A simple trick to make your bedroom look bigger in size.

Dear friends, today I am going to share with youlittle secret that I have experienced myself recently.
It's a simple trick which is almost every time overlooked. This simple trick has proven to be a very comforting experience for me.

Let's look at it from scratch. In any interior space in our home,furniture plays a major role as far as comfort qualities areconcerned. Furniture is the first thing that we see. When wesay that a room is occupied it is primarily occupied by furniture.

A room without any furniture pieces in it is absolutely useless.The overall volume of the furniture elements directly affectsour comfort factors in a room.

If we consider the case of bedrooms here, a double bed is the commodity that occupies maximum space. Just imagine if we removethe double bed from your room what will happen? the room willstart looking bigger because of the perceived volume.

Now here is a little trick you can try? Instead of using a fullsized double how about using a platform bed? A platform bed is nothing but a bed with less height than a full sized bed.

So what's so special about it? Because of the reduction in heightthe overall volume of the bed as compared to other furniture piecesis less. Because of the less volume of the bed the bedroom isperceived bigger in size.
In addition to using a platform bed if bright color combinations are used such as white and yellow, a small bedroom is perceivedas a slightly bigger room.

A normal double sized bed normally measure something around1800mm(L)X1800(W)x450mm(H). But a platform bed has a slightlyless dimensions in plan and the height is about 15" that's about380mm above the floor level.

This creates a less volumetric furniture piece which is visuallymore light in weight than a full double sized bed. Platform bedsare available in wooden as well as steel structures. Manymanufacturers specifically manufacture mattresses and otheraccessories that would specifically help the easy and comfortableuse of the platform bed.
Depending upon the design/material/finishing qualities a good price range is also available. Being light in weight it can be easily movedand transported to any location within a room.

If you are looking for a easy and affordable way to furnish your bedroom, then a platform bed can be a better choice that wouldfit into your budget and create a better aesthetically visualquality.I hope you have enjoyed this text...

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Wooden Vs. Steel Furniture. Which one should I choose?

Furniture is an inseparable element in home decorating. It is furniture that makes the rooms in a home habitable/usable.Depending upon the use of the room, the quanity of furniture changes.

In early ages a lot of emphasis was given on the size ofthe furniture. for example the king was give a "throne" whichclearly stated his status within the society. From thenfurniture has become a fashion trend with furniture design as a complete profession in itself.

Primarily furniture comes in two main body frames, wooden andsteel.

The wooden furniture then gets divided into many types of woodsdepending upon the type of furniture required. for exampleteak wood, cedar wood, cane furniture etc...

The steel furniture also has varieties such as stainless steel,wrought iron furniture, etc...
Very basic difference between the two types of furniture is the method of manufacturing them. Lets take a look at some of the basic pros and cons for these two types of furniture body materials.

1) Wooden Furniture

Wooden furniture is the most widely used and opted for typeof material for furniture. The main reason is ease of use. Sincewood is a soft material to work with (as compared to steel),manufacturing furniture with wood requires less amount ofinitial investment in terms of money.

Carpentry skills required to carry of furniture jobs can also beeasily learned, hence it is a popular type of furniture type.From users point of view, wooden furniture looks very aestheticand because of its soft nature decoration can be easily made onwooden surfaces.

2) Steel Furniture

Steel furniture has gained much popularity after the advancesin technology in the metallurgy field. Manufacturing of steelfurniture does require special tools and skills. The greatestadvantage of steel furniture is its strength and lifespan.

Steel furniture can be put under the category of "contemporaryfurniture". Because of the flexible manufacturing process, furniture with any size and shape can be easily designed andmanufactured today. Wooden furniture does have certain limitationswhen it comes to shapes.

But our main question remains unanswered! which one should yougo for, wooden or the steel furniture?
Of course there is not a straight forward answer for this question.You can go for a wooden theme or a complete steel theme design ora combination of both. But there is a different point of view forlooking at it and that's visual quality..

Both wooden and steel furniture has got their own visual impactson our mind. This visual impact will differ depending upon finalfinish of the furniture piece. So it's not just use of the furniture piece, but aesthetic features also matter a lot.

If you go for "all steel" furniture theme your interior spacemight look like a modern and contemporary styles, which might not be acceptable at times. On the other hand the "all wooden"furniture theme might give your space a country type of look.

Because furniture pieces are the first things which are visible when we enter any room, their selection greatly affects visualqualities of spaces.

There is one more point to consider here. If you are the kind ofperson who likes to shift the furniture layout more often, gofor steel furniture. Of course this is not the ultimate ruleof the world. I am saying this simply because it is easy to transfer the steel furniture from place to place with thehelp of wheels.

Thus whatever type of furniture you choose you must consider that it's not just usability but visual factors are equallyresponsible for the beauty of interior spaces.

I hope you have enjoyed this text...

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Things to consider while designing a guest bedroom.

A bedroom is a place where we relax. Depending upon the age group normally bedrooms are categorized as master bedroom,teen bedroom, child/kid bedroom.

