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Is your home cluttered? Too much stuff is the most common problem faced by owners of small houses. Irregular storage mode can also make great house looks a mess.  The easy way to handle this is by doing the color game. Here are some tricks that can be used as a reference for setting the goods at home for the better.

Kitchen
Children are often hungry when rummaging through a cupboard. Label names are often ignored because they are back to read one by one. For that use a colorful box. As for the cereal yellow, the color red for a biscuit, or blue colors for the candy. Do it also for the storage bottle of juice or sauce.

Bathroom
Specify color for each member. Let your child choose his own color. Starting from a towel, bathing suit and toothbrush so he would not use someone else’s.

Learning spaces
Having more than one school age children at home allows them fought each other learning tools. This condition usually occurs because all the books and school supplies look the same. Try using a different color label for each book. If you only have one child, use different colors for different subjects.

For workers, use color labels to files and folders to be more easily found when needed. Use a similar trick to separate bills, taxes and other official documents.

Medicine chest
Make sure the mark of all drugs with colored tags. For example, use green label for vitamins, yellow for general medicine, or red for child medication. In this way, the medicine cabinet will look neater, as well as facilitate choosing the right medicine.

Bookcase
Bookshelves can be very messy, especially if the whole family uses only one rack. Color can help you find the right book fast.

Paste the book with appropriate category labels. For example the blue label for a relaxing reading a book or red for reading books when you need eagerly mood. So do children’s books. Let them select their own favorite color for the pasted on the side of the book binding.

Besides functioning as a place of rest, the room also serves to stimulate the baby. We recommend around the bed / crib surrounded by stimuli in accordance with the age of the baby.

Newborns up to age 2 months are still limited hearing and eyesight. They can not distinguish colors well, so that an effective stimulus for them should be black and white only. Stimulus aims to stimulate baby’s senses of sight so she learned to observe the immediate environment.

If parents want to give toys around the crib, then it could be made with a patchwork kind of geometric shapes such as triangles or circles. The color is also black and white only. Toys are put in a distance not too far away to be caught by the baby’s eyes, which is about 20 inches from the baby’s eyes. Only after the age of two months, her vision will get better so stimulus be combined with any other color. Usually selected bright colors such as red, blue and green. However, these colors should be replaceable around two or three days.

Obviously to be able to provide all the stimulus needed funds. But do not worry if the funds are limited, because not all the stimulus needs to be purchased in stores. All it takes only creativity father and mother, really, to make themselves at home. For example, wall hangings can be created by making the magazine clipping taped to a sheet of cardboard. For example, clipping a half-body picture of a person in a magazine to stimulate infants recognize facial shape. Or, to train the listener can baby rattle made from tin cans filled Redoxon rice or green beans. But do not forget safety, which is wrapped around the lid with duct tape.

If your child sharing a room with your father and mother, may be you can provided one corner of the room to be a stimulus for him. The important thing to remember, the corner or around the room the baby’s room should not be hung with ornaments too much. Because the baby’s attention span is still limited. They’re hard to catch many stimuli at once. Better are installed alternately. Also, do not forget the security of these stimuli. With lots of decorations / stimulus must have needed extra energy to clean.

We definitely want a bedroom as a comfortable resting place after all the exhaustion or activities outside the home. But it’s hard to feel comfortable sleeping space filled with piles of clothes and other goods. Here are some tips for how storage solutions in bedrooms, even in the smallest bedroom:
1. Take advantage of under the bed
2. Maximize the use of the closet
3. Kid-friendly
4. Vertical Thinking
5. Create Access

Here is an explanation:

1. Take advantage of under the bed
The size of the King-size beds take 3.6m2 of land, also provides a 3.6 m2 space underneath. Provide a solution that is suitable for sliding drawer beneath the bed, perfect for storing items that are not used too often, such as bed linen, or suitcases and backpacks. In addition to the sliding drawer, could also make the place a bulit-in storage under the bed, complete with lights to make it easier to find stuff.

2. Maximize the use of the closet
For details should first identify your needs and your goods before buying or designing your wardrobe. Shelves and drawers easily added, but the hook is more difficult to change. For the long dresses, you need a hanger height (170cm), but shirts and pants that do not require a high hanger, you can put the hanger in stages (90cm and 170cm), so it can load more clothes.

