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The style and form of someone’s house usually reflects the tastes and desires. People who like something classic, like the house that normally would be a classic architectural style. Similarly, those who like the simple things and simple, will love the minimalist style house. The type can indeed determine the pattern and style of home architecture design in accordance with our wishes and tastes. To achieve that, we can use the services of an architect. They will help realize our desire to design buildings that house we want.
In order for the maximum result, homeowners and the architect need cooperation and communication. It is important that ideas and desires of homeowners can properly and beautifully translated by the architect.
Currently, many service companies that architecture could we ask for help designing the house. About the price, of course can be discussed according to the agreement. If we have a friend or colleague who happened to work as an architect, certainly more convenient. In addition to lower cost, the process of communication and interaction can be more close knit and intensive.
If you use the services of architects, there are some things we need to note that the results of optimal design, namely:
1. Before you begin designing the architecture of the house, till we have the budget to the architect. It is important that architects can customize the design with our financial capabilities.
2. Discover the variety of architectural styles that exist and that we want to achieve in the home. Is it the style of Europe, the Middle East, or the style of Java. We could find from magazines, books, Internet sites, and other information sources. After determining the style of what we want, communicate with the architect. Increasingly obvious desire and style of building we want, the easier it is for architects to realize in a building design.
3. Note the advice given by the architect. If he judged less fit our ideas, then it should follow the opinions and suggestions. Do not be too hard an idea if it even makes house building architecture to be less fit or appropriate by rating architect.
4. In house architectural design process is necessary discussions and good cooperation between us and the architect. Frequently hold discussions and exchange ideas so that architects really understand what you desire.
5. If you design home architecture design completed, ask your complete working drawings from the architect. It would really help a contractor when building a house in accordance with the results of the design.

Beautify the home does not have to improve it totally. However, we can add some attributes, one of them by using the canopy. We recommend that you select a unique canopy or in accordance with the interior of the house to make it look more attractive.

The canopy is a building jutting forward like home, office, and even restaurants. Its main function is to provide protection for the house for windows, doors, ventilation and air from all types of hot weather and rain. As the development of the age, the canopy becomes increasingly diverse materials, such as from roof tiles, shingles materials (wood), vinyl, polycarbonate, fabric, plastic, not concrete, zinc, and fiber cement. The diversity of these materials facilitate the consumers and architects choose as needed.

So, how to determine the best material for the canopy? from various types of such materials, their advantages and drawbacks lies in the strength and durability of the materials. Strong materials such as iron or metal can certainly last longer than other types of materials.

Meanwhile, the weakness of this sealing material usually must often be replaced periodically, especially when the material is flexible or easily damaged, such as cloth and plastic.

It is different when the canopy is made of iron used. It’s cheaper. Only, for finishing, materials and equipment for iron should be painted with metal paint zinchromate and not too quick to attack the rust. However, a canopy made from simple iron rusted, so extra care needed. Prior to founding the canopy, home owners should consider several aspects, among other needs. Canopy are usually designed for home owners needed something that could protect the house from weather changes, such as the direction of the direct sunlight that can damage the supporting elements such as doors and windows of the house.

If you want to apply the canopy on the window or door will match the canopy with window size. That is, the size of the canopy is wider than the window or door. Widening the window of the canopy will be more protected. But it must also be accompanied with many elements of plants around the house to help cool the air inside the house.

Probo also advised to choose the design drawings in accordance with the canopy of the building model houses. For example, a model of modern houses are usually canopied with simple types such as no concrete without much decoration. Meanwhile, the model of classical style / Mediterranean usually have lis memperindahnya profile.

In the section could use a polycarbonate roof, there are also many different types of dependent needs of consumers. There are also plastic fiber. Usually, consumers who choose plastic material because its price is relatively cheap. While for the gutter water, if using an iron material, usually equipped with PVC guttering and stainless welded directly to the framework of the canopy.

For color selection, color is usually adjusted for house building. Therefore, the application of the protective canopy as well as home decorative.

According to the aesthetics, building canopies usually become complementary elements that adorn the building. So even when the occupants to apply a light in the canopy. Lights can be placed at the bottom facing the window or door.

White light which tends to yellow because the light effects could give the impression of ‘warm’ and convenient to the area below the canopy.

Green is often considered as color balancing and able to give a soothing effect. This color is also believed to bring people closer to nature.

Like the other design elements, color plays an important role in creating a comfortable dwelling at once beautiful. Colors are able to form the desired ambience in a room. One of them green.

Basically every color has its own character and the implementation of certain colors depending on the function of space and atmosphere you want created.
Green, has a fresh and natural meaning. In psychology, is considered a green color balance and can lead to feelings of confidence and steady.

To apply the color green into the house, there are several aspects that need your attention. The first is the selection of the area. The selection here does not mean you only need to determine which space colored with green.

More than that, you also must think about the effects that would be generated if the color is applied. Green color suitable to be applied in spaces that have a high movement or circulation area.

For example the stairs and corridors that function as balancing the concentration of people passing in the area. Another example, when applied in the living room, the green color can give a soothing effect on the room.

