- Kitchen towels can double as hotpads. Just fold them up very well.
- Turn a glass upside down and use it to cut biscuits and round cookies.
- Nobody needs a cake tester. A fork, toothpick, or a bit of raw spaghetti will each work just as well.
- In a pinch a bottle works as a rolling pin. It needs to be about the shape of an old glass soda bottle, so something like a bottle of ketchup, a bottle of worcestershire sauce or soy sauce will work. If you fill it up with ice water and put the lid on tightly you have a great rolling pin for keeping your pie crust flaky.
- While I vastly prefer a pastry cutter, you can cut butter into flour as for biscuits or pie crust by using two knives. I never owned a pastry cutter until I was nearly 30, and I made a lot of pies and biscuits in that timeframe. What works even better is your clean fingers. Wash your hands well, slice the butter into the flour and pick up a palmfull at a time and gently rub your hands together until all the flour and fat are mixed together.
- If you are crushed for space and/or funds, you don't have to have a spray bottle of oil such as PAM. You can spread oil on your baking sheets the old fashioned way, with your hands, or the other old fashioned way, with your children's hands. They will love it.
- A colander is really, really handy, but this is another tool I lived without for years. You can get by with a little coordination and a cooking pan with a lid. You just carefully hold the lid cracked a wee bit and tilt your pan to pour the liquid out (using your towel for a hot-pad, of course). It's a good idea to pour the liquid into a bowl inthe sink rather than directly into the sink, so that if you drop your pan the pasta won't go in the sink. If you have a steamer basket you can have that double as a colander- put it inside a bowl or pan and ladle the food from pan to steamer basket. Or- get a colander but make sure it's on that can also double as a steamer.
- A vegetable peeler can be used in place of a cheese slicer.
- A giant mixing bowl is a very nice thing for a large family to have, but you can also use a large, clean bucket.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Minimalist Kitchen for Young Couple
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Chinese Dinning Room Designing for Chinese New Year Celebrations
Elle Decor's Dining By Design, Produced by DIFFA
Source: www.omgallery.com
What is Basics of Color Design?
Colors can give us an emotional reaction, especially in decorating. It’s important when learning the basics of color design to know what emotions certain colors evoke. If you are aiming for a peaceful, calming space, like a bathroom or bedroom, decorating in blues and greens may be what you want. If you are aiming for a more energetic room, like a kitchen or living room, you may want to decorate with yellows and reds. But each of us has specific colors that we love and hate.
Some may see blue as a depressing color, while others think of the ocean. With green, some might see it as an envious, jealous color, while it reminds others of the natural world. In addition, you need to look at the room itself. You may want a bright, cheerful yellow kitchen, but if your kitchen is already strongly lit with sun and/or fluorescents, painting the walls yellow might be a little overwhelming.
Primary Primary colors are colors that cannot be created by mixing with other colors. These are often referred to as the true colors, because you need them to create all the other colors. They are:
- Red
- Blue
- Yellow
Secondary
Secondary colors are created by mixing primary colors. They are:
- Orange
- Yellow
- Green
- Violet
Tertiary
Tertiary colors are colors created by mixing a primary and secondary color. They are:
- Yellow-orange
- Red-orange
- Red-violet
- Blue-violet
- Blue-green
- Yellow-green
The place where the colors are on the wheel and where they are in relation to the other colors can tell us a great deal. It can tell us which colors will work well together.
Adopted from: interiordesign.lovetoknow.com, Picture 1: www.twobytwo.co.uk, picture 2: www.hennydonovanmotif.co.uk
Chinese Home Design, Feng shui Based Design
Chinese inspired interiors display bold colors along with ornate furniture and accessories. The furniture pieces tend to be carved wooden designs with hand-painted details and high-gloss lacquered surfaces.
Accessories continue this dramatic style by featuring animal motifs and mythological beasts, such as monkeys and dragons. Porcelain ginger jars, large vases, and fish pots painted with complex patterns in multiple colors or in classic blue and white are also fashionable in Chinese interiors. Other stylish items frequently seen are large wall murals, plaques, and folding screens which depict historical characters and legendary scenes in vibrant or striking color palettes.
