Decking Designs

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Traditionally decks are wooden platforms that are raised from the ground and are open on top. These are a great place to relax and unwind after a long and hard day at work. Simply thinking of a time when we can lean back, pop our legs onto a table and take a leisurely sip out of our favorite beverage brings a smile on most of our faces. This simple pleasure has become a luxury that most of us don’t get to experience very often. So while you are still able, make yourself a deck where you can sit, relax and recharge yourself before you take on the next day

Relaxing is not the only thing you can do on a deck, you could entertain, have parties, an outdoor barbecue and basically have a lot of fun. If you live in areas where pleasant weather is the norm and you are someone who loves spending time outside your home, then it is a good idea to check out what the various decking ideas are.

Decking designs

The most common design for most decks is either square or rectangular. However, you can build your deck in almost any shape that you want. Structures with five and six sides such as pentagons and hexagons are becoming very popular. Decks can either be a part of your home or can be structures that stand alone anywhere on your property as any raised structure in wood is generally accepted as a deck.

Deck railings

The deck can either be bare without railings or have railings. The most common railings are wooden beams placed in the form of “X” marks along the sides of the deck. Railings similar to picket fencing are also common.

Deck lighting

Lighting your deck is one of the best decking ideas ever. Your deck and in turn your home can look spectacular if you install lighting on your deck. Strip lighting, recessed lights, lanterns and string lights are just some of the many lighting options that you can use to make your deck twinkle like the night sky.

The best decking designs are usually the ones that you come up with on your own. In order to enjoy your life to the fullest all you need to do is build a deck, light it up and you will never regret it.

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Bean Bag Chairs for Adults

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Not only are bean bags a lot of fun for adults and children alike, they can be very comfortable and cozy seating alternatives. Although these chairs are not for everyone, they can be the ultimate form of relaxing for those who would love the informality of bean bag furniture over any other stiffer and more formal type of furniture.

What are adult bean bags?

Bean bag chairs for adults are bean bags that are larger in size. They come in two sizes for adults, one a large one capable of fitting an adult comfortably. The second size being an XL, an extra large size meant for seating couples and larger people. Adult bean bags are meant for those adults who would love to sink into a cozy and comfortable chair when watching TV, reading a book or while simply relaxing.

What are bean bag sofas?

Bean bag sofas or a bean bag couch is a bean bag that is large enough to seat two or more people comfortably. Some of these sofas even come with an arm rest for those who would prefer it. They are great for a family with children and pets to enjoy time together in front of the television or to simply hang around.

Bean bag options for Adults

Bean bags for adults come in a wide range of colors, fabrics as well as cover changing options. Fur, cotton, velvet, vinyl, suede, denim, leather and twill are some of the fabrics that are available. You can even get ones that are tie dyed and ones in real animal fur. The best part of bean bag chairs today are that you get them with covers, which you can wash and replace, while not getting your bean bag dirty. In addition to replacing the covers, you can even purchase refill packs that will cost you a whole lot less than replacing an entire bean bag.

Bean bag chairs for adults can be maintained in good condition for much longer than when used by children. With replacement covers and packs, these beans bags are truly a very good seating option for every one of us fun loving and informal adults.

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How to Make a Bean Bag Chair

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Making bean bags can be easy if you know how. So let’s take a look at the parts of a bean bag, things you need and steps involved in making your own bean bag chairs.

Parts of a bean bag

• An outer cover with a zip
• an inner cover with a zip that contains the pellets

The zips are mainly for convenience to slip the outer cover on and off when washing and replacing it. The inner cover comes with a zip which helps you to replace the pellets whenever necessary. The best material to use for the inner lining is muslin cloth, while the outer cover can be made out of any material that is easy to stitch with such as denim, velvet, corduroy, cotton and suede. Although you could use vinyl, they are much more difficult to stitch with and unless you are a very good seamstress, they may not be the best fabric to choose.

