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Looking for ways to combat suburban sprawl, developers bring to market creative, high density communities in the outskirts of mature locations throughout the United States. From Townhomes for mixed-use apartment for "Big House" design, new development which offers a stylish rich population of housing options outside the city limits. Here is a case study of three new projects that stand out for their design and innovative use of land-produce the apartment community appeal any competitor in the single-family homes.

City embracing "Double Density" For Attacking Design

When it comes to the density of a city suburb will allow, bold design can make all the difference in the world. Case in point: Waterford Place, a $ 125 million mixed-use development that Shea Properties was opened in late 2003 in the City of Dublin, East Bay suburb of San Francisco.

Development, which combines 390 apartments and 125,000 square foot anchored retail store-room, sitting on the ground that was originally called for 16-acre shopping center. But after some extensive studies, Shea, based in Aliso Viejo, California, concluded that the area will not really support such a large, retail-only project.

So Shea suggested the city's half the land set aside for multi-housing community with 30 units per hectare. "We knew that we were really pushing it because we were just working with the city two years earlier, and they allow the highest density is around 22 units per hectare," said Don Gause, Senior Vice President of Shea Properties' residential development division .

City of Dublin, however, agreed to the 30. But then Shea pushed the envelope once again: This illustrated that the development could be built as a four-story project with a density of 49 units per acre, more than double what the city had previously allowed.

What surprised many people, the city's developers in the offer. "The project itself is the most solid we have in our society. This is the first major project with that many apartments in one location here. So it is something new for us, and we took the opportunity at [Shea]," says Janet Lockhart, Dublin mayor.

This brave Agreement, however, one based on the strict condition: That Shea provides the city with wonderful people with a well designed and, more importantly, private parking. "Our first major concern is that they are not attached to an apartment building out there with cars in the surrounding sea," said Lockhart.

As a result, Shea, along with the design firm Architects Orange, chose to create a "donut" community, where the parking structure located in the center and apartment properties wrapped around it.

"This is the first time this has been tried in the West Coast-place parking structure on the inside and outside the apartment building, and it has worked really well for us," said Lockhart. "The look of this project is very different from the standard of your apartment building, and the density is not an issue from the outside because it seems so big without all the cars around him."

While winning over the city was a major victory, there are still obstacles to be overcome. Site, for example, set some substantial planning challenges, including that the land was about an acre short of what is really necessary.

Shopping center needed a little more than 8 hectares, as well as housing components to max out the 390 units proposed for the property. "And this is a 16-hectare site," Gause said. "So what we need to do is to overlap the shopping center with housing and that is where the use of mixed elements really come into play."

Although mixed-use developments can often prove complicated, Gause explained that Shea's multi-faceted business model to give a big edge and allows for continuous development process: The company develops and manages commercial and residential properties, with two separate divisions to handle each type of real estate .

"A key point of this project is the ability of our Shea Properties' commercial division and development of multifamily groups to work together," Gause said.

Alliance makes it easy to work through the issues of security (eg housing group will manage all entryways shift full time as a porter is on the development staff), as well as voice control / quality of life (such as restaurant space located under the shelter needs vented to the roof, and restaurant equipment located on any roof should be acoustically treated so that no sound could be heard in the apartment below).

In addition to the two business units working together, as well as the architect. Architects Orange (based in Orange, Calif.), the lead designer on the side of the housing, in collaboration with the designers from The Shops at Waterford, SGPA Architecture and Planning of San Diego, to design both retail and residential components with Mediterranean influences:

And while Shea reclaim the site when the now declining high-tech industry is still inflated, Waterford still proved successful, with the apartments there currently 95 percent occupied.

"When we acquire the property, there are a large number of jobs will go into the East Dublin area," Gause said. "A lot of tech jobs are gone, but with Dublin City focuses on the use of the land here is, by mid're building for the central office, we know that in the long run this is a big bedroom community."

And the city, too, is very satisfied with the project that has become a model that other regional municipalities eager to imitate.

"Waterford has a real added benefit to our community, and has shown that building a multi-use project with housing and shopping centers so close together is really helpful," said Lockhart. "We have a lot of cities our neighbors came and saw the project, and they were very interested to put something similar in their own communities.

"In the end, Shea took the opportunity in bringing this project to us, and we took a chance on the density and the development of a completely different style than we used to," said Lockhart. "But I think we all win."

From the Parking Lot for parking-Court Townhomes

In class, the North Dallas suburbs Prestonwood, a former parking lot of a shopping center getting new life as a 207-unit townhome community designed in the style of the Big D has ever seen, according to the project developers and architects.

Developed by ZOM Texas Inc., which Estancia Townhomes bringing some Southern California flair to the Metroplex area. "The idea of beginning more than townhouse development similar to what you'll see in Washington, DC or New York, more kinds of brown stone. After discussions with ZOM, we found they were interested in pursuing something far more unique that will truly stand out , "said Ronald E. Harwick, Vice President and founding partner James Harwick & Partners LP, the architects Estancia Townhomes.

