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Black flowers
Black color is more and more popular in interior design. Many people bravely paint the walls black or use black wallpaper and buy bigger furniture. If we don’t like to accent this color so much, we can use it on accessories (cushions, vases, candles, picture frames etc.) or on easy changeable smaller pieces of furniture or carpets. Cut or potted flowers always bring nature to the interiors. Where black is the dominant color and the color palette is monochrome, it’s harder to choose plants because bright colors are very different from the concept.
In this case, „black” flowers are perfect, which are less familiar and harder to purchase. Although black is in their name, actually none of them is black, but a very deep hue of claret and purple which seems to be black compared to other plants.
Queen of Night tulip – became famous by the novel of Alexander Dumas – is a plain petal species which looks good in a bigger bunch. There are black ones among so-called parrot tulips, their petals are scalloped.
Black calla lily is much more common and can be bought in several flower shops. It is durable, looks good in a big bunch or just one flower itself.
Black Mamba petunia is not a cut flower but it can be perfectly used instead of green plants in black interiors. It blooms richly and long, in addition to, it’s easy to care. Petals are plushy to touch.
More species of pansies have black flowers (e.g. Atlas, Sorbet Black Delight, Black Beauty). It feels good in balcony pots and hung baskets also. Its blooming time is long. It will be marvelous in pots fitting to the interior.
Black Mondo Grass is a perfect choice for those who want more neutral sight. It has pale pink flowers in summer which turn to bluish black berries later. It can be bred in containers.
There are a lot more species which can be called black (iris, bleeding glory-blower, cornflower etc.). Ask for help of an interior designer for choosing species fitting for your home.
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Kitchen sockets
There is a growing demand for invisible sockets on the countertop when designing a new kitchen. Enjoying the fabulous tiles and popular glass backsplash are the main aspect. They look much better if the unity is not broken by plugs, even if they harmonize in color.
Using sunken plugs into the countertop is a common solution. Its lid perfectly slicks to the countertop when not in use, and can be released with a single press, then just close it after using. The space for sinking, should be considered while creating the lower cabinet. It can be purchased with round and rectangular intersection, in several colors and with several number of plugs.
Sockets can be put on the bottom of the upper cabinets also. They will be invisible from the front. These can be even sunk into the cabinet in the case of custom made furniture, this way harmony will be more perfect.
There are much more possibilities in the case of a custom made kitchen cabinet. Plugs can be hidden in a drawer also, just like in many hotel bathrooms. The disadvantage: the drawer remains pulled out while the socket is in use, that can block our moving. More space saving solution is making a faux-drawer front which has to be fold down to reach the built-in sockets in the lower cabinet. The door will be looked as a part of the furniture while out of use. This is a good solution in the case of a kitchen island also.
Although corner socket is visible at the edge of the countertop and the wall, but at least it can be glued to its place without cutting the backsplash. It will partly slick to the sight choosing it in a proper color.
Ask for help of an interior designer for planning your kitchen.
