Pros Lightweight steel roof

Illustration of Pros Lightweight steel roof

Pros Lightweight steel roof - Do you include people who often have problems with the roof ? Leaking roof, termites taxable, or not long-lasting. Moreover, during the rainy season like this. Leakage would be a major problem if the roof of your house problems. What if you switch glance lightweight steel roof ? In general, using tile roofs with wooden horses. However, due to the illegal logging, forest fires and land conversion, the number of quality wood in Indonesia continues to shrink. As a result, the market price of wood continues to climb.

Worse, the high price does not guarantee the quality of the wood. In fact, the roof is very important. Besides protecting from heat and rain, a protective roof of the house such as furniture, electronic equipment, and other equipment.

Lightweight steel roof introduction

Answer this question, in 1995, Indonesia began to recognize the lightweight steel roof. However, this new lightweight steel roof boom in the 2000s. The price is the same as the number one quality wood. The roof is made of mild steel raw materials zin-coated steel or galvanized steel calume that has been shaped into sticks profiles with specific thickness and length.

Price Range

Lightweight steel frame type zinc aluminum 0.80 mm size offered for Rp130.000, 00 per square meter (form gable / normal), while the sequence forms the roof (pyramid) appreciated Rp135.000, 00 per square meter.

Pros Lightweight steel roof

The following are some of the advantages of lightweight steel roof.

More powerful, practical, economical design, easy maintenance, and resistance can reach 15 years.
Judging from the structure, mild steel thinner. Thickness which is commonly found in the market from 0.4 millimeter to 1 millimeter.
Degree of mild steel tensile strength of 550 MPa, higher than usual about 300 MPa steel. Tensile strength and the voltage to compensate for the thinness.
Not easily collapsed or broken. In fact, when the earthquake struck. This is due to the elasticity of the steel is good.
During a fire, indirect light steel roof engulfed in flames. Not that lightweight steel roofing is resistant to fire, yet lightweight steel roof unlike wood, if there is a fire even enlarge the fire.
Not eaten by termites, unlike wood termites threatened at any time.

Although it has many advantages, lightweight steel roof also has drawbacks, namely in terms of installation. Installation of mild steel in contrast to wood. Mild steel, should be installed by a person trained as a steel frame structure has been calculated in three dimensions into a single unit. If there is one thing improper installation, other structures will weaken despite the fact that the installation of mild steel is more practical. Stay connected any ends of steel with bolts. Usually, there is at each end of the lock.

Glass, Mirror Higher Human Civilization

Illustration of Glass

Glass, Mirror Higher Human Civilization - Glass cups or glasses made of glass is one of the home furnishings that dominate almost every home. In fact, it seems like there is a house that does not have this type of glass. This clear colored glass is more universal and can be used for various types of beverages as well as served on various events. Techniques and the art of glass-making has resulted in a variety of more modern unique shape and luxurious. This type of glass even become a symbol of the wearer exclusivity and social strata. Just look at the various scenes are shown in a variety of movies or soap operas, twelve types of glassware is a medium.

But did you know that the glass appears to have a very long history. This furniture even always associated with forms of civilization mankind ever built. Even in its development, this clear glass into a mirror often advances a culture, especially in relation to the making of art.

Ancient Egypt

Glass was known in the days of ancient Egypt, or about 2000 BC. But at that time, glass was used as a mixture of pottery. New in the 1st century BC, in the manufacture of glass blowing techniques started. Whereas during the Roman Empire in the early AD, the glass is more widely used in the manufacture of bottles. Glass-making techniques became more refined in the heyday of Islam. In the 9th century, Muslim artists have even produced glass in the form of relief-cut decoration made with cold-cut technique. Samarra or now known as Iraq, is one of the region known as the glass makers of high quality glass material at the time.

The development of techniques and art glass in the manufacture of furniture that was growing very rapidly. Even the artists Islam was then able to make the color of the glass looks like glass but is made of diamonds. Technique called cameo effect is even produced some very beautiful quality glassware. During its development, the manufacture of glass has also been done with colorful polychrome.

As the decline of Islam, the development of glass making techniques move to Europe. In the 14th century, the city known as the Venice of the glass producing high-quality glass in the world. Of this city also technique and art of making this clear glass evolved into Europe. Various forms of glass that reflects the world's cultural development is now being displayed and can be seen in various museums in Europe and America.

As sand maker Material Glass Glass

What actually cause the glass is so unique and attractive so that it can reflect the high culture of his day ? One of them, perhaps because the elements of the material used to make it. The glass used to manufacture this glass was made up of silica, natural minerals contained in the sand. However, because the pure silica has a melting point very hot, ie up to 2000 degrees Celsius, and then added some ingredients, such as sodium carbonate to lower the melting point. With technology growing chemical, glass-making techniques became more easy and cheap.

Glass coasters : from Classic to Unique

Illustration of Glass coasters

Glass coasters : from Classic to Unique - Who does not know Glass coasters ? Household accessories that one would almost certainly be in the kitchen every home. Its function is not as important as glasses or plates. However, its existence becomes mandatory for hygiene and beauty lovers. Wooden table will easily damaged if it is often placed in a glass of cold water without a coaster. Dew on the glass polish will damage the wood so that the table becomes punctate. By mat placed under a glass, wooden table you become more durable.

Classical models

Classic Glass coasters are made of metal or cans, usually complete with lid. That this model is a pure function as protector of the beverage stubborn dirt or flies. However, this thing is now made more for artistic purposes. Its function is also beginning to shift from being mere household items wedding souvenir, gift, or souvenir. There is a wide variety of shapes and materials coasters. From round to rectangular. Of the metal, bamboo, plastic up. Of sticks woven, plaited, exotic batik, ethnic wood up. Pictorial models cute cartoon characters for children are also available. He does, let the spirit of children drink milk or fruit juice.

Glass coasters are pretty unique sweetener commonly made of woven. You also can make of material that is not less unique, the paper. Well, that's obviously a rare rare model is in store ! Let's pour creations ! Our magic former paper into beautiful mats to lay a base for your glass.