Inspiration for people to come in the form of the era of the 1930s, the bungalow-style, housing pages of the type popularized in Southern California, where the key element motor court. "We did a lot of research related to the style and feel of this product, read books and magazine articles on Southern California parking courts and [find] how it was done last year," said Harwick.

The result: a product of pure townhome with direct access, two car garage, hidden pages, an internal community roads and bungalow-style stucco and Spanish architectural accents.

This site formerly part of the parking lot of 90 acres of shopping center experience a conversion to high-tech network services and Web hosting requirements for parking facilities by allowing low-alternative space for the reconstruction occurs on the left-over parking.

The appeal of the location of the mature suburbs, and the fact that the limited availability of land seems to call for infill housing solutions for local needs, drive ZOM to get 15-acre park back in 2002. In addition, the previous owner had been categorized packages for multifamily even being used as a parking lot, giving ZOM provides a headstart in the region with the development of a quality rental.

"What motivates us is that this is a quality location, good income in the area, and shopping and entertainment venues nearby," said Kevin Wisdom, Executive Vice President of ZOM Texas Inc. "There's an opportunity to provide a different community a strong architectural image at the level of the exterior and finishing steps above the competition in the country. "

To help in pinning down what the market can handle Prestonwood, Wisdom turned to Foley & Puls Inc., a company that provides strategic real estate market research for developers, investors, asset management companies, property managers and lenders in the fundamental details that affect the performance of a project multifamily. According to Michael Puls, founder of Foley & Puls, the company broke market to determine what type and size of units that perform better and then analyzed regional income levels to determine if the household income can support the proposed structure of the property price, which is currently under construction, but has begun leasing.

"By looking at these factors, we came up with a unit mix that has the possibility of a higher success based on the market," Puls said. "In the case of Prestonwood, a little mix dictated by the site and product concept Townhomes two car garage. But our other project than the North Dallas rental property and structures to Kevin was achieved in the marketplace."

On the design front, a narrow, elongated site proved a challenge in an attempt to reach the 14 - to 15 units per acre density that aims to ZOM, but Harwick find your way around obstacles. "Density and unit-size of the challenge was overcome by using a module building highly efficient, we try to maintain a minimum number of unit types," Harwick said.

Townhomes property features individually plotted which is part of a larger, four-to six-unit building. "By doing that, it becomes much more efficient plan, and we were able to squeeze it all on one site," said Harwick.

One Puls' recommendations, including a two-story ZOM see site plan than the three first floor. Although the three-story clear approach will allow for more density, Puls predicts that the older demographic prevalent throughout Prestonwood will be more likely to receive a two-story walk-ups.

In a kind of compromise on this question, mostly two-story Townhomes with the third-floor attic elements found in some. In another nod to the lifestyle preferences that might be residents, the architects designing a lot of two-to four-bedroom floorplans, which average 1680 square meters, with first floor master bedroom to accommodate people who are empty nesters who want a convenient basically just stay on the ground floor with guest rooms above.

To add diversity to the exterior Townhomes, architects adorned with elements such as the height of a window in a kitchen or a bay projection on several buildings. "The idea is to make it more clear to the individual so that each townhome will not be the same," said Harwick.

The individual plotted Townhomes ZOM also allows to easily convert people to a product to sell at a time when practically Puls think maybe now, given success Townhomes higher prices in the area. "It seems we only have a good chance to change the property to be sold to Townhomes, and I suggested that perhaps the time is right this second," Puls said.

Tributaries, Contours and Compete with Single Family

Anyone who says multifamily could not compete head-to-head with single-family homes? On the outskirts of Montgomery Cincinnati, Ohio, Apartment Investment and Management Co. (AIMCO) is proving it can be.

After a tornado tore through a community owned and operated by AIMCO here in 2002, redevelopment of the site is inevitable. "When I look at the site after the tornado passed, and realize that we can not fix what was there, the idea is that tears and build new ones," said Joe DeTuno, Executive Vice President of AIMCO rebuilding for. "And realize that we are in the middle of a very high-end community, I want to put in higher end products there."

DeTuno go to match the quality of the building to be established by AIMCO to the one in the neighborhood single-family homes, which average about $ 500,000. Having recently completed a community in Chandler, Ariz. with Humphreys & Partners LP's Big House design, DeTuno concluded that the best route to go.

"The idea is to create an environment, not just an apartment complex with a sea of parking and had nothing to do with anything," said DeTuno. "So what we do is adapt to the concept of a large house to fit this environment."

290 units Glenbridge manor, consisting of 10 - and 13-unit buildings spread over nearly 26 hectares, is Cincinnati's first Big House community. This, according to Mark Humphreys, CEO of Humphreys & Partners, has given AIMCO is a real competitive advantage.

