One of the advanteges of raised garden beds is avoiding backache of bending down
Raised garden beds
Castle Hotel Parádsasvár
Castle Hotel Parádsasvár through the eyes of the guest (2015)
Parquetry patterns
The history of parquet flooring goes back to the Renaissance. The wooden floor tiles were laid in V-shape since the middle of the 16th century. The two oldest patterns are herringbone and chevron. These are the most popular today also but they are frequently mixed up.
Reputedly herringbone patterned parquetry was first laid by Italian craftsmen in 1539 for the French king Francis I. In this classic pattern, the pieces are in right angle so that the short side of one piece gets to the end of the other’s long side. Actually they show a zigzag pattern but its line is broken.
However, there are pointed peaks in chevron pattern (named after the V-shaped rank sign), this way the chock-shape is created. The pieces are cut in mitter, the ends are joined this way, so the pattern will be continuous. Nowadays ready-made floor and wall tiles are available.
The two patterns mentioned above are frequent not only as floor but as wall decorations also. They can be created from wall tiles (e.g. subway tiles), floor tiles or even vinyl flooring, not only from wood parquetry. They look good both in classic and modern interiors.
Luckily, parquetry is fashionable again, more and more people want to save the old wooden flooring of the building being renovated. It is really worth to spend money and time for it unless it is in too bad condition, since it will be beautiful and valuable part of the interior. It will look as good as new with gap-filling, grinding and lacquering (probably changing its color by burnishing).
Ask for help of an interior designer for choosing the proper patterns.
Children’s Day 1.
Very girly rooms for the International Children’s Day
Decoration motifs 1.
Classic architectural and furniture decoration motifs: acanthus leaf, caryatid (female figure used instead of a column), egg and dart
My project 21.
The renovation of this 56 sqm downtown flat for a very nice woman was finished last year. The main tasks were space reorganization and creating enough storage. The old kitchen is now the bedroom for taking advantage of the small back-balcony, so the pantry became a gardrobe. The new kitchen was created by removing the wall between a small room and the entrance space. The old hall’s wall was also removed, this way there was enough space for the dining area and large wardrobes. The central space is much more roomy and livable. The neutral cream and brown colors provide the calm base that is enlivened by different hues of blue, from turquoise to cobalt.
More photos: http://classicinteriors.hu/hu/referenciak/20-referencia/60-referencia15
Hiding TV cables
How to hide mounted TV cables by building instead of wrecking
Insect repellents
The early summery weather already requires insect protection, which can be achieved by natural methods also. Several well-known plants have insect repellent effect. So, planting of these means not only a kitchen garden addition or home apothecary’s but a more livable outdoor also. They will look good planted near the patio or potted on the balcony. Most of them has a strong and pleasing fragrance.
Here are some of them which help us to keep the multi-feet and undesirable guests away.
Basil: used as an herb. It is effective against fly and mosquito.
Peppermint: used in the products containing menthol. It is effective against ant, spider and mosquito.
Marigold: it is a useful officinal herb as ointment or tea. Effective against aphid and mosquito.
Lavender: its essential oil is used in many ways. It is effective against flea, fly, moth and mosquito.
Catnip: cats love to sniff this plant, that’s why it was named. It is effective against mosquito.
Rosemary: it is an herb. It is effective against flea and ked.
Caring of the plants mentioned above doesn’t require more work than any others, this way it’s worth to choose them for the summer.
Greige
Greige (grey+beige) is made by a pinch of brown in grey paint. It works well with either cool or warm color palettes because greige is a perfect neutral color.
Old fridges
Refridgerators anno