Tools and Materials :

1. Paper (former tea packing box or UHT milk)
2. Ruler
3. Cutter
4. Papertape
5. Doubletape
6. Tape

How to Make:

1. Create a pattern woven suit your own creations on a piece of paper. May also cheat Indonesian traditional woven pattern :-).
2. Unpack the former papers, trim the edges to be shaped sheet.
3. Cut the sheets to 20 sheets paper length with a width of 1 cm. Use the cutter that cuts straight and neat look.
4. Papers stacking 11 sheets that have been cut into pieces lined up before the meeting. That are not easily shifted, tape the edges using papertape.
5. Start weaving with the other 9 sheets paper. Arrange the sheets alternately based pattern that you specify.
6. Once finished woven, plaited locks with glue on the end of the last line papertape webbing.
7. Cut and trim the edges.
8. To spruce up the back of the webbing, cut the rest of the unused sheets paper to the size of the finished woven placemat. Adhere using double-sided tape.
9. To frame the mat so it looks neater, glue the ribbon on all four sides.

Completed. Paper unique marquetry of paper ready to beautify your Glass coasters look !

Examples of ways and Interior Arrangement Garden

Illustration of park and garden

Examples of ways and Interior Arrangement Garden - Once finished setting homes, further attention would be focused on the interior garden. Because the interior could be charming garden will give you a double benefit for residents. Besides giving freshness to the eye because of beautiful parks and green interior. A beautiful garden that will make the dwelling look more cool and interesting people to look at him. Beautiful garden does not have to be produced at a cost of expensive plant arrangement that is not cheap.

Beautiful shrubs

If you want a little time walking around neighborhood, will certainly see a lot of shrubs or grasses that are considered pests but looks beautiful when styled. Of course, should have knowledge about designing a garden that looks beautiful plants and shrubs that do not even like the forest in front of the house. The grass was arranged in such a way that it will form a perfect harmony for a small garden sweet nan. Fragrant Flower can be used as an ornamental garden. Flower benefit was not only as one of the occupants of the park, but also as an air freshener or used as one complementary beverage spice body warmers. Even if it can arrange, healthy plants can be arranged neatly and park residents. Besides that no longer living pharmacy of plants, such as ginger, turmeric, locks, lemon grass, and leaves can be eaten.

Put the plant with a good concept. Set long, short trees so not as irregular garden. Then put small rocks painted ornaments or ornaments give the bottles of olive oil one liter size. Bottle large enough that it will be laid out to form a view that does not lose green. Then to add to its beauty, give the roses with a wide range of colors. Besides roses, select also some ornamental plants with yellow leaves or plants with reddish leaves. Create contour also slightly elevated so it will look like a small hill which is set according to the shape of the house. Also adjust the color of the walls of the house with the colors of flowers and plants that exist in the park. One thing to remember is that the existence of the pool. If it is not someone who has time to clean it up and not also someone who likes to keep the fish, no better pool.

Making hanging gardens can also be done by using crops such as betel nut and betel usual red. In addition to many benefits, betel is fairly easy to set up and directed as long as enough water and keep the soil moist. In order not to run betel leaves everywhere, try to cut it regularly and put on hangers are made with beautiful design. Half of the canopy can decorate. If it was not, could use a similar plant with vines. If it can, plant a grape. Perhaps a sense of grapes grown not be too sweet, however, quite as one of the fruits that contain lots of vitamins. Fertilization is also of concern. Beautiful garden should also be maintained. One form is to keep giving the right fertilizer. Can also use the compost produced from household waste that is placed in a special container. Within a few days, the compost will be obtained.

If not using a pot, meaning that there is the possibility of unwanted grass will also grow around the park. The grass should be discarded. If not, the grass will seize land at the park and plants that are not maintained can grow up as fight for food with grass. Indeed, not everyone has the time to maintain a garden. Spores in the soil should also be wary. Transmission of the disease can result from maintaining the garden. So, we need to use the equipment to maintain a nice park. Plastic gloves should also be worn so that the hands are not in direct contact with the soil. Especially if there is a cat and mouse on the loose. Cats may urinate or defecate everywhere, including in the park. So is the rat. Do not let the beautiful garden even claimed the park owners.

For those who can not afford or do not have the knowledge to set the park or a garden, it's good to call people who are experts in their field. Asked him to design a beautiful garden and well cared for him. Maybe not cheap but for the sake of getting the beauty that is all around the house, this is not something hard to do. The beautiful garden as an antidote to the stress and fatigue of the heart and soul. This is the best soul food.

For those who can

Another benefit of the park is able to channel your creativity and imagination to arrange the interior in the home garden. Therefore you should not forget the following points in the interior of the park. For those who have knowledge of and love plants, make a garden is something that is quite interesting. Might even be a business opportunity. There are a few things you should consider before making a garden at home. Park, the location or the location of the park, which will be selected plant species, soil nutrient in the park, where the composition of the plants in the garden as well as a complement to the interior decoration knacks for the park. The layout of the house and room preparation and lighting still must be considered carefully in order to survive the park in a long time.

Location of Parks

Location of the garden in the house of course depends on the form of buildings and land available there. Fortunately for you who have large land. But for those of you who have little land left over from building the entire house, do not be pessimistic. This deficiency can be overcome by choosing the type of plants and garden ornaments knickknacks right. Pots made of tin or bucket of used faces made or modified, could be used for parks.

Selection of Ornamental Plants

In choosing plants for park charger, you should first pay attention to the following points. Namely contour parks, plus the state of the soil nutrient conditions in it. From these observations, the new plant can decide what can be grown in the ground state of the elements. You should also pay attention to how light intensity falls into the park, and the amount of rainfall that fell on parts of the park. Because there are several types of plants that thrive in sunlight intensity inadequate. But there is also the fact it would be difficult to develop, if without the outpouring of abundant sunshine. To park in the house, select the type of cactus plants. Variety of cacti enough so the choice was varied.

