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Office Furniture

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Office furniture is the cornerstone of your office decor. If you are truly concerned about making a great impression and having a great office decor, you must invest in the proper office furniture. With that being said, however, not all office furniture is going to work in all offices.

The first thing to do if you are going to work from the ground up and replace the entire decor, including your office furniture, is to have a plan. To get started, you want to have a color scheme chosen, a theme chosen, and you want to ensure that your selections are going to mesh well with the overall office building you are in.

For example, a modern high rise office may be a great place for ultra modern office furniture, but if your office is located in an old style Victorian home, the modern look is not likely going to mesh well with your architecture and/or overall vibe of your office. So basic rule number one when choosing office furniture, make sure it is going to go well with your particular office.

The next thing to consider when choosing office furniture should be comfort. Having great looking office furniture is not going to make much difference if it is not comfortable. With so many choices of office furniture on the market these days, you should be able to find a style that fits your taste, while maintaining a high level of comfort. Remember, you will be using this office furniture for a good portion of your waking hours during the week, make sure you will enjoy using it!

When choosing their type of office furniture, you have many choices regarding materials. The basic two materials you are likely to find are going to be some kind of wood and some kind of metal. Choosing between wood and metal is partly your particular taste, but also goes back to the overall feel of your office building. Typically, metals are going to give you a modern look than many woods, while a traditional look is typically going to incorporate wood furniture.

Once you have an idea of the type of office furniture you want, you will then need to decide on a budget. The cost of office furniture can vary greatly, so it is important to have a good idea of the type of furniture you want and the budget you have available before actually shopping for your office furniture. With a budget in hand and an idea of the type of office furniture you want, it’s time to start looking.

There are many places you can look for office furniture. Browsing online is a great way to get started. In a short amount of time, you can get a good idea of what is available in your price range. Another good place to start is local furniture stores. If you live in or near a large city, chances are there is a furniture outlet in the area. Take a look at these types of brick and mortar stores as well as you may find office furniture less expensive than you would buying online and having to pay shipping.

Good luck in your office furniture endeavors! Remember; above all, make sure you are happy with your new office furniture and how it looks in your office space, as you are the one who will be spending the most time enjoying it!

Memorial and Meditation Garden Landscapes

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Walkway and Patio Edge Designs with Modern Low-maintenance Plants

 

Modern low-maintenance plants surrounding walkway and patio edges in memorial and meditation garden designs convey intimacy. Choosing suitable garden plants is crucial.

 

Memorial and meditation garden landscapes are welcoming and restful spaces. Regardless of size, components of these landscape designs are a central meditative or memorial feature, an open space like a patio, benches, and walkways for entering and exiting the garden. If the area is large, there may be margins of walls, fences or hedges as well as meandering pathways. Nevertheless, the setting should be one of intimacy. Low-maintenance landscape plants contribute tremendously to achieving this desired effect.

 

In order to focus on the main meditative or memorial feature, plantings are best restricted to patio and walkway edges. Plant selection is usually the last designed garden landscape component. Planting a successful garden landscape requires knowing three factors:

  • Site conditions
  • Characteristics and functions of desired plants, and
  • Coordination of plant colors and appearances

 

This example shows a church model that memorializes early 19th century church founders as the focal point of a landscape garden. The plant hardiness zone 7 garden is set facing south on disturbed soil that is primarily acidic red Virginia clay. The specified soil amendment is mushroom compost.

 

Planned benches are teak. Installed irrigation is underground. Poured concrete makes up the patio and walkway. Timers trigger safety lighting on poles and within the model.

 

Low-maintenance Plant Colors and Characteristics

Coordinated colors and plant textures present a unified and tidy appearance and pleasing public image. The idea here is to bring warmth and welcoming to the garden without detracting from the model. Colors, carried out through both flowers and foliage, are white, pink, deep blue and intense yellow.

 

Plants in this scheme either are small-leaved evergreens or possess some kind of late winter interest. They remain small and require little or no pruning. They are also resistant to common pests, diseases, drought and, for the most part, are deer resistant. They can all triumph over a variety of soil types.

 

Sun and Shade Site Essentials

  • South facing walk edges: East, west and southern year-long sun exposure on shrubs planted here. Plants here must be capable of withstanding year-long sun exposure on a daily basis. Evergreens are not appropriate due to possible winter wind and drought damage.
  • South facing patio edges: East, west and southern winter sun exposure; some east and full southern summer sun exposure. Plants here must be capable of withstanding winter sun exposure. Evergreens are not appropriate here also due to possible winter wind and drought damage.
  • North and east facing patio edges behind memorial: Limited winter shade from surrounding deciduous trees and memorial; heavy summer shade from surrounding deciduous trees and memorial. Plants here must be capable of surviving in part to heavy shade. This is an excellent location for some small-leaved evergreen shrubs.
  • North and west facing patio edges with benches: Limited winter shade from surrounding deciduous trees; filtered summer shade from surrounding deciduous trees. Plants here must be capable of surviving in part to dappled shade. Evergreens are also not appropriate here due to possible winter wind and drought damage.

 

Specific Low-Maintenance Plant Selections for this Landscape Garden Design

  • Low-Maintenance Plants for DIY Landscape Gardens: Bordering Walks and Patios in Memorial and Meditation Garden Designs

 

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The Three Biggest Interior Design Questions

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Before starting any interior design or remodeling project, you need to think about the three biggest areas. Do you know what they are? You’ll find out below along with some interior design tips on how to handle them

 

What To Do With The Walls?

This is perhaps the biggest question and the area that can make the most difference in the outcome of your interior design. Wall color can set the tone of the room, but many people are afraid to paint their walls with anything but white. One way to get around this is to buy small samples of paint that you think you may want on the walls and paint it on a section of the wall. You don’t have to paint the whole wall – just a 1 foot square section. Live with it for a day and see how it looks in all different kinds of light. Be advised, however, that many colors – especially darker ones – attain their true beauty from the look of the entire wall after being layered with several coats of paint.

Don’t be afraid to go ahead and paint the walls – paint is cheap. If you don’t like the way it looks you can always paint over it!

 

What To Do With The Furniture?

Should you buy new furniture? What if your old stuff is still good, should you have it re-upholstered? While budgetary concerns may dictate, you should evaluate the furniture for style and value versus the cost of the re-upholstering. If you are looking for a sleek modern style living room and your old sofa is a country style, you should probably consider buying new. If expense is a problem, take a trip to your local consignment store. You can buy like new furniture for a fraction of the cost and if your old stuff is still in good condition you can consign it and get some money for it to help pay for your new one. To a better result, you can hire an interior design company like Brenda Lee Designs to assist you.

 

What To Do With The Floors?

Decisions about floor designs should be based on your personal taste as well as your budget. Some flooring is extremely expensive and, although it may be the type that will look best with your design it may not be affordable, or even practical. When replacing flooring, you should always consider the use of the room and if the flooring will hold up well. A wood floor might be a bad choice for a kids playroom and will soon show the marks and wear of toys being slid across it. Carpeting might go well in the family room, but if you tend to eat in front of the TV you’ll want to be sure to get a stain resistant type.

 

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