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Essential Tips on Decorating Your Home Using Mirrors

August 6, 2020

Imagine life without mirrors. You cannot see yourself if that dress fits you perfectly. Or whether you are doing your makeup right. However, mirrors are not only important in checking how you look. It can also brighten up and make your room look attractive in general. So if you are planning to renovate your home, you might want to consider using mirrors to maximize your living space. When planning for a home addition design, you should also hire the best home remodeling architects in your area. Mirror designs There are different types of mirrors you can buy and use for your home. As mentioned, mirrors not only are for beauty purposes but also decorative purposes. When used correctly, it can provide balance or contrast to any room. You can utilize mirrors in your bedroom, living room, bathroom, or in any other parts of your home. Some of the most popular mirror designs you can use for your condo remodeling or home addition project include the following. Tiled mirrors This type of mirror looks better in a bathroom or a vanity room. It can truly catch one’s attention, especially with ambient lighting, and placed in a room with a high ceiling. Closets with built-in mirrors This also works best in a walk-in closet, a master’s bedroom, or even your home office. It can add a classy and timeless appeal to any room. Home remodeling architects can provide advice on the best furniture and fixtures that will suit your home. Mirrored walls This one is another popular home addition design that makes a room look interesting. You might encounter this type of mirrors in a hotel or salon lobby. Nonetheless, it also looks good in a living room and adds aesthetic appeal to the area. Huge mirrors This works in bedrooms, walk-in closets, and the living room. It can make the room look bigger, brighter, and livelier. What to consider in using mirrors to design a room Before buying a mirror for your home, you need to consider the following first. Placement For one, it should be placed across a visually appealing area. Say, you can place it near a window, a beautiful staircase, or a nice chandelier or lighting. Ideally, hanging it at eye-level can make a difference to the room. However, displaying it higher or lower eye-level can also work depending on the room. Size Mirrors can make a room look bigger. That is why you can explore using large mirrors if you want to add the illusion of space in a room. Of course, it will make the room look nicer as well. Style/design Mirrors have various designs, modern and classic designs alike. It will all depend on the frame design and the theme you want to achieve in your room or home. Mirrored furniture Now, there are also mirrored furniture that has been popular for some time now. While it looks sophisticated and attractive in a room, you also have to consider where you are going to put it. Ideally, you should not put it in an area with so many things going on that can deflect attention […]

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The Advantages and Disadvantages Of A Full Carpet Flooring

February 28, 2019

Part of any home remodel checklists are the floor and its covering, like whether you would settle with a bare flooring or you’ll go with an area rug or a full carpet. But if you are after a soft floor covering that will make your feet at ease while walking, then what you need is a full carpet flooring. Although, you just don’t choose a carpet without considering a lot of things. Like the patterns and colors are a factor that can affect the way your house looks, as well as your furniture and decorations. Consider the PROS and CONS of CARPETS, based on what YOU NEED. In picking a carpet as your textile floor covering, you have to know which carpet can truly provide you with more advantages than disadvantages. Every carpet characteristic can greatly affect the way you see and need it. Carpeting can be good and bad depending on the various contributing factors in the environment. With the information that this section provides about the benefits and flaws of a carpeted floor covering, you can finally decide which floor covering is best for your home. The PROS Carpets are quite Carpets are great sound absorber. They can reduce any noise by contributing to the sound insulation of your home. This kind of element is perfect for those who are working from home, residents of an apartment, and those with large families. So if you are the noisy type of person, a fully carpeted floor can save you from any neighbor complaints. The softer the floor the softer the fall If you have little humans around expect that falling is what they do best – for now. At their age, toddlers can’t control themselves, but fall and topple most of the time. So with carpets around, especially on your stairwells, you will not worry about your little ones getting hurt. Smart move there. Of course, carpet maintenance should not be the least of your priority. Carpets keep you warm With the stubborn winter season, having a soft, warm carpet around your nook with a nice fireplace, you will definitely tell yourself that the cold will never bother you. Homes with full carpeting as their floor cover get to have a satisfying insulated space every time winter season comes. Carpets are replaceable Of course, carpets wear and tear over a long period of time. And you don’t want to have an old-looking décor sit around your nook, right? With the whole nine yards of shades, designs, and patterns, carpets are an instant game changer when it comes to the overall look of your house. With proper care and maintenance, you can always lengthen the life of your carpets and other floor covering. Carpets keep you on your feet Carpets happen to always be in tempo with friction, which means that you’re able to keep your balance while walking on your soft carpeted floor. Especially if you have toddlers and elders in the house, they are safer with soft undersole floorings whenever they walk. This also minimizes the risk of accidents and injuries. It’s fairly cheap! This is definitely the […]

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Home Remodeling: Living Room Expansion

July 21, 2018

When it comes to space, we will do everything it takes in order to make use of it. But there are some people who love to have a huge space in their houses. And if you own a small house, you can decide between expanding your space or make it look spacious. There are a lot of home remodeling architects that can help you in expanding your space. And if you only want to do some illusion, there are also interior designers for you to call to help you with what to do. Our home is the only place where we get to relax and do whatever it is that we want. And we want to make sure that we are comfortable in our home. Here is a list of how to expand your living room: Use wood If you want to be closer to nature, wood is the best material to be used in your living room. It has this natural feeling that makes your room look and feels spacious no matter what size your living room is. Most especially if you make use of wood as your flooring. One type of wood that is commonly used in Asian houses is the Bamboo. This kind of wood is naturally long and durable. If you stash them together as a wall, floor, or even as a ceiling, it will always make your room look spacious. Glass Another way to embrace nature is to have a view of it. Adding glass windows can make your living room look spacious. It is nice to look beyond the four walls. And a hint of nature will make us feel as if we are looking at a painting. Even though it is just a crystal clean glass window from our living room. Mirrors Mirrors also have the ability to create an illusion of our small space living room. The bigger the mirror, the bigger the illusion it will give. And it will trick your mind as if you have a huge space in your small living room. Add a Patio It is ideal to add a patio if you have glass windows. This will make your living room look even more spacious because you have extended it outside your home. There are also different designs of patios for you to think about to match the way your indoor living room. Colors There are certain color combinations that will make your living room look spacious or tight. Most of the light colors have the ability to expand the look of your room. And if you want to have a few dark colors, you should choose the right combination in order for it to blend according to the way you want it to be. Rugs Rug placements and sizes also matter. There is a lot of purpose of rugs. One of it is to divide the space in a certain room, and the other is to keep the furniture in its place and so much more. Which is why choosing the kind of rug must match with the shape of the room and how you want your […]

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