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Determine Your Decorating Style

December 3, 2019 Robert Hadiwidjaja Architectural Styles

We all want to make sure that our home gets the best decor or make-over so that everyone appreciates it. No home maker would want to shy away from taking the credit of a well done home. There are so many styles, designs and themes influencing us that it becomes perplexing to actually plan out things in a proper manner.

Some of the most elementary things that should be kept in mind before deciding on a particular theme/ design are to match it with your taste and personality. Size and location of the rooms also play an important role in determining the basic theme. If the room is quite small then dark color schemes and big furniture pieces will make it look cluttered. Contemporary design will suit smaller rooms and sleek metal furniture will make it look spacious. It will make the room look modern and elegant at the same time. However, if you have big and airy rooms then country theme with colossal furniture and floral prints will give it a lively touch. Elaborate designs with little details that give a country feel will work well with this kind of theme.

Some of the people also like to go in for traditional design that derives influence from different cultures like Japanese, Chinese or Indian. The rooms can be worked up accordingly and specific furniture and decoration items can be used. Bright red and green lighting, lanterns and traditional wall paintings go well with the Oriental theme. They can be mixed and matched with tapestry and curtains. The travel habits can also help us to decide on a decorating style as we tend to pick up things that we like while on a vacation.

Taking a color scheme and doing the decor accordingly is also quite interesting. You can choose …

Generate a Romantic Bedroom With a Canopy Bed

September 10, 2019 Robert Hadiwidjaja Home Design Ideas

Canopy beds have often been a symbol of enjoy and romance and this holds correct nowadays. When you’ve got constantly wanted a canopy bed but believed they have been as well costly, you’ll be delighted to know that they’re not as expensive as you may have believed. All you’ll need to accomplish is use just a little imagination and there are several options offered to you.

Probably the most essential function of one’s canopy bed will likely be the material that is definitely applied to surround the bed. That is what will set the type of mood that you are looking to realize. A number of your alternatives consist of velvet, silk, tapestry, calico and sheer panels to name several. So as to opt for the one particular that best suits your taste you may need to take some time to appear in the various selections to find out which one particular you favor.

You could also choose distinct lengths for the panels that you simply use. The floor length panels are the most well known but you can get your panels a few inches longer so they will gather around the bed or you may pick to utilize double panels. Should you don’t have a canopy frame, never be concerned. You will not must commit a great deal of revenue investing in one particular. You will discover other ways to make the canopy look with out the frame.

One particular suggestion is to set up curtain rods around the bed to hold the fabric in location. Yet another alternative would be to set up rings above the bed and drape the fabric by means of the rings. There are many distinct selections offered that could enable you to accomplish the look you are soon after.

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Is your Water Environmentally Friendly?

July 18, 2019 Robert Hadiwidjaja Home Design Ideas

You’re ticking all the boxes: you recycle, you have a dozen bags for life, you’ve got all sorts of insulation, you switch off your power at the wall and you do everything you can to conserve energy and reduce your carbon footprint, right? Well, what about water? And we’re not talking single-use plastic bottled water, or glass water filters here. We’re talking about the very veins that run around your home.

Water Consumption & Saving

There’s the debate about whether or not you could save money and be more water-conscious on a water meter rather than your run-of-the-mill direct debit solution. The arguments are pretty clear: For a larger household with 3-4 (plus) residents with a higher rate of water consumption, a direct debit payment system is usually suitable. But for a single home-owner with a full time job out of the house, a water meter could be a lower cost solution, and it also encourages us to be more conscious of the amount of water we are using. It’s on a meter after all.

There are also a few simple rules when it comes to being water-smart. For example, opt for a quick shower over a long soak in the tub. But do make sure the shower isn’t a lengthy one, or you could end up using more water than it would take to fill the bath. It’s surprising how much water we can use just to enjoy a warm shower on a morning before work. Wash your veg in a bowl of water rather than under the tap, and similarly turn off the tap while brushing your teeth. Every little bit helps.

In the colder months

OK, let’s face it, most months are the colder months in the UK. We consume more energy with heating and hot water …

Home Style Teaching – A Handbook For Both Parents And Teachers – A Book Review

May 16, 2019 Robert Hadiwidjaja Signature Homestyles

In the field of education as it is seen today, there can be a tendency to view it as an ‘us versus them’ mentality when it comes to who is more responsible for the children’s education. On one side of the line are the parents; on the other side are the teachers.

Home Style Teaching - A Handbook For Both Parents and Teachers - A Book Review

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From a purely academic standpoint, the teaching profession believes it to be eminently qualified as the best avenue to a child getting a proper education as society deems acceptable. From a practical position, parents feel the need to have great sway regarding their children as to what curriculum is presented that best suits their children’s educational needs.

Into the middle of this situation come Raymond and Dorothy Moore. Known around the world as fully qualified within the academic field, they have also taken up the cause of the parent’s right to determine what is best for their children. From this position we find an excellent book that addresses both viewpoints titled “Home Style Teaching”.

“Home Style Teaching” is more than just another book written that positions itself as to what is best for the child from the parental point of view. It also takes the side of the teachers, understanding why they are so passionate about their perspective when it comes to the education of the child. “Home Style Teaching” is a great resource for teachers and parents alike as it determines to quench the differences between the two camps and accentuate the positives that each has to offer.

Here is an excerpt from “Home Style Teaching” authors Raymond and Dorothy Moore, describing their own reason for writing this book in the first place:

“Home Style Teaching is a simplified, research-based handbook designed for both parents and professional teachers and for student teachers who are worried …

Design Styles – Shabby Chic

May 10, 2019 Robert Hadiwidjaja Architectural Styles

For those whose homes were in need of a little tender loving care, shabby chic was the design style from heaven. Starting in the UK in the 1980s and spreading around the world, the style was pounced on by those who were looking for an alternative to minimalist white boxes. All of a sudden old furniture and scrubbed walls were in and we couldn’t get enough of it.

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Unfortunately for those of us with decaying run down homes, the designers quickly pointed out that this new interior decorating craze had to be a fusion of shabby and chic and that mere shabby just wouldn’t do. There was a certain irony in this as the inspiration for the design came from the grand old houses of the aristocracy where items such as chintz chairs were expected not just to last for a lifetime but for several generations. In these homes faded materials and patches were signs of thrift and tradition.

The earliest shabby chic style was rather grand in manner, using large pieces of furniture to make a statement. Nowadays it has transformed, becoming softer and more feminine but still aiming to tell a history of the property or piece.

When decorating your home in this style the easiest place to start, particularly in an older home, is with the walls. Often you will find that they have had a succession of paints or papers. Carefully peeling layers of these back allows you to expose the history of the house and the changing styles that it has experienced. However, this layer peeling should be done by an interior designer or someone with an artistic touch. Mere ripping of paper can just leave your home looking like a building site.

Often the wall layer will provide the inspiration for the …