Antiques in our home 2.

Jan29

Well-placed, decorative antique ornaments always lift the shine of an interior

Variations 9.

Jan27

Variations for a boy’s room

Garderobe arrangement

Jan22

Zones of a walk-in wardrobe: shoes, underware, storage

Instead of original wrapping

Jan20

From the original plastic wrapping, put the purchased goods in a decorative container which also looks good on a shelf (and preferably not plastic)

Table centerpiece 10.

Jan15

Always choose a table centerpiece which lets the guests see eachother well above or even below the decoration and this way it won’t be a bar of the discussion

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