Things you will need for making bean bags

1. Fabric for the outer cover – 5 yards or 4.6 meters
2. Fabric for the inner cover – 5 yards or 4.6 meters
3. zipper – 56 cm
4. Polystyrene pellets / water insoluble packing peanuts– 6 cu. Ft.
5. 1 inch grid such as cutting mat or graph paper

Equipment you will need

1. A pair of scissors
2. A ruler or straightedge
3. A pencil
4. A piece of tracing or pattern paper
5. Pins to hold fabric together
6. Sewing thread
7. Sewing machine

How to make a bean bag chair

• You will in total need to make 6 side pieces each for the cover as well as the inner lining. 2 pieces each for the bottom cover as well as the bottom lining. And 1 piece each for the top cover and lining.
• For the top pieces, fold a piece of paper and make a mark halfway. Then take a pencil and a straightedge and draw an arc that measures 5.5m from the point marked. Now unfold the paper and cut out the arc to form a circle. This will be the pattern for your top pieces. Now cut out a piece each from the muslin and outer cover to create fabric for the top of your bean bag chair.
• For the bottom pieces, fold a piece of paper and make a mark halfway. Then take a pencil and a straightedge, draw an arc that measures 12 inches from the point marked. Now unfold the paper and cut out the arc to form a circle. Cut out a 1.3 cm line on the fold and cut along that line, discarding the smaller semi circle. This will form the base of your bean bag chair. You will need two pieces cut out of the fabric for both the outer as well as the inner bag to make the bottom of the bean bag chair.
• For the side pieces, follow the same procedure as the top piece but draw an arc measuring 2.5 cm. You will need to cut out 6 pieces each for the outer and inner cover to make the sides for the bean bag.
• Now pinning the bottom pieces together, stitch them together using ½ inch seam at regular length. At the part where the two bottom pieces join, place the zipper and stitch it on. So both the outer as well as the inner lining will have a zipper to help you refill pellets and replace covers.
• Repeat the process with the top and side pieces, finally stitching them together, forming a complete bean bag chair outer and inner cover.
• Turn them inside out and fill the inner lining with the pellets. A good alternative for pellets would be peanut casing which is not water soluble.

Making bean bags on your own can be very satisfying and something you can take pride in. With these easy steps you can make yourself a bean bag that will blend with your home as it is truly an original, one of a kind piece that you will not be able to purchase anywhere else.

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Chandeliers for Nursery

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Most of us with children know that we will do almost anything for our children. And if we can afford it, anything materialistic is usually very effortless to provide. While the usual accessories for a nursery are a crib, baby equipment, baby themed curtains, rocking chairs, playpens as well as toys and stuffed animals, today furnishing your baby’s nursery can even mean hanging chandeliers for nursery.

There was a time when chandeliers were used only in wealthy homes and even then only in the entertaining areas as well as the larger rooms of the home. Today, chandeliers can be hung practically anywhere in a home starting from the obvious foyer to the bathroom and children’s room. And truth be told, a chandelier does seem to look extremely adorable in a child’s nursery.

Installing a chandelier for your child’s nursery is really quite simple. What with the options available online as well as the many local retailers who do their best to cater to the new parents to be. From little pink chandeliers if you are expecting a daughter to chandeliers with baby animals on them, you have a wide range to choose from. Just make sure that you don’t buy the first one you see as there truly are many options that you can choose from.

When it comes to chandeliers for nursery do not go for the larger ones as you don’t want your child to focus too much on the lights. Although it is not a proven fact, there are chances of your child developing a squint or mild discomfort as a result of looking at a bright object at a fixed point. What you need to do is to go for chandeliers which are smaller, not as bright, so that you child will enjoy looking at it while not experiencing any discomfort.

Ultimately chandeliers for a baby’s nursery are a terrific idea. Children love lights and the more creative and colorful the chandelier you pick, the more they will love it. Remember that a child is not interested in a sophisticated product; however a colorful product in baby themes is what they will love the best.

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Headboard Lighting

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You may wonder why you would even want something like a headboard light. Most people are content with the traditional bed lamps or maybe wall mounted reading lamps over their beds. Getting headboard lamps seems just a little too much for nothing.

The times when you will miss a headboard lamp however are those times when nothing else will suffice. For example if you have a headboard that has a nice pattern to the light, it will set a romantic atmosphere that nothing can come close to matching. Headboard lighting will not be bright like other lights, but will be dim while relying on a number of small lights to provide adequate lighting. In fact it can even be used as a night light because there is no chance that a light that is behind your head can ever shine into your eyes disrupting your sleep.