Separate and organize items that are often used and which are not. Everyday shoe is placed in front, and wear shoes that are rarely placed at the top / rear. Shoes should be stored using a box, so not easy to mix and exchange.

Maybe some of you may prefer the open shelves of the drawer, because it’s easier to find clothes in between the stack. Best drawers to store clothes that are not folded properly, such as socks and underwear. Four drawer for a single person had enough.

If there is space left on the back of your door, can be used for shoe rack, the door itself can be installed body-sized mirror. When there is little room left in your cupboard, can be used to tie and belt hanger, hanger preferably a model that can be pulled out, even in the back corner of the living iron hangers can be made for the shoe rack.

3. Kid-friendly
Types of beds that can be raised or folded is a good idea for a very limited space. When appointed, children have to play a larger space, and when lowered to hide the toys.
Chest can be used as a toy box seat at the same time. Children are easier to use than the rack and basket hanger. Train children to group things in a certain baskets can enhance their skills set.

4. Vertical Thinking
If condition of your ceiling is high enough, a lot of places can be created with wall cabinets above his head. Such cabinets are suitable for putting the goods are rarely used. If possible, enter the closet and shelves into the walls, so that the space continues to be felt relieved.
Pick a high cabinets and trim. When you put the TV and audio sets in the room, choose a concise and compact. CDs and DVDs can be arranged vertically with the rack on the wall.

5. Create Access
Try to pay attention to another room immediately adjacent to your bedroom. If there is attic above your bedroom, make a door hanging on the ceiling, so that easy attic access. If your bedroom directly adjacent to the laundry room, make a hole in the wall that allows you to remove the laundry from the room directly to the laundry room.

Nowadays, stairs is made to be able to influence the interior display space. His presence could make the room look more beautiful. You must know how to apply the upstairs so no one put it. According to architect Shindu Oka, there are some things to consider before applying the upstairs in the house.

The first thing that must be questioned, it serves as what steps? That is, the stairs just as a means of liaison work that is routine or she is made simultaneously to connect the decorative elements in the room?

Notice, where the stairs are to be placed? This question relates to the question above. After that, think of how much land that you provide to the stairs? This is related to the width of the stairs you will apply. After all it was missed; you can automatically decide what kind of steps that must be used. You are drying clothes in an upstairs room, while washing in the basement. That means, you need the stairs that was in the laundry room.

Well, kind of stairs which is applied here does not use good materials. Surely you would prefer a regular ladder in character, whether it is steel or kind of a simple wooden staircase. Land needed was certainly not as much as you want to apply the stairs in the family room stairs.

Another case if you want to apply the stairs as a decorative element. The selected location of the most prominent and easily visible. The material used is also not that unusual, but selected materials sufficient to support these elements make it more interesting.

Usually the most affecting beauty of the staircase is the choice of railing and stamping steps. Because if we’re wrong concept just a little on the railing, it can destroy the concept of space. Thus, two elements important to note its quality, whether it be in materials and types of railing choices consistent with the concept of space..

It’s not easy to design the upstairs because these elements are associated with placement and forms that will be used, whether the type of straight stairs, letter U, the letter L, or a spiral staircase?

Consideration of placement of the stairs can be influenced by several things. For example, the main staircase is usually located in the family room. Family room is where the hub of activity and control at home so that the placement of the ladder is usually not far from the location and out of the living room. Another consideration is, usually the steps are not placed in a hidden place, because the upstairs is also an access to exit in case of fire. Therefore, try to have a backup steps that can be used if there is danger of an unwanted. This reserve upstairs may have a range of 20 cm between child stairs.

Moreover, in designing the most important steps is convenience, especially for users who are relatively old. Between children tall upstairs that is often used is 20 cm. In fact, already exceeding the limit of comfort for the average Indonesian.

Comfort zone for us is 15 cm-17, 5 cm for height stairs, while the width of the stairs bodies for the sole of the foot is 30 cm. While the width of road space for stairs, based on anthropometric standards Indonesian people in general. So, it is known that the Indonesian people need space with a width of 60 cm to walk. While for the walk by bringing goods, then the required width of the space of about 80 cm-90 cm. Keep in mind also; do not make the upstairs that is too long. At least for the objects of the house can be divided into two parts which are restricted by the landing.

