Design My Kitchen
December 22nd, 2010 — color, design, kitchen
Kitchens – unless they are at the very heart of your home – are sometimes forgotten when you decorate your home for christmas. Despite, kitchens do worth and deserve decoration: I’ve collected a bunch of photos for you.
Red and silver – these are two of the most popular colors in the festive season. Here is some inspiration for those not yet fully decided on this year’s decor.
December 22nd, 2010 — cabinets, color, design, glass, kitchen, lighting
Open and pull out shelves seem to be a growing trend in kitchens. Despite the desire for clarity and minimalistic space in modern kitchens, open shelves manage to escape this trend. If you utilize the storage cabinet amazon, it will benefit you in many ways, keeps the clutter under control as you’ll have all the space for the supplies, improves the functionality of the kitchen area.
Open shelves and custom cabinets add an offhand, casual note to an otherwise sterile kitchen and keep essentials within easy reach at the same time. Contact these home builders in Chicago to build them for you.
Open shelves are not easy to manage though. Here are a few tips to keep them tidy:
February 5th, 2008 — color, design, tip of the day
Finally, moving to my home is completed, new kitchen galore! Thanks to these excellent movers who made this possible, you should also know more about them. Back to this blog, finally.
(You only realize how much time you spent in stores, with contractors et al looking back after you’ve completed the project. Ah, bollocks, it’s never completed 🙂
Today’s theme is colors again. Interior designers, painters, etc and probably you all use color swatches (those little stacks of colored papers) when trying to find “your real colours”. Colors here are usually presented linearly, one after another, in the order they are on a color wheel.
The color wheel can be a very useful tool for you: it not just shows the colors, but also help you find contrasting or complementary colors if you know how to use it.
But what do you do if you don’t have the time, or decide that the color wheel is simply not for you? If you use the net (ehh… reading this, I presume you do 😉 you can find inspiration in every corner.
Today I’d like to show you three sites full of color and inspiration.
August 27th, 2007 — cabinets, color, design, kitchen
Red is the hottest of all the warm colors. To paint your kitchen red, you can seek assistance from professionals like Edmonton Painters. If you’re looking for a professional painter, you can click to read more. You may also hire a home remodeling expert or a kitchen remodeling contractor if you decide to remodel your whole kitchen. Furthermore, you may contact local door suppliers to order a new door that will match the design and theme of your new kitchen.
Red can have a physical effect, increasing the rate of respiration and raising blood pressure.
In most cultures red means power, hence the red power tie for business people and the red carpet for celebrities and VIPs. In some cultures, red denotes purity, joy, and celebration. Red is the color of happiness and prosperity in China and may be used to attract good luck.
Red gets attention: flashing red lights mean danger or emergency. Stop signs and lights are red to get drivers’ attention and alert them to the dangers of the intersection.
Use the color red to grab attention and to get people to take action. Use red when you don’t want to sink into the background. Use red to suggest speed combined with confidence and perhaps even a dash of danger. A little bit of red goes a long way. Small doses can often be more effective than large amounts of this strong color. Multiple shades of red and even pink or orange can combine for a cheerful palette.
In decorating, red is usually used as an accent. Decorators implementing bedroom ideas for twins say that red furniture should be perfect since it will attract attention. Red can have a dramatic effect in a room, whether used on the walls or as small accents in an otherwise neutral palette. The bright hue also energizes the room and sets the stage for convivial gatherings. If you or your family members struggle with allergies, you will definitely want to get a amazon mattress protector. One of the main reasons people purchase mattress protectors, is to protect their mattress from stains. With the mattress protector on, you protect your mattress from spills and potential mold growth from spilling water on it that has soaked deep into the mattress.
August 22nd, 2007 — color, design, kitchen, planning
2007 is far from being over, but the new 2008 colors are already here. Let’s see the new transa as Debbie Zimmer, paint and color expert with The Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute sees them.
Consumers increasing color confidence and personal style makes any color fashionable for 2008, Zimmer says. From glass-like blues, botanical greens, dramatic black and white and whisper soft pink, color directions will drive towards individual self-expression, glamorous living experiences or an increasing awareness of important environmental causes. If you’re looking to give your factory a fresh coat of paint, you could search for industrial painters near me online to find experienced professionals in your area.
Well, it’s not a great help to be honest, please help us a little, is there some guidance beyond “anything gooes” ?
August 8th, 2007 — color, kitchen, remodeling, tip of the day
Consider these when choosing your kitchen color scheme:
You may visit a kitchen showroom to see how these colors actually look like once they’re incorporated into your kitchen renovation.
August 1st, 2007 — color
There is something that could be discussed a bit more with you home remodeling contractor when considering choices to make on what you would like the end result to be: color. Color has always been a key factor in home design, as well as in the success of housewares products, but it has intensified as consumers become more knowledgeable and sophisticated, according to Lee Eiseman, internationally renowned color and design expert.
“Color is such a huge enticement,” says Eiseman, who again will be giving two provocative presentations on color at the International Home & Housewares Show. “I don’t care how many potato peelers you have. If you see this cool new purple one, and purple happens to be one of your favorite colors, that’s going to draw you. Statistically, in the last few years color ranked anywhere from 60 to 75 percent in a product’s success. Now, we’re seeing as much as 80 percent.
