Tilt the light so that no glare
Lighting and Electrical February 11th, 2010
Many people assume one light enough to illuminate the kitchen. In fact, set light to the kitchen need special technical.
Actually, all the room lights that require a special set. This was expressed by many lighting designers around the world. Bright is not enough. Need to ensure that the available light can safeguard the security and user convenience space.
In the kitchen, lighting required for the activities there safe and comfortable place. For example, for the kitchen as a whole, at least 300 lux of light needed. Confused? Relax, Mariana Rahman from Lumina Lighting Consultant Group was willing to explain this matter of lighting.
According to Mariana, “bright light of strong standards in every inch of the kitchen is 300 lux. That is, in every square meter room needed 15-20 Watt light.”
Well, we can count them now. For example, your kitchen 4mx5m size, mean size is 20m2. Thus, in the room needed a lamp that has a level of total light 300lux.
Professor Christian Bartenbach, lighting designer who came from Austria, explains in his book, The Light of The World. According to him, good lighting is bright enough to do the activities, but not too harsh to make headache.
Mariana support the statement, “The lights had to be adjusted to the needs of the activity. For the kitchen, should have a color rendering (CR) above 80%.” You can use this type of fluorescence (CR: 70-80%) or halogen (CR:> 80%). If you could choose the type of daylight so that the color as the original food. For installation point, so that no glare, install lights at an angle of about 30 degrees. Cover with opaque acrylic if necessary.
Well, if well-ordered lighting, cooking becomes more enjoyable, is not it?
Best Women’s Clothing Designers
Interior Design February 10th, 2010
When you love fashion so much, you will know about Donna, Ralph, Tom, and Calvin, who has a great name in fashion and trends in fashion world. You may know about them, but when you want get their fresh design, you will get a lot difficulties in ordering their design because sometimes it is hard to get. Their design have unique style which make women love them so much and they also have the other taste of fashion which they add to their design.
It is easy to forget about all the fresh new fashion coming your way each year when you fall in love with Women’s clothing designers‘ which remain loyal to your favorite. From sexy and playful clothes for confident women with a sense of humor until Italian designer Anna Molinari that aims to be sweet and seductive in the same times, you can get in the ShopWiki.com which always provides you with variety of women’s fashion trends in good quality of products. This company always makes you satisfy with all of their eco fashion products which make you to be beautiful women in their fashion trends. Besides, you will also get the sophisticated style when you have their products in your collection.
Today the kitchen is more Efficient
Kitchen February 8th, 2010
Efficiency in all things can be applied to the kitchen. Kitchen design that follows the triangle function, supported the design of adequate storage space, and placement of major equipment and additional activities can make the kitchen more efficient.
Contemporary kitchen prioritize efficiency and effectiveness of activities. Those two things can be achieved by combining a number of important things.
Efficiency in the kitchen can be created by making the effective storage space. Among others by placing a storage cupboard in the place of cooking, storing, washing, too. Such cabinets can be packaged in one package, known popularly known as the kitchen set. Kitchen set not only includes storage space, but also integrating all functions of the kitchen.
Given the growing activity in the kitchen not only for cooking, the size and placement of kitchen set must also take into account the size of furniture or objects around them. For example the placement of the breakfast table with a built-in desk in the kitchen. Similarly, the storage zone which is one with a large refrigerator.
To create a design kitchen set, we must first make a list of requirements for the activity in the kitchen. This is useful to determine the scale and layout of the parts. The essence of design in the kitchen kitchen set is a box. This box forms evolve from year to year. At first, this crib a regular cabinet placed diberdirikan way. There is a door with a number of shelves in it.
Cupboard was later turned into a closet that was nailed to the wall. The wall became the cabinet structure elements, and some of the cabinet under the table that has a number of drawers and doors. Each cabinet is equipped with doors that open toward the front. Such a cabinet is usually rely carpenter skills.