Composition Park

After selecting the type of plants that will be used, now your job is to regulate the composition and shape of the garden. Composition of a garden can be set according to your own taste. If you are a person who prefers plants than rocks, you can set the number of plants with interesting composition. Satisfactory result when it will make you able to linger enjoying the lush green garden setting.

Pond

Lest you forget the charm of this one item. Gurgling sound of water pond can be a background sound that gives a relaxed atmosphere for you and your family. Small or large size of the pool is not a measure. If you have limited space for a garden, can work around this by putting a miniature waterfall pond instead. The resulting sound of gurgling water ta too much different from the sound of gurgling water fountain pond.

Choosing a Garden Decorator Knacks and Garden Care

Choosing an ornamental garden knickknacks depends on the shape of the garden style you choose. If you buff oriental style, hanging lanterns instead garden lights can be an attractive option. Or a Japanese-style garden is equally captivating. With bonsai and stone options are fully-rock philosophy. Once the interior of your home garden is complete. Do not forget that the treatment is also very important. With the regular maintenance the beauty and cleanliness of the park will remain intact so that you can enjoy them anytime you want.a

Examples of Garden and the Treatment

Illustration of Garden

Examples of Garden Up Treatment - To obtain an attractive garden design for your house. Obviously you need an example of a garden as a reference. Before you decide to create a garden house with the concept of what is.

Examples Info Parks

Searching, browsing in the virtual world, it will probably result in a number of examples of pictures for your garden. Or you can contact the park consultant, to obtain brochures or photographs of examples of garden you want. Or you can just direct them to the gallery and see the variety of prototype examples of existing parks. By looking at the pictures of various examples of the park, you will be able to compare and choose. So you'll feel steady in the park as an example of an image what would you make reference in making a garden in your home.

Making Parks plan

Before deciding to make a garden, you have to plan it well. Because planning is less mature just because it turns out dissatisfaction will result in a beautiful garden that you would expect in just wishful alone. For the park was made in accordance with your wishes, there are some things you should consider are :

1. Garden design.
2. Garden design should have been established before he was executed by a park worker.
3. Technical production of the garden.
4. Technical preparation of a garden is a garden soil drafting, preparing for the installation of electricity and water pools and showers, determining the point of planting, drainage, and other additional details following description.
5. Preparing the ground.
6. Before planting, the land should also be prepared. Land to make crops must be clean of trash and debris. Do reversal and soil excavation, and soil fertilizers as well as the addition of nutrients in the soil.
7. Setting up the hardware park / hard scape.
8. Includes pots, knacks rocks garden ornaments and garden lights.
9. Setting up a plant that will be used to decorate the garden.
10. Note also the matter of selection of plant color, type of flower, plant height and shape and age and how to treat them.

Garden Care

After making the Garden is completed. You also do not necessarily forget and fall asleep with its beauty. Take time to perform routine maintenance. Weeds such as weeding and tidying up the plant at least once a week, at the same time do not forget to water the plants every day.

The Right color and Ideal Home Appetite

The Right color and Ideal Home Appetite - specific paint color not only beautify your home with spaces in it, but also to create the feel of your feelings. However, not many people dare to take variations in color selection, many continue to use neutral colors like white, beige, ivory, or gray. Actually, green or blue color and variety can balance cool effect in a space, especially a lot of sunlight flooded. The colors can help muffle hot. Unfortunately, some people think the colors are too bold that they fear called tacky.

In addition to green or blue, other colors are yellow seem fast, because exudes enthusiasm. This very often associated with the color gold, which means wealth and prosperity. Appropriate space with yellow color of which is the work room. Orange color, like yellow, synonymous with joy, warmth, and full of energy. Apply this color on the walls of the dining room so the family got the "injection" of happiness in the morning during breakfast. Brown color is the opposite of effective gray cold, that warm. This could be the choice for the space is not too large and minimal furnishings.

How can identify Like Glass - you will be very familiar with the household appliance called this glass. But explain to you, that there is a wide range of glass, form, and function. And a varied range of glasses that show the varied uses anyway. Diss diss glass design also fill in it. As you probably would not pour hot coffee in a glass wine because it did not fit. Hot coffee will be difficult to enjoy.

So, you will be able to enjoy a drink if understand the exact type of glasses for the drinks. Well, to get to know a variety of glasses and functions, listen following explanation.

Air or Water Glass Goblet

Form has a stalk or foot. When viewed as a whole, almost like a flower shape shoes. Glasses of water can also form normal, not too thick, but strong and have no stalk / ear.

Glass Syrup

This glass is commonly used for serving juice or soft drink. Form at the top has a rounded head. Straight body shape as befits clear straw-colored.

Wine glasses

Wine glasses are commonly used for serving wine / wine. There are two types of wine glasses :

1. Glasses of red wine. Head round glasses. Glass shape like a bowl but has a straight stalk or slim leg.
2. Glasses for white wine. Slimmer shape and relatively high compared wine red glasses.
3. Stein

This glass is commonly used for drinking beer. There are two types of beers, namely :

1. Mug of beer. Head rounded glasses, big glasses and thick body, and a glass ear.
2. Pilsener glass. Shape resembles glass vases (large and long), and the diameter narrowing down.
3. Coffee Mugs.

Usually used to drink coffee. There are two kinds Coffee Mugs :

1. Coffee Mugs (coffee cup). These glasses are not clear, have ears, the material is quite thick to hold heat. Commonly used for hot coffee drinks, coffee or milk.
2. Espresso cup. The shape is smaller than the coffee cup.

Glass Treatment Tips

Once aware of various forms and functions of glasses, you will no longer will wrong in wearing it. When you should wash carefully. Like when washing wine glasses, there are several things to keep in mind. Glass of wine or a nice glass of wine can not be washed with soap, but if there is lipstick container or oil in lip glasses. If it should be washed with soap, just wash his glass lip only. Because if not clean well, soap stuck in the glass will break taste wine.

