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How to Choose a Safe Paint

December 25th, 2009

Cat-Anti-Jamur_detailprodukBecause there is no official label of the paint that is environmentally friendly and safe, we as consumers must be smart in choosing the paint. What is an eco-friendly paint? Many people interpret the term narrowly. Actually the term “environmentally friendly” in the paint not only refer to the paint products themselves.

Paint can be said when making environmentally friendly paint, paint products themselves, until the processing of waste actually environmentally friendly.

If the hazardous materials used were not there instead, is still acceptable, provided that the condition is well managed waste. To paint their own products, so far in Indonesia, yet there are really free VOC (zero VOC).

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Your House Number Fengsui

December 25th, 2009

house numberThe concept of numbers is calculated in fengsui. Many believe, the numbers have implications for the many ways that the term good numbers and bad numbers. Fengsui number 4 for example is often poorly understood by the misunderstanding of a particular cultural interpretation.

In connection with your home, every detail is important in analyzing fengsui, including the house number. Even so, whether it is wise to say, there fengsui good, or bad in fengsui house number? So, how do you respond fengsui with the fact that your house number is considered to have bad fengsui?

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Several Options Type of Parquet

December 20th, 2009

parquetParquet is a sheet of rectangular timber, a small board with a certain pattern, with the pores is very small, more than in wood processing. Parquet in the market divided into two, using the original layer of wood and use a chemical resin material.

Wood parquet processing type, the lining is made of Medium Density Fiber ( MDF ) or High Density Fiber ( HDF ) with the top layer using melamine laminated flooring. There is also  a kind of rubber-coated for added soft comfort.

Processed wood parquet HDF type cigarette embers resistant, not easy to change color, and odorless. One other advantage they offer, not easily bent or deformed by pressure process ( HDF ). Although there is now wood processing are water resistant, but the coating more wood floors installed in dry areas.

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Comfortable with the Purple

December 19th, 2009

purplePsychologically, purple meaning wisdom and spirituality. In addition, purple is a symbol of aristocracy and wealth. Because of its unique and rarely appear in nature, purple is also able to look exotic and artificial.

Why the color purple can bring a calmer atmosphere ?

Is the color combination of vibrant red with a cool blue, purple bring balance between these two colors. As a result of this color is not only able to quiet the mind nerves, purple can spur creativity. It was not any purple can produce the appropriate character for relaxation. If one chose the color range, it was a cause feeling restless and uncomfortable.

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5 Steps to Reduce Pollution in the Kitchen

December 18th, 2009

Main_Kitchen_01Kithcen smoke, steam cook the rest, plus a pile of wet garbage, can be a source of pollution in the home. Find out how to reduce them.

There are many things we can do to reduce the pollution that occurred in the kitchen.

Five of them are :

1. Reduce even if possible elininate altogether, the use of kerosene stove or charcoal. Both stove produces more smoke than gas stoves.

2. Provide adequate openings, as a vent for the kitchen. Thus, air excange can continue to take place, so that kitchen smoke escaped from the sediment or steam cooking.

3. If necessary add the cooker and hood to suck out smoke or steam cooking.

4. Dispose of garbage regularly. Do not let trash pile up all night. This needs to be done in order to avoid the kitchen odor and pest.

5. Place the potted plants in the kitchen. The presence of plants can reduce the dirty air in the kithcen. Place in avase or small pots. In addition to healthy, plants also  beautify the kitchen.

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Kitchen, Over the Bathroom

December 18th, 2009

kitchenPlacement kitchen over the bathroom  often occurs in the shop building (home stores) or a shophouse (home office). In Fengsui research, there are some experts who allows, there is a space prohibits such arrangements.

Which allows, have a logical enough reason. Bad energy from the bathroom, even when there is leakage or clogging the bathroom line, can not flow directly to the bottom. Thus the pollution will not occur in the kitchen. But in this case still must be considered one thing, the ventilation in the bathroom and kitchen ventilation.

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Generating Appetite with Color

December 17th, 2009

color_spectrumThe use of orange in the dining room can make family members and guest to eat more. Different colors affect human psychology. A red room will feel more “hot”, compared to white space.

Actually, not a changing room temperature because of the color. Based on the theory, color has a psychological effect on human collapsed. Red represents warm colors, including white whereas in cold colors.

Color effects mentioned can also improve the taste. in the dining room, use bright colors can enhance arousal allegedly ate.

Look at fast food restaurants. Ussually on a lot of interior space applied colors red or orange. both the chairs, cutlery, and accent the walls. this color application is not without reason. Red and orange, have proved able to raise the appetite.

We can bring this inspiration into the dining room, at home. No need to apply those to the entire room. Making orange or red as the accent is enough. As the photo above for example. Orange color was applied to the seat upholstery and silverware.

Although the color does not dominate the room, but the orange can change the mood of the room. The hope, the inhabitants of appetite may increase. So, do not be surprised, if you sit there and eat all the food hungrily. May be it’s because the orange color aplications.

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