"This property is different from other products out there," said Humphreys. "When a prospective tenant-by-choice who would be eligible for a home, but do not want to buy one-get out and look at other apartment projects in the market, there will be some who have installed one - and two-car garage, kitchen island, 11-foot-walk-in closets and all the facilities you'll find in a single-family homes. "

While the developer wanted a community that can compete with single-family homes, they also want one with a fair level of density. But one of their biggest challenges to overcome in future planning and design is the site topography which has many small rivers and walked past contours.

To maximize the density, the decision was made to use two-three-split design. In other words, buildings along the river were built to three stories on the side of the river and two stories on the front of the building, providing an additional four units per building on the site. As a result, this project could reach 11 units per hectare, less than ideal, but enough to satisfy AIMCO.

At first, the people around did not express concern about what will replace the destroyed communities. But design plans for a quick class to win their support.

"Once we show the design community, they realize that this is for their benefit rather than harm," said DeTuno. They acknowledged, according to DeTuno, Glenbridge manor clear high-quality, class A community of mostly two-story building: much more desirable than what lies at the previous site, a nearly 40-year-old complex of four-to six-story, brick walk-ups .

In the construction price of $ 61 per square meter, the cost of slightly more than the average apartment properties, according to the Humphreys. "The Big House design is very economical to build because it is designed somewhat like a hallway, where the unit is returned to the back and all plumbing stacks," he said. "The difference is that in a hallway, you have to build eight feet wide, 60-foot long hallway to the stairs two times in each building. We do not have that here."

Big House to take the general and divide it between all units, allowing Glenbridge manor apartments in an average of 629 square feet for one bedroom to 1518 square feet to three bedroom units. In fact, the only aspect that proved costly development is the garage. "Every garage in a big house like this cost about $ 4000 or $ 5000," said Humphreys.

In addition, Humphreys believes that manor Glenbridge goes well with the demographic of women-specifically designed to attract people.

"We target the design to the woman, who we believe is the main decision maker in which the family will live, at least if people are smart," he said sarcastically. "Women are generally more aware of what makes a better floorplan and can be received at home. So we designed for them."

And the public is doing quite well in front of the rental. After opening at the end of 2003, unit-price of $ 685 to $ 1580 - enough to receive attention from prospective residents, 60 to 70 percent of whom are eligible homebuyer.

"This project confirms the invalidity of the myth that you can not compete with single-family homes. So many developers are building old-style apartments and tenants complained they were losing their homes, whether it's no wonder there," said Humphreys. "I do not believe that Glenbridge manor is an apartment, we provide a home." Architecturemag.com

Question: Now that we celebrate May Day we are ready for real gardening. What was on to-do list for this month?
Answer: The drought continues. Even with the recent storms, many who fled, we are still far behind, so do not be complacent. New transplants, including those planted last fall, will require careful watering until their roots get established. In my mind, the priority should go to the trees and shrubs just because you can more easily replace the herbaceous plants if you lose them. If the tree dies, you lose years of growth.

Now is the time to kill english ivy misbehaving.When if plants have a few new leaves in spring, herbicides such as glyphosate and triclopyr is more effective than later in the growing season.

"Cut the tall grass, let the clippings lie" is the word for grass, and both of these steps to help conserve moisture. Long leaf blades shade the soil, limit weed germination, too, just like clipping. Plus, they recycle nutrients.

House plants: The danger of frost is gone, so for those who will come out to check the summer, prune, repot, they shift into the shade the stripes first before moving to full sun.

Veggies: Place a paper collar around the seed when planting to ward off cutworms. And installing stakes or cages for tomatoes as soon as they are planted so that you do not damage the roots by doing it later. Corn is pollinated by the wind, so that the corn crop in blocks rather than long lines.

Consider fire blight in apple and pear trees and the knots in black cherry. The name describes what is to be sought - a rough, black swellings on the branches. Both can be controlled to some extent by pruning branches back to the side of at least 6 inches lower than the node. Disinfect your pruners with alcohol between cuts. Bleach will work, but it can corrode your device.

Herbs: The WNC Herb Festival this weekend, Friday through Sunday at the WNC Farmers Market. This is a good place to buy all sorts of herbs and plants to learn more about the growth and use herbs.citizen-times.com

First it was skateboard ramps. Then cut the board. Now TrueRide Inc., of Duluth, Minn., memos using material from their efforts to create a line of outdoor furniture.

Loll Designs is the label TrueRide put in Adirondack chairs, benches, picnic tables and outdoor furniture it began making last summer.
This is the latest attempt to fast-growing company that sells $ 4 million worth of products and services last year - in addition to moving to a new manufacturing facility in tax-free zone, building addition, employees and began to add furniture lines.

TrueRide has done little marketing of products lounged - so called because it "furniture for the modern lollygagger." That effort will be intensified in the coming months as the products move into markets where people have a lot of income, such as the Twin cities, Chicago and other major metropolitan areas.

Loll products are made of 5/8-inch, black, high-density polyethylene is used outside the customs building skateparks TrueRide. Pieces held together with stainless steel fasteners, and they should last indefinitely, co-owner Dave Benson said.

Furniture has a sleek, modern look, even for traditional pieces such as Adirondack chairs.

