Reader's question:
"We are renovating our bedroom and I am confused about what kind of hardwood floor matches best with the wardrobe and the doors, that are wenge in color"
Our answer:
Choosing the kind of hardwood floor that best fits your bedroom is a crucial decision to make. There are issues of both substance and style that need to be taken into account.
The basic elements in your bedroom (the wardrobe and the doors) are wenge in color. Wenge is a tropical timber, an African wood, very dark in color with a strong wood pattern, warm in feeling and suitable for formal settings. Usually, a black streaking is present throughout the surface. It is also a hard and heavy wood, ideal for flooring, furniture and staircases and dark enought to be used as a substitute for ebony.
Since, wenge wood is dominant in your bedroom we suggest you to choose for the flooring a light-colored wood or in other words we suggest you to think of the flooring as a background that will make a contrsast with the dark surfaces and at the same time will high light them. Preferably, choose a wood variety with yellow, gold, red or honey shades.
Suggested wood varieties are:
- Tingerwood wenge,
- doussie,
- iroko,
- Red oak: Reddish in color with a coarse grain. It's a stiff and dense wood that resists wear
- white/honey ash
- cherry: Cherry is a light brown color. It is a soft wood
Though, you should have in mind that the finish is what gives the floor its final color and luster.
Wet room installations are largely standardized and sanitary ware is supplied in a range of fixed dimensions. The graphic representation shows the typical heights of the most common sanitary wary and accessories.
Sanitary Ware & accessories: Diagram of heights (in cm)
Sanitary Ware & accessories: Diagram of heights (in inches)
Reader’s question
"I have an old armchair which I would like to renovate. I have painted the arms and legs with silver spray paint. I am thinking to place it in my bedroom, but I do not know what kind of fabric and what color to choose for reupholstering it! The room is done in white tones-white curtains, off-white color walls, gray upholstered bed with high headboard, and white lamp shades with polished nickel details. It would be most helpful if you could give me some ideas! Thank you in advance! "
Reader’s question
"I am asking for modern ideas for my bathroom layout. I would like a bathtub, a wall mounted toilet and a concrete countertop sink. Tiles have not been laid yet. The position of the drain is at the corner of the bathroom near the toilet."
Reader's question:
"In my apartment, the bedroom door opens into the living room. The door is in the middle of the wall and on the left, there is a credenza and on the right a TV stand. I am thinking of placing something like a panel in front of the door or building a freestanding drywall room divider. What do you think?"
Our answer:
In general, we think that you should opt for an elegant and light solution, with some degree of transparency instead of placing a solid obstacle, like a drywall, in front of the door. For example, with a perforated vertical panel you'll manage to both camouflage the door and to add an attractive and artistic element into the living room.
Look at the two solutions below:
- 1st example: A perforated panel suspended from the ceiling
You can hang from the ceiling two stainless steel tubes and then fix on those tubes a slim perforated panel, made from wood veneer or metal. In front of the door, you should keep an empty space of 1 meter width. This hanging screen will be a design element that successfully camouflage the door.
Reader’s question
"I have antique brown furniture in my living room. I am on a low budget to replace the old furniture, but I would like to change the look of the furniture somehow. What should I do? There are chest of drawers, cupboards etc."
Our recommendations
There are several ways to makeover your old wood furniture and give it a new look.
Paint the furniture different color
You can upgrade the wooden furniture with a different stain or paint selection e.g. vivid, modern colors, as red, or blue, which match with the rest colors of the place.
Some familiarity with painting process is necessary.
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