Look for opportunities to increase your connection with nature and the outdoors through larger windows, glass doors, skylights and the like. In selecting materials, reference nature in contemporary but unexpected ways. Rubbed steel and open grained woods done with subtlety and refinement, are ideal. The interior should feel clean and not dark. Warm, saturated tones …
Reinforced Brick Work Brickwork strengthened by the introduction of mild steel flats, hoop iron, expanded mesh or bars is termed as reinforced brickwork, sometimes also called reinforced brick masonry. Reinforced brick masonry (RBM) or reinforced brick work (RBW) consists of brick masonry incorporating steel reinforcement embedded in mortar. This masonry greatly increases resistance to forces …
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If everything is digital today, why not interior design then? Today, even an entry-level designer is expected to be aware of more than one computer-aided design (CAD) tool to design and plan interiors. Hand-drawn designs are out of fashion and literally no one prefers them, especially employers and interior design firms looking for interior designers. …
Decorative or accent lighting is often used when a certain architectural feature or a design element needs to be highlighted. It’s different from task lighting, its role being mainly aesthetic. It can be used as mood lighting and can take many different forms, depending the style, the space, its function and lots of other details. …
Fabric, one can say, might be the most underrated element in interior design; since one normally tends to think of furniture, lighting, etc. Fabric is in fact, one of the core elements of interior design. Fabric adds colours to the interior, whether home or office. The colours can vary according to the place – bright, …
Donate or swap unwanted items- Many of the things we throw away haven’t always reached the end of their useful life. Something that you don’t want any more can still be used by someone else. Discover the positive effect of re-use. • Donating to charities • Get selling • Giving to re-use organisations Choose cheaper …
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Curtains are part of our homes which very often are a highlight of a space within the home. By definition curtain is a piece of cloth intended to block or obscure light or wind or water. A curtain is also the movable screen or drape in a theater that separates the stage from the auditorium …
Selecting fabrics is truly a passion of mine. It is probably my most favorite part of the job of a decorator, or at least this decorator! I love all fabrics, the colors, textures and materials each convey a different part of the story that I am creating for my clients to live their lives in. …
Pragmatic approach to Design. There was at one time a phonetic turn. The thinker Richard Bernstein depicts the rising after WWII of logical way of thinking with its emphasis on plain language and clear argumentation, as it pushed aside other way of thinking esteemed uncertain and theoretical. Be that as it may, presently we have …
A ceiling in which all the structural and mechanical systems are left exposed, either in their natural state or painted. Modern aesthetic is characterized by lighting, reclaimed wood, concrete, steel and metal surfaces, and above all, exposed duct work, which leaves spiral duct fittings and pipes exposed. They are better know as vaulted or cathedral …
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