Good wine glass wash with warm water is not more than 40 degrees. If the water is too hot, the glass can crack / break. Afterwards, wipe dry with a soft cloth.

The etched glass clean

Clear glass, in different colors and designs, the refraction of light into colors, is a sight to behold. This is how the brand new glasses look, when you just buy them from the shop cutting tools. However, as you use it, the glass can expand the availability of scratches, or seemed gloomy and overcast. Scratches on glass can be caused various reasons such as the deposition of minerals, hard water, detergent, and wash inaccuracies.

Effects tend to form a film on the surface, which dulls the glass. It is, then the glass is not suitable to be seen, and you may have to replace this glass. However, now you can get back the lost luster of the glass, at home. Mentioned below are some techniques to remove scratches from glass. Spots or blurs of glass, along with a few scratches here and there, can not be avoided. This occurs as the age of the glass and also because often wash. Scratches can also affect decanters and vases in it.

Stagnation of water can corrode the glass and make it appear gloomy. Here are some methods to remove scratches from glass, material, easily available in every household. There are also a number of chemical compounds that help smooth the surface of the glass and remove existing scratches.

1. Baking soda is a very good tool to remove scratches from glass. Mix baking soda with a little toothpaste on the scratch, with your fingers.
2. Continue to rub until you make the scratches thus disappeared. However, this method is only useful for glasses that have light scratches.
3. Vinegar is an effective agent to make stain-free glass. You can use white distilled vinegar to remove the stain glass. For this, wrap the glass in vinegar-soaked dish cloth or paper towel for about an hour. Wash the glass and spray white vinegar to prevent further stain. Rinse the vinegar off and allow the glass to dry completely.
4. You can also use your nail polish remover for this purpose. Acetone, which is the main compound in known to facilitate scratch remover on the glass. Dip a soft cloth in acetone and rub on the surface until you find the stain disappears.
5. Denture tablets are also handy when to remove scratches from glass. Pour hot water into a glass, you want to clean. Dissolve some cleaning tablet in water and allow solution to stand for approximately one hour.
6. Take a toothbrush or bottle brush and scrub the sides. After this, rinse the glass with the right to remove residual chemicals. In this case, there is more than one item, fill a large tub with hot water in which the tablets are dissolved and can be used in soaking the glasses. Follow the same method to remove scratches.

There are also cleaning products available on the market, that the paint stains and scratches from glass. Strong cleansers and even some products like metal polishers used to wipe the spots and turbidity of surface cutlery. Rub pure product on the surface until it becomes clear. Make sure you rinse it under running water to wash any chemicals that may remain stuck in the glass. Then hang it so exposed to air dry and wipe with a clean cotton cloth to avoid water stains.

Here are some ways to get rid of scratches from glass and make them like new.Once you're done with removing scratches from glass, wash with hot water and non-detergent based liquid. Dry completely with a cotton towel, before storing them in a cupboard. At the crack or scratches that would not easily be able to be removed by normal methods. In such a case, you can disguise scratches with colored water, pebbles or marbles and use glass as a decorative piece. With due care and in method shown above, like any glass, can you take care beautiful luster. So safe try it.

Example of Modern Minimalist House

Example of Modern Minimalist House - Design modern minimalist house is very popular with today's society. The very practical design makes a modern minimalist home is in great demand by people who like things very practical today. The concept of modern minimalist home is becoming increasingly popular because of the minimalist design gives the impression of a simple and considered in accordance with this practical all the time. Modern minimalist house generally comes with a character more clearly from various aspects, such as geometric shapes and simple space, more robust, and further highlight the function space by minimizing the ornaments and home furnishings. The concept of modern minimalist house using the principles of the simpler the better.

Modern Minimalist House Design - Comes From the Old

Prominent architect who is touted as a modern minimalist home teacher 'minimalism' is John Pawson. 'Minimalism' in Pawson is a concept design that emphasizes comfort, silence, and beauty. This minimalist concept has actually been known from the 1920s, so it is not something new in the world of architecture.
However, in the application style minimalist new modern minimalist house developed in the early 20th century which is touted as the century of the modern world. This minimalist design style to be excellent in different parts of the world in the 1990s. That's why the design is then call International Style.

And minimalist design concepts in buildings or modern minimalist house actually appears as a form of protest against some of the flow in the architecture which was considered too wasteful in the use of building materials, such as wood, stone rock, and others who fear it would destroy the balance of nature. Then came up with the concept of minimalist design simpler, and more focus on both functionality and furnishings for indoor use. Likewise, the modern minimalist design of the house. The architects who had a big hand in popularizing a minimalist style in architecture is Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Simplicity or the simplicity of a strong and vital element in a minimalist design that they carry.

In the world of architecture, minimalist design emphasizes the things that are essential and functional. Modern or minimalist home design minimalist building dominated the elementary geometric forms without ornamental  or decoration. Innovations on various materials such as steel, concrete, glass, inevitable happened in the development of minimalist design. This makes a new challenge for the architects.

Typical Characteristics of Modern Minimalist House

Trends in residential or home today refers to the design and concept of minimalism. This modern minimalist house design is perfect for those who love simple style, simple yet enchanting. The concept of simplicity is also the basis for the selection of colors that uses neutral colors and muted, which gives the impression of an elegant, neat, and modern. There are several prominent feature in modern minimalist home architecture design, which can be seen from the outside (exterior) and the inside (interior), namely :

1. Typical Characteristics of Modern Minimalist Outer (Exterior)

• Firm geometric lines with vertical lines or horizontal dominating is characteristic that can be seen from the outside.
• Modern minimalist house has a wide opening, doors and windows are too wide to give more flexibility to the view the view to every corner of the house.
• Landscape and garden arrangement also seem simple. Plants are usually used as a focal point.
• The roof is flat or nearly flat is protruding from modern.2 minimalist house building. Typical Characteristics of Modern Minimalist Inner (Interior)

Utilize the space more open and minimal insulation room. Ornamental, like carving intricate ornaments are not used in furniture here. Kind is also simple, plain, yet firm. And once again, there is no pattern engraved in the glass furniture. The use and iridescence are usually applied for modern minimalist interior, with a goal away from being monotonous and rigid. Good light game of light and natural light to penetrate the glass, as well as the game color gives a dramatic effect and adds to the beauty.

