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Designing the Rock Garden at Home

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Generally we know the park as a collection of plants that are in one area. Types of plants were selected that have the impression of cool, calm, and comfortable, so the house to get a similar impression. So, what about the rock garden?

Rock garden is a unique type of garden. Therefore, to apply more widely used elements of soft material than hard materials. In a sense, the material used is more rock than sand, rocks and plants.

Generally we know the rock garden as a garden composition using hard media, such as sand, coral stones, and gravel.

Rock garden has a planting medium that is different from the usual type of park residents apply.

If we prepare is usually the soil, grass, etc., prepared on the rock garden is a harsh elements such as coral, sand, bricks, and roofed.

That said, the composition of coral stone and sand on the type of garden is reached 60-70 percent, while the rest is the application of the plant.

So, how do I apply? To make a rock garden, the first thing to note is the location and size of the land.

Usually the rock garden is often applied in the house, adjoining the inner court. Even so, some are put in the front or back of the house.

Only, since the character of this park is dry, then when applied in the front yard will influence the impression the main building. While the size, dry garden is generally rarely applied in a broad-scale land. Again due to the character of the park.

Therefore, the land measuring 1X2 meters or 5 feet square can be made already this park.

Because of that, the rock garden still needs a supporting element in order to make it seem more tender. You can add plants and water elements in this garden.

With notes, make sure the plants have similar characteristics. That is, heat resistant crops and does not require special treatment.

Suppose cactus, soft-shelled, or other dry crops. To give a touch of fresh and beautiful, not hurt you to apply the flowering plants. If not possible, you should choose plants that character leaves a beautiful and thick, or select the form of a beautiful trunk.

With notes, still have to select a character similar to other plants.

You still may add another element in the park. Take for example, applications for water fountains or small pools. Regarding size, you can adjust according to the available land. Most importantly, the purpose of a pond or fountain is to soften and refresh the rock garden.

In order for a dry garden is both aesthetic and functional, you should adjust the concept of the garden with character building.

Rock garden should still have a relationship with the concept, or rather the rock garden should be themed so that the application does not seem original.

Do not forget, natural atmosphere should also be a consideration. Sometimes this park as a person termed the naturality of dry garden thus supporting the impression of not being addressed.

So even when choosing hardware elements that would be used, certainly not just any gravel or stone is selected.

In this case you should carefully choose the type of stone used, such as coral, granite, or large rocks. Meanwhile, for its magnitude, you can set it according to the initial concept.

Take for example, select a stone with the same type, but different size. Just how do you composition it.

For example again, for the amount of stone, choose a few large size and dark color. While for small stones, you can use coral stone with a choice of various colors.

Back again to the concept. If that brought the concept of minimalism, the color chosen not too much. Simply select two or a neutral color. Because, too many colors in fact impressed maximalist.

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Presenting Beautiful Pond

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
The existence of a pool at home can provide coolness and peace for the residents. Moreover, if the pool is filled with beautiful fish like koi fish.

In the concept of a minimalist home, gardening is not just only about the plants. You can be creative with other elements, such as water. In fact, you can add a garden pond in front of the house.

Presenting the fish pond at yard be one surefire way to bring cool air around the shelters. No need huge funds to create a fish pond. Gurgling water will make the atmosphere of the house and the yard is barren becomes cooler and cooler.

Moreover, if the pond contains beautiful multicolored fish, of course, your fatigue after a day of work will be lost instantly. The water is believed to bring an element of peace and tranquility. Water can also be a therapeutic mind and soul.

With the development of landscape design today, it is not difficult for you to make your own fish pond, simply with a simple design, of course, a beautiful fish pond will be created.

To make a fish pond, do not actually need large tracts of land. With the 1×15 square meters of land, then the depth of the pool should be about 50 centimeters high and about 35 centimeters of water surface.

Ponds to the park should be made vertically with the side wall is made varies according to tastes of the owner of the house. Design rapids or having a certain wall with a decorative natural stone such as coral can add live fish pond in your garden.

However, the pool is larger than 3×4 square meters, the bottom of the pond should be given a concrete construction that can withstand the pressure of the soil tectonics, if not at the base, the land could be cracked and broken.

As with other parts of the house, fish pond also needs good care and routine. When planning to make a fish pond, first consider its function, whether to fish or to simply adorned with appendages.

If it will be filled fish, fish species have adapted to the pool are made. If you want to keep koi fish, have a minimum depth of one meter.

The depth of this pool is intended to get a good quality koi koi can grow so quickly. However, if the depth of the pool is made only half a meter, then it can be filled with koi fish small size. In addition to the content and model pond, which is not less important thing is to keep the water supply.

