Posted by Alina | Lighting | Posted on April 23rd, 2012
LED lighting is increasingly present in the households around the world, as it has lots of advantages over more traditional methods such as incandescent, halogen or fluorescent neon tubes.
The LEDs have a new light source ideal alternative for sustainable development due to its energy saving, which is one of its biggest advantages. Green technologies are very popular today because it seems we have finally become aware of its importance.
The LED (Light Emitting Diode) is a solid semiconductor device that emits light when he runs an electric current. Nowadays it is considered as the light source with higher performance. Read full post
Posted by Alina | Lighting | Posted on April 4th, 2012
There are many types of lighting you can put in your home, even if there is an option that is most used and, above all, the most appropriate, that is certainly to fluorescent tubes. With them forward in quality and quantity of light and with low power consumption and expenditure is amortized quickly. Same for the bathroom. Takes note of the characteristics of the fluorescent and its great advantages in your home:
- You can place either on the ceiling and in the area where most go to work, but you can also combine and put them in both places.
- The halogen bulbs of fluorescent lights have a bright white light, ideal for areas of the bathroom and kitchen because there perform tasks that require lots of light.
- The fluorescent lights typically last between 2,000 and 4,000 hours on, what would be always leave running for 5 months. Thus, can last you several years. Read full post
Posted by admin | Home Design Idea, Lighting | Posted on September 18th, 2011
The corridors meet a very important role within the home, connecting rooms. If your house is large and with them you take lighting into account to give a touch of warmth.
Runners should flow together with the entire decor of the place, for it is the ideal lamp wall above the hanging, because in many places that are too narrow so it does not look great.
Despite being a space where there is still time consuming or a room itself has to have correct decorations, not to mention allow you to add other elements such as pictures or mirrors without these remain opaque and dark. Read full post
When decorating, as we avail ourselves of the home decor lighting ideas are the real art. With it we can cause, lights, shadows and highlight objects or else hide them. The kitchen is a room of the house to show off, you must have a perfect lighting, harness sunlight from the windows is one of the best options. But do not forget that when the sun goes down, it must continue to function.
The kitchen decor emerges as an important aspect of the overall style of your home. As one of the rooms where they are most often spend time is paramount that has a special design specifically with adequate lighting. This is due to take into consideration as it needs light to work the best, and avoiding shady area. Besides that we choose for this purpose does not provide too much heat and consume excess energy. Read full post
Two solutions for more light that do not fail. A home where there is plenty of natural light and a happy home full of vitality. And is there anything more annoying than turning lamps from the morning and live always with the feeling of being late in the afternoon. To this we add the beneficial results a light when it comes to larger visually small houses.
The solutions you propose here to get more natural lighting are very effective, but have the disadvantage of needing to make a work at home. We know what that means: extra budget, dusty rooms, etc.. But everything has a great reward, have a larger house and full of light, which influences not only the convenience of the family, also helps maintain a better mood and increases the decorative possibilities. Read full post
Homes with natural light are warmer, more pleasant by providing a habitat while allowing large energy savings. There are many options out there to help the home has more light natural. Each item placed in a room can make or break the lighting to suit the colors and textures they have.
The carpenters are one example. The glass doors allow lots of light and bring clarity to the spaces. If they are painted white or light wood, all contribute to a pleasant habitat. As for the windows, it is best to use those with thin frames. If the room is small it can be painted the same color as the walls which expands the space visually. If frames are painted white, are given more prominence to the view outside.
The curtains which should be chosen conveniently placed so as not remove light the rooms, ideally using thick fabrics like linen little. Small colored curtains of silk or gauze let in light while decorative elements are of great aesthetic.
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How to redistribute a given room furniture, floors, ceramic materials, to make it functional as well as enjoyable. Currently, the presence of the bathroom in the house no longer has only a sense of service, something that is supposed to be hidden. On the contrary, within the interior decoration has become an important figure that it should be noted.
Whether attached to a bedroom or a small cloakroom there are good reasons to pay close attention to distribution, materials used, placing furniture in the bathroom to be transformed into a cozy and pleasant.
Take advantage of gaps in the placement of furniture and accessories in the bathroom:
Bathrooms usually are limited in size and usually always find a way to enlarge them. When faced with obstacles that get smaller, such as up a ladder or an attic floor which is covered in the reduction zone can be placed the tub, since the use is nearly flush with the floor. Just a matter of careful getting in and out of it.
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A simple change in what the lighting of the space concerned, and the look of the bathroom to change. Daylight, ideas to illuminate the bathroom.
The design and the lighting of a bathroom should be practical and no natural light into something that should not be ignored. Its main contribution of light should be placed around the basin (also used as a toilet) and the mirror. This light source (called point light), in order to avoid any shadows on the face should be on both sides of the mirror. Even if the other part wanted to placement at the top, it is advisable to use a lamp with several lights lengthened.
To complement the task lighting can also be put or place a general light in the ceiling. In a small bathroom, the light has been placed on the sides of the mirror is usually sufficient.
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Resources available to save energy by using bioclimatic materials in the construction of your home. You can avoid high solar radiation inside the space using an intelligent architecture with efficient solutions using bioclimatic architecture. Follow their guidelines to sustainable behavior not only help protect the environment but also increase our comfort and quality of life.
The insulation is intended to hinder the transmission of heat from outside to inside and vice versa. It is essential both in the walls of the house as the glazed openings.
Ventilated facades energy efficiency:
They are used to integrate external elements such as overhangs or lamas and prevent heat from outside. Another option is to install a ventilation chamber by natural convection between two types of fencing in the front, one inside and one outside. This last feature makes the curtain wall evacuated much of its energy absorbed through the air. It can be manufactured from materials such as glass, metal, ceramic or stone.
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The lighting in the decoration allows us to highlight what we want to make an impact at first sight, as well as to maintain clarity mimicking daylight. The screens require special care to always look like new and perfect as they are accessories that should be kept in the best position to provide illumination without any interference.
According to its texture can be applied some tips to know how to care for them… Read full post