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The purpose of having blinds installed over the windows is to control the amount of light that gets inside the room. Besides this, you can make blinds a decorative item in your house, knowing that there are so many colors and materials available. One main type of blinds is the horizontal blinds. As the name suggest, the slats are layered horizontally. This category includes venetian blinds. ...

Ideas for a Victorian Christmas party

Many Christmas traditions these days come from the Victorian era such as the Christmas tree and Santa Clause. This year you can opt for a Victorian themed Christmas party for friends and family. Invitations 1. Buy old Christmas cards. Get a piece of red or green heavy card stock for each car. 2. Fill the invitations with the necessary detail regarding the party using a metallic pen to ...

Vinyl mini blinds at a low cost

This article will present to you why vinyl mini blinds still keep their position on the market for such a long time. Since the 80’s vinyl mini blinds are known for their low cost in exchange for good results. They are very good for humid rooms like the kitchen or bathroom because vinyl resists to humidity very well. Also they work very well with light controlling and blocking. Also you don’ ...

Learn to carve designs into solid oak corbels

Both the corners of the exterior and interior of a home are accentuated by the oak corbels. Plain oak corbels can be bought from any home improvement store. After that it is up to you to decide what designs you want to carve into them. It isn’t so easy to carve into oak regarding the fact that it is a very hard wood. If you want to learn more about carving shapes into oak corbels then read the ...

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The idea of central heating dates from ancient Greece when people used it to protect themselves from hard cold. Today we have more than one central heating systems. Water Circulation More popular in Europe tan other regions this systems uses a boiler to heat water and then circulates it through the house to heat it. The water is passed through specialized wall panels and the transfer of ...

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