Landing function is as a place or a short break before climbing down the stairs again. For the structure of the upstairs, can be used wood, steel or reinforced concrete. Its function is almost the same. Only, the major difference is the selections of structural materials are usually influenced by the themes that will be applied in the room or house.

When viewed from the system, the road to the next floor there are two, namely the stairs and ram. What are the steps we have seen before, while the ram is upward sloping street without stairs. The ideal slope of the ram 1:7. One meter to seven meters high and the size is the length of the horizontal.

Buying furniture for the house of origin were easily have met the costs involved, but to choose furniture that suitable for room and comfortable to be seen and enjoyed is not easy.

Here are tips for choosing and buying furniture for the room of your home, so that really can fit your desires and will not cause regret in the future.

Survey Room
Conduct surveys to space will be filled with furniture. Note the color of the walls, spacious rooms, high ceilings, room accessories and other matters will be selected, for example, classical themes, Mediterranean, minimalist, traditional, Balinese and so forth.

Room Setup
For a narrow space, use a Minimalist Furniture impressed light and small. Efel minimalist furniture can provide relief in the area or space. Small room large will be impressed when the number of furniture slightly and there is a fairly large wall object, such as photographs or paintings that fill a room.

Large rooms can be divided into different areas. Large space can provide many options for interior design. But if too much empty space, can cause a cold impression. Adjustment the right color furniture selection, combined with the wall color. Choose furniture colors that match the wall color. When the color of cream-colored walls, try colored furniture ranges in color or monochrome matching cream. Better yet if you use the services of an interior designer for the tower your room.

Adjustment Room Themes
For the election theme of space, match the characters themselves or your family. If you are a busy and practical, you can choose the design theme with Minimalist Furniture.

There’s an art and it takes someone special tricks when buying and selling goods. Namely, how to bargain prices. For buyers, bargaining ability is important in order to be negotiable price not too high or above the general pricing. As for sellers, bargain prices is also important to keep it at a profit.

Tricks such bargaining applies to all types of goods, including houses, apartments, or units of other properties. This method is usually performed in buying and selling second building, which had been previously occupied. While for the house or new apartment developer or owner usually has its own set prices. In this case the buyer usually can not make an offer.

Before deciding to buy a house or apartment unit, make sure you match the prices offered by the owners or developers. This is where the importance of price bargaining process.

Before the bid price of a house or apartment, make sure you get some information below.

1. Note the condition of the house or apartment you want to buy. Observe whether if you decide to buy, the property requires renovation or repair or not.

2. Find out how long a house or apartment is being offered. That is, whether long or when the bid recently. It is important that you have a picture of the response to other potential buyers of these units.

3. Find information about the price of a house or apartment offered earlier. Do the same with other units with the same conditions and in the same area. This information is useful as background for its offering price. If the seller had offered for a long time, usually in question wants to own a house or apartment can be sold. In that position, as a buyer, you can put more pressure on prices.

4. Information about why the owner sold the house or apartment you need to get hers too. This could come from nearby neighbors. For example, if the owner sells his home unit is a very urgent reasons, or simply to earn a profit because he has invested in the form of units of property.

After getting the information you’ll get an idea about the standard price for a house or apartment unit that you buy in a region. Armed with it, do the bidding price to the owner. If he offers a price that is above the market price, that price offer so close to or even in accordance with prevailing market prices in the region. Bargaining also requires foresight as well as the ability to negotiate.

When we want to do home renovations, of course we have to calculate the costs needed and if we are not careful, could swell the budget originally. Then follows the step-saving tactics so we can keep our house dress but in a way that saving and of course without prejudice to the beauty of our homes.

Here are some tips for saving and renovating homes with quality:
• Define the concept of careful renovation
At this stage, we determine which parts of the house that we want to fix, how to design, whether we will use the old material back or not. If you want to use old materials would be unloaded carefully to prevent damage. While useful in order to determine the design in accordance with the results we want. Because if the results do not fit, we have dismantled it so more cost. By knowing the concept with cooked also help builders work faster.

• Determine the quality of building materials to be used
If indeed our funds are limited, there is no harm we use medium-quality goods or used goods. If we choose carefully, we can find a secondhand but good quality.

