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Five Biggest Mistakes You Make When You Dust

15 June 2015 Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

Keeping the homes and offices clean is one of the major concerns nowadays. So much pollution and dust particles make us feel bad when it comes to through dusting and cleaning of an area.

It may feel like a losing battle but there are certainly some tricks to remember. Dusting, being one of my favorite activities, is a way I can keep my home look beautiful and hygienic. I usually dust during the weekends, and don’t feel tired to spend some extra hours for it. While it is impossible to get permanent rid of the dust, here are mentioned five biggest mistakes you make when you dust to that avoidance can be made possible.

1. Dry dusting

Let’s be honest with ourselves! We often practice this. Dry dusting is of no use. When the dust is dried, it easily becomes airborne. Other than this, it is impossible or too tough to gather and remove dry dust. Whenever you start dusting, make sure to have a wet cloth in hand. For easier cleaning, you can give preference to the microfibers dusters and cloths with a dusting spray or polish. Have no mood to spend money in such things? If so then use water-shower to sprinkle some water and to avoid the dry dust.

2. Spraying polish directly on furniture

This is not a good habit, in fact, it is one of the major mistakes many of us do. Spraying polish directly on furniture can ruin the natural attraction and shine of it. You should, instead, have a sprayed cloth and pass it gently over the surface of the furniture items. If you feel that this isn’t working efficiently, I recommend to spray polish gently and in little amount. Remove the dust and residues from the furniture before starting polish spray.

3. Forgot to change or clean your vacuum’s filters

Did you forget to change or clean your vacuum filter? If so, then do it right now. Vacuum cleaner filter is designed in a way that I captures the fine dust and pollutant particles, and trap them instantly. These particles keep on accumulating in the filter and thus it needs through and timely cleaning. Clogged filter cannot trap any more dust, so you would rather waste your time. it is important to wash or replace your vacuum filters every time you use vacuum cleaner.

4. Use of a feather duster

No question about it. The feather dusters have become a fashion and part of our daily routine. Isn’t it? The best way is to quit the use of this good-for-nothing item. You should instead use microfiber dusters or electrostatic dusters that are able to grab and hold onto the dust particles conveniently. Don’t waste your money on feather dusters, and replace them with something that really works.

5. Overlooking the heating and air conditioning vents

The air conditioning and heating vents remain invisible. But this doesn’t mean they are dust-free. These grilles on your walls and ceiling have dust magnets inside. This is what makes us realize that their proper and timely cleaning is mandatory. Use your vacuum’s soft brush or another attachment to clean the heating and air conditioning vents. Make sure that the dust doesn’t accumulate in their hidden holes/areas.

Keeping in mind the above, I am sure now you are clear with what to do and what to not while dusting. Am I right?

Choosing the Best Fancy Ceiling Fans

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When it comes to decorate the home with some comfort-giving products, the fancy ceiling fans cannot be ignored. These fans are purposed to bring in fresh air so that we enjoy breathing without any worries.

With the passage of time, the trends and styles of fancy ceiling fans have totally been changed. There was a time when such fans used to be simple and heavyweight, but nowadays they are made in attractive colors, and are lightweight and gorgeous looking. Keeping in mind the requirements of many of us, here we are sharing the best fancy ceiling fans. Enjoy shopping and choose the nicer one for you.

1. Antique Brass Ceiling Fan with Oak Blades and Light Kit

To give your room an edgy and wonderful look, this fancy ceiling fan is superb. What I like the most about it is its antique brass color, and the fan has been designed for large room up to 485 sq. feet. This fan is easy to install and is equipped with wonderful mounting system. It is marketed with exclusive motor technology and can be hanged at any height conveniently.

2. Westinghouse Reversible Five-Blade Indoor Ceiling Fan

The color of this ceiling fan is matte black, which is perfect for the rooms with light-colored wall paints. If your bedroom is painted with pink or off-white shades, then this particular black ceiling fan will go great. It is made for indoor uses, and ideal for rooms with size of 18 by 20 feet. The fan brings fresh air to your rooms, and has 78-inch lead wire as well as 40-watt torpedo bulbs. Surely this is your lifetime friend.

3. Litex Ceiling Fan with Chrome Blades and Single Light Kit

The single light kit of this ceiling fan is what I like the most about it. This Litex fan is so beautiful and charming that you will certainly love it. This has been designed with brushed chrome metal finish body, and has powerful motor installed. Performance wise, this fan has no alternative. It is surely something I have always dreamt of for the rooms of my children. It is quite easy to hang!

