Top metal accessories

Monday, May 10th, 2010
Mirror with stumpwork and flat embroidery
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Contemporary metal artwork is designed to be functional and eye catching, but on the other hand - to give a feeling of the artistic freedom and enhance the individual character of interior.  If you are looking for the appropriate metal accessories for your room, first consider that it should work with the general style of the house or flat.

Folding wall
It is perfect gadget for the bedroom (not only for changing clothes) that lets you to divide the room space in a non-intrusive way, create small private spaces where you won’t be disturbed, cover the personal corners from your guests in an elegant way, and make the unique mood.

This item, made of metal, shaped smoothly, decorated with light tissues, is essential element of inter alia: art deco, cottage, classical and zen interior design. Folding wall is very practical: flexible and completely stable even if you stretch it into a horizontal line. Main advantage of the folding wall is that it can be easily replaced and hidden, dependently of your needs. (more…)

Glass interior decorations

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
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Glass can be used in interior design to brighten up rooms. It is also perfect material for modeling the shape of the space. The subtle features of glass work perfectly in combination with all of other materials, such as wood or metal. Moreover, it is very practical and easy in cleaning. When you choose the color, texture, an appropriate form of glass, suitable to your style, you can create the unique space character and enhance its atmosphere. It is worth to notice that glass is long-lived material. Unlike wallpapers or courtains, glass decorations are durable and expensive so its location, colors and forms should be carefully considered and discussed with an expert – interior designer. What should be considered? (more…)

Making Metal and Glass Work Together

Friday, July 24th, 2009
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Two common materials found in the contemporary design of today’s furniture are metal and glass. When choosing a new piece of furniture or an accessory for your home, you may wonder how to use these two materials together. Metal and glass compliment each other nicely, providing a variety of choices for your rooms.

The materials can be combined to balance each other out. A dark metal frame in a table with a glass top keeps the piece from becoming too dark and overbearing. If a room has a large amount of glass or metal, find accessories made from the other material to create harmony. A glass picture frame in a room with dark metals adds a sparkling touch of beauty.

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A Brief History of Metal

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
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The first evidence of humans taking an interest in metals is from about 40,000 BC, in which traces of gold were found in caves in Spain. As of 3000 BC, Egyptians began making weapons out of iron. Five hundred years later signified the beginning of metallurgy when humans discovered how to heat tin and copper and combine them to make bronze.

1200 BC signifies the beginning of the Iron Age when the Hittites learned how to extract iron from its ore. It appears as though the Philistines enjoyed great success as a culture, in large part due to their discovery as to how to extract and work iron.

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