Red is a prominent color in this Asian style interior design, perhaps because it means good luck in Chinese culture. Other bright colors such as yellow and green are used as accents as well. Colorful paper lanterns are often made in very vibrant colors. Wood tones tend to be dark and rich in color.
more Feng Shui Home Design:
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Villa Concepts Home Design
Designing your home like a villa?, its not difficult, the important thing is we don't need large yard to build our home, and another important thing is the power of the building. We can creating outdoor upstairs to get more privacy and to split each floor, so if the person who want to stay more than one family, they can choose different floor but they didn't disturb each other. The picture are created by Claudio Matei with Autocad, 3D Studio Max, V-Ray software, see more information about this picture in www.3d-photorealism.eu.
Caprio Cherry Kitchen, Your Minimalist Kitchen
There are several ways to make your room such as kitchen looks more large, by using minimalist design we can make our small room but efficient enough. The important thing is the size of the cabinet and other furniture, use small size chairs and table. The contrast color between floor and furniture also can make our room looks more large. Here is the description of Caprio Cherry Kitchen from www.marthamockford.co.uk.
Caprio conveys the meaning of modern minimalism with a simple slab design and dramatic colouring. The beautiful cherry veneer embraces a sleek, sophisticated kitchen design and contrasts well with the coolness of stainless steel and granite. A selection od screen glazed doors, including a 195 mm option, make a confident statement in this kitchen
Verso Scala Cherry Kitchen Design
Verso Scala Cherry optimizes the timeless characteristics of traditional furniture and the changing needs of today’s modern lifestyles. The warm PVC Cherry front achieves an authentic country feel whilst retaining a hard wearing resilience. A generous array of accessory components and features incorporating open frame units and an imposing over mantle complete this rustic design. Use the bright color for the wall and the wall, to match with the cabinet and other kitchen furniture. Visit www.marthamockford.co.uk to see more information or to order it.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Best Bathroom Design, an Awarded Gazebo Bathroom
Awards: Honorable Mention- 1994 National Kitchen & Bathroom Association Design Competition
Publications:
1994 - Builder/Architect Magazine
1996 - Colonial Homes Magazine
1996 - Oklahoma City Real Estate Magazine
source: www.karenblackskitchens.com
More Gazebo Design:
Considering Your Kitchen Color Design
There are two choices about combining the color between both, First, we can use the contrast color, and the last, we can use the similar and match color between them.
Source: www.kitchenremodelideas.com and www.withknobson.com
Aletta Cherry, combining elegance and simplicity
source: www.marthamockford.co.uk
Tips for Designing Kitchen Interior
When you are changing the interior design of the kitchen you may be able to make your kitchen look bigger or smaller all based on the type of paint you use. For example, if you want to expand your space then use a paint with cool, light colors. Even dull colors with very minimal contrast can make the kitchen feel a bit bigger.
If you want to make the space seem smaller then you want to use warm dark colors or even bright colors. To make a ceiling seem lower use warm colors and dark tones and the opposite for heightening a ceiling use cool colors and light tints. Shortening a room, use dark colors, lengthening a room is cool, light colors and to hide a spot that you don?t like use the surrounding color already there.
Changing the floor can be very important to the look of the room. You may want tile or stone or even wood flooring. Countertops should match the color scheme of the kitchen and lighting is an important part as well. Even using new hardware can add a new scheme to the kitchen. You don?t have to tear your kitchen apart to get a new look, a fresh coat of paint, new hardware and new appliances and whole new look.
The article is taken from www.decorating-interior.info, The picture are taken from www.3dhaonline.com, and www.subzero.com/kdc2006/
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Another Small Elegant Bathroom Design
Small Elegant Bathroom Design
Use match color between bathtub, closet and other decorations. The picture is taken from www.3d-photorealism.eu, created by Claudiu Matei. Visit www.3d-photorealism.eu to get more informations.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Uplift the Body and Soul with Bathroom Design Ideas
Bathroom space planning is part of the usual interior design services carried out by Red Square. In addition to providing functional bathroom design ideas, Red Square uses natural light and discreet features to instill a calming ambience, making this a very special place in which to relax.