Use of medium quality of goods such as ceramic tiles, wood, frames, or paints the interior. Ceramics are fitted with good technique can produce a beautiful floor while using the ceramic medium quality. While parts of the compulsory use of the goods with good quality is at the foundation of the house, planted by the water pipes, building structure, roof truss. Can be imagined when the earlier part of such a leak or damaged, we would have to dismantle again which means that the expense of another. For exterior paint also advisable to use good quality because the outside of the house is usually exposed to rain, hot sun or moist air.

• Eliminate one part of the renovation work
What is meant here is that we do not do one part of the job, so time is used more quickly and can save costs. For example: without the plastered walls that can make the walls seem natural, or painting without the plamur.

• The selection of payment methods
Payment methods are generally divided between the wholesale and daily. If indeed we are uncertain what will be renovated and we already know the concept of the renovation is done, then it is better we use the wholesale system. Conversely, if we are not yet clear concept of the renovation we can pay a daily basis.

• Choose a good time to renovate
Renovation should not be done during the rainy season, because the builders who worked on this season may have difficulty. In addition, for parts that is beyond being renovated into a dry hard and can even be damaged.

Floating houses is an alternative lifestyle solution for living on water, and best suited for low ying regions.

Floating houses has been a long time tradition especially in the region of Lake Union, Seattle. Even though from the exteriors mostly all the house in a particular vicinity look same, from the inside most of them have their own charm. Earlier, modern Interior designs were not preferred but now most of these floating houses are used as holiday homes and are designed with modern amenities and good looks. The site or area on which these houses are built is quite small and there are few selected architects who are chosen to build these floating houses. The most attractive and common feature of these houses is a terrace or balcony in every room where one can relax and get a feel of a moving ship. Vandeventer and Carlander Architects are one of the famous architects for floating houses.

If the house interiors are like a body of the house, especially the living room is her clothes. In this space the guests who came to spend his time. As the host, of course you want to make your guests feel comfortable.

For that, the idea of making your home living room with a calming and soothing touch really feels right. To achieve this we need a choice of colors that can strengthen the impression of cool to be carried.

Iridescence in the living room that will give the impression of cool can find with a touch of neutral colors, white, ash or combined with cooler colors.

Why these colors are recommended? According to the book ‘Managing the Modern Minimalist Interior Small House’ essay Samaya Living Stylish colors are inspired from fresh plants and bright sky. The most important thing from cool colors are able to give residents peace and quiet at home.

However, do not just apply all these colors on the walls or floor. You can apply a game similar colors on decorations or furniture to prevent monotony. choose form of furniture and decoration that interesting.

If the living room that you have less than vast, strategies that need to be taken is to apply the white color on the walls broken so clean and airy impression.

The slim model selection sofa also help the impression of space in order not to appear narrower. Some accessories may be present on the credenza as aesthetic elements as well as air freshener.

Garden presents in the house nowadays is a necessity. How to set it and what is the appropriate herbs planted there associated with conditions that are full of earth pollution?

Park in a house supposed to be represented. Only, his presence should not be based on the trends and habits of follow-up, follow-up, while the “mission” you create the garden is neglected. Indoor garden that you made it clear need to provide positive effects for you and your family.

Parks contribute many benefits to humans. In addition to the surrounding air becomes cooler and a refreshing eye view also you can get. But, if you want a function that “more”, for example removing harmful substances in the home, certain plant species can lho do it.

Now you try to check again, is there any type of crop grown antipolutan in your household? Plants absorb pollutants antipolutan work around residential areas. According Giwo Rubianto landscape architects, many benefits can be obtained if the plants grow healthy. Among others, keeping the air around the place to stay to keep them clean because these plants can absorb pollutants and produce oxygen that is useful for humans.

Pollutants such as benzene, formaldehyde, and trikloroetilen who are all around us believed could lead to various diseases complaints, such as vision problems, skin allergies, fatigue, and weakening the power of recall. In the long run, if people constantly inhaling these materials, can cause damage to liver, kidney, as well as various types of cancer and leukemia.

Well, one way to solve that problem is to grow ornamental plants that can reduce or absorb the pollutants. As for the type, among others aglaonema, Dracaena, Sansevieria ficus, clorophytum, chamaedorea, spathiphyllum, philodendron, aloevera, scindapsus, nephrolepis, Moses, and anthurium.