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Indoor air pollution: how to clean the air in your home?

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Respiratory disorders are one of the leading cause of mortality while the incidence of allergies and asthma continues to grow. It is therefore essential to fight against indoor air pollution and improve air quality in the house. How is it pollutes? According to studies by the Observatory of the indoor air quality, we spend an average of 24 to 22 hours inside a home, whether home, office or other places. However, the air we breathe is 90% of the time more polluted than outside. This pollution is mainly caused by volatile organic compounds or VOCs which are present in the cleaning and hygiene materials for coating the furniture, the paint not to mention the insecticides. As is the case of plants, carpet and air fresheners, these substances promote poor ventilation. Indeed, these VOCs can cause various respiratory and allergies. Carbon monoxide (CO) from incomplete combustion can also cause fatal poisoning. Simple actions to take to reduce indoor air pollution We can remove VOCs, but we c...

Indoor air pollution: how to clean the air in your home?

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Respiratory disorders are one of the leading cause of mortality while the incidence of allergies and asthma continues to grow. It is therefore essential to fight against indoor air pollution and improve air quality in the house. How is it pollutes? According to studies by the Observatory of the indoor air quality, we spend an average of 24 to 22 hours inside a home, whether home, office or other places. However, the air we breathe is 90% of the time more polluted than outside. This pollution is mainly caused by volatile organic compounds or VOCs which are present in the cleaning and hygiene materials for coating the furniture, the paint not to mention the insecticides. As is the case of plants, carpet and air fresheners, these substances promote poor ventilation. Indeed, these VOCs can cause various respiratory and allergies. Carbon monoxide (CO) from incomplete combustion can also cause fatal poisoning. Simple actions to take to reduce indoor air pollution We can remove VOCs, bu...

Washing windows without spending a lot is possible

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Cleaning the windows of the house is a classic spot. However, the use of specific products requires significant expenditure. Fortunately, homemade recipes are always effective when it comes to product maintenance. Washing windows: the standard accessories for a perfect result You will not need to purchase a special product for power window cleaning. Everything you need is probably available. Whatever the type of windows, you can choose from several options. First, there is the washing up liquid diluted in warm water. There is also the mixture of water and methylated spirits, and this same quantity. If you have ammonia, you can mix it with water at a rate of half a cup of ammonia per liter of water.  Otherwise, pour a little vinegar in boiling water and serve you in for cleaning. A more modern method to clean windows Whiting has always had a good reputation for its cleaning ability. However, it tends to leave small traces of dust on the windows. Fortunately, these can be easily remo...

Washing windows without spending a lot is possible

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Cleaning the windows of the house is a classic spot. However, the use of specific products requires significant expenditure. Fortunately, homemade recipes are always effective when it comes to product maintenance. Washing windows: the standard accessories for a perfect result You will not need to purchase a special product for power window cleaning. Everything you need is probably available. Whatever the type of windows, you can choose from several options. First, there is the washing up liquid diluted in warm water. There is also the mixture of water and methylated spirits, and this same quantity. If you have ammonia, you can mix it with water at a rate of half a cup of ammonia per liter of water.  Otherwise, pour a little vinegar in boiling water and serve you in for cleaning. A more modern method to clean windows Whiting has always had a good reputation for its cleaning ability. However, it tends to leave small traces of dust on the windows. Fortunately, these can be easily...

Maintain a fireplace for winter safely

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Regular maintenance and proper is de rigueur for the proper functioning of the chimney. Its efficiency and longevity depend greatly on the care you give him all year. Here are some tips to properly maintain power in his fireplace and enjoy winter. Maintenance of the chimney Cleaning the chimney is not only a sweeping classic. All its elements should be given special attention. To allow you to spend a warm winter with confidence, perform a thorough cleaning of your chimney in the spring. In this case, you'll have more time to make spare parts or materials where necessary. Fireplace, glass, iron plate and ashtray cleaned every year for a safe and optimal use of the chimney. Regarding the glass of the insert, you need to clean it every week for effective transparency that will allow you to enjoy the fire in all its glory. Thorough cleaning of the chimney When you go about cleaning your fireplace, always start the heater. To do this, first make sure the fire is extinguished. Then, make...