4. Emerson Ceiling with Light

This ceiling fan is special in a way that accompanies light, blades, and has oil rubbed bronze finish. Thanks to the makers for bringing forth such a lovely and remarkable fancy ceiling fan. It comes in white color and sleek style. The fan has 13-watt medium base florescent bulbs, and removable light fixture so that you use it to decorate your home and find no problem once installed.

5. Westinghouse Five-Blade Indoor Ceiling Fan with Three Spot Lights

This ceiling fan is ideal for indoor, and has silicon steel motor with triple capacitor, giving best airflow. Its motor is efficient and the fan is beautified with the help of pre-installed halogen bulbs. The color of the fan is highly impressive. It is, without any doubt, one of my favorite fancy ceiling fans.

The purpose of a ceiling fan is not only to give beautiful look to our rooms, but also to provide us fresh air and great results. With this in mind, the above collection of fancy ceiling fans is surely something to make you feel happy. All of these are high-performing products.

Best Tips to Make Your Kitchen Look Expensive

13 June 2015 Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

Of all the rooms which need some great decoration tricks, your kitchen is the most important parts. There are totally different rules how to decorate the kitchens. Adding value to its overall beauty is possible if you know a few useful things. Every lady dreams of having some expensive kitchens, but not all of them can afford it.

Here are some of the best tips to make your kitchen look expensive even when you have invested little in its decor.

1. The Right Layout

Take a start with the right layout. It is one of the major concerns, and when you are clear with it, the rest of the work is easier. Depending on the size of your kitchen, keep its overall layout either oval or triangle. There should be minimum distance between the stove, refrigerator, and the sink. This can save you some extra space for adjusting the rest of the things.

2. Get Benefited from the Height

It is all possible to get benefited from the height of your kitchen. Let us say it is 43-inch tall. In such a situation, it can have about 32-inch high cabinets. According to expert interior designers, the 42-inch model of the kitchen is the best way. In lofty spaces (9-foot ceilings and up), the high cabinets will provide extra storage.

3. Wall-Paint of Your Kitchen

Here I would like to make one thing clear that the wall paint of your small kitchen should be of light shade. Usually it has been observed that the darker colors of the walls give a space feeling of being small, and if your already-small kitchen gets any of those bright wall paints, its overall impression will be ruined. Try to go for pink, sea-green, sky-blue, or any other light colors for the walls. You can even have each wall painted with different colors to create variety.

4. Focus on Details

Hardware is like earrings for any of the kitchen cabinetry. This delivers lots of bang to your bucks. Those who live in an area where the neighbors keep an eye on how you manage your house and how well its look is can make their kitchens look upscale by focusing on each and every small detail. Get some extraordinary elegance when you know what should be the height of cabinets, what should be the wall colors, and how the stove has to be adjusted. With all this in mind, you can get an impression of expensive and lavish kitchen.

5. Don’t Forget Proper Lighting

Whether you are to decorate your bedroom, living area, bathroom, or kitchen, the role of proper lighting cannot be ignored. When we first step into the kitchen, the very first glimpse is taken of the ceiling and if the lights are proper or not. The stunning light fixtures, breakfast nooks, and the sink—all of the things are important. At every moment, the lighting of the kitchen has to be wonderful. You need to establish great visual hierarchies of ceiling light fixtures, so that the overall impression of your kitchen becomes fabulous.

There are a lot of things which could be here like not fearing of floor tiles just because of their slippery nature, and thinking of long-term ideas which means what can make your kitchen look vibrant years after years. Each and everything here is dependent upon your level of creativity and of course the budget.

Choose Different Paint Finishes to Create Vibration in Home Decoration

13 June 2015 Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

It is always like a dream comes true when we get the desired charm and beauty of our homes. The decoration of the rooms and kitchen is one of the major concerns of today’s females. They are not at all ready to compromise the quality of their home’s overall positive impression.

Boost your confidence by giving a try to multiple colors and paint finishes to create vibration. Don’t be afraid to go beyond your comfort zone, because this is where you will get the best ideas. Try to be creative. Choose the soft colors combined with deep neutrals like chocolate brown or olive green. All this is going to give an edge to your homes. Here is how you can choose different paint finishes to create vibration in home decoration.

