What a beautiful home can do to your mood

Do you know that a tastefully done up house inhabits a happy person? It is true, yes. If you like to spend time in your home and if you love your place, it is highly likely that you’ll be a happy person. Surroundings which look beautiful and inviting facilitate emotional fitness and mental peace. 

The question arises how can one relax at home? The answers to this question are multiple. First and most basic is that one needs to do-up one’s home beautifully. One would definitely feel good about the bright walls, the coordinated interior design and the tasteful décor. The décor and design of a place depends on individual to individual. 

                    

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However, there is another not-so-common thought that really can work wonders to help you relax. The thought is to create a mind space in your home. For instance, make some changes in your home that restrict your mind flow and your energy level. Try to do away with the things you despise in your home, it could be anything, do away with the old bathtub, dull kitchen accessories or may be an entire wall. You can also try reorganizing your home, shift rooms/items and create your own design. A modest improvement and reorganization can help you feel much more at peace as sometimes all you need is to feel the aesthetic edge in your own home. Slight alternation in ambience with change in lighting, may be a wall art, crockery, garden landscape or just changing the direction of your bed can bring about a huge dramatic change in the way you feel about your home!

Take some time to decide on what you may change in your home to make it a better place for yourself. Characterize your home and splash yourself in all the ways possible. It is absolutely possible to create a friendly and smooth place for yourself.

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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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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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Bedroom Furnishing Essentials

Bedroom is a space which is extremely personal and is like a refuge after a long day of work. Thus, room décor for a bedroom has to be such that comfort doesn’t get compromised upon as ultimately this is what matters. Nowadays, there are many options in furnishings that combine comfort and utility. The markets are full of products that will pleasantly surprise us at the same time leave us asking for more.

To begin with, bed is the most important furniture item of a bedroom as the room wouldn’t be called so if there was no bed. The bed should be of optimum size and appropriate height. These days furniture items with low height are in vogue. Using a low bed creates a sense of space as the lowness gives a feel of lightness. Light design head boards are slowly replacing heavily carved head boards.

Another important furniture in a bedroom is a night table. A table at the side of the bed with a little lamp and space to keep essentials like an alarm clock, a glass of water and a book is extremely helpful and mandatory for a bedroom to have.

Closet is another important item in a bedroom. Though, a closet is just a space for storage but these days there are variety of materials available in the market which can be matched with the room décor and be used to manufacture a functionally rich and aesthetically high closet space.

A writing desk, a chest for resting television or music system on it and storing things underneath, a comfortable pair of chairs, and a dressing table are some other necessities in a bedroom space. Having a haven like bedroom calls for bright and well-coordinated room décor which is not just aesthetically pleasing, but is also ergonomic and is functionally rich. Make sure you choose the right furnishing and also, maintain the furnishing by frequent touch-ups by using the DIY - Dulux Synthetic Clear Varnish and Duco NC clear Lacquer.

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Jazz up your living space

Living room décor speaks a lot about you and your personality. Living room is an area that is exposed first and foremost to whoever comes to visit us. Therefore, it important for a living room to look bright and well maintained. Not only the guests, living room also is an area where one lounges most of the time which makes it a space where one spends leisure time after a busy day.

It is important to have a creative room décor for a living room to boost energy of the whole house. The most important thing in a living room is the seating arrangement. Make sure that your living room has a comfortable and cushiony couch which gives you space enough to relax alone and also when guests and friends come to visit you.

It is also important to throw in a dash of bright as well as subtle colours into your living room. A room décor is successful only when the colours- bright and subtle are pitched in together, instead of over doing one single colour. Having a bright texture wall in your room complimented with single colour walls and subtle coloured couches look great and beautiful. Colourful pillows and rugs are another great way to bring in colours to your room décor. Using colourful and bright accessories like flower vases, paintings, mirrors with exquisite frames help in adding freshness and brightness to the décor. Hanging an all black and white painting onto a texture wall with bright colours is another good way to balance different shades of colours. Bright curtains and table covers also help in giving the room a well maintained look! Enjoy decorating your space.

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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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Diwali and Home Improvement

Diwali season is here and so is your season to revamp, refresh and clean your home. Diwali season calls for home improvements, cleaning, scrubbing all around the homes to ensure fresh and positive home environment.

Diwali is all about beautiful decoration for your home. People put up lights of all shapes, sizes and kinds on Diwali to deck up their houses. Colourful lights outside homes are very common on Diwali. People make rangoli in their houses to decorate their space on the occasion of Diwali.

Since, Diwali is associated with the victory of good over evil, righteous over unrighteous, obedience over disobedience and general good over bad; it is normative that people on Diwali that people opt for refreshing their homes. People opt for painting their houses afresh. Painting houses is one form of home improvement while getting damages fixed is another form of home improvements. Both, painting and damage fixing increases home value a great deal. People also go in for installation of new countertops, new flooring and tiling to give their homes a nicer and fresher appeal.

