Old pine furniture don’t need to be painted anyway. They will have a good effect in adequate surroundings (styles, colors).
Pine furniture
Murano glass
Murano is famous by glass production, it is 1,5 km far from Venice and lays on five islands. The Venetian glass blowing manufactories were expelled from the city because of the frequent fires and they then moved to Murano.
The glassmaking of the neighborhood was famous since the 10th century. The first rule book of glass manufacturers was dated in 1271 and updated continuously. The rules in it covered all the details of glass art: tools, rooms, prentices and masters also. The secret of glass production was strictly kept, since it was important export item of Venetian Republic. That’s why the people who were working there, it was forbidden to leave the Republic. Anyone who bespoke the secret of glass making to an outsider, was punished to death. The glassblowers got more privileges in exchange for this, for example they could be married to noble families.
They were famous by the fine quality and special glass making techniques also. The most famous are crystal glass, enameled glass (smalto), gilded glass (aventurin), multicolored glass (millefiori), milk glass (lattimo) and faux precious stones made of glass. First they made only household objects (vases, plates, paperweights etc.). The product range was widened with other interior design objects, for example mirrors and chandeliers. A newly founded workshop began to produce glass tiles from 1854 for renovating the glass mosaics of the buildings. The product range was widened again in the turn of the century by the boom of tourism. They started to produce sculptures and other decorating objects, glass jewels and souvenirs. The session is not a top secret anymore, insomuch glassmakers make their products on the streets to entertain tourists. The Murano glass remained important export items. New household objects appeared in the product range fit for modern times: doorknobs, electric chandeliers, lampshades, handles of faucets etc. The quality is still the highest.
A bigger Murano glass object, for example a chandelier, can be easily the focal point of a room. If you would like to make your home special with a decorating or household object of this kind, ask for help of an interior designer for designing.
Winter picnic
Cozy winter picnic – for braves only
Separate upstairs
How can we separate the upper story of the house in case of open stairs
Color of the year 2018
Firm Pantone announces the color of the next year in every December which has an effect on interior design also. Ultra Violet no. 18-3838 is the color of the year in 2018.
Scientifically, it is not a color but a range of short wavelength which is beyond the range of visible light. The color given by Pantone is a cool, vivid and middle strong hue which contains more blue. It can be used well on bigger surfaces also, but it should be counterweighted by neutral colors (black, white, brown, grey, beige) because of its vividness. It is not a food color, so it should be used moderately in the kitchen and dining room, rather only on accessories. It is a popular color since years, not only in interior design.
The purple color always signed or meant a specific or mysterious thing during the history and in symbolism. For example, it was the color of mourning in the French Royal House. It is the favorite color of the clothes of magicians and fairies in tales. It is popular among children also.
Ask for help of an interior designer for making the color of the year 2018 appear in your home in style.
My project 17.
Small details of a classic style interior: brass-porcelain hanger, porcelain inlaid switch, custom made brass handle
Color pairs 32.
Color pairs: blue-orange
Instead of christmas tree
Some ideas for those who can’t or doesn’t want to buy a christmas tree
Saloon fondant
The Christmas candy called saloon fondant (szaloncukor in Hungarian) is a common Christmas tree ornament and candy in Hungary. It is a real Hungaricum, but it is less or not known at all other countries.
Its origin is a fondant which was a soft dollop made of supersaturated sugar solution. It was produced in France already in the 14th century. It arrived to Hungary only at the first half of the 19th century but became popular very soon. Saloon fondant was first produced by hand and wrapped in tissue and tinfoil paper. Aphorisms were printed on the inner side of the paper.
The first fondant production machines appeared at the end of the 19th century. These were working in Stühmer chocolate factory and made saloon fondants for Gerbeaud confectionery. Only the thrumming of the paper remained manual operation but later it was mechanized also. There are already 17 types of saloon fondant recipes could be found in the Kugler confectionary book published in 1891. The candy was produced for custom orders of the customers also. In this case, the customer could define the flavoring and the color of the wrapping also.
Although it is a glittering ornament of Christmas trees nowadays also, hanging it on the tree is not favored by everybody, because of the remaining empty papers hanging there when „somehow” chocolates „disappear” from them. They will be showy accessories as well put on a nice tray or in a bowl under the tree.
Countless flavored and colored saloon fondants are available in shops today, we can choose among many companies’ products. It is a matter of taste which one you prefer, however it’s worth to pay attention of quality.
Outdoor christmas decor
DIY outdoor christmas decoration ideas