Maintain a fireplace for winter safely

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Regular maintenance and proper is de rigueur for the proper functioning of the chimney. Its efficiency and longevity depend greatly on the care you give him all year. Here are some tips to properly maintain power in his fireplace and enjoy winter. Maintenance of the chimney Cleaning the chimney is not only a sweeping classic. All its elements should be given special attention. To allow you to spend a warm winter with confidence, perform a thorough cleaning of your chimney in the spring. In this case, you'll have more time to make spare parts or materials where necessary. Fireplace, glass, iron plate and ashtray cleaned every year for a safe and optimal use of the chimney. Regarding the glass of the insert, you need to clean it every week for effective transparency that will allow you to enjoy the fire in all its glory. Thorough cleaning of the chimney When you go about cleaning your fireplace, always start the heater. To do this, first make sure the fire is extinguished. Th...

Cleaning your crystal chandelier

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Your magnificent crystal chandelier needs a good cleaning session? You do not really know how to take care of these fragile decorative fixtures? Follow the guide. Accessories and products for the maintenance of a crystal chandelier The primary maintenance of a crystal chandelier requires cleaning. But no matter how! To help, here are some tips to pro. First, equip yourself with a soft cloth and rubbing alcohol. The alcohol will be diluted in water at a rate of one tablespoon per 1 liter of water. Three parts of distilled water to one part isopropyl alcohol, and you get another cleaner just as effective. And if you do not find alcohol, use baking soda. Another preparation for including cleaning chandelier is a mixture of dishwashing liquid and hot water. This aqueous preparation may be replaced with soap and ammonia added to water. The choice is yours! A toothbrush or a brush can also be helpful. Finally, do not forget the feather duster and the stool. Clean a crystal chandelier First, ...

Cleaning your crystal chandelier

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Your magnificent crystal chandelier needs a good cleaning session? You do not really know how to take care of these fragile decorative fixtures? Follow the guide. Accessories and products for the maintenance of a crystal chandelier The primary maintenance of a crystal chandelier requires cleaning. But no matter how! To help, here are some tips to pro. First, equip yourself with a soft cloth and rubbing alcohol. The alcohol will be diluted in water at a rate of one tablespoon per 1 liter of water. Three parts of distilled water to one part isopropyl alcohol, and you get another cleaner just as effective. And if you do not find alcohol, use baking soda. Another preparation for including cleaning chandelier is a mixture of dishwashing liquid and hot water. This aqueous preparation may be replaced with soap and ammonia added to water. The choice is yours! A toothbrush or a brush can also be helpful. Finally, do not forget the feather duster and the stool. Clean a crystal chandelier Fi...

Bloom Pot light pots designer Rob Slewe

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Lighting design very original, Bloom Pot still objects tend to decorate outdoor/indoor season autumn and winter. Check out these creations by Rob Slewe. Bloom Pot light pots: technical details Bloom Pot light pots were developed by Rob Slewe in early 2000. The first models were marketed from 2003. Bloom bright pots are both flower pots and lamps designed to enhance the aesthetics of an open or closed. The Bloom pot are available in different sizes to find models with a height of 40 cm, 60 cm, 90 cm and 100 cm yet. Containers with a double wall polyethylene pots Bloom Pot lights are both waterproof and resistant. Two bulbs of economic power from 10 to 20 watts integrated provide the lighting for each model. Bloom Pot light Pots are powered by electricity and have an electric cable length of 5 meters. The models come in several colors like white, pink, lemon or orange. Bloom Pot light pots: how to use decorating Bloom Pot light pots are decorative objects suitable for fall and winter sea...

Bloom Pot light pots designer Rob Slewe

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Lighting design very original, Bloom Pot still objects tend to decorate outdoor/indoor season autumn and winter. Check out these creations by Rob Slewe. Bloom Pot light pots: technical details Bloom Pot light pots were developed by Rob Slewe in early 2000. The first models were marketed from 2003. Bloom bright pots are both flower pots and lamps designed to enhance the aesthetics of an open or closed. The Bloom pot are available in different sizes to find models with a height of 40 cm, 60 cm, 90 cm and 100 cm yet. Containers with a double wall polyethylene pots Bloom Pot lights are both waterproof and resistant. Two bulbs of economic power from 10 to 20 watts integrated provide the lighting for each model. Bloom Pot light Pots are powered by electricity and have an electric cable length of 5 meters. The models come in several colors like white, pink, lemon or orange. Bloom Pot light pots: how to use decorating Bloom Pot light pots are decorative objects suitable for fall and w...