Tips to Build a Modern Minimalist House

Painting is a very important process to determine the final outcome of modern minimalist house concept. Mix and match colors correctly can be one of the secrets behind the beautiful modern minimalist house design that you have. Accuracy in choosing the colors will create the impression of harmony and harmony that can affect the feel of your modern minimalist house as a whole. Errors in applying the color it can affect the alignment of your home. Therefore color harmony important things that must be applied to your modern minimalist house as a whole.

Bright colors but can be applied to the neutral walls. You can also express the colors to avoid the impression of monotony, for example with the 'crash' two colors. Matching color options you can also apply on the pillars (if any). To get a more personal impression, you can distinguish the color for any room in your modern minimalist home.  Bedroom for example, the use of colors derived from favorite color is a wise choice. Coupled with the selection of furniture, accessories and lighting, then this personal space does not feel comfortable without losing the feel of a modern minimalist home design.

The use of colors derived from your favorite color and your partner will also give a warm impression on the modern minimalist home kitchen you have. Eg derivatives colors orange, red and green that can provide clean and fresh sensation. The colors used are derivatives still have to refer to the balance and harmony with the color of the house as a whole. To beautify the walls, you can hang a painting or photo frame with no engraving simple.

For modern minimalist terrace house, you can mix the paint colors with bright colored natural stone applications soft and characterless. Nowadays there are many choices of natural stone that can be used. Kosen aluminum dark colors are recommended for use on door and window frames. If you choose wood frame, select proful who do not have much to keep the value of minimalism. Meanwhile, for the color of the floor, you should choose a dark color. If you are interested in using wood flooring, it is also permissible for a modern minimalist home. Above the dark floor, you can also install carpet neutral color like brown or gray without motive.

Interior and Furniture Minimalist Modern Home

Choosing interior design and furniture for modern minimalist home, once again you have to remember that the concept of this house is cleanliness, neatness, and regularity. For homes with a modern minimalist interior, minimalist furniture that nature is the most fitting, you can choose furniture like tables and chairs with simple design and soft colors. Table made of glass can be chosen, for it presents the impression of light.

But that does not mean you can not use the furniture of wood for your modern minimalist house. But, there are things to consider when you choose furniture made from wood, is the final process of making sure the furniture itself as neat as possible. Tabletops should be left clean. Do not fill the table with a variety of ever-knacks like an ashtray, and books. If you want to add flowers, use the flower vase is also minimalist design.

Tips for Choosing Furniture For Home Modern Minimalist

For modern minimalist home furniture you should use a practical, functional and simple. But often things go wrong choosing the right furniture for modern minimalist home. Here are some tips on choosing minimalist furniture to match the minimalistic design of the house: 

1. Furniture should be made of glass, combined with the material.
2. Customize your furniture with the room design.
3. Should choose furniture with simple design and easy to maintain. Multifunctional furniture design is also highly recommended in order to provide more functionality, such as a table or sofa lower part serves as a storage area.
4. Do not use furniture with color too REMAIN. Black and brown for wood-based furniture is highly recommended because it will give a neat and powerful impression.

The Minimalist Modern Bourgeois Society and Lifestyle

If we had the opportunity to observe the form of housing in big cities in Indonesia, then there is an architectural style of the house is a very subtle look. That is a modern minimalist style. A form of the house that is now increasingly in demand by urban communities. Of course modern minimalist style house will not we meet in the slum areas (slums), such as along the banks of the river or surrounding area landfills. Similarly, crowded housing complex. Housing complex that the distance between one house to another house separated by the wall itself. Very tight, even for homes that were facing each other, paused only by a narrow street (alley bumper).

Instead. Not in a very dense residential areas and slums like it we will find a modern minimalist style. Although the actual, modern minimalist house will be right if it is built in the area of ​​space that is not too broad. Just unfortunately, although impressed minimalist, but for the price, modern minimalist home need 'money maximalist'. Therefore, only for those with deep pockets alone (the bourgeoisie) who are considered able to build it.

Meaning of Modern Minimalist House

If you look at the development of the architecture, it will be found that is a form of modern minimalist house contemporary house style. Built in response to the lifestyle of modern society that prioritizes efficiency element in all respects. Included also in choosing the style of the house, preferably efficient in terms of appearance (to minimize the home decorative elements) and optimum space utilization. From this, the concept of modern minimalist house was born.

Unlike for example the concept of home in the Middle Ages (the classic house style). At that time, the architecture is very different from the modern minimalist style. Classic house style is generally filled with ornaments or carvings characterized Greco-Roman classics, the dominant element in every corner of the arch, and the materials are expensive and hard to find (such as marble). The most obvious example is the Gothic style. Typical European architecture, was an idol for making houses in Indonesia.

Modern minimalist house is also different from the ethnic-style house, the house that inspired the architecture of one of the traditional houses in the archipelago. Like a house style that is inspired by traditional Balinese house rich with ornament elements (engraving), or a traditional Javanese house with Joglonya. Style house that combines the elements of ethnic, was also the choice and demand.

But now, the trend of home architecture in big cities in Indonesia began to shift. Of classical and ethnic style house, move to a modern minimalist style. There is also the most distinctive characteristic of the house is a modern minimalist design that prioritizes the practicality and versatility, as well as the ingenious use of land or space with minimalist material as possible but still did not leave the aesthetic side (elegant to behold). To that end, modern minimalist house greatly minimizes the use of decorative elements such as found in many classic styles and ethnic houses. Simple and displays the elements as needed. That is to say that the house is the antithesis of the modern minimalist style house classic and ethnic.