Materials, such as marble, stone and tiles are selected to give bathrooms a whole new appearance. The installation of additional features such as under-floor heating makes the bathroom experience much more pleasurable and Red Square's interior designers show how glass, mirrors and the latest contemporary fixtures and fittings can transform this area of the home into something really special.
Adopted from: www.the-interior-designers.co.uk, visit and buy it there!
There a little person who want to design their kitchen with red color. Naturally, red Square utilises its expertise in interior design and interior architecture to create stylish bespoke kitchens that cater for a wide range of tastes.
Whether somebody want their new kitchen to incorporate an elegant dining area, or a zone for media, TV, or cosy seating, Red Square has the knowledge and experience to develop innovative designs that suit complex lifestyle requirements.
It is unusual, nowadays, for the kitchen to be used solely for cooking and eating. Busy cooks often want to be able to keep an eye on children, help with homework or socialise with guests while preparing food.
Red Square interior designers spend time understanding how someone expect to use their new kitchen space. The interior design brief is vital, as it enables clients to discuss their kitchen design ideas with Red Square interior designers and interior architects. Each Red Square kitchen design is created to suit individual personal needs and style preferences and no two interior design solutions are the same.
This design are adopted from www.the-interior-designers.co.uk, You can order this design there.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Favorite Kitchen
How about this designs, yeah, these are kitchen designs, adopted from www.3d-photorealism.eu, the pictures were created by Claudiu Matei, These design are kitchen designs, imagine this design is your real kitchen, you can feel more comfort with large and clean kitchen room, the floor, wall and roof are used similar color and material, so they are matched. These are several small dinning table set with small round table, there are a sofa set to use waiting the food ready, so, happy imagining!
Back to Nature with Traditional Room Design
This picture was adopted from www.summerhouse.com.au, there are a lot of another design with similar theme. So, let's reduce global warming by designing room with back to nature.
Big Family Dinning Room
Monday, January 21, 2008
Sliding Glass Door, Adopted from Japanese Traditional Door Design
Designing sliding door for our house or office is one of the choice for who loved traditional sense door, especially Japanese door design, adopted from those design, we can use more strength material but not weight enough, so we can choose resistant aluminum. With this material, we can make clean design and incredible performance. I said that strength is important, other reason is with this sliding door, we can design door with simplified installation that does not require numerous trims, clips and accessories. So we can reduce significant cost savings from the simple frame assembly, minimum number of parts and a single row of fasteners.
Sliding door works well in both new construction and retrofit applications, so, don't be afraid to use this design.
One of several manufacturer of aluminum sliding door is CGI Window & Doors with their product Series 560 Sliding Glass Door, CGI has a strong reputation for offering architectural-grade impact windows and doors with unique features and high-quality construction that exceed industry standards. CGI products have been specified and installed in some of the most prestigious residential and commercial projects in South Florida, including Fisher Island and the Palm Beach Breakers. Established in 1992, the company was the first impact window and door manufacturer to offer PVB laminated glass designed exclusively to meet the Miami-Dade County impact-resistant protocols.
Warm colors, the new trend color of 2008
Here's what a sample of interior designers and industry insiders say you should be shopping for:
- Beware of pseudo green
Manhattan-based interior designer Claire McGovern of McGovern Design House said green design could be the most important design change of 2008, as long as it's done right and not to fit a trend. "Most start-up design companies are acknowledging the need, and most educated customers are asking about the green qualifications of a furniture piece," she said
- Color, texture, layers
Minimalist white and beige are being pushed out in favor of color, textures and layers. There is a move toward warmer colors and away from the shininess and flatness of interiors over the last few years.
- Mix it up
There is a big move away from "themed" rooms, in which everything must comply with an overall motif, such as country kitchen or a maritime-themed bedroom, so, people can be traditional but we are going to see more mixes.Which trends do you like, you can considering with this.
source:www.chicagotribune.com, by Sean O'Driscoll, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Ugly can be fixed
Buying a house that needs work, then fixing it up yourself can help turn a nightmare into a dream.
