Better arranged terrace allotment
Exterior February 1st, 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.
Outdoor Room Lighting
Exterior December 12th, 2009
Just imagine, if in the house ablaze, while in outer darkness. Compare if the outside is beautifully illuminated, the house will look more attractive.
With the outer areas of relatively light will make you feel safe to open the door when a visitor knocked. How to set light to the outer space?
Outer space is divided into several sections, among other common terrace, the facade, and the park. The third area is outside the house has a different character. Terrace into the transition area into the room. The facade is part of the display “figure” home. While the park into the area to beautify the appearance of the building.
The first step: set the light on the front porch. As the transition area, the patio needs general lighting or uneven. Avoid the situation terrace house very dim.
Step two: set the light on the facade. Can be illuminated facade spotlights pointing up. Placement depending on taste and design architecture.
Step three: set light to the garden. If your garden was too large, the lamp can be placed in the middle or at one corner of the park. Namur if your garden is large, need to put some lights tutuk. If you have a unique plant, water mancar, sculpture, or other interesting objects, use the spotlight. Navigate to the object light to impress prominent. If your garden has a path, you can also install the lamp light.
Outer Space Element
As the terrace reception area, front porch lights should be used which emits light evenly. Place a spotlight on certain points. Highlight this spotlight can illuminate the artistic objects, such as sculpture or painting.
Dramatization facade facade would attract if the light spots are placed on parts of the right. For that we must know which parts are not illuminated by artificial light accent, and which part should be allowed to remain dark.
Parks If we put the light diffraction effect alone, it is best to use a type of spot lights that can be hidden behind bushes or rocks. The specialty of this light, can create a romantic atmosphere and spectacular.
Update Your Exterior Paint Color
Exterior December 12th, 2009
The ideal home is not only able to suggest interesting, also has a charming exterior design. Paint on outside walls, roofs, and fences play a role.
Each color of paint to create the impression that we want. We know the colors like brown, white, blue, green, and so can cause impression different. That is why, determine the appropriate color for the residential is needed.
Take for example the house tropical nuances. You want a theme design that can choose the color green exterior, or combined with color gradasinya. While for the house minimalist, architectural consultants recommend the application of Akhmad Aries gray or brown. Soft colors are able to give the impression of a residential area of small.
Choosing exterior paint to be more difficult because of the wall, fence, or the roof will often overlap with the outside weather and climate. One chose the paint, attractive appearance on the exterior of your home certainly will not last long. If you have this, the painting will be in vain.
In addition to weather-related, the selection of exterior paint must also consider aesthetics. You certainly do not want your house facade appear unattractive because of choosing paint colors, right? If the problem is to paint the exterior walls of your house is dull, do repainting could be the solution. To do so, is highly dependent on the surface of the wall to be painted.
New wall painting (who was less than one month) is different from the old way of painting the walls. New walls are still filled with pores that can suck the paint. Therefore, to save the paint, you should just coat the walls with wall sealer base or water-base solvent of good quality.
Once coated, the surface of the wall will become more smooth, flat, and ready for painting. Prior to painting, consider a wall of humidity that results from the material used as raw material mixture walls.
Instead the old walls, especially the often painted, the pores are closed so the new paint sometimes hard to stick and look bloated. If you find that you want to replace the old paint with new paint, either with the same color or different, you should first keroklah entire surface of the paint peeling walls. Next sandpaper until the entire surface of the wall remnants of the old paint worn out. Then wipe with a damp cloth and dry.
Cleaning the surface of the wall must be completely clean of dust and other dirt. Brush the paint on the surface of the wall base. You can use a roller. Only one layer. Allow to dry approximately 1-2 hours. Mix the exterior paint with water as much as 10 percent of the amount of paint.
Stir until well blended. Pour in the tub for paint. Dip the roller into the paint, then rolling a roller on the surface until the paint does not drip. For the final stage, the paint brush on the surface of the wall.
Use a brush to paint the walls or trim the edge. After the first layer dries (2-3 hours), continue to paint the second layer over first layer. Also, if you have a problem peeling paint, you can fix it in a way repainted. In order for maximum results, you better do it in one time. Paint the exterior wall (exterior) that peeling occurs because early treatment is wrong.
Therefore, the final coat of paint can not be strong glue. Actually you can do to prevent the paint is not peeling with early treatment before painting. Do the whole process of painting it right, including choosing the appropriate paint. In addition, although using a special paint exterior, should stick with paint primer to the end of a strong glue.
Primer also helps prevent attacks contained in the alkali semenpasir-water mixture (wall-forming material). Before giving the basic paint, the walls must be completely dry and clean. Paint the walls with one color should be done in a single work. Before the paint polished surface of the wall around, do not stop so that the color is no different.