Essential and functional, which is the main characteristic of modern home architecture. It can be seen from the character of the house clear and sturdy, minimal use of home accessories, lighting arrangements and maximum air circulation, and the paint color selection that is not only unsightly but also able to eliminate the narrow sense. The simpler the design of a house, then the house is minimalist architecture.

Modern Minimalist Lifestyle Tribe

Home for people have an important role. The house not only as a place to live, but also social functioning. To that end, the house designed as comfortable and beautiful as possible. Thus making the occupants feel at home dwelling in the house, and the owners will be proud of the social existence of the house. The second concept, which is comfortable to live in and have a prestige value in the eyes of society, there are the modern minimalist home design. Referred to as a comfortable place to live, modern minimalist house offers clear that thing. Spatial planning as optimal as possible (with no space that is functionally less function) and light settings and good air circulation, will make anyone feel at home for a guaranteed length of stay in a modern minimalist home.

Nowadays modern minimalist house is ranked top in a choice of urban society in Indonesia. The existence of modern minimalist home trend began in 2009, and continuing to the present (2012). In fact, modern minimalist house design is expected to remain in demand until several years later. This makes socially, modern minimalist house contains a high prestige value. And considered as part of the lifestyle of modern society. However, as previously noted including modern minimalist home is still scarce. Not yet prevalent. Only in certain places, we can see a variety of modern minimalist house was built. Owned by a group of elite people, namely those who are financially abilities are above average community at large.

The bourgeoisie was a common name attached to this community call elite. Word of 'borju 'is the adjective of the word' bourgeois' which if interpreted broadly is a social class consists of people from the upper middle class. Them or the new rich are very responsive to the various things that are modern. One is the tendency to have a modern minimalist house as the preferred design for their home. Moreover, the philosophy behind the house contained a modern minimalist lifestyle has a harmony with the bourgeoisie, which put forward the concept that looks simple yet very modern style. The concept is simple or simple (minimalist) is typical of the bourgeoisie who are familiar with in their daily lives completely practical, functional, and efficient.

Modern Minimalist Houses for All

Modern minimalist house values ​​could be applied to all walks of life. Thus, not only the bourgeoisie who chose the design of efficient all-round home. Especially for urban areas where vacant land increasingly hard to come by. Well, this fact can be circumvented by building a residence or building modern minimalist home design.  The concept of modern minimalist house, not only suitable for building in a limited area (narrow), but also with limited space to build still able to offer optimum comfort and beauty to its owner. With the arrangement of the furniture as efficiently as possible, removing unnecessary decorative elements, as well as the selection of the right paint color, modern minimalist house dream house will be everybody. This is the excess of modern minimalist house was owned by a classic or ethnic style house.

However, because of the perception that is not right in society, which considers that the modern minimalist house design house synonymous with luxury, making many people do not make it as a design choice when building a residence. In fact, the initial idea of ​​the birth of the modern minimalist style is addressing the problems of increasingly limited land to build, without leaving an element of beauty and comfort. Thus, the principle of efficiency is the main spirit of the modern minimalist home. Both the efficiency of the design of the house, as well as efficiency in terms of the cost to create your home. Therefore, if only the removal of the erroneous perception, then we will witness a scene of urban residential houses will be dominated by modern minimalist house. Row house that blends with the concept of minimalist space limitations, so the house was born with a strong feel of beauty as well as comfortable to live.

Sketch Houses Examples

Sketch Houses Examples - Sketching home was not easy especially if you do not have a clear picture of the house that you would make sketches. Not to mention, you have to have an imagination that detail the form, ornament, furniture placement, and much more. You obviously need a source of inspiration in order to make a good sketch. Well, IDEA may be able to help you draw inspiration in designing a house. In addition to the material is okay, display photo (picture) was also okay. Wide range of tips and tricks for designing the house is almost always there in every edition.

Kitchen Design

If you want to design a unique and beautiful kitchen, IDEA provides 20 inspirational ideas that you can apply to make dream kitchen. Article was easy to understand and, more importantly, the idea is easy to implement. You were guided to understand the key principles in designing the kitchen, applicable guide in selecting materials, selecting equipment kitchen, making kitchen set, and others.

Family Room Design

Why is it so important to discuss this one room ?

Because the living room is the most frequently visited of all family members, for chatting, watching TV, reading books, and others. That is why designing a nice family room is important that all family members at home. To this end, IDEA provides a variety of tips and tricks to enhance your living room, design guidelines, elements walls, floor, and ceiling, furniture choices.In fact, if you want a family room that small but memorable airy, IDEA has many applicable ideas that help you make it happen.

Design Living Room

One room is also important to the family room. The living room is the first room in the house. That said, the living room became the spearhead of the other rooms. In fact, there may not be room in the house that can describe more about you, your family, and the situation in the house, besides the living room. Many things you can do to enhance the guest house. Some examples are the selection of carpet, furniture, cabinet, and room accessories

One focal point of a living room, of course, is a place to sit. Furniture that you choose is very influential on guests in the living room. Adjust the choice of furniture to your living room concept. In addition, the selection should also be placed accessories well. Choose accessories with bright colors, interesting shapes. That way, accessories will strengthen the character of your living room. To find out more information about designing a living room, Idea being the best solution. IDEA will explain in detail in design the living room. Foster shades ranging from hospitality, furniture selection, layout, up to accessories for the living room.

Bedroom Design

The bedroom is also another room that must be considered in designing the house well. This is because, really reflects the character of the bedroom occupants. The bedroom is a room that requires a large area, as it contains a large furniture, such as beds. But sometimes, limitations of space becomes one of the main obstacles in a small dwelling. Especially in the design of the main north-east room, need extra attention. The master bedroom is tastefully collaboration partner. To adopt such a distinction, should how to, by taking a neutral design theme together for convenience. It could also combine the two styles at once desired.

If there are other needs of one of the occupants, other activities such as work. To perform other activities in in the room sleep, place additional furniture that support these activities. If the breadth of the room to the bedroom is not possible, priority needs to be determined and adjustments in the size of the furniture.