A can of paint can be your best friend when you buy your first home, as Nadia Abuseif and Brad Hughes discovered after moving into a modest 1920s house last month.
They're glad they listened when their real estate agent kept telling them, "Ugly can be fixed."
They bought near St. Clair Ave. and Dufferin St. – a six-room home with a basement apartment for Abuseif's mother.
Hughes, a research analyst with IDC Canada, and Abuseif, an IT guru for TD Bank, met agent Wally Brazy at an open house. With his guidance, it took only three weeks to buy a house.
source:www.thestar.com
Improve Hidden Space at Your House with Attic
Minimalist Bath Room
For small home owner, just don't worry, by designing minimalist rooms we can improve our room functions, such as, locate the shower room near the closet, or use minimalist bathroom accessories.
To improve the room large sense, use more lighting with natural lighting. Use clear roof material likes glass or fiber, so we can maximize the room lighting. Use small closet and small shower room.
Founding Your Perfect Home
What images should I look for?
As a rule most people select images that mean something to them. Some of the more popular images today include sepia photographs, Tuscan landscapes, large flowers, Muskoka scenes, wildlife prints, and abstracts. The common thread that ties all of these varied subjects together is the colours the artists have used in their palettes.
"In the past two years we have discovered that a majority of people are selecting art to go with their décor," says Deena Pantelidis-Kowalski of Select Art Galleries. "Today's trends dictate a minimalist look in art as well as framing, whatever the choice of subject."
Photography, especially black and white, is also growing in popularity among art enthusiasts and decorators alike. Original photography at affordable prices can be found on websites such as www.wallkandy.com. Shoppers can choose from more than 100 original prints from locales including Paris, Prague, and New York and frame the image right on the site. Each city comes as a series, so finding six or seven prints to fill an entire wall is a piece of cake.
Source: www.newinhomes.com
Friday, January 18, 2008
Natural Swimming Pool
This design are made by exquisitefalls.com.
Natural Water Fall in Your Home
Blue Hot Tub on Vacations
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Unique Surface Effects from Staron Tempest
"In several of the new color choices, the addition of reflective chips creates an appearance consistent with metallic elements and minerals often found in nature. The result is a depth and saturation of color that is an industry first in acrylic solid surface countertops for residential and commercial projects
Staron® Tempest is available to fabricators from distributors in 1/2" (12.3 mm) thick sheets are 145" (3680 mm) x 30" (760 mm).
visit www.staron.com to get more informations.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Mirror Unique Glass Material for Your Wall Design
For its specialty Mirror Unique glass, Jockimo combines an old technique for antiquing mirrors with a back-painting process that gives the product a “bump of color,” company president Tim Czechowski says.
Available in 20 standard colors, including ones that imitate granite and marble, the glass is produced and painted by hand. It is also available in customized colors and fabrications. The glass can be laminated, tempered, leaded, or insulated.
The mirrors have many applications, says Czechowski, but some of the most popular uses have been for backsplashes and entry walls. One customer in Dallas used large panels of copper-colored glass behind a bar. Laminated for safety, the glass also featured air bubbles. Another customer in New York City used different-colored mirrors to create a collage effect on a wall. Jockimo. 949.251.1560. www.jockimo.com.
Solar Homes Design
The gracious porches, dramatic arches and contrasting details found in our state-of-the-art masonry homes mirror the lovely historic homes nearby. With several models from which to choose and customized detailing, each home has a distinct personality. This design are taken from. source: www.armoryparkdelsol.com
Architectural Design
It is a somewhat paradoxical process, for when we 'arrive' -- the project successfully done, the residents settled in -- the owners often feel that the new place is familiar, a place they already know. 'Yes,'they say, 'this is what we had in mind'... "
excerpt from Patterns of Home
by Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, Barbara Winslow
Source:www.houseplanz.com
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Large Size Interior Design with Blue Modern Home Decorations
Friday, January 11, 2008
Tumble Bathroom from Mundelein Design Centre
Liquid Soap Dispenser from Zenith Bathstyles
Price: $15.99 Click to buy |
- Eliminates clumsy soap and shampoo bottles
- top storage shelf
- Handy mirror
- mounts securely
White Plastic Liquid Soap Dispenser with mirror. 3 bottles will hold shampoo, conditioner and liquid soap. Mounts securely with pre-attached adhesive strips or optional screw mount (included). Visit www.amazon.com to order, they will ship into your house.
