints. Dulux offers wide range of paints for wooden surfaces. 

Dulux Melamine paint is one of the very exclusive paints to give a rich clear coating to all interior and exterior (sheltered) wooden surfaces. The Dulux Melamine paint is resistance to oil, beverages and food stains. Therefore, the paint is extremely durable as it gives your expensive wooden furnishing a very high level of protection against hardness, scratches and even external stains of food items. Natural grain structure of wood can be really brought out using this paint. 

Another paint that Dulux offers for interior wooden surfaces is Duco NC Clear Lacquer. Duco NC Clear enhances gloss and natural beauty of wood and is extremely compatible with French gloss. 

Dulux also provides Synthetic Clear Varnish which you can apply on your own. Also, the varnish helps you attain the natural finish and nourishes and protects interior wooden surfaces.

Dulux 1K PU Clear Interior wood finish is a single pack polyurethane modified wood finish. It is a brush-able clear wood finish that enhances the natural look of interior wooden surfaces and offers good resistance to normal wear and tear. 

Dulux Melamine, Duco NC Clear Lanquer, Synthetic Clear Varnish and Dulux 1K PU Clear Interior wood finish are all easy to use products and extremely high gloss retention. In order to get the desired effect you need to pay attention to finishing, the kind of brush that you use, surface preparation and sealing. Storage is equally important as the paints are inflammable.

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BATHROOM TILES

You need to pay attention to every corner of your house. Bathrooms also need to be attractive and bright to look at. Bathroom tiles should be chosen as per your taste, your favourite colour, desirable patterns, durability, amount of space and safety aspect.

Bathroom floor tiles must be water resistant, non-slippery, bright, and durable. You can choose from a variety of bathroom tiles available in the market.

You can opt for ceramic tiles. These are considered best for bathroom floors as they are water resistant, non-slippery and durable. However, ceramic tiles do not offer you much colour choice. Mosaic tiles are also very good option for bathroom flooring. They are shiny and therefore are visually appealing. Natural stones are the most expensive options. Granite, marble, travertine and soapstone are some of the natural stones options that give a very natural look to the floors. They are a little expensive but they are evergreen in terms of being used due to their commendable complimentary nature with almost all shades and colours. Marble and granite are often sold by slabs while travertine is sold with a standard size of 12 by 12 inches. Marbles and granite are tough, water resistant and have a natural shine. These last for years and years together.

It is always better to get professional help when you’re installing floors or something that’s going to last almost forever. It is good to have a professional and efficient job done for paints and flooring. You can experiment with sizes and shapes of flooring tiles and stones. You can match these with the colour of your bathroom fittings and even your walls. Choose the colour for your walls and a water resistant paint from the wide variety of Dulux interior paints. Choose paint from Dulux that is water resistant, is durable against cracking and chalking.

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DINING AREA DECOR

Try experimenting with your dining area. You can go ahead and try a different kind of dining table. You can create stunning authentic look and striking contemporary décor with darker shades of wooden furniture. You can experiment with dining room. You can go in for a quirky look or you can just choose to have simple furniture.

Oak dining table and other furniture is extremely stylish and it can be creatively done up with colours and accessories. Also a dining table should be chosen wisely as per the space available to you. There are dining tables available for small family as well as for smaller spaces, as per the choice of the users. You can go in for lighter oak tables for your dining area if you have a smaller space. Teamed with a minimal décor and rest of the colour scheme you can actually make your exquisite oak table a centre point for decoration. For a larger dining area, the restrictions are lesser and there is more scope of exaggerated accessories to create an authentic and artistic effect.

You can opt for vintage accessories for you oak dining table. Vintage Accessories will include vases, artwork and dining sets. Simple and effective accessories can be candle- sticks, place mats, flowers and cushions. You can also highlight your dining space with a bold feature wall. If you’re okay with experimentation you can go ahead with bold and bright colours. You can choose colours from our Dulux inspiration and try out colours from the varied tones of colours.

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Dulux Metal Care-Satin Finish

The colour of your walls is always a very important factor in determining the look of your house. You can always contrast colours of your walls to give a contemporary feel to your house. If you match the colour of your walls with the furnishing of your house, you can give your space a perfect and coordinated look. 

Along with the colours of wall, the texture of wall paint also affects the look of the room. People with a taste for finesse and royalty prefer Satin Finish paints by Dulux. 

Dulux Satin Finish offers efficient coverage as compared to regular enamel. Also it takes very less time to dry, making it easy for users to use Satin Finish Paint. The durability of enamel and finish of emulsion gives Dulux Satin Finish Paint an edge over other kind of paints. 

With a wide range of shade collection Dulux Metal Care-Satin Finish gives you an ample choice of colours to choose from and colour your doors, windows and metal surfaces. 

Not only is Dulux Satin Finish Paint a good and durable option, it also is a very sophisticated emulsion. However, it takes some preparation before you start with the Satin Finish Paint. For instance, it is significant to ensure that the surface is dry, free from dust and grease. Flakes need to be removed and the surface needs to be sanded and cleaned. Emery paper is of many types so it is important to use 180 and 320 emery paper number to get the best possible effect from the emulsion later on! 

Priming, finishing, thinning are significant steps before you choose to use the Dulux Metal Care- Satin Finish Paint. It is also extremely essential to store Dulux Satin Finish Paint in the right way, that is, in upright position and in a very well-ventilated area, away from children.

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RECOGNISING COLOURS

Colours are really important part of our lives. They are into our expressions, thoughts, feelings and our soul. We are taught to recognize colours right from childhood. For us, each colour has a story associated with it. Each colour affects us in a different way. Some colours tranquilize us, some make us feel cringed and some make us gloomy! But definitely we are attracted to all the colours. Colours give life to paintings, drawings, photographs and television. If everything were in black and white there wouldn’t be much to characterize and enjoy what we see.