Give your desktop a new look with good lighting

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Important part of your home, the office must have good lighting. Innovate office lighting to motivate you further in your work. Lighting for more ideas The office has more need of light than other parts. Indeed, as one spends time to read, write or create something, light plays a fundamental role for the eyes, but also for the thread of ideas. Whether you work in this office in the morning or evening, be sure to give optimum illumination. The day made the sun shine in drawing the curtains. The outside view will refresh you more ideas. Indeed, the light is small but clean. It does not tire the eyes and does not migraines, it is very comfortable. At dusk, you must use the lights to illuminate the desk. The ideal lighting will look like a sunny day. Too much light hurts the eyes, and a poor light provided by a small lamp in bad quality should be avoided. To work, the eyes should not be too much effort, that is why we must choose to put the lights in this room. What fixture to choose? Firs...

Give your desktop a new look with good lighting

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Important part of your home, the office must have good lighting. Innovate office lighting to motivate you further in your work. Lighting for more ideas The office has more need of light than other parts. Indeed, as one spends time to read, write or create something, light plays a fundamental role for the eyes, but also for the thread of ideas. Whether you work in this office in the morning or evening, be sure to give optimum illumination. The day made the sun shine in drawing the curtains. The outside view will refresh you more ideas. Indeed, the light is small but clean. It does not tire the eyes and does not migraines, it is very comfortable. At dusk, you must use the lights to illuminate the desk. The ideal lighting will look like a sunny day. Too much light hurts the eyes, and a poor light provided by a small lamp in bad quality should be avoided. To work, the eyes should not be too much effort, that is why we must choose to put the lights in this room. What fixture to ch...

In which rooms using fixedlamps or light?

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The provision of light greatly affect the general atmosphere of a room. What part does it with light bulbs and lamps still removable? Illuminating interior with removable lamps and floor lamps As the lounge is the place where the whole family together to share good times, the lights should create a warm and friendly atmosphere. For this, nothing beats the street lights and lamps as removable desk lamps. By choosing for the show, you can play in illuminating the contrast especially furniture or decorative objects. Then, by opting for portable lamps and floor lamps, you have the freedom to move your furniture and all you want while keeping the lamp close to them, what the lights still do not. The office is one of the rooms of the house where the use of portable lamps is recommended, that due to the possible relocation of the computer or desk. In addition, it can happen that you need more light to scrutinize records. In principle, the light beam should be directed to the table where you r...

In which rooms using fixedlamps or light?

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The provision of light greatly affect the general atmosphere of a room. What part does it with light bulbs and lamps still removable? Illuminating interior with removable lamps and floor lamps As the lounge is the place where the whole family together to share good times, the lights should create a warm and friendly atmosphere. For this, nothing beats the street lights and lamps as removable desk lamps. By choosing for the show, you can play in illuminating the contrast especially furniture or decorative objects. Then, by opting for portable lamps and floor lamps, you have the freedom to move your furniture and all you want while keeping the lamp close to them, what the lights still do not. The office is one of the rooms of the house where the use of portable lamps is recommended, that due to the possible relocation of the computer or desk. In addition, it can happen that you need more light to scrutinize records. In principle, the light beam should be directed to the table wher...

How to decorate a hall?

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Here are some tips to transform the corridor into a convivial and not only a prerequisite for access to parts of the house. Enhance the corridor by the play of light The corridor is probably the least enlightened place in the house, as it usually does not enjoy the daylight. To enhance your lane, it is important to enlighten creating points of light such as light fixtures or spots. If you do not have the ability to install them, use wall sconces that are preferable to lampposts. At the same time, it is advisable to play with colors. To do this, choose light colors at the expense of dark colors that give more depth to the lobby. In addition, the colors used to correct the proportions of the corridor, this, by painting the white ceiling and floor and using a darker color for the wall. Decorating the hall for ease of use Even if the corridor is not a living room, feel free to decorate to make a friendly touch. For the soil, for example, you can unroll a carpet along the corridor. For the ...

