Using concrete as a decorative element or simple insulator requires knowledge, precision and unlimited patience. It’s often better to rely on the support of a professional. But if you prefer to do it yourself for your own pleasure, you’re going to be spoiled.
Here’s a bit of advice.[……]
You get up feeling sluggish one morning. Dark and pessimistic. Someone peels an orange just beside you. What a pleasant odor. Suddenly things seem much brighter.
Do the blues hit you in the middle of the day? You have a glass of fresh orange juice and suddenly you feel lighter.
A depressing evening after a bad day. Dusk is fantastic. You take two minutes to contemplate it. The orange of the sky soothes you. You already feel better.
Orange is freshness, love of life and calmness. Three sensations that perform miracles in decoration.
The colour orange stimulates the senses without putting them into the overdrive that comes from red, while leaving the softness and serenity of yellow.
The ideal vivid colour, orange is a must for a room with citrus tones, along with citrus yellow and lime green. Add some red and you obtain a vintage effect that evokes the happenings of the 1960s.
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No need to drown a room in orange to appreciate this warm colour, even though it does exist. We once saw a living room that was orange from one end to another. Projectors mounted in various places of the room mirrored shining halos on numerous glass surfaces. The effect was staggering.[……]
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Bamboo was first introduced into our homes through decorative plants, and also in lawn chairs, which are durable and weather resistant, and make things feel summery.
Bamboo now appears in all decors, from floor to ceiling, serving both as a decorative item and for building materials.
My daughter and I were curious, so we went through the four rooms of her home to find things made from this tropical grass.[……]