Retail prices range from $ 150 for a small table for about $ 600 for a picnic table and benches. The chair is about $ 300 each.

Convenience is the most important in the minds of designers Jeff Taly, who also designed skateboard parks for TrueRide. He said the Adirondack chair was refined through about 20 prototypes.

"We've really tested them in humans," said Dave Benson.

Line does have some competition in the store, however, said Lynn McComber, patio buyer at Energy Plus. Loll sold at his shop next to another brand of environmentally friendly, called Polywood. Similar products are available elsewhere, too. But customers seem to like the product lazy, especially when they know they're made in Duluth, McComber said.

Duluth renowned architect David Salmela - co-owner Kara Salmela's father-in-law - bought a lounging chair some time ago and liked many things about it, including that it is maintenance free and can be left outdoors all winter.

"The design is rather traditional, but yet they have a twist to them that makes them modern," he said. He also found the seat comfortable for people of various sizes, he said.

The idea to make furniture TrueRide appeared in about three years ago as a way to use waste materials from the company to build skateboard ramps. It is the same concept that led to the launch of Epicurean Cutting Surfaces, a line of cutting boards made from composite laminates are also used woodfiber-in ramps.

Cutting-line board has now become a separate company ships orders 30-60 a day throughout the nation and to eight other countries, Dave Benson said.

So far, the products are not idly turned into profits, but they are in the early stages, Dave Benson said. If successful, the furniture business, along with the cutting board business, will help smooth out the peaks and valleys, skateboard park in TrueRide production.

"We really hope this furniture can do something ... and in the markets completely different," co-owner Greg Benson said.www.timesleader.com

"New York is the center of design in America and kips Bay is a litmus latest thinking," said Warrenton designer Barry Dixon, one of many local design professionals who make the trip here each spring to see what the design talents of dishing up.

Kips the 34th annual Bay Decorator Show House, which opened here in room 26-1896 double-wide Upper East Side townhouse last week, has always been a place to look first. Many design trends that appear to have major staying power: Faux finishing and architectural fragments was first seen here. In the 1980s, sisal rugs moved from the sun porch to the living room, and they are still a staple at Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel.

So, what for this year? A jewel back to the paint color fast, lots of fabric walls, ethnic fabric prints, chandeliers in the middle of each room, and Bohemian chic. You can not go wrong with black and white or slightly golden.

Forget minimalist rooms full of neutral. Velvet embedded with glitter, bookcases are leather, and accessories ranging from whale bones to Moroccan poufs. This year daring personal statement.

Design extravaganza pays out 20,000 visitors each spring. Why? "Going to the Gulf kips show house is like going to the movies," said Arlington designer Michael Roberson. "Some years are better than others, but always fun."

On with the show.

The kips Bay Decorator Show House, 4 E. 75th St., open through May 23. Hours: Monday through Saturday, 11-5; Tuesday and Thursday, until 8 pm; Sunday, noon to 5 pm Admission: $ 30. Favorable results kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. For more information: 212-650-0381, or www.kipsbay.org.

Southwestern adobe architecture and the house is not complete without the feature page. Arizona popular with home owners, such as in history, hit the page yet provides free air cooling shade and the presence of running water from a beautiful water feature in the midst of greenery and flowers. The cool climate in this region of the country allows you to benefit twelve months a year from outside the room such as a part of the Arizona landscape design.

Cement and stone rock wall is an important feature that provides privacy and seclusion on your home page, which can be accessed from inside the house and also through the wrought iron gates. It is common to call the page that you floored with sluggish or stone pavers and street of the same material to lead from the entrance or porch to the entrance to this outdoor room. Seek assistance from the intense desert sun is something all citizens of Arizona want. Without common to the shade of trees, Ramada provides the perfect solution for instant relief from the hot sun.

In most parts of the United States, a flat, open shade structures on the roof terrace popularly called the pergola. Bar on the roof of a pergola will always be a wooden board that can give light to heavy shade depending on the width of each span the distance between the roof boards and a walk in the trellis Ramada also flat, open roof shade structures found in Spanish architecture in the southwest region United States and in Mexico. Traditional pergola lines are too light for the style adobe home. Ramada offers the same benefits in the right design style to complement the Arizona landscape design and home.

Shade Ramada of your page is beautiful, but the added cooling effect of water features to your pages in the form of a fountain even better. Not only paving stone floor and moving water provide the most benefit out of the room temperature decreases, the sound of running water is relaxing and refreshing. Water features also provide people with increased levels of serotonin are immediately picked up anyone's mood. The faster the water fountain yard run and the more water contained in swimming pool or pond, the higher the levels of serotonin are released into the shaded air for your personal emotional benefits.

Situated or tucked in the corner, yard water features can be designed as a water fountain or a small Watergarden pond. This cooling, soothing design additional pages can be made from tile, or stone cutting stone and installed natural stone shape. To soften the look found in enfolding hardscaping stone paving, and elements such as brick and stucco walls and stone fountains, lush Arizona page will display the many beautiful plants in landscape design is fun. Some garden plants will be there for the interests of leaves and others will lend color and interest rates. Good intentions should be used to choose the right plants for points Sunnier and the love of shade if needed.