When combined with the color orange, can be applied in the dining room. Color is going to arouse your appetite.

spaces static character, such as living room, storeroom, study room, and bedroom, is not suitable to apply the color green. Because, contrary to the characteristics of the meaning of green spaces are generally not mobile area’s residents.

After determining that the space would be given a touch of green, the next thing to do is select the area to the field facing the morning sun. Or, select the field wall that has windows for light entering from the east side.

This should be done because green when exposed to sunlight would be more impressive live and have the appearance of the maximum. The third aspect that is selecting a wider field wall, then combine the green with neutral colors like white or black on a smaller field.

This relates to the type of green color what you want to apply. Because, basically green has a lot of gradations. From bright green to dark green, as not to appear too monotonous, green design concepts can be applied with a matching color.

Now, in order to create the impression in the room is warm and calm, you can apply the gradation of green to yellow. Yellow color has a warm nature, while a distinct green quiet so suitable to be applied in spaces that require such an atmosphere.

Meanwhile, the grading is yellow or lime green to forest green that has a balancing effect. Meanwhile, jade or turquoise shades serve as accents.

Green has a variant that’s very much like lime, forest, jade, and turquoise. Select the type of green color accuracy will maximize the effect to be achieved.

Then, the furniture and knick-knacks such as what is suitable juxtaposed with green? According to Nugroho, anything can be juxtaposed with the green. Only, so look harmonious and beautiful, you should use a lime green background color.

Meanwhile, knick the ornaments may use the color turquoise or aqua green. Furniture can also be displayed with a fibrous wood color yellowish or light brown, or beige and important putih.Yang find a matching color so it is more harmonious

Not his day kitchen and dining room atmosphere was flat. About time you decorate two rooms in accordance with the trend.
In architecture, kitchen and dining room are located side by side. This is among others aimed to facilitate and accelerate the process of preparing the dishes from the kitchen to the table. Placed diverse. The kitchen is a “blend” with unlimited dining room and other rooms. There is also a stand-alone occupy a separate space. This location should be considered when you are decorating the kitchen and dining room.
Color of the dining room and kitchen wall which together with other space in accordance with the color space should be about. Thus, the spaces were not visible “separate” and gives the impression area and relief. This also applies to the dining room that integrates with a kitchen. However, the case would be different if the dining room or kitchen that stands alone.
A separate room decorating can eat more freely. Colors can be customized with a wide space. However, should the wall color combination is not more than two types and do not use dark colors. Dark color, like dark purple, black, or gray, making the dining room to feel cramped, stuffy, and can decrease appetite. Pick the right colors and combinations. For example secondary and tertiary colors, while a primer just as accents.
Kitchen should be a neutral color. But this color choices can be more freely if a separate kitchen with other rooms. For best results, you need to pay attention to color combinations. Avoid too crowded coloring. If you want to play any color in the kitchen, notice the color of every element of space; kitchen sets or cabinets, wall color and floor, also knacks and furniture. Kitchen color of the material also can be raised back panel (rear panel) or the wall behind the kitchen set.

Style art deco on the occupancy is very popular to Hollywood films that depicted in the look glamorous, luxurious, dramatic, and optimistic. Like what?

Views net impressed art deco design, with sleek lines inspired by the flow of scientific knowledge about aerodynamic or air force balance which generally adapted ships, buildings, or train. Views are also influenced decorative art of making a cube or cubism and from other art.

Contain elements of art deco eclectic, combining classic elements with contemporary. Blending the exotic material with cultural objects from Egypt, the Maya or the Aztecs who came from the Far East and Africa. Something that makes these styles can be unified is the use of simple shapes, geometric, and abstract combined with contrasting colors to create a display that looks simple, stylish, but smooth.

In ancient times, art deco fixtures are not made in bulk, but is made on request by using the type of wood. Layers are rare and expensive, making the design become visible only suitable for people rich.

A kind of new plastics such as bakelite, Lucite, and catalyn made in bulk to be a favorite material in the 1930s. This material replaces the previous material and more affordable for most people. There used to be a very desirable type of varnish used on any surface and art deco fixtures and even used on the surface of leather and textiles. Other materials are also popular, but very rarely is a shark’s skin, snake skin, wrought iron, and steel with a chrome plate.

Furniture used in art deco room is usually lower and slightly touching the ground. Meanwhile, materials for sofa fabric, tablecloths, or curtain has a keyword: luxury and sensual, like silk, satin, velvet, leather and high quality. These materials are usually sewn with a neat and neutral color to balance the design of other colors are more conspicuous accessory.

Art deco appearance is usually quite slender. The wood floor is perfect with pale colors, as well as carpets with bright shades of beige and taupe. Marble floor with bold colors and patterns are also very good to be applied.

For accessories, this is an important point of art deco style. Numerous and conspicuous. Accessories that can be selected that looks colorful and bold, or sleek and smooth. Clay vase with an angle-angle shape, and drink pitchers and bowls painted with bold colors often seen in this design space.

Also something that is also quite popular is the use of similar goods made of glass or Lalique crystal pressed glass or opaque glass wall to be formed in such a way that artistic forms