Other times when you will like a headboard light is when you are watching TV from your bed at night. Although many people may not want any light on in their bedrooms when they watch TV, having a light coming from behind will give you enough ambient light so that when you do glance around you aren’t totally blind from the glare from the TV, but can still see a few things. This is especially true if you don’t have 20:20 vision.

The most important reason is that it is contemporary. If you are the sort who likes newer designs, then there is no other option than headboard lighting for the bedroom. You can have one bright light for those times when you want that, but nothing else will give your bedroom a contemporary feel that you will get with headboard lamps. Even a chandelier, however contemporary in design, is still a chandelier, which is a very old design, apart from one that everyone else will have too.

Of course getting these lamps is an expensive proposition because most of the time, they come integrated with the headboard which means that you have to get the cot if you want it. This is the only reason why more people do not have one in their homes, but if you are looking for a new bed, and want to go for a really good one, then going for one of these is a very good option because you will have something that you will never regret in your life.

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How to Install Pot Lights

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What are pot lights?

Pot lights are commonly known as recessed lights. These are lights where only the external light casing is visible while the holder are hidden or recessed into the ceiling. Pot lights can be installed anywhere around the home, on the ceiling, in corridors, on the walls and even on the floor. Pot lights are great to give that neat look while providing illumination to various parts of the home. Installing pot lights are not as tricky as you may think; here’s how to install pot lights in 10 easy steps.

How to install pot lights in 10 easy steps

Before you work with any electrical wiring anywhere in your home be sure to switch of power to that section.

The first thing that you will need to do is trace an outline of the pot light on the part of your home where you want to install it.Drill a hole on the edge of the outline and make sure that there are no electrical wires in the area where you need to cut the hole.If you are going to replace recessed lights in the areas where an existing light is fixed, then you would need to disconnect the wires that connect the old fixture to the junction box. You can do this by simply unscrewing the plastic caps.The next thing you would need to do is cut out new wire to replace the old. So measure out the length from the pot light location to the junction box, adding an extra 12 inches for convenience.You will then need to remove about ¼ inch of insulation from both ends of the wire using wire strippers.Now connect one end of the wire to the junction box using plastic nuts. Place the other end close to the hole, being careful that it does not get cut when you cut the hole.Next make the hole in the ceiling.Now fix the free end of the wire into the junction box present in the pot light by using a screwdriver to keep the wire in place.Fix the light fixture in place and attach the trim using screws or other means based on the type of lighting design that you are using.Add the bulbs and turn on the lights. You now have installed a pot light fixture all on your own.

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How Do Touch Lamps Work

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Touch lamps are lamps that come on when you touch them. Although they are no different from other lamps except for their touch properties, most of us prefer them to normal lamps. There’s something about touching a lamp and turning it on that seems to appeal to most of us. Children especially love these lamps and will spend endless hours turning them on and off.  So let’s read on and see how these amazing lamps actually work.

How do touch lamps work?

Touch lamps have no visible switches. Touching any part of the lamp will turn it on. How this works is, these lamps have a circuit wired under the external layer of the lamp and when one touches the external circuit, a switch is triggered on internally to turn on the lamp.

What is capacitance?

Capacitance is the ability of any substance to hold an electrical charge. Almost all objects have a certain amount of capacitance including the human body. Although in varying degrees, the capacitance of the lamp in combination with the capacitance of the human body are enough to light up the lamp simply by touching it. Touch lamps have special circuits which detect the change in capacitance needed to trigger the lights coming on. So, all you need to do is touch any part of the lamp and you can turn the lights on or off without an external switch.

Dimming and brightness options

Most touch lamps come with three levels of brightness, which can be changed by rapidly touching the lamps on and off. With each rapid touching on and off, the circuit uses different 4 different duty cycles such as 0, 33, 66 and 100 percent to alter the brightness of the lamp.

The biggest advantage of touch lamps over regular lamps is that you don’t need to bother with switches. All you need to do is to touch it to turn it on. In addition to that, these lamps can be a lot of fun and can be an interesting gadget to play with. So if you would like a fun lamp that comes on with the touch of your hand, then these lovely touch lamps are the ones for you.

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