Well, another when designing for single bedroom. The design should represent the character and personality of the bachelorette. Moreover, it also needs to be planned specifically for the hobby area, display collections, and others. To help you in designing a bedroom, IDEA serves a variety of inspirations. Starting from the selection of furniture, layout, theme, and other things around the bedroom.

Bathroom Design

Although the bathroom was not have used more than one hour, but that does not mean the room is neglected. In designing the house, the bathroom should also be considered. Ranging from layout to cleanliness. As with any other room in the house, the bathroom for escape judgment. Like example, when there is a guest house to ask permission to the toilet. By doing so, you bath room will be judged by others.

Therefore, in making the bathroom, not just preferred functional, but also comfortable to use. Problems most commonly found in the bathroom was damp nature. Yes, no doubt become a major threat in the humid room bath. Humid air could potentially cause mildew and fungus. Until finally, mosses and fungi could potentially cause disease germs. Although the body to wash it only took about 15 to 30 minutes, but who wants to do it in the bathroom was dirty and bacteria.

To solve all the problems related to the bathroom, IDEA has a solution. Ranging from minimalist bathroom design, avoid the appearance of moss and mushrooms, until the tips we make the bathroom attractive and healthy.

Kitchen Design

It feels useless, if the kitchen has a large and airy, if still a mess. Since the kitchen is one room that holds a lot of furniture and equipment, the storage has to be properly addressed properly. One key to making the room was always neat and clean are all things must have their place. In addition, make sure that all the objects back into place after use. Designing a kitchen is not far usually with more interior home design. There are a few things that expert advice note. Planning undercooked, making the kitchen is not functioning optimally.

Basically, the kitchen is used as a place to process food. Even so, sometimes the kitchen is also a place of breakfast used, to reserved table. Hence, there are all kinds cycle design that blends with the theme of the dinner table. The most important thing in designing a kitchen is a priority to comfort, usability, and also cleanliness. This is because, in the kitchen is for cooking food that will go into the bowels of the members of the family. There are many kitchen design inspiration IDEA that can be used as your reference. A place from the selection, layout, furniture, up to a variety of kitchen design tips.

House Paint Colors

If you are watching the houses along the way, you will be surprised at the number of houses display color of the paint is not in character. In fact, some seem to be home so that the house looks "weird". If you do not understand color theory, you will arbitrarily choose colors that make homes less comfortable occupied. In one issue of the magazine IDEA, is nothing to discuss about the color, know the theory, color mixing, as well as Feng Shui colors. Color is an important matter. If any apply, your room can seem very bleak, narrow, or even hot, and "conspicuous" eye. In fact, in one room you do not have to only use one color. If combined properly, the colors were going to look elegant.

Not only that. In each article, IDEA even includes a sketch of the room that looked over so you have a clear picture of the model room that is being discussed in the magazine. This course will be beneficial because then it's easy for you "adopt" idea and apply it to your dream home. Thus inspiring articles on home sketches IDEA. Hopefully the information presented is useful for the readers.

Examples of Unique Homes

The house can also be a work of art as well as a medium to express their tastes or personality of its occupants. Having a home that is different from others is certainly a pride for some people, for stealing the attention, even make people in awe. Unique concept could translate into differences in material, form of construction, or the location where the house stood. In terms of materials, a unique house could be home mostly or entirely made of red brick exposure, bamboo, wood, or even glass.

There is a unique home built with a mountain of money, others can be made with minimal budgets plus creativity. One way to attract the attention of people who see the house is a unique place objects in front of the house. You can install door antique obtained from the ruins of the family home, or making "antique door" itself, gluing collage pieces of ceramic or natural stone on walls, and so on. This unique concept can also be applied to the interior of the house, such as painting the walls of the room, displaying a collection of favorite items, antique cloth spread on the sofa, and so on.

Examples of Minimalist House Plan

Examples of Minimalist House Plan - Currently, minimalist house plans so attractive. How so ? Can, for a minimalist home is an architectural style that was becoming a trend of urban society. In fact, the trend of mushrooming up into regions. The average modern settlements either in town or in the area using a minimalist house plans. Actually, minimalist house plans are not reserved for landowners minimalist, in terms of land size small. Minimalist home is an architectural masterpiece. He is just one of the alternative model of development, is one of the options as a result of culture. Culture?

Yes, urban culture. Culture created by the minimalist mindset, work, way of life the very practical, lightweight, efficient, and simple. Minimalist house also comes with a character more clearly, simple, sturdy, and not too filled with a lot of furniture. Principally, minimalist house plans as simple as possible without excluding the quality. Minimalist house plans that are too simple without regard to quality will tend to be boring. Therefore, it is required an understanding of the development of a minimalist home base in the context of our urban culture.

Forms of Minimalist House Plan

The question then, is a simple form of minimalism is always safe or there is another form ? Minimalist forms do not always need a simple box, it can be shaped platonic geometry. If this is the house that want to set up the box only, then that form is made based on the needs of its inhabitants function. You, who have land that is not large enough, could choose a minimalist house plans simple and multifunctional. Indeed, the price of the land itself has a significant increase per year.

Usually the developers prefer to build on land that is not too large so that the building can be affordable consumer price. Thus, the developers are counting correctly making minimalist house floor plan in order to function optimally.

Minimalist House Concept

The philosophy of the meaning of minimalist lifestyle represents a practical, dynamic, efficient, and effective. All that philosophy can be applied in all aspects of life, including house building architecture, interior space and exterior gardens. The concept of a minimalist home is a translation of the style and pattern of the present-paced life simple, fast, instance. Nevertheless, the concept of a minimalist home still maintaining the quality. This is a unity between the order of life, mindset, and the idealism of modern humans.

As a minimalist concept is as follows.

• Improve Value

The purpose of this concept is to increase the value of the space as a whole, both exterior and interior. This increase is done by reducing the excessive everything in the room.