Softening of the wall can be done either pages on the outside and the inside to create a more inviting outer space to enhance your lifestyle. Vibrant blooms of Bougainvillea, Lady Banks Roses, Snail Vine, Morning Glories and more give your page settings with red, pink, purple and yellow frame the cascade. Perennials, grasses and shrubs that grow well suited for low-less sun in the Arizona landscape design will also be part of a comfortable secluded yard. As cooler air will quickly become your family and friends favorite gathering place in summer months this year.

Did you know that you can have picturesquely parks without hiring a pro to burn holes in your pocket? How about a do-it-yourself guide to making your landscaping experience easier than you imagine? Your landscaping company is only limited by your creativity is limitless.

Response Use eye to find the muse

Your source of inspiration, your muse, right out there. Simply identifying and let it take you to create the most delectably garden backyard. Get landscaping ideas swollen from books, magazines and resources from the internet wonderful. Also, with your keen eye will see that the parks in your neighborhood is your trump card to draw inspiration.

Get your blueprint

Your opening move towards unifying the envy landscape will ask you to plan your business intensively. Start by making a mental sketch of your garden landscape to make and move by putting them in black and white. Do not forget to consider all the features and obstacles your backyard already have. With a blueprint in place, you will be directed to the action.

Shop for a plan that fits

Plants that inspires awe in the back yard your neighbor's house might look like a disaster in your heart. The landscape plan that you have connected out personalized for your garden. Therefore, if you choose plants, trees, and features to landscaping, being careful to choose something perfect for your landscaping needs. Your choices are shaped by the characteristics inherent in your backyard.

The best of both worlds

Natural beauty has no peer. However, there is no denying the fact that artificial decorations serving as ornaments to decorate a beautiful girl. From the garden lamp shades and beautiful birdbaths and statues, you will be spoiled for choice when it comes to choosing artificial limbs for the parks. A fusion of natural and man-made landscape is a unique key.

Maintaining your garden creations

Now that you have the breath of life into the concept of your landscape, it is time you think about food. Gain as much knowledge about the techniques to maintain the parks. You owe it to dedicate time to the small cosmos in your backyard. A little weeding, pruning, watering and cleaning of your garden landscaping features will keep for years to come.

A final word ...

All said and done, if you still feel that there is no substitute for professional help, this would be a good idea to do your homework on the conceptualization and conduct market surveys for the feature to be added. This will assist you in keeping your costs minimal while achieving an output that is closer to the park that you have become pregnant.

Box window to the house such as jewelry is a woman's ensemble, they finished appearance. Window boxes fit almost every type of Victorian architecture to the modern farm. The second story windows with garden boxes to the viewer and provide interest and color to the facade of the house.

Choose a sturdy but lightweight container that complimented the style of the house. Containers must have drainage holes or drill holes at the bottom.

Where coffee filter over the drainage hole to land in the box but allow excess water out.

Secure and tighten the window ledge of a window box or the walls of the house under the window. How is bound depends on the material window box, what balusters made of and how big the box.

Fill the pot soil mixed with fertilizer per package directions to two inches from the top of the box.

Follow the season. Spring flowering plants high in the back of the box such as snapdragons, followed by such bulbs and daffodils and tulips in the middle of flowers such as pansies mound to the edge of the box. Summer flowers, including flowers such as zinnias high on the back, were the flowers like geraniums in the middle and mounding flowers like petunias in front. A combination of falling interest will be the mother in the back, daisies in the middle and at the end of flowering kale. Winter could mean the trees and bright ribbons.

Flower color contrast against the color of the building so that they stand out. White petunias will be lost to the white stucco walls, but the red will pop.

Keep planting and consistent color box if more than one window box, if not to look down up.

Consider the light receiving window of the box when installed. Shade flowers, like begonias will burn if exposed to direct summer sun, while the flowers that require full sun as marigolds will stop blooming if too much is planted in the shade.

Water well after planting and during the planting season. Plants in dry box faster than those in the ground. Boxes can be protected from the rain since grown up to the house.

Seeds take up to two weeks to germinate and four weeks to fill the plant nursery so use it. The window had a more complete box immediately.

Save a few extra plants on hand to pop the box if the plants died suddenly.

Window boxes are heavy when full of soil, plants and water. Make sure the box tied to the ledge to avoid the accident.

When my daughter was a teenager, he wants to redecorate his room. First of all, he wanted to sponge-painted walls rage back then. Instead of waiting for a half-brother, a professional house painter, to find the time to do it for him, he took the matter into his own hands. She and her boyfriend moved his bed into the middle of the room, put a few drops of cloth, and he started to go blue paint with a sponge in one hand and the green on the other side he jumped up and down on his bed and rubbed paint in his hand wherever there hitting. The result is not exactly what I would choose, but he was very pleased with her new room. No damage was done, because I can always paint over it when she was old enough to leave the house.