Pink Ceramic Tissue Holder
Price: $34.99 Click to buy |
- One tissue holder from Tommy Hilfiger
- Ceramic with a silver band; imported
- Features pink, white, and blue; Ithaca stripe accents
- Great accent for bathroom or bedroom
- Coordinates with the Westport Bath Collection
This ceramic tissue holder from Tommy Hilfiger is a great accent for bedroom or bath. Made to coordinate with the Westport Bath Collection, the tissue holder can stand on its own in most any décor and in any room in the house. The pink, blue, and white holder features a silver band and traditional Ithica stripe accents. So, just visit www.amazon.com to buy this!
Glass Bathroom Design
Like a gentle waterfall, the momentum is emptied into the elaborate sink where the water stands frozen in time and the contours of its escape captured like cold lava. The semi frosty glass sink tells the final story of nature’s gentle gyration as in journey’s end. This design are provided by Elk Grove Village Design Centre, taken from www.stonehabitat.com.
Steeltek Acorn Soap/Lotion Pump
Price: $14.99 Click to buy |
- Functional in use, innovative in design
- This item is part of a full collection
- Made of Resin
- Hammered Design
- Made in India
The Sitlax Acron Soap/Lotion Pump has a hammered finish for a textured look. This durable, well designed container is part of a full bathroom collection, so you can add the items you need as you need them. This container is made from heavy metal, with a silver plated rim and plastic pump, so it will stand the test of time and lots of use. Plus, it is attractive to look at, making it perfect for the master bath or guest bath. Only from Sitlax.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Palmolive lobby Design
this picture are taken from www.interiordesign.net
Resident room of Palmolive
Natural Lighting by Opened Roof
Your Past and Future Design
This design are suitable for personal large house or medium size building. Using this design we will not need more lighting because we can directly seeing the sky in the middle of the house.
To change the sense of elegant, we can using another floor design, such as ceramic or other material.
this picture are taken by Carlos Somonte/Jaime Navarro, this image are taken from www.interiordesign.net
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Country Style Natural & White Finish Dining Chair House Bench
Click to buy |
Product Features
- Country Style Natural & White Dining Chair House Bench
- Dining and Kitchen
- 1-2 Days for processing, and ships within 6 day(s) via Ground Shipping.
- Dining and Kitchen - Seating - Windsor Chairs
- Visiondecor->Dining and Kitchen->Seating->Windsor Chairs
Sale: $81.14
The Maryland interior design firm is an award winning and published firm providing residential interior design services for the Baltimore, Washington DC, and Virginia areas. They usually design for interior or exterior room such as for residental interior, corporate interior, hospitality interior and other interior design, some of their product had been published in several magazine such as Baltimore Magazine, Home by Design Magazine. Not only had been published, but they also have several award from magazines and television, such as in2005: listed among National Register's Who's Who in executives and professionals, in 1993: “1st Place” award for New York Times Magazine’s national design competition, and many more.
TV Tray Set - Natural by Furio
Price: $36.79 Click to buy |
Product Description
Casual dinners and parties are easier with this Furio(tm) TV tray table set. Set of 4 solid wood trays come with matching storage stand. Imported. 26.5Hx19.25Wx14.5D".
Product Features
- Solid, natural wood
- Coordinates with other Furio collection kitchen accessories
- 4 trays and storage stand
- Solid wood with natural finish
- 26.5Hx19.25Wx14.5D"
This furniture can be placed in any room such as kitchen room or in outdoor room for casual dinner or parties. Just visit www.amazon.com to see more information or to buy it.
Hospitality Interior Design
So, it's not to hard looking around an unique room design for our room, we can use this design with sense of elegant. Visit www.imichaelinteriordesign.com to order or seeing another design.
source: www.imichaelinteriordesign.com