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Maintain Furniture : Wood, Leather & Fabric

You will not say it enough, furniture maintained regularly keep all their splendor. But sometimes an accident happens and they end up stained … Do not think that it is irreversible! In effect, each subject knows his tips for avoiding these tasks become entrenched.

For wood furniture:

  • Every day, the best care for the polished wood is soft dusting, using a damp cotton or wool.
  • Once a year, we will ensure polishing furniture with beeswax.
  • In case of tasks, turpentine often brings good results, soaked on a cork that is rubbed on the wood. Iron then a layer of wax.
  • If tasks fat, absorb excess material with a mixture of land talc and white spirit. (more…)

7 tips to revisit your home

Lighting, colors, old furniture, shelves, accessories, a mixture of materials … There are a series of tips and simple actions that can help you achieve your desires smoothly. Here are seven capital to revisit your home.

Improve the lighting

The light unquestionably played the leading role in decorating a home.Truly a “creative atmosphere”, it may have a sedative or stimulating.The diffuse lighting (dome, suspending …), which spreads a strong light in an entire room is perfect in a kitchen or dining room, but less interesting in a room.  Indirect (a lamp, for example), lighting creates a cozy atmosphere.Perfect in a lounge! It also targeted direct lighting, as a reading light or light on the mirror of a bathroom. Finally, remember some places light inside cupboards, it may well be useful to see the clothes you choose when you are not well awake! ” (more…)

Tips for a colorful house

Difficult to get into the harmony of colors … To help you choose, some tips may be useful.

What criteria should be taken into account?
Determining a dominant color
To determine a dominant color in a room, it is important to define what style we want to give him: rather classic, loaded, clean, pastel shades or more sustained?It is crucial that you like.If you hesitate, do not go in too vivid colors for fear of regret.

Choose a color depending on the parts

The orientation of your room is critical in choosing a color.In the north, a lack of sun room.It is preferable to choose warm tones to brighten and make the atmosphere brighter (yellow, orange …).In the south, cooler colors (blue, green, white …) will help refresh a sunny room.East side, more neutral tones (cream, gray) are preferred for comfort.Finally, the sun was setting in the west, you can choose colors colder or neutral (white, gray, plum). (more…)