Choosing a design for your living room



Living Room



When it comes to designing the living room, you surely want to go with something that is not too expensive on the pocket. There are many ways to design your living room in a opulent manner without going too haywire with your budgets. If you are working on a tight budget, then you can look for DIY projects. You can go through various interior designs instead of hiring a interior designer. DIY projects are not that demanding. You can always check on the internet or refer to the various décor magazines and home decor sites to get an idea of how you want to design your home. If you are looking for some ideas to design your home, then read on.

Classic design

Designing your living room in classic design has always been preferred by most home-owners. This is one of the most common of ideas when it comes to doing up your living room. If you have chosen to do up your home is a classic design, then you can be assured that your living room gets a relaxing atmosphere and a unique texture. If your living room has sharp edged spaces and is too geometric, then offsetting it with textures is the right way to go about.

Hawaiian design

Another great theme that you can opt for your living room is the Hawaiian inspired look. This look is not that difficult to achieve as you think it to be. While going for Hawaiian themed look, you need to get a few ornaments and artefacts. Hand-made native accessories, bamboo accessories, woven furniture apart from the classic Hawaiian floral prints and designs make for classic Hawaiian themed home décor.

Getting right tools to clean industrial tiles

Industrial Tiles

Industrial tiles are a lot more different from the standard tiles that we see in homes and other commercial spaces. Industrial tiles or the standard tiles, you must have noticed that tiles began to lose their sheen after some time. They do not look the way they used to when they were installed. You may mop the floor several tiles with all the cleaners present in the market, but somehow the sheen does not come back completely. After certain point of time you tend to give up and let the floors remain as they are.Industrial tiles need to be maintained properly as industrial spaces go through a lot of rough activities and this may harm the tiles or permanently stain them. The first thing while purchasing tiles for industrial spaces is to see that they have a good shelf life unaffected by the regular dents and stain marks. For industrial tiles, many people prefer to go it simple and use a normal vacuum cleaner to clean the tiles. After the vacuuming, a drained mop is used to get rid of the remaining dust. But while using the wet mop, you are scared. There is a danger that that water may seep in to the tiles causing the flooring to swell.
Floor buffers
If you want to be assured of the beauty and the long lasting ability of your industrial tiles, then it makes sense to go for a floor buffer. You must have probably heard of a floor buffer earlier and chances are that you may know a few people who have already gained the benefits of installing a floor buffer. Floor buffers are quite common in markets. Floor buffers for industrial tiles might look difficult to use, but the reality is that they are quite simple to use. While using floor buffers for industrial tiles, always use a new pad every time you take up cleaning the floor. For tough surfaces, you can use cutting pads. For a wooden surface, a finishing pad will do the job well.

Cleaning your floor tiles effectively

Cleaning Floor Tiles

You may have installed the most beautiful looking floor tiles for your home but remember that they also need proper cleaning. Cleaning floor tiles and grout lines can be a challenging task at hand. Your floor tiles are subjected to a lot of moisture and heavy traffic throughout the day which makes them susceptible to catch dirt. Add to this, the porous nature of the grout makes it easy for dirt and dust to build up making the cleaning procedure even more difficult. If you want an easy solution to clean your floor tiles effortlessly, then look no further than vapour steam cleaners.

In the past years, technology has advanced to a great extent and there have been many innovations brought about in the make and design of steam cleaning machines. Steam cleaners endowed with latest technological inputs have made the cleaning procedure easy, quick and effective. Apart from quick and efficient cleaning, some vapour steam cleaning machines also help to get rid of germs and bacteria from your floor tiles. Another good thing about steam cleaners is that they do not require any harsh and strong chemicals to be used for cleaning your floor tiles. Thus, your floor tiles are not exposed to strong chemicals and as such, this is the most eco-friendly way of cleaning your floor tiles. 

Benefits of steam cleaners

Steam cleaners use vaporised steam for cleaning your floor tiles. The steam is heated under very high temperature and contains almost negligible moisture content. This means that the steam is dry and once the cleaning process of your tiles is finished; there won’t be any moisture left on the grout lines or the floor tiles. This feature of no moisture content is extremely beneficial for floor tiles.

Kitchen counter-tops- Different materials to choose from

Kitchen Countertops

There are so many options you have when looking for kitchen counter-tops.Kitchen counter-tops are manufactured in different materials like stone, corian, quartz and laminate. Natural stone remains a popular choice when it comes to choosing the material for kitchen counter-tops. The functionality and beauty of stone counter-tops easily makes them a preferred choice for kitchen counter-tops. However, other materials are also popular. They are further explained below.