If you decorate the pool is not to put the ornamental fish, maybe a pool can last longer. However, if the pond for ornamental fish, then the filter must be absolutely clean. So also with the disposal of feces. Furthermore, note also the problem of sewage.

Water filter system becomes very important to keep the water in the pool stays clean. Do not forget, each week the pool must still be cleaned of moss and the water drained once a month. Besides the function for displaying coolness pool, pond we can also add accessories around the fish pond to make it look wonderful stay.

Ornaments such as garden lights, fountains, and statues to complement the landscape design or shape of bowl as a decoration in the middle of the pond, in addition to beautify the look of the pool, also a marker of the building. In addition to accessory to harsh elements, you can also use the vines so that the pool does not look stiff but more beautiful.

Vines can be left to grow naturally as long as it is not wild or grow in places we do not want. Another thing that could be an option is to use stone as a material pool that will bring natural impression.

This type of stone temples and the like can be a replacement stone wall and paint the concrete. Natural stones become an important accent to create the impression of natural in the pool.

Not only in terms of accessories, ornamental fish species that usually inserted, namely koi fish, cook, or goldfish. You can also choose Severum fish, a type of freshwater fish which originated from the United States. The body of this fish is short, fat, and flattened with a variety of basic colors, like brown or dark yellowish brown.

The atmosphere of the pool in this comfortable home park, certainly not only appeals to guests who come, it also makes you feel at home for a long time on the front porch of your own home. And, place a pair of wicker chairs with a minimalist style.

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Trellis, Decorative Simultaneously Safety House

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
The use of railings in some parts of the house more and more necessary. In addition to preventing the entry of uninvited guests, the trellis can also beautify your home.

Complete the design of the house with the addition of accessories such as iron bars would have been very prevalent. Safety factors make many homeowners must install a trellis, although occasionally his presence would damage the display window. But, not with an outstanding model of minimalist grille today.

First, the first time using this trellis known to many people, the designs are just glued to form a line, horizontally, or vertically. This makes the display window does not look nice, even look like a prison because the material is made of iron railings.

Trellis window function not only provide added value aesthetically. However, as a function initially, trellis window is also useful as a security guard early in the house.

As the times, the current trellis producers are increasingly able to develop their creativity. Thus, the rise of an unusual trellis designs like round, diamond shape, to decorative shapes such as flowers or leaves can be adders accents in the house.

Before choosing a trellis to beautify the look of windows, there are several aspects that need to be taken to ensure that the application of these elements in accordance with its function. You need to consider the type and size of the trellis. Sometimes the windows and doors to be fitted with trellis does not have the same size.

If there is a difference of 0.5 inches between the bars and the width of the window, it will affect the neatness of the installation of railings. Therefore, installing a trellis requires vigilance so that the design is able to cover the hole to make it more secure.

In addition to size, material selection railings should also be taken into account. In this case, you must adapt to the character design of the house. For a home that has a minimalist design, you should use a wrought iron materials, cast iron, or steel. If the concept is a traditional design, use a trellis made from wood.

In addition to raw materials, you should consider the motive or trellis design model. Window grille design with a minimalist model is suitable for home or classic minimalist style. However, the trellis motif is poorly suited classic windows installed in a minimalist style house.

We recommend that you use a trellis for a minimalist home is horizontal when the curtains wearing horizontal blinds. Meanwhile, if you choose this form of vertical bars, use a curtain of vertical blinds.

When the material, size, and you specify the trellis motif, one that should not be forgotten, namely the selection of colors. The color of a window or door bars must be combined with a form of windows, sills, and curtains. Choose a matching color and have a character that can reinforce the style of residential architecture.

Trellis may appear different from the color of the window, but you can also choose a matching color with curtains. Not only in terms of size, materials, and colors, you also must consider the issue of funding to make the trellis in accordance with the wishes.

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Designing Access to Upper Floors

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Each dwelling has more than one floor would require at least one ladder. Began to form, material, design, until the method of manufacture has always had its own characteristics.

If you intend to add a staircase in the house, the first thing to note is the type of construction in accordance with the design. Is it made from reinforced concrete, wood, steel, or other construction?

To find out, you can customize the type of construction with materials that have been used previously. If you use a lot of residential wood construction, then make a staircase with wooden construction.

Likewise if you are using reinforced concrete construction. However, whatever type of construction steps, either wood, steel, or concrete, to finishing with ceramic or marble, you should use a building solution that could accommodate the installation of tiles on all surfaces.

Reforming the ladder does not require an overly complex design. Basically, the stairs only to have the general form, namely ‘L’ and ‘U’. Just how homeowners determine the appropriate design to occupancy.

