Commercial and Residential Interior Design: a world still to be discovered

lunedì 8 febbraio 2010

How to decorate with paitings

Paintings' arrangement is a very important element for  the success of a room, especially of a living room. Its task is to decorate all walls and as a consequence to catch the attention of a glance in a pleasant way.
The placement of paintings can be parallel to architectural elements, like columns, drops, particular shapes)or to furnishings (sofas, tables, bookcases) or even to graphic and architectural signs ( a colour line, a wooden band, the combination of different materials.
The important thing is to be in harmony with all these elements, or also in a wise and calculated contrast, but in both cases, it has to follow a previous design, avoiding improvisations and at the same time keeping in mind the possible changes to make in future. 
Paintings , instead of hanging from a hook, can be fixed through a chain to a runner in the top part of the wall.
If paintings have the same dimensions and modern frames, they can form a unique block, while if they are different in dimensions and have classic frames, it should be better to put them one next to the other aligning their central horizontal axles.

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lunedì 25 gennaio 2010

"Dressing our home" .... with fantasy


It's true! We only need a pinch of fantasy: colored curtains,  a scented flowers arrangement, some witty cushions or just a wise colour combination and all done!
Since it's  through the choice of details  that can be expressed the personality of a furniture and of the person living in it.
Details, no matter what kind of detail, are necessary to make our house unique: through its several expressions it's possible to evoke charming atmospheres, where our creativity is the undisputed director.
Curtains for example have a fundamental importance in the house interior design: soft and draped, or simple and linear, used in the past to repair from light and cold, nowadays, besides these practical functions, they are   used to decorate, colour, suggest and create unique ambiances.
The present production of curtains offers endless solutions to dress our house. Hopefully today we have a wide variety of materials and colours that can satisfy every kind of taste.
But also in this domain there are a few rules to follow before choosing our curtains.
For example, we must measure the dimensions of the window and evaluate the function the curtain should have and even the general style of the room. In so doing, we will create an homogeneous space, where no details have been  neglected.

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venerdì 8 gennaio 2010

Upcoming international event for home furniture: MACEF in Milan, January 14th-18th

In a few days, Milan will host the new edition of Macef, the international show dedicated to the world of home decoration, textile, accessories, costume jewelery, furniture etc...

This event, which occurs twice a year, in January and September, has been one of the most important and rich showcases of these sectors for the last 40 years.

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