Preparing for the Summer Months !!

Interiors for Summer months:

In summer months we want a cool soothing effect specially when we are at home.
Can you even think of an interior with red walls, red sofa and a black carpet when you return home from outside in the scorching heat in one summer afternoon?

The very idea makes us crazy!!

Let us now think about some realistic as well as easy makeover for our homes to prepare for summer.

• Have some water body or fountain or even small water urlis with flowers and leaves on them
• Small potted plants indoors
• If you have the privilege of privacy (because most of us don't have that in our congested apartments where the window of our neighbor just opens to the window of our bedroom probably :( , hence we lack the same) , you can think of having low height curtains on all the windows.
• Curtains should be light weight cool colours. Try to use twin ones so that you can remove them to both sides.
• If you have marble floors keep them open and remove all floor covers and carpets.
• Try cotton chattais and dhurries to be used as other option for carpets
• Windows-dress them up with some artificial flowers or plants ans chimes on them
• Guard balconies and open terraces with some awning or chiks where you can splash water to keep them cool
• Remove all woolen, leather, silk upholstery and have cotton ones instead.

Disadvantages of using too much glass in interiors!

The fact that you can brighten up a living space by the use of glass and light is also true.

But the main disadvantage of the use of too much glass in an interior are the following:
1. Too much transperency inside the house-some sense of lack of privacy is there-but this can be handled if you use stained glass or etched glass or even frosted glass in places where glass is used as semipartition.
2. Regular cleaning is necessary if lots of glass partition or glass shelves are used they are to be cleaned regularly since dust on glass surfaces and with lights or them look miserable.
3. One more small risk which is there is that if you have small kids in your house be a little cautious before using all glass shutters in furniture etc. One good idea is to have the lower portion of the furniture units fitted with wood or laminates fitted on frames which can be replaced by glass as and when required.

Use of glass in homes and offices:

Nowadays glass is used everywhere in interiors. Generally where glass is being extensively are:

Use of glass in homes:

• Glass Cabinets for Bathroom
• Glass Counter Tops for Bathroom
• Glass partitions
• Glass blocks
• Glass balustrade
• Glass Shelving
• Cabinet Glass
• Glass Counter Tops
• Glass Curio Cabinet
• Glass Pocket Doors
• Glass Kitchen Counter Tops

Use of glass in offices:

• Glass Wall
• Glass Entry Door Inserts
• Glass Office Doors
• Glass Partition
• Glass Furniture
• Glass Room Dividers
• Decorative Glass
• Glass Conference Room Doors