• Eliminates the Saturation

USING minimalist concept, can also relieve boredom. Saturation in question is the saturation of the many decorative ornaments, knick-knacks and other home accessories. Character and quality of spaces created is determined by the existence of the room itself. That way, the beauty of which is not visible from the furniture and knick-knacks there.

• Air circulation and lighting

With a minimalist concept, you can also optimize air circulation. That way, the air that comes into the house, of healthy and fresh. In addition to air circulation, you should also pay attention to good lighting. Good lighting sunlight, will make the home look more spacious than actual.

• Simple ingredients

Use of simple materials chosen a minimalist concept. No wonder, if in the house there is an element of simplicity that looks strong. The use of natural materials used to foster harmony between the elements of the universe. That way, you can build a house with comfortable and performing optimally.

• Hygiene

Hygiene should also be maintained, so that a tiny house seem not stuffy. Additionally, you should use a style homes tend to be plain, so that elements of hygiene stronger.

• The house facade

Using the facade of the house is designed to be simpler. Use of a simpler design aims to house seem more clean and airy.

• Simple design

The concept of a minimalist home, tend to avoid full design and bulge line. In general, minimalist house using grayscale colors a perfect finishing.

Minimalist House Design Terrace

In addition to the living room, unisex that exterior area can be an interesting place to hang out. One is the back porch. The back patio can be made to relax with the family with a comfortable atmosphere. Minimalist home can be presented on the front facade of the house complete with garden terrace. You can also bring back porch minimalist.

If the front porch is widely used for receiving guests, another case with the back porch. Function as a back porch where you do various activities together with family. like privacy, just chatting or sharing stories with each other. To create a cozy back patio, you should notice decorate. The main elements of the atmosphere on the back patio is a variety of colors applied. Therefore, there are certain colors that are used to design this area.

The use of these colors should be adjusted with the concept or image that you want to present in a minimalist home. For example, you want to bring a peaceful relaxed atmosphere, you can try application beige color. Make it look balanced and aligned, should combine beige color with a brown color. That way, the patio will look relaxed, but there is still radiant warmth that make residents become more familiar.

Apply the cream on the terrace wall to create an impression of softness. In addition, the beige color also gives the impression of light pasa back porch minimalist. Then, mix cream color with a brown color. Use brown to bind the flooring, and furniture (chairs and tables). Enjoying time together on the back porch minimalist home, making the atmosphere more enjoyable. to add to the coolness, put some ornamental plants.

Tips to Make Minimalist House Plan

• Needs Space

You have to take into account the needs of space for your family. For example, you simply need one bathroom alone or with a busy family activities in the morning, you feel the need to have two bathrooms. Accuracy takes into account the need to leave space to another space that you can use with more leverage over your land which may include small. Additionally, waste of space division will also affect the price of labor and materials that you need to spend.

• Air duct and Air Circulation

Do not forget to make drainage and air circulation of your home well. You can follow the build house plans you make.

• Small gardens

If there is residual soil, though few, try to beautify your home with a small garden. Minimalist house, because its shape is usually dominated by lines, tend to look stiff. You can make it feel more dynamic with live plants in your garden.

• Architect

Wear a housing consultant or architect to make a minimalist house plans that you really want because the calculations of experts in making a house plan that fits our needs are usually more appropriate. You can press the waste of space as much as possible. Although only with the concept of minimalist design, but all of the functions needed in the home can be found. This shows that size does not determine the comfort of home. In designing a minimalist home, you should find some references that can be used to be the concept. The election of course depend on your own. Therefore, pour all the things you want in a home in the architectural design concept. With the size of a small house, but it is handled by the architecture, the result would look perfect.

With proper design, will result in a home that provides peace, comfort, and happiness along with family members at home. So, instead of building a home with wide sizes, but using materials and building materials are not better qualified to make a minimalist home. Although small in size, but with the use of quality materials, home dream come true. Certainly make a minimalist home is not breaking the bank too, because just buying materials and furniture as needed. With minimalist house plans, saving not only the construction, but durability is also guaranteed.

The beautiful glass Charming Heart

The beautiful glass Charming Heart - Home appliances that we use everyday as a container for drinking water does have ranked top in its fulfillment. Without the glasses, maybe it is difficult to take a drink of water. The same function, but in fact it can be used as a glass collector's item as well as a gift / souvenir unique. Beautiful glass usually sold in the form of units as well as in dozens of stores that sell household appliances as well as a souvenir shop. These glasses have a unique shape, color is diverse and there are motifs or pictures.

In addition, you can order a motif or writing in the glasses. Beautiful is not it? For example, for wedding souvenirs, book your stay with writing the names of the bride and groom and the date of the event on the glass cups greeting. Or for a gift, you can write his name on the glass.

Various shapes and beautiful glass

All glass can be said pretty or elegant, depending on the beholder. But it would not hurt if we get to know the shape and kind of beautiful glass.

1. Gorgeous glass of crystalline materials. This glass is generally used as a collection / decoration at home. Prices and higher quality than the glass from other materials. Usually the color is clear and crisp, too tinny sound when touched / played. Various forms are also color, which is often found clear white and leggy. The glass used to drink wine (wine) in western countries.
2. Gorgeous glass of ceramic materials. Glass of this material is cheaper than glasses of crystal and other glass. Glass base material is clay. Color and shape also vary. Most often these are made of ceramic base material shaped glass mug. It's just that the material is easy to crack when experiencing high heat. 
3. Gorgeous glass of glass. Can be made of thick and thin glass. There is also a large and small as needed. For souvenirs, for example, this lovely glass was made sizes smaller than regular drinking glass, the colors were brighter. Usually used as a candle holder or decoration in home cabinets.

Well, there are many more gorgeous glasses that can be found in household appliances shop. These glasses are not only beautiful and elegant seeing, but can convey our feelings to others. Need to care more if we want to collect these beautiful glasses. Store in a covered, such as cabinets and clean of dust as often as possible. Glass has many functions and benefits instead ? Let's begin to add to the list display in your home collection.