Archive for August, 2010
Remove frosted in your wall
That finishing rough on the walls, called frosted, is no longer. If you have acquired a housing of second-hand or your house already has, you can eliminate you alone, in this way get finished much more current and greater potential for decoration in the walls: Stucco, wallpaper, borders, quartertones, etc, are some of the finishes that you can make in the smooth walls.
While it is true, the frosted conceals imperfections and camouflages blows and scratches, but has not necessarily been eternal in your house. To eliminate there that wet all the surface with a sponge, once wet scratching vigorously with a spatula, remove the dust and sand until the wall perfectly smooth. This operation requires patience and a cleaning constant with the suction to prevent the remains to expand by the rest of the house.
A practical solution is to implement a special putty machine of frosted with the help of a flat or spatula in hand, but first you must prepare the wall cleaning with a brush subsequently. In this case must be very careful and be very precise to leave the area completely smooth.
In both cases is advisable to do a person who likes it and know how carried out this type of small works, if it is not your case you can always rely on the help of a professional.
Tips to repair a drawer of wood stuck
There are many factors that a drawer of a comfortable, sideboard, Mesilla, etc, are likely to prove impossible to open or close, as the fact that the glue that binds their parts has aged and any corner is loose. To remedy this uncomfortable and sometimes “desperate” problem, takes note of the steps that then you here:
1. Draws the drawer and pull gently in the corner that is in poor condition, until this exit completely.
2. Remove the remains of tail with a Lima, if not showing easily with hot water for softened.
3. now that is clean applies again tail of carpenter and returns to mount the drawer.
If the cause of jam are the guides that have been chipped or broken by the use (something very frequent), you must replace them with new ones and implement a little wax sailing for the drawer slide easily.
Tips to clean upholstery and coatings
The current fashion and trends in decoration presented today a great opportunity to count with beautiful upholstery and original linings for a better presentation of our homes.
That allows both walls and floors and other spaces more, have now with a better face to look, and that the elements of the house will complement adequately with them.
But remember that until the most beautiful accessories is susceptible to dirty, marked or suffer some unfortunate accident that leave him in poor condition. Therefore, it is always necessary to have some resources on hand to deal with these situations.
If you wish to clean an upholstered the best will do so with a cloth soaked in water and using soap for leather or skin, but if what has been soaked in the upholstery is fat, it would be best mix cornstarch with water to clean.
Then place the mass on the stain of fat and wait for dry, then, remove turning a brush on it. If necessary, repeat this several times to eliminate the stain. Read the rest of this entry »
Use picture to decorate your wall
If decor with elements of wall is one cannot remain stuck with the paintings.
It is true that the paintings are nice and depending on the stay are very versatile: you can attach to the predominant colors of the area to decorate, to the textures, etc.
However, the pictures today have become an element much more rewarding of stays, especially because the imagery can be experimental and cast visions of the inner world of people without departing from the aesthetic realistic that often spoke about a contemporary world.
That is why this time; Decorailumina.com gives you some tips for your pictures are a decorative accessory in your stays:
1) Framed photos for wallpaper:
AND do not speak of literally wallpaper a wall, but rather to use a same format of frames for our pictures (all of them in different sizes). Test filling a wall complete in your stay with these pictures. You will acquire a play very stylish. Read the rest of this entry »
Make a spaces for your pet in your home
Keep your pet in the best possible when you work and return home tired and with few want to get for a walk, can be a big problem. Especially when our pets begin to gain weight and make them more difficult to remain with us of running, play and have fun.
A good and creative way to maintain that state active in your pet may be creating a space specially designed for his recreation.
If you have a cat, an excellent idea to create this type of environment is to use the practical and portable Table snap we use to decorate our rooms.
Usually used to maintain instead elements such as books and ornaments, these planks of wood or metal can be used by your pet as a perfect asylum for their chores felines. If you decide take it as draft weekend test, locating and wear of franklins or animal print. That will give greater adjustment to the legs of your feline and it will also allow your kitten can feel warm, if decides sleep in one of them.
Also reviewed these ideas to always keep open access to your home for your pet.