Quartz 

A large range of Kitchen counter tops are manufactured in quartz material. Many popular brands produce kitchen counter-tops in quartz material. Counter-tops made from quartz material are known to be sturdier than granite and are also resistant to most types of bacteria. There are also different colour options when it comes to choosing counter-tops in quartz material and you can easily select the colour of your choice. Quartz, as a material is known to be homogenous and have a firm and tight graining pattern. Some manufacturers also provide quartz counter tops in colour's which might not be available in natural stone. 

Corian 

Corian is another solid material that is used to produce kitchen counter-tops. Many people are unaware about the features of corian material but it is also an extremely good material for kitchen counter-tops. Counter-tops made from corian are known to be resistant to staining and this material does not require sealing. Another good thing about corian material is that it can be moulded into any shape and thus you can get a sink and a counter-top in whatever shape you want. This flexibility of having the counter-tops in any shape is not given by any other material.

Two simple ways to save space in your home

Home renovation is a much debated subject. What designs one may like for their home may be completely detested by another. When it comes to designing small homes, you need to extra careful as even a small mistake can end up making the home look claustrophobic. Not all of us are blessed with large homes but one should not lose heart just because your home has small space. There are many things you can do that can create an illusion of a larger area. Some of these things are explained below...

De-clutter

The first thing you need to do is get rid of all those unwanted things that are unnecessarily acquiring space in the room. Get a large box, dump in all the items that are not needed and be super specific about what accessories and artefacts adorn the room. When you cut down on the number of accessories in the room, it creates a lot of free space and this gives your room a neat appearance. You will be amazed at the amount of space saved but removing all the unwanted accessories. 

Do away with window treatments

If your room size is small, absolutely avoid going for large, bulky window treatments for your room windows. These bulky window treatments not just block out the limited light entering your room but also eat up a lot of space in the room. Instead of the window treatments, you can simply opt for light curtains, blinds or shutters. They do not take a lot of space and also provide right amount of privacy required in the room. If you are flexible with your budgets, then you can also go for custom designed blinds for your windows. You can choose the material, size and the shape of the blinds that you want for your windows. 

Tiles for industrial spaces

Industrial Flooring

Industrial flooring has to be chosen wisely as it will be drawing a huge number of footfalls. The flooring for industrial spaces has to be durable enough to last for a long time without getting spoilt.

Unlike the olden days, when there were limited options for industrial flooring, the market is now buzzing with a variety of industrial flooring types available. There are different types of industrial flooring available, in diverse textures, materials and designs. It is important that you select an appropriate type of tiles for your industrial space. Tiles meant for a hospital would not be suitable for a restaurant or a shopping mall.

Factors to consider 

Before you start looking for tiles for your industrial space, you need to get answers to a few questions. You have to first decide what type of industrial space need to be tiled, what will be the type of usage of the tiles- whether the flooring will attract a lot of traffic throughout day or will there be heavy traffic only at certain periods. You also need to determine how often you will be cleaning the floor tiles. If you plan to clean the tiles once in a week, then it is good to opt for stain-free tiles. You also need to chalk out how often will you be changing the tiles and what extent of durability are you looking at. Lastly, you have to figure out what extent of moisture will the tiles be subjected to. If the flooring will be subjected to a high amount of moisture, then it makes no sense to opt for tiles that have high water absorption rates.

Industrial tiles from Endura

Industrial tiles from Endura come with a lot of features and benefits. They are designed to withstand a high amount of traffic and also have an abrasion free surface apart from being anti-skid. If you are looking for industrial tiles, then look for Endura tiles marketed under H & R Johnson (India).

Hiring a contractor for kitchen design job ..

Kitchen Decor

When designing your kitchen, you surely want good praises from family members as well those who come visiting your place. Someone who exclaims ‘wow’ on seeing your kitchen is surely a sign of good kitchen designing. If you are confused as to how to design the kitchen the right way, start by taking an elaborate look around your kitchen. Identify the focal points in your kitchen. When you look at your kitchen, pretend as if you are seeing it for the first time. You may sometimes feel the need to hire an interior decorator to remodel your kitchen. On other occasions, you may feel that a good DIY job can do the trick for your kitchen.

Hire a contractor

When you intend to take up the task of remodelling your kitchen, it always helps to have a good piece of advice from a professional. You can always ask the local kitchen contractor to come over and have a look at your kitchen. The contractor can give some expert inputs that can help you design a dream kitchen. The contractor will be able to give a long term perspective when it comes to designing the kitchen space.

You have to have a deep understanding of what will work for your kitchen and what ideas do not fit well into your budget. Your contractor will provide you with a lot of alternate designs if you are looking to redesign your kitchen on a small budget. Thus, if you do not have enough knowledge about DIY projects, it always makes sense to hire a kitchen design contractor who will know the nitty gritty of kitchen styling and décor.