Posts Tagged ‘Improvement’

Glass Mosaic Tile Series- Part 1: Why Glass Mosaic is a Great Building Material for Architects, Interior Designers and Home Improvement Diys

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

History


Mosaic history can be tracked back to 2000 B.C. in ancient China. And glass mosaic becomes popular in architecture during the period of Rinascimento (Renaissance).  Glass mosaic have been extremely popular in Asia during the 1980s and become diminishing in 1990s. However, in the earlier of 21st century, with the new technology development, glass mosaic comes back strongly in Asia and becoming more and popular in North America since 2004.

Merits of glass mosaic characteristics


The new manufacturing technology seems that nothing is impossible in terms of colors, sizes, styles, as well as materials used in glass mosaic. So the great variety is a distinguishing characteristic of this building material. Also, glass mosaics have very broad spectrum of applications due to its IMPERVIOUS nature. Glass does not absorb any water (a Read More

Interior Design Best Practices for your Home Improvement Project

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Are you all set to launch your home remodeling project? Here are 10 interior design ideas to expand your horizons and help you on your quest.

Color Me Beautiful

Break out of the white, off-white, and beige, and let some color in your life (and on your walls)! Hit Designer Dave Bromstad, winner of HGTV Design Star and host of HGTV’s new show, Color Splash, is big on color. “I think brown is a great color because it looks great in a lot of combinations: brown and yellow, brown and blue, brown and orange. It’s been hot for the last five years and will continue to be hot. Whites and blues are also big, and you can make a big impact with reds and oranges,” says the rising star. But he also cautions to not be too matchy-matchy. If you decide to go for red walls, there is no need for a red comforter on your bed!

Rock the Casbah

Moroccan design is welcoming, warm, inexpensive and Read More

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