A teenager needed that reflects the interests, lifestyle, and personal taste. He's not a kid anymore, and decorating her room needs to grow as he does. In fact, with the tastes and needs will continue to change throughout adolescence. Let her help in designing an ideal space for her needs. Some suggestions might be to add the study area, the field of music, and a separate bedroom. In the study area may include a computer and a comfortable chair for reading. Do not overwhelm your child by forcing on him the responsibility he was not prepared to handle, though.

While the coordination of each bedroom design, there are some important factors you always need to be considered. They are color, model, walls, floors, window treatments, blankets, and decorations. More information about each described below:

What Color Scheme?

Always consult with your daughter to get her input on the color that he would like to have in his room. Color he chose to reflect his personality and help create the perfect environment for him. Say, for example, that you love your daughter bright green. Working closely with him to add a complementary accent colors such as pink or black. If he chose a dark color, like purple, helped choose a brightly colored accessories to go in the room. She knows what she wants, and it will make your job easier.

Start with a Paper Model

It's always good to use a scale model of any space you're renovating. If you've seen the presentation boards created by a professional designer, you will know that this is what they do. In this forum they include color fabrics, pictures of rooms using the same color scheme, images of particular aspects of the room, and floor plans that show how much must be furnished and where he should be placed. It's much easier to move furniture in your paper on the plan than it actually is to move the furniture around the room, looking for a good placement.

Your walls are all around you

Wall color you choose will revitalize your room and provide a springboard for adding accessories to the decor. When choosing the color of the walls, though, you should think about how long you will live surrounded by them. Magnetic paint hot new option for teens. Using it will allow your daughter to hang posters, photos, and memorabilia on the wall using a magnet instead of damaging the wall-nails and tacks. Another wall treatments remained popular for teens rooms, including stencils and sponge painting.

Use Neutral Floor Cover

As I said earlier, your daughter's tastes will change several times during the teenage years, and he'll want to change the room to reflect these differences. When choosing a new floor covering for his room, stick to the basics, such as neutral-colored carpet or wood laminate. This floor will go with any changes he might decide to make.

Window Treatments Making Statements

Window treatments do not have to be expensive in order to really make the room decorations pop! Blinds can be an excellent choice of closing the window today, because they came so many styles and colors, and also provide privacy for your teenager's room. Blinds do not need only a wooden or metal bar. Some styles come with a colorful ribbon. They can be either horizontal or vertical. Some medications, such as Roman shades, come in rainbow colors and fabrics.

Decorate with Style

After you finish with the renovation of the basics of the walls, floors, and window treatments, give your daughter the opportunity to determine other decorative items are more personal. He may choose mirrors, pictures, posters, or other forms of wall art. Really sit down and talk to him about what he wanted to have. You'll find that if he was involved in the planning, the room will be more fully reflect his personality and gave him more happy with a place to live in.

Go Wild with Bedding

The bed you select will end up making the room, so make sure it fits well with the decor of the room. Although you will want to stay with the same basic color, no matter if the pattern matches. You can mix and match fabrics with checks, stripes, patterns, and spots if that's what your tastes dictate, as long as they are in color coordination.

You and your teenager can have a great time to change his childhood bedroom into a teenager retreat. Make sure you tell us about the limits set before you ever start. Then you'll both be free to let your imagination run wild as you spend time together creating the perfect space.

The beauty of most types of furniture conservatory is that the pillows are not attached to the furniture itself. This gives you lots of flexibility to choose your own fabric and swap them out when the time to upgrade.

The whole idea of the conservatory is that bright and sunny. Remember this when choosing fabric for your pillow.

Sugar cane conservatory furniture has a warm tone that honeyish be the best to complete the warm-colored fabrics. Consider cream or beige sharply compared with whites. Floral prints work well for rattan furniture, if you're after a simple look. And remember, the interest does not necessarily mean old-fashioned. Look Cath Kidson modern inspiration. If you really want to splash out and make a design statement that will get attention, Orla Kiely's signature stem print will look great on wicker furniture.

Instead rattan has a lot of texture to the already very coupling with a highly detailed mold may be excessive. This obviously requires a skilled eye to do so. Back on road safety, plain colors will work well. Choose colors to complement the simplicity of organic natural charm of rattan. White will reflect the beautiful sun. There are some beautiful white cloth available that has the signs to the surface texture. This type of cloth will not only be better for any scuffs or stains, will also complement your wicker furniture.

Natural-colored All Weather Wicker Furniture or can be treated in much the same way as rattan. Do not feel you are limited to white, there are some beautiful organic colors out there such as olive green, burnt orange, cream, chocolate and warm grays.

Black Conservatory Furniture All Weather, but crying out to make a statement. While that would look fantastic monochrome with a white pillow, you can boldly as you like. Choose a light fabric will reflect light, it is important as the black furniture will absorb it.