How to decorate a hall?

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Here are some tips to transform the corridor into a convivial and not only a prerequisite for access to parts of the house. Enhance the corridor by the play of light The corridor is probably the least enlightened place in the house, as it usually does not enjoy the daylight. To enhance your lane, it is important to enlighten creating points of light such as light fixtures or spots. If you do not have the ability to install them, use wall sconces that are preferable to lampposts. At the same time, it is advisable to play with colors. To do this, choose light colors at the expense of dark colors that give more depth to the lobby. In addition, the colors used to correct the proportions of the corridor, this, by painting the white ceiling and floor and using a darker color for the wall. Decorating the hall for ease of use Even if the corridor is not a living room, feel free to decorate to make a friendly touch. For the soil, for example, you can unroll a carpet along the corridor....

Stop the mess! A few basic rules for attractive

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First visualize circuits passages inevitable, because nothing is worse than crossing a lane that turns into an obstacle course, or the famous attack on the coffee table on your shin. Who does not want to have the opportunity to own pieces dedicated solely to storage. For a minority of people, this is possible but for the majority, there will be imaginative, tricks and compromises to get a space of living. Stop the mess... Who does not want to have the opportunity to own pieces dedicated solely to storage. For a minority of people, this is possible but for the majority, there will be imaginative, tricks and compromises to get a space of living. Some basic rules: First visualize circuits passages inevitable, because nothing is worse than crossing a lane that turns into an obstacle course, or the famous attack on the coffee table on your shin. Made picking out the items you want to highlight those that reflect your personality, whether it's books, works of art, curios, etc.. Objects t...

Stop the mess! A few basic rules for attractive

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First visualize circuits passages inevitable, because nothing is worse than crossing a lane that turns into an obstacle course, or the famous attack on the coffee table on your shin. Who does not want to have the opportunity to own pieces dedicated solely to storage. For a minority of people, this is possible but for the majority, there will be imaginative, tricks and compromises to get a space of living. Stop the mess... Who does not want to have the opportunity to own pieces dedicated solely to storage. For a minority of people, this is possible but for the majority, there will be imaginative, tricks and compromises to get a space of living. Some basic rules: First visualize circuits passages inevitable, because nothing is worse than crossing a lane that turns into an obstacle course, or the famous attack on the coffee table on your shin. Made picking out the items you want to highlight those that reflect your personality, whether it's books, works of art, curios, etc.....

Interior design: the lights seen by Catellani & Smith

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In Catellani & Smith, the design is reflected in each design. Modern forms coexist with a perfectly balanced lighting to achieve an object of authentic decoration. Catellani & Smith, even more originality The brand Catellani & Smith offers extraordinary luminaries since 1989. The quality of the fixtures of this company is remarkable, both in terms of aesthetics or technology. Each creation is indeed shaped by hand by craftsmen. They are therefore unique and valuable to keep as a treasure. Balancing art and design, lighting of Catellani & Smith is also robust to want to last longer. Games of light and shadow are diversified by the inspiration of artists. Here is an overview of the latest collection of designer lamps by Catellani & Smith. Sensations, emotions and creations are the hallmarks of the 7 new collections of lamps made by Catellani & Smith. Miss Stick advocating minimalist design through its LED lamp and head lamp unusual. The flexible body is practical ...

Interior design: the lights seen by Catellani & Smith

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In Catellani & Smith, the design is reflected in each design. Modern forms coexist with a perfectly balanced lighting to achieve an object of authentic decoration. Catellani & Smith, even more originality The brand Catellani & Smith offers extraordinary luminaries since 1989. The quality of the fixtures of this company is remarkable, both in terms of aesthetics or technology. Each creation is indeed shaped by hand by craftsmen. They are therefore unique and valuable to keep as a treasure. Balancing art and design, lighting of Catellani & Smith is also robust to want to last longer. Games of light and shadow are diversified by the inspiration of artists. Here is an overview of the latest collection of designer lamps by Catellani & Smith. Sensations, emotions and creations are the hallmarks of the 7 new collections of lamps made by Catellani & Smith. Miss Stick advocating minimalist design through its LED lamp and head lamp unusual. The flexible body is pra...