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Bedside tables: types and measurements

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Bedside table types
There are 3 different types of bedside tables; they all have the same function but they slightly differ in use.

  • Bedside chest: A bedside chest includes 2 or 3 drawers which provide extra storage.

Bedside chest

 

Terrazo floors: durable and stylish

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Terazzo is a composite material, poured in place or precast, that consists of marble, quartz, granite, glass or other suitable stone chips. The binder is cementitious, modified cementitious or resinous. Terrazo floor is a very-durable and long-lasting floor.
 

Options for applying wallpaper on the walls

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Wallpapers come in a large variety of styles, patterns, colors, materials and designs. However, before opting for the ideal wallpaper you should first decide on which walls or other architectural elements you’ll apply the wallpaper. These are the most common option:

  • You can put wallpaper on all the walls in a room. Instead of painting the walls with a flat color you can opt for a stylish wallpaper. If you think that the result will be too confusing to the eye you can select a monochromatic pattern or a pattern in soft tones.

wallpaper a room, wallpaper intire walls, yellow wallpaper Wallpaper on all the walls in a room. 

   

Dining chair dimensions

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Before choosing dining chairs for your dining table, you should first know the size of the chair. Although there are standard, measurements, due to ergonomics and human factor, however a chair might not have the standard size. For this, before selecting dining chairs for your dining table you should always check the exact measurements of the chair to make sure that will fit in your place. 

Typical dining chair dimensions

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Dining chair measurements: Width, depth, height, seat height

   

Unified & open plan spaces: Ways to delimit different functional zones

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Open plan is the generic term used in architecture and interior design, to describe any floor plan which makes use of large open spaces and minimizes the use of small, enclosed rooms. According to this concept, different functions can share the same space. 

The idea of the unified space an open floor plan, does not suggest that space should be unorganized, chaotic and cluttered. On the contrary, different functions and furniture visually and spatially delimited. 

How to delimit different functions in an open plan space. 

  • The perimeter and corners of the space can be used for the placement of distinct uses. First, it has to be clarified which functional zones can fit in the larger space, which uses need to be near each other, and what kind of furniture is needed. In this solution, every functional zone forms a distinctive area against one wall or in one corner of that space. 

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open floor plan, open concept in interior design, open concept in architecture, open plan in architecture Arranging functional zones in the perimeter of the space. The main circulation paths should be at least 3 feet wide (91 cm).

   

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