Conservatory furniture stores will sell the pillows in various fabrics and may have what you are looking for. This will be the cheapest option but has not ruled out a custom made pillowcase. A local interior design store will have reams of fabric for you to choose from and will be able to advise on colors and patterns. May be more feasible to take this route when you come to replace the original store bought pillow covers.

Cain whatever you choose, have a think about maintenance. Try to choose cover machine washable so you can whip them and give them a quick wash if they become dirty. For these reasons include the need to zip or button on one side so you can delete it. You'll also be able to change them more easily when the time comes. If the cushion cover can not be deleted, make sure that they are covered with clean material deleted.

When people come to your house, the first thing they are eye-catching your page. Great unused space around your home can be your home aesthetic impact. The houses that looked bare feet are not interesting and boring. Life seems to have been siphoned away from the mainland. Also, can destroy the overall look of your home.

There are so many reasons why you should enhance your page. For one, can reduce stress. Two, you are building a more secure place for your children to play in. Three, this is the way of homeowners who participated in the mission to stop global warming. Fourth, the pollutants can be filtered, thus reducing the incidence of respiratory disease.

There are many things to consider in beautifying your yard. One of them is choosing whether to go for a lawn or a gravel yard. Some might say the first one better. However, there are also certain circumstances why people prefer the latter. Only to assist you in making decisions, here are some facts to consider:

Grass Yards

You must evaluate certain things before using the grass for your yard. This is because you need to have the right mix of grass species that can survive various types of weather conditions. Examples of suitable grass species for the warm season Bahiagrass, Bermunda and Zoysia. As for winter, Bentgrass, rye grass and blue grass will do fine for your page.

You may also need to look into the maintenance. Grass-meter needs to be preserved. However, different types of grass require different levels of care. Therefore, you need to know the level of maintenance required for each species of grass in order to maintain the beauty of all-year. Irrigation is also one of the main concerns in the grass yards. For the grass to look healthy at all times, to enough water to prevent them from getting dehydrated.

Gravel Yards

Gravel yards to give the same we saw in the parking lot or public park. Stones and various forms of stone used in making them. People like gravel yards to the Zen-like effect. Natural stone color contrast effects have a calming effect when combined with plants. In addition, they are less tedious to maintain. Some will recommend the use of herbicides to prevent weeds from growing.

However, gravel can be used in conjunction with grass. In fact, they are the materials used either to reduce the area of the page. Gravel and grass can be used to create a state meters or garden art.

Other Considerations

No matter what you choose, it is important that you consider the function of your feet. Grass and gravel may be appropriate for certain activities but not all. For example, if you want your kids to play, has a pure gravel yards may not be a good idea because it does not lessen the impact of injuries in case they trip or fall while running around. On the other hand, that all the lawn may not be a good idea for lazy homeowners. Grass need to be constantly trimmed to achieve the desired height. Doing this can take a lot of your time (especially if you do not have plans to hire someone to do the work for you).

When it comes to designing your bedroom you may want to style and glamorous you look at some interior design magazines or on the amazing programs on TV. However, you may not have the money to pay for interior designers to help you create a bedroom extraordinary. So what can you do about this?

Unfortunately, most of us are not able to have an interior designer came to our house and our bedroom styles. But you'll be glad to know that you can have a bedroom that remarkable smaller budget if you just put in the time and effort. Of course the main focal point in any bedroom is usually a bed so that it always starts with a good idea. By choosing a beautiful bed sheet, you can attract the attention of all these people when they entered the room. There are hundreds of bed sheet sets are available in various colors, designs and fabrics to choose from so you will definitely find one that will match the overall color scheme of your room. You can find this in hundreds of retail and online as well so you should not have trouble getting perfect.

If you really are on a tight budget there are many places you can go to get a bargain. One good idea is to wait until the sales in stores starting as usual you can find great deals right now. Most of these stores have some kind of special offers and discounts throughout the year through but the best time to shop for discount products is after Christmas and at the end of the summer. If you take a sample of the colors in your room with you when you go shopping, you will be able to ensure that whatever you buy will fit. To give the bed an elegant look high end, you should consider buying several styles of pillows and cushions that can be purchased from most home decor stores.

When looking for new furniture is another good idea to wait for sales. There are many bargains to be had at the year as retailers try to provide a place in the store for new products and designs, and typically will reduce the older stock to try to get rid of him sooner. If you're smart you can take great fruit in the real price. If you do not have the money to replace old furniture you can try to give a fresh new look by applying a lick of paint and buy a receiver or new buttons to give a new look.

One easy way to change the look of a bedroom is to change the wall color scheme. A new coat of paint always looks clean and bright and will provide you with a 'new' feeling. Rearrange the furniture is another way to change the look of your bedroom.

As long as you are ready to take time and patience you can have a wonderful bedroom. By looking out for sale beautiful accessories that will complement your bedroom style, you can create a designer look. The important thing to do is not in a hurry. If you run out of thinking that you have to have it all at once, then you run the risk of spending too much or buying something you do not need and do not really like!