Even as children we always had fun playing with colours. There are a lot of ways in which colours are taught to children. You can teach your children colours through many fun ways and bring colours into their lives. Colours can be taught using flash cards. Flash cards can contain colourful pictures of things surrounding us.

You can even teach your kids, colours, through food. Food come in a variety of different colours. Describing colours in food is a very creative activity that you can do with your children and make them learn the colours that are in their daily lives!
Give your children a giant canvas or a chart and give them some colours to splash across it. The child can imprint his/her handprints on the paper and make a nice painting out of it. Play with your child and call out the colours you see in the handprints. Make it a fun activity!

You can also take your child outside and as you pass trees, stones, grasses and cars, identify the colours. You can point out something of a different colour that you see and make a game out of it.

Have fun with colours. Bring them into your life. Colours are a part of our lives and recognizing this fact adds creativity and positivity! Get going and have some fun with colours and your kids!!! Life is precious. Live it. colour it.

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BENEFITS OF WINDOW TINTING

Windows are important part of home décor. Just like wall colour, furniture type etc, windows can really add light, freshness and uniqueness to your house.

You can opt for window tinting to not just give a different look to your house but also for other benefits. A window tint, or solar control film, is a very thin film usually made of a polyester base with a scratch-resistant coating. These films are still only millimet­ers thick and are affixed to the interior side of the window with an adhesive.

Tinting helps you against sun’s heat, helping to keep temperatures low inside your home which in turn lessens your usage of air conditioner and hence, helps you lessen you electricity bills! Also, since electronics are at a risk of being damaged by the sun’s heat, tinting your windows can always prove to be a good option. Furniture colours, carpets, drapes, wall colours etc are guarded against direct heat and hence are protected against fading. Window tint also holds glass together incase your windows get broken! Excessive exposure to UV rays can have damaging effects on your family's skin. UV rays can out you at risk of skin cancer, itching, wrinkles, and dryness etc. Tinting protects against 99% of ultraviolet light.

Along with different methods for dealing with the sun like metalized film and ceramic tinting, window films also come in many shades and colours, ranging from opaque to clear. There are tints available in metallic look, such as bronze, stainless steel or gray.

Window tinting was earlier very popular for cars and work places. However, nowadays people choose tinted windows for their homes as well. Apart from no hindrance in normal functions of windows, tints add on the positive effects. Tints have scientific benefits for skin protection etc and they also help you have privacy at home!

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CABINET OPTIONS FOR YOUR HOME

Cabinets can really affect the look of any room. You have to experiment with the look, material and colour of cabinets you use in order to give your home a fresh touch. There are a number of options depending on your requirement, taste, your budget, your room décor etc, that you can choose from! 

You can choose from stainless steel, corian, parapan, glass etc as per your taste and availability of the material. 

Stainless Steel is industrial material and is favourable to make appliances. Corian is a solid surface resin material mostly used to make countertops. It is silky and matte finish. The doors, drawer fronts, appliance panels, countertop, and slat wall system are all manufactured from Corian. 

Parapan is a solid surface used to manufacture cabinetry and is an acrylic based material and is extremely high gloss shine. It comes in an extremely varied array of colours! Aluminum framed glass doors can also be used to give your home a nice and modern look. Mixing glass with wood and warm finishes is a very innovative option for cabinets! 

Blackened Steel finish fridge panels, oven cabinets etc are good options to give a normal kitchen, a fresh look. The dark wood tone and textural effect renders this material a very unique look. 

Wood is very popular, still, to make kitchen cabinets and amongst the many types of lumber used to make kitchen cabinets, maple remains the favourite option. You can choose from cherry, hickory, oak and pine. Natural tones and colour tinted wooden cabinets look amazing! 

Melamine can be used for kitchen cabinets and is available in many different colors and hues and different surface finishes. PVC is a durable material made up of wood fibres covered with a sheet of PVC which is said to be tougher than both laminates and melamine. Laquered cabinets are good to give your kitchen an ultra modern or even the oriental look. Store in style!

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TIPS TO CHOOSE GREAT TILES TO GET A GOOD LOOK FOR YOUR HOUSE INTERIORS

Tile floors are a better option for flooring as compared to hardwood floors. Tiles not only look great but also are immensely durable for bathroom areas, entryways etc. Out of the vast variety of options, choosing the right kind of tiles may prove to be a difficult task! You can make a good choice by considering colour, size, tile grade, price etc. while buying tiles for your home.

You can choose between ceramic and porcelain tiles as per your colour choice. Marble, granite, quartz are also great options to choose from. You can choose matte tiles for a simple look and high gloss tiles for a polished glossy look. Carpet tiles are also good and preferable for people who like to give their house a different and contemporary look! If you like contemporary décor, you can go in for tiles to go with your entire décor. Design and texture of your tiles should reflect your taste, personality and compliment entire decor of your home.

Size is another factor to be kept in mind while picking a tile for your home. A 12 by 12 inch tile would be good for larger spaces like drawing room etc. Entryways, bathrooms need smaller tiles for a better look!

Tile grade is another very important thing to take care of, as you need to choose tiles as per the area that it is to be used for. Bathrooms, yards, hallways need durable tiles. Pricing of tiles is another important factor that determines the look of your home.

You should always get simple tiles for your home as it will allow you to avoid conflict of décor and will help you make changes in your bathroom! Get going and give your home a coordinated look using matching and complimentary tiles that go with the walls and your taste in décor!!!

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