Today the growing cabinet, made in knock down. With that system, if the location shift kitchen, cabinets can be removed easily due to be installed using screws. Cabinet door can be glass, can also solid board. If the glass, users have easy access to search for the goods because the glass window allows operation of the function.
Storage space in the cupboard or shelf, now aided by a device made of stainless steel. With the wheel and hinge system, this device is very practical tools to help organizations in the kitchen storage. Even for the storage drawer and utensils such as silverware, are available tray (sort tray) in various sizes and various materials column.
Typical Style of Oriental Interior
Interior Design February 8th, 2010
Theme interior space is increasingly diverse. One theme that is still up to date and happy to be used by many people because these styles are timeless is the Oriental style. Not only the interior of houses, office, and even commercials space such as hotels, restaurants, cafes, and so on. Oriental style is inherited from the Eastern culture that developed covering an area of China, Japan, Korea, to Vietnam, Thailand, to Persia. Culture in the heyday of the Empire at the Palace of China and Japan brought a strong impact and the cultural roots of community life. This culture continued to grow and develop in society in various forms including architectural aspects of buildings.
Oriental concepts in buildings usually appear in the form of a physical building / exterior and interior. Includes roof form, space layout, building form / elements of the building walls, the gate / entrance, to the various types of furniture and accent / ornament space. In the style of today’s modern homes, this oriental concept experienced remarkable evolution. Wealth forms continue to be explored by the designers to make an impression oriental easily applied to the kinds of modern buildings. Form gate / gate and walls of processing elements in the room / building is one example of a direct physical looks from the outside. While election accent / key ornaments and furniture in the interior will facilitate the creation of an oriental style in your room.
For example in Japanesse style interiors, the use of interior decoration materials and furniture from wood. Oriental style tends thick with natural color. Natural elements such as wood, natural stone, bamboo, and painting the walls of the paper more often used. Another popular element in the Oriental style interior is the alphabet known as China or Conji (Kanji), which is usually written into China calligraphy on a sheet of paper displayed on the wall and into the accent / ornament on the space key. The touch of oriental style is also reflected in the selection of red, gold, black, and white for the theme of space. Some Oriental items that can be used to decorate the house such as bamboo, a symbol of religious, ethnic ornaments and wall hangings picture / painting of a dragon or lotus flower.
For the small house that still want to use the concept of oriental but also not leave the concept of green house, try to organize a small dry patch of garden in the house. Because the inner garden concept is already on the layout of the Japanese house in the past. Elements for the inner garden, with or without the element of water is a natural stone both large and small size, sand / gravel, bamboo / other plant space efficient, and where the light from the stone. Additional lighting inner garden will beautify your home.
Better arranged terrace allotment
Exterior February 8th, 2010
The purpose is to produce the arrangement terrace ambience or atmosphere that can support activities that will take place on the patio.
Located on the outer area of the building, the terrace can be used for various activities. These activities also apparently related to the concept of terrace arrangement.
To receive visitors. Privacy and security levels that are less, making this arrangement centered on the patio furniture and ornamental plants. Furniture in the form of one or two pairs of wooden chairs. Artistic touch can be done in the field wall with paintings, ornaments, or lights. More emphasis on outward expression. Lighting should be bright enough as collateral as well as to illuminate the surrounding garden.
To mingle. Setting notice the extension of the living room. At certain moments, the following family room interconnecting terrace can be used to maximum for a family gathering. The arrangement should reflect the ambience relaxed, casual, and comfortable. A set of comfortable sofa with a large enough size can be selected to fill the terrace. Lighting is required is not too light to form a cozy atmosphere. Private collections can be accessory space.
For dining. Terrace used for dining furniture requires a set of dining chairs with a table. On the terrace can also be placed a small cupboard for storing eating utensils within easy reach. Sufficient lighting can be assisted by the dim candle light.
For distribution hobby. This type of patio furniture requires special indulgence in accordance with the activities to be conducted. Usually an armed chair and ottoman with a small table filled terrace for reading or sewing hobby. Display attracts a lot of work you can fill the corner of the porch.