Cleaning homes is another important thing associated with Diwali as de-cluttering one’s home is a part of letting go of the old and making way for the new. Sometimes it happens that we are not able to let go of the things that we have had for lifetime as the feeling that they might be needed again in future never leaves us. In such cases, we tend to stock things as we feel that they may be used in future. Make sure that you are not stocking things for the heck of it and de-clutter your space to let in positivity of newness in your life.

Get your house painted with Dulux paints to give your house a fresh feel. De-clutter and improve your space. Choose from a variety of exterior and interior paints offered by Dulux to paint your home this Diwali.

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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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Interior paints

A good paint job enhances the beauty of your home, as well as hides its minor flaws. The right paint and its proper application inhibit the movement of moisture and water vapor through the walls thereby reducing condensation, rotting, and mold problems. As such, it should not be taken lightly.

There are different kinds of paints that have to be used for interior as well as exterior of your house. Equal attention needs to be paid to both interior and exterior of an edifice. The interior paint is chosen according to the ambience of your house. Depending on the colours and textures used, you can make it as cozy and relaxing as possible.

Other areas of your house like hallways, corridors, foyers in the interior of your house can be painted with bright colours for maximum illumination. Lighting can be opted according to the wall colour to enhance the look of your space.

The interior paint is what the inhabitants are exposed to; most of the time and therefore the interior wall paints need to be chosen wisely. Interior paints needs to be pleasant and should agree with your personality.

Also, interior paints need to be durable against discolouration, peeling or cracking. If the interior paints are not very efficient then it can lead to peeling, cracking, rotting and other mold problems of the exterior of your house.

Magik Smooth Acrylic Finish, Dulux Velvet Touch, Dulux Super Smooth Dulux, Lustre Finish, ICI Supercote Interior Emulsion, ICI Maxilite Distemper, Dulux 3-in-1 Stayclean are some excellent and effective quality paints for interior of your house offered by Dulux.

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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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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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DESIGN YOUR TEENAGER’S ROOM

Teenagers are very choosy when it comes to their rooms. Idea of having a cool room which not only looks contemporary but also different and unique as per their choices is what should be kept in mind. Teenage bedroom should be designed with a lot of thought and creativity.

To make the room really interesting theme-based interiors can be done using accessories and decorations that go with the theme. For example, bright pillows, lamps with dangling jewels, plaques with funny sayings and interesting picture frames can be used to give the room a unique style. A beach or surfing theme is the most favourite and common among teenagers and beach elements and images are used to carry out the theme. There are many other options like rock metallica theme, floral theme etc are available to decorate teenager rooms.

The best furniture for teenage bedrooms are the ones that have multiple functions, such as bed frames with drawers or a desk that has an attachable shelving area. You can use velvet paints or paints with a silken and smooth look to add warmth to your walls. There are a variety of good designs in wallpaper and versatile products are available that appeal to a teen market. There are enough patterns and designs to suit just about any bedroom theme. For example, if your teenager is fond of music, then wallpapers with musical instruments like guitar and violin etc are available in the market. Also, if you are decorating a girl’s room then flowery or pastel wallpapers can be used to suit the personality.

Design your teenager’s room to suit their preferences and requirements to give them a positive space to live in. It is a proven fact that if the rooms are decorated and designed as per the person’s requirements, the person living in the room is happier and tends to be more peaceful and productive in work life. So what are you waiting for? Get started and give your child’s room a surprise make-over!!

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COLOURS AND US

Colours define us and our world. Everything we see, we make, we create has a colour. Colours are much more than just a property, they tell us much more than what is presented. Colours exist in mind. Different colours represent different symbolic qualities.

Black is the colour of authority and power. It is stylish and timeless. Wearing black means desire for power and makes the wearer seem aloof or evil. White symbolizes innocence and purity. It is serene and has a calming effect. Red is also the colour of love and symbolizes emotional stimulation. Pink is tranquilizing and gives a therapeutic effect by helping you reduce aggression. The colour of the sky and the ocean, blue is one of the most popular colours. It causes the opposite reaction as red. Peaceful, tranquil blue causes the body to produce calming chemicals, so it is often used in bedrooms. Blue can also be cold and depressing. People are more productive in blue rooms. Green symbolizes nature and refreshing for the soul. People waiting to appear on TV sit in "green rooms" to relax. Hospitals often use green because it relaxes patients. Cheerful sunny yellow is an attention getter. While it is considered an optimistic colour, people lose their tempers more often in yellow rooms. It also speeds metabolism. The colour of royalty, purple connotes luxury, wealth, and sophistication. It is also feminine and romantic. However, because it is rare in nature, purple can appear artificial. Solid, reliable brown is the colour of earth and is abundant in nature. Light brown implies genuineness while dark brown is similar to wood or leather. Brown can also be sad and wistful.

The colour you pick tells about your personality, you mood, your feelings and even your aspirations. Colours affect our actions and our motivations. Don’t just pick colours for the sake of it because it is not just the colour you choose, its about who you are and what you think!

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