After thinking about this type of construction, another thing to consider is the form of stairs. Appliances can have various shapes, such as the berdenah circular staircase, the steps in building the European palace, is also a swivel ladder.

Ladder form “L” has a shaft and is divided into two parts with an angle of 90 degrees. There is also a so-called ladder “U”, which has a shaft and is divided into two parts with an angle of 180 degrees, or two axle with each of the 90-degree angle.

Usually, there is a little wide of the ladder with no steps of stairs. The width of the shaft is usually functioned as a provider of privacy for upstairs. That’s because with the division of the stairs, people who are at the bottom can not directly see the “content” of the room upstairs.

Ladder sections that pivot can also be used as backing in the event of an accident, where people who fell down the stairs do not continue to fall straight down. In addition, this section can also function as a space biorama at home by providing family photos.

The design of the ladder when you made a big and long, this shaft footing can be a place to rest for a moment before heading for the stairs which will take you to the second floor.

Ladder-shaped ‘U’ and ‘L’ is popularly used to design a minimalist style house as it can be integrated with residential style home that has a rectangular shape.

Unlike the case with a circular staircase. Typically, the ladder model like this requires a special trick to be placed inside the residence. for example by making a ladder stand alone in the room is quite spacious.

The rest, the ladder can be positioned in the most easily accessible to be used as much as possible by the owner of the house.

For a classic design style house, the model could be applied to a circular staircase. Coupled with a layer of patterned marble stairs of chocolate, which can be further confirmed the classic features of the dwelling.

Maybe for some people who believe, set the ladder also be concerned about Feng Shui as it might affect the beliefs and way of life of its users.

People who believe in Feng Shui, it is usually very particular attention to the location of the stairs. Design steps in accordance with the layout and direction. Usually it is influenced by the location of the main door and bedroom.

Meanwhile, some people are not applying the rules of Feng Shui, most are not concerned about the location of stairs, down the stairs functioned quite well.

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Evolution of Bricks

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Houses typically use a brick as a basic framework of the wall. However, if you’re already quite familiar with this material so that one can choose the best?

Old red brick and the now very different, both in terms of strength and size. In addition to the more brittle, their dimensions were becoming increasingly shrinking. These things are interrelated, for some reason that the higher production costs or selling prices which should be increasingly suppressed.

If the views of its kind, consisting of bricks of clay or clay bricks, sand lime bricks, mortar and brick. In terms of production, there is a conventional red bricks and brick press.

Red brick conventional coarse texture, not neat, and levels of hardness depending on the quality of materials and firing techniques. Brick types are somewhat difficult to justify the size and strength. While brick press smoother texture, the same size and hardness is better. Brick color will also depend on the type of clay used and the long process of combustion.

In terms of applications, typically used in conventional brick construction with stucco walls due to lack of regular brick type can easily be covered with layers of cement. While brick press is often applied without overlays or the more often we are familiar with exposed brick.

One type of brick masonry kuo shin press is commonly used for fencing materials. This type of brick has actually been through due diligence so that their quality can be justified. Sometimes each case must be seen first cause. Is it because of technical installations are less than perfect or things other less appropriate.
One of the advantages to use the press as the brick is exposed brick, the brick is indeed tend durable or durable. The size is too precise, but most people assess his artistic side as it seemed less rigid and less natural. Naturally, this is because the product is produced by machines that tend to be typical and less artful.

However, you do not worry, as this can be overcome by the preparation technique. If using conventional techniques would indeed monotonous and less artistically inclined.

Tricks for menyiasatinya is to make the grooves in each height 50 cm. Order a half-brick or half brick set in an upright position. This arrangement can be varied combinations of origin remain to consider the power brick and the fixed-position intermittent.

But, if you want to keep using conventional red brick walls remain visible in order to look artsy, the combination arrangement as above can also be applied in addition to installation techniques. It’s not every handyman can do this because the exposed brick takes precision and persistence is very high. Moreover, half of it is the work of art.

To get around the uneven texture of brick, installation techniques here a very important role. Material that is too thick, thin or thick irregular walls will make an appearance so impressed by this exposure, such as slums or semi-finished house.

Exposed brick is also quite susceptible to the fungus. Therefore, periodically do plating (coating) with a special fluid that protects the bricks from moisture and mildew. Do at least two times of coating after installation and can be repeated periodically, eg every three months so that the display wall in good and not easily affected by change of weather damage.

It would be better if exposed brick walls are protected from direct weather, such as used on the interior alone or terrace with a protective roof. Rain and hot sun more or less directly affect the color and look of brick.

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