But a home building may also have a provision for a guest bedroomin it. If the architect of the building has taken enough carewhile designing the building, a guest bedroom is located on the ground floor.

I have seen home designs where a guest bedroom is deliberatelylocated on ground floor and used as a income source bygiving the room o rent. This is common practice in crowded cities.

Because of its location on ground floor it is easy togive a separate access to the space without disturbing the privacyof the entire house.

Ideally a guest bedroom should have a good natural lighting andventilation. A good view of the surroundings from the window isalso appreciated. It is like treating the guest bedroom justlike the master one. Good quality furniture with easy access to attached toilet blockis also strongly recommended. The most important aspect accordingto me is cleanliness. Since a guest has a very limited time spanto spend in his bedroom, it is extremely important to take care ofhygiene. A room which is easy to clean and maintain is preferred.

A bedroom, which is too small in area, will have restrictions as faras experimentations in design are considered. By experimentationI mean trying different furniture layouts or decorating ideas willbe somewhat restricted.
A good example to study, is to start with bedrooms in large hotel.All rooms in a hotel come under the category of "guest bedrooms"The only difference is, we "pay" to stay there, which is not thecase with a bedroom in our home. The architect of the hoteltakes good care of providing natural sunlight and ventilation anda good view of the surroundings. Thought now a days most hotelrooms have air conditioners to artificially control the internalenvironment, a provision for natural control is a must.

Use of dark colors can be avoided. You can always try to be a little creative while designing the guest bedroom. The reason here is, the guest is there at your place probably to have a change in his dailyroutine life and if a room in YOUR home gives him such a nicefeeling of "change" then he might visit again the next month.

As mentioned before in most cases the guest bedroom is locatedon the ground floor. This can be used creatively to provide anaccess to the landscaped backyard or an open patio with informalseating. The space must have a provision for sliding orfolding door shutters so that can be easily closed if required.

So the entire success of the guest bedroom design project liesin finding out how the guest feels when he/she lives there. Was shecomfortable there. Did she find things easily. Even small things likelight and fan switches, water taps in bathrooms, wardrobe shutters,door and window hinges etc.. must be kept in well maintained andproper working condition for the guest. Small thing add up and can become a reason for uncomfortable environment for the guest. That'sthe meaning of the statement "easy to maintain" which I mentioned above in this article.
I hope this article was informative to everyone.

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Study of "Interior Design" as a reflection of the mind.

Dear friends, we as humans are a composite of mind, body and spirit. All these three in proper coordination, create the world around us. The things, which we want in life, are first created in our mind, then our mind sends signals to our brain and the brain sends signals to various parts of our body to
take action and thus "reality" gets created.

This means that whatever we imagine in our minds gets converted in reality. The program of our mind decides what we imagine. I mean if I want to decorate my bedroom, everything from the
type of furniture I choose to the budget decision will depend upon my "broader attitude" towards life.

If I am a "budget conscious" person, then this will affect right from the initial stages of the design. I will look at the design from a conservative point of view. Thus everything, which gets created in reality will have an influence of my personality.

Here I am not trying to say that only high budget designs are good. I have seen works of many interior designers, who have spent their entire lives on studying low cost design projects and also have won awards for their magnificent work.

That's why any interior design project can not be fulfilled without active participation of the client or the user. Creativity doesn't have any boundaries of budget. Any piece of art which fulfils the functional need and also the aesthetical need can be easily accepted as an architectural element. Budget is not a constraint at all. On the other hand the budget constraint sometimes is useful to generate some good ideas for a particular
problem.

An interior designer is not an artist, because an artist basically performs his acts to satisfy his own desire. This could be any performing art or other forms of arts. His piece of work may not have any functional use from user's point of view.

An interior designer is not even a technician or engineer. Because when an engineer builds a design he need not worry of making it "beautiful". His primary aim is to make it functional. He puts his entire energy in making the design functional.

That's why an interior designer is one who satisfies both the functional as well as aesthetical part of the design. Sometimes it is easy to accomplish the functional part of an interior design, but since the definition of beauty is different for everyone, it is extremely difficult to satisfy each and every user's aesthetic hunger.

This is particularly true about interiors in public spaces. For example a bank building has a definite use and function for all the users. We can safely create a list of functions a person would perform when he visits a bank. But this does not mean the bank reflects his personality, like the first paragraph of this article mentions.

That's why interiors in public spaces always are designed by taking into consideration something called as "mass personality". This is a general attitude of the kind of mindset everyone would have or is likely to have when he/she visits that space. If you visit large corporate software office premise, you will see this picture.

Office interiors always have a certain kind of order in them. The use of colors, design styles have a kind of commitment in them, which is expected from you when you work there.

On the other hand a bar or a restaurant has some sort of mood generating atmosphere, which sets you loose. Because this is what is expected in a public space like a restaurant.

Thus any interior space is always associated with people. A space which serves its functions best and makes the users comfortable is bound to succeed as a favorite place.

I hope this article was informative to everyone.

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