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Vortex - Very Innovative Design!

Water features have got to be the top must-have features in gardens. One of the best designers who creates wonderful water sculptures is William Pye (UK). He takes his inspiration from nature and the way he manipulates water is truly outstanding such as his vortex fountains. Although he makes smaller versions, the largest one has got to be his masterpiece. The fountain is called Charybdis and is located in Seaham Hall in Sunderland, UK. Read More …

Ideas Create Your Backyard

Here are a few ideas about how to create the backyard of front yard that you dream of, in short, how to do exterior design.

There are a few questions to ask yourself before you get started purchasing items, write down the answers this will help you to organize your thoughts.

- What is your budget for this project? Are you looking to pay for everything outright, do you have money saved away for this project?

- Do you have time to complete and time to maintain the exterior after it is finished. Does your lifestyle allow you time to take care of your newly designed exterior?

- Do you plan on having lots of BBQ’S and summer invitations for family and friends to enjoy your new backyard? What will you need for that?

- How big is your exterior? What are the exact measurements for adding new yard furniture and or vegetation? Will you have room for what you want, how will you arrange everything?

- Where do live? I mean what is the climate of your location? This will help you choose the right plants and can help you in deciding if you want to add a net to your canopy and table because of bugs. It will also help you in making the right choices in synchronising all of the elements with your hearts desires.

- What style and type of house do you live in? Modern, beach, colonial, split house? Do you want to build a d, a wrap around deck or just a porch? Is your exterior made of wood or bricks, stone or all of the above?

- The position of your house in relation to the sun. Is it in a shadowy area covered by your trees, directly under the sun, are you living on a mountain, by a lake, a beach?

Exterior Lighting

Do you ever see a house that has huge spotlights shining up on it ?

Exterior home lighting should serve a purpose, namely, to ensure safety for your household and your guests as they enter and exit your home and to light up outdoor space that you are actually using at night. From Starry Night Lights, light pollution is misdirected or misused light and can come in three flavors: light escaping up into the sky, light glaring out into people’s eyes, and light imposing on another property.

Exterior lighting should shine down, not up or out and should serve a real purpose, as such lighting consumes energy, some at quite a high rate. Motion sensors are also useful.

Choosing Exterior Paint Colors

Unlike painting interior is easily changeable, the exterior of your home isn’t something you want to do on a whim. With the expense and time involved you’ll want that paint job to last.

Paint, picking the best hues for your home isn’t as hard as it might seem. Just remember that before you get out the paintbrush it’s a good idea to take cues from:

The style of your house. Certain colors have become synonymous with specific architectural styles. For instance, Victorian homes often boast vibrant, contrasting color schemes, whereas Southwestern homes are typically adorned in the colors of the desert landscape (think pinks, soft yellows, sandy taupes, and beige). An abundance of architectural details may mean you can use a variety of colors on the exterior, as with Painted Ladies; simpler homes look better with a more straightforward palette (pick a body color, trim highlight, and accent punch at most). Read More …

Paint Your Exterior

Paint is not easy job, we should know what we paint for. These are severla tips before you paint your house or building

There are two types of Exterior Paint:

Latex: With latex-based paints the finish lasts the longest while retaining the true color. Because it is water-based it is easy to work with and cleans up well. In addition it dries quickly so that extra layers can be put on in hours and not days, as in oil-based paints. Latex has a porous surface which allows moisture to escape and this helps to prevent peeling and flaking.

Oil-Based (Alkyd): Alkyd-oil is great for coverage and sticking to most clean surfaces. Heavily-used areas require oil-based alkyds because latex coverings will wear down after constant handling and foot treads. And because they dry slower there are no roller marks as in in latex. Clean-up is low and tedious with off-gassing from mineral spirits.

Whatever paint you choose there are some basics for preparation: Read More …