For reading

Reading nook with a view

Olive

Olive is a relatively dark yellowish-green color. It has a few earthy undertone, zhanks to the hint of brown. It is not vivid, so it is very versatile in interior design. It is a very good complementary color for neutral palettes, for example. It was named after the green olives.

Salmon

Jun16

Salmon color is a quite vivid pinkish-orange hue. It’s lighter and darker tones are both frequently used in interior design, first of all as an additional color. It fits well for seaside style, for example. It was named after the flesh of wild salmon, which get their color from eating krill and shrimp.

Useful accessories 9.

May12

Useful accessories in the home library

Dark walls 2.

Mar19

Don’t afraid of using dark colors on walls: elegant, spectacular and make the room cozy

IP code

Jan13

IP (Ingress Protection) code is an international code for classifiying protection of electrical appliances. The electrical enclosures are protected against mechanical contact and water dependending on their purpose an nature of use. The level of protection is marked by the two numbers after IP code:

Solid particle protection
0          none
1          against solid particles larger than 50 mm
2          against solid particles larger than 12 mm
3          against solid particles larger than 2,5 mm
4          against solid particles larger than 1 mm
5          against Ingress of dust with no harmful effect
6          complete protection against dust

Liquid ingress protection
0          none
1          against dripping water (vertically falling drops)
2          against dripping water when tilted at 15°
3          against spraying water at any angle up to 60°
4          against splashing water from any direction
5          against low pressure water jets
6          against powerful water jets and short term of immersion in water
7          against immersion in water up to 30 minutes
8          can be used continuous immersion in water

The three most common codes in interior design:
IP20 – simple interior lamps
IP44 – lamps can be placed in bathrooms (outside of shower cabin and bath!)
IP68 – lighting can be placed in swimming pools