Blue and Orange Living Room Area

The combination of blue and orange for the living room is going to be wonderful. This gives a feel of having mixed colors that bring personal touch to your space. Don’t go with those boring and common colors that have long been used in the living areas of most of the house. Come up with something extraordinary.

Play Up Monochromatic Schemes

Playing up with monochromatic schemes means you are ready to do some kinds of experiments to give appealing look to your home. Create bold or subtle variations with the help of contrasting paint finishes. Let me make it clear with the help of an example. If you choose a single color for all the walls of a particular room, then make sure the furniture, curtains, and rest of the things are adjusted in some other colors. Let us say the color of walls is pink so your furniture and curtain like items should be of dark blue colors combined with orange and yellow.

Choose Different Paint Finishes

A single paint finish seems to be boring. Isn’t it? So, why not choose different paint finishes! For the children’s room, take advantage of bright colors. Use an eggshell finish on one wall, and satin or semigloss on trims, while the rest of the walls should appear slightly different. You can, in other case, go for a wallpaper of fancy and appealing design. Whatsoever you choose, always make sure a cohesive look is created in all the rooms. The walls should look adorable with windows and doors of an area even when everything has different paint finishes.

Add Depth with Decorative Finishes

It is time to transform the dull and boring look of your home by adding some interesting decorative finishes. The personal spaces, small flats, commercial apartments, and living areas—all can have subtle or dramatic visual texture and broken colors. The use of burnished mineral or metal finishes along with layered colored glazes will be adding value and depth to your home. Choose soft reflective metals such as mica, copper, pewter, bronze antiqued silver, and gold.

Follow the Color Wheel

If you follow the color wheel, you will never be short of ideas of how to modify the overall look of the room. You will be surprised to know that the color wheel is where you can choose interesting palettes from. This is also illustrative for the visual temperature of colors, giving you clearer and more comprehensive ideas.

In any of the cases, your room should look appealing. From one corner of the house to another, red, green like intense colors can be adjusted with light shades like yellow, pink, and off-white. Choose the paint finishes as per your desires!

Easy Steps to Create a Calming Fitness Room

11 June 2015 Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

A fitness room has become a necessity of these days’ lavish home. Without it, we always have a feel of being in an incomplete house. Those with high profile and luxurious lifestyles know well the importance of staying healthy and fit as they know it is only ‘They’ who are to take care of the home sweet home. In case, they fell ill, they will not be able to look after their home, their children, and will fail to perform other tasks of the day.

To stay energetic, exercise is mandatory. Below we have discussed some easy steps to create a calming fitness room.

Peaceful and Beautiful Colors

White and light gray are traditional picks. When it comes to give an extraordinarily unique and marvelous look to your fitness room, it is better to stick to neutral shades like blue, purple, yellow, and pink. These will create a peaceful environment where you can spend time without any worries. We recommend to stay away from bold and shiny colors because fitness room is where you are going to shed lots of sweat, and the colors like red and orange will give you sense of being pressurized in one way or the other.

Enough Space for Fitness Machines

How many fitness machines you want to have in your mini-gym? Well, this certainly depends on the area of your room. If it is a vast room with enough space, feel free to have 4-6 machines. In case, your fitness room is not spacious enough and you cannot afford to buy so many exercising machines, just bring home one or two items like jogging machine, walking machine, and belly-machine etc. Their proper adjustment in your room is what you need to pay attention to. Make sure the room doesn’t look bulky with those heavy fitness products. Give it a feel of being lighter and marvelous.

Add Houseplants

Houseplants bring nature to your workout space. It is a good alternative of working out outside in your garden or porch area. Bring home some flowering plants or those with delicious smell. This will give an edge to the overall environment of your fitness room, and will surely create a calm and peaceful environment that makes you feel more and more natural. Avoid keeping heavyweight and tall plants in this particular area.

Take Advantage of Natural Light

If possible, this room has to consist of so many windows and two to three doors so that natural light can enter easily. No one wants to do exercise under harsh fluorescent lights. You can try to avoid this thing by specifying an area where the sunlight can come directly. Here you should avoid to get exposed to the direct sunlight because this will not make you feel good during the tough workouts.

Make Space for Movement

Forgive me, but I would have to say that Fitness takes space. All your exercises need to be done in a place where you can move freely, and your feet find no hurdle during their motion. While doing push-ups, you cannot hit your coffee table, and this is only possible when the fitness room has some extra space.

Last but not the least, scenting this room can give your fitness room an amazing and out of the world feeling. But avoid the use of heavy and wild types of scents.