No home décor is complete without appropriate window treatments to complement it well. Dressing up barren windows and doors is important not only to enhance the aesthetic sublimity but also for effective light control and protection against the unforgiving summer heat and dust. Window coverings help keep the interiors comfortable during the extremes of scorching summers and chilly winters. The…
The usual styles are not always enough for everyone and it shows in the bold and unusual architectural designs gaining in popularity, with more and more people opting for unique design and décor elements in their houses. While there are various things people do to give a distinct character to the look and feel of their place, experimenting with the…
When it comes to the interior decoration of a home, most people pay a lot of attention to bigger things like furniture, appliances, flooring, paints, and wallpapers, etc. We even pay a lot of attention to the smaller details such as picture frames, shelves, indoor plants, and all of those home decor products. However, window treatments usually get less attention…
Decorate your dining room with amazing window blinds Good window treatments can easily change your decorating plan. They are one of the focal points in any room, and require a great deal of consideration. Window treatments will always catch the eye – whether they are beautifully designed and decorated, or if they clash horribly against the look of the room.…
French doors can be really tricky to dress up with window medicines since it’s not the same thing just like a regular window. With long glass windows and decorative handles, French doors bring beauty and elegance to any home.In many cases, they look beautiful not to be covered only, there are a number of window treatments for French doors that…
With the wide variety and selection of window blinds in the North American, choosing the blinds can seem like a daunting task. Graber help’s with this process by offering a solid selection of products ranging from Traditions wood blinds, Lake Forest Faux wood blinds and finally their simple selection series of wood and faux wood blinds. All three types of…
AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE HOME Considering the important function that a bathroom serves makes it such an integral part of our homes. Our day begins in it and ends in it. A hot, invigorating bath gets us going for the rest of the day. So much happens in that span of time. Routines are planned, and ideas are born.…
Saguenay, Terrace, Corner Brook, St. John’s, Prince Rupert Out of the night the thunder rang in my ear. I can’t fight the feelin’, Lord, that brings forth my fears. I wish it was over, Lord, please stop the rain. The rain that’s fallin’ on my window pane. (Grand Funk Railroad Lyrics) Saguenay, Quebec Saguenay gets 950.8 mm of…
Wood vs. All Other In an earlier blog, I’d written about a 35-storey tower proposed by Michael Green Architecture for the Reinventer Paris competition, slated to be the tallest wood building in the world. In a sequel to that, I bring you the 13-storey timber tower, the condominium ‘Origine’, designed by Yvan Blouin, in Quebec’s Pointe-aux- Lièvres eco-district, the…
Credit: Michael Green Architecture (MGA) Wooden Structures in Sustainable Architecture The world as we know it today is moving towards ‘plastic’ – plastic containers, plastic furniture, plastic building panels, plastic disposal bags, plastic toys, plastic, plastic, plastic! Even the euphemistic ‘plastic’ surgery symbolizes all that is fake about a person. And is it any surprise then that the world screams…