Decorate a house under a tight budget seems rather difficult proposition, because you are not in a position to take advantage of the things the best. This is not always true that you need large sums of money to decorate your home in a fashionable way. Let this will not prevent you from advancing your project in any way. You can complete the job with the help of cheap second hand furniture and family members and friends.

If you are in a tight budget situation, you will not be able to hire someone to help you in the picture, shifting furniture and doing other things around. You can go beyond this problem with the help of friends and family. They will be willing to assist you in the picture, lay tile, shifting furniture and other work needed to decorate the house. All you have to do is to invite family and your friends and arrange in a way which suggested a picnic. Add food and drink for the occasion, and you will see that every person helps you out with passion, even enjoying the episode.

If you have a tight budget, you have to adjust. You can hunt at secondhand stores for furniture. Not only the furniture you are sure to find other things such as paintings, tapestries and whatnots that you need to decorate your home. If you use your imagination a bit, you can improvise with the almost-visible defects furniture.

If you use your imagination along with suggestions from friends and family members you will be surprised with the choices will be available to you in order to decorate your home in a fashionable way. And you will be able to do all this in your tight budget.

You can be sure that your outdoor furniture has come from sustainable sources and has been produced in ethical conditions?

If your furniture is more than ten years, the answer to this question may not. Western countries have imported outdoor furniture from the Far East for several decades. Ten years ago, manufacturing was controlled but not like now. This can not be blamed solely on the manufacturer, after all that we who have the insatiable demand for cheap goods. And where there is demand you can guarantee someone will be waiting in the wings to supply.

On the same note, as our awareness of ethical issues has grown, we have started demanding a more ethical products. Manufacturers increasingly responding to this request by signing up for ethical initiatives that they are more than happy to tell us about. More and more of us who produce more ethical values will be provided. So, in your search for new outdoor furniture, be sure to set aside to think where it came from.

Teak and other hardwoods are often used for outdoor furniture. This is because they wore against the elements and requires little maintenance. But the hardwood did not take long to grow, and unless they can be maintained, hardwood forests in Indonesia and countries other sources will be exhausted quickly. Fortunately, the Forest Stewardship Council is to oversee the situation on our behalf. They gave approval to seal the wood produced in a forest managed in a responsible manner. All you need to do is look out for the FSC logo.

All Weather Wicker is a surprisingly friendly environment. Made of polyethene is not toxic even when burnt. If wrapping aluminum frame, the entire unit can be recycled.

Aluminum is not too bad either because it can be recycled. Should choose aluminum has also been made from recycled materials.

Are you too, there's no point in choosing the materials recycled if you do not make their efforts to truly recycle when you're done. And if you get rid of the old outdoor furniture make sure to recycle when you can.

Perhaps most of all the latest reports from developing countries where many goods are made is the use of working conditions are inadequate and even child labor. Unfortunately, the Fair Trade initiative is well recognized in the food product is not a public place outside the furniture industry. This is not to say that producers have no concern for factory workers. Ask questions to the company's customer service department you are considering buying from, most companies will have some sort of ethical resource policies. However, the more we ask for more companies will try to meet this demand.

Today, the good news is that choosing an ethical outdoor furniture does not mean you have to compromise on style or even the cost, viva la revolution!

Message from the Spring International Home Furnishings Market opening today in High Point, NC: It's all about having your way.

According to Jackie Hirschhaut, Vice President of American Home Furnishings Alliance, the company showed at the exhibition furniture gives consumers more custom choices. Innovation in home entertainment systems are made to accommodate the rapidly changing world components. Creator baby and children's furniture producing add-on to adapt to the needs of a growing child. Options include specialty glazes, paint finish, antiqued look and wax polish.
At Century Furniture, Omni collection features dramatic decorative veneers in a choice of five exotic wood species. Two-tone finish and wood choice mix designer Thomas O'Brien's latest take modernism with TOB, his new collection for Hickory Chair.

Hirschhaut says manufacturers also introduced a martini wine storage cabinets and tables. You choose, shaken or moved. source: www.washingtonpost.com

Ceramic tiles have one very human quality: Sometimes they crack under pressure. And although the installer for many years been seeking ways to strengthen the bond between tiles and their subfloors, often caused by stress fractures that are too close bond. When changes in temperature and humidity cause the subfloor to expand or contract, tile and grout can crack or buckle.

Schluter-Systems (www.schluter.com) has one solution: a polyethylene membrane in a pattern wafflelike placed between the subfloor and tile. Called Ditra, it is eight inches thick and weighs 2 ounces per square foot. Ditra acts as a mild "uncoupling membrane" that frees the surface of the tiles from the subfloor pressure. This also serves as a layer Waterproofing. Ditra works on commonly used subfloor materials, including plywood and concrete.

Ditra has been used commercially for almost 20 years, and has developed more into the housing market with increasing improvement projects home, including the do-it-yourselfers, according to Reinhard Plank, president of Schluter-Systems North America.