The entrance is seen as the welcome mat to your home, more than ever consideration is given to the design of our front doors. Entrance doors that have glass to bring in extra light to brighten the home’s entry area, are an essential ingredient to good modern design.
See through me or not?
Sometimes you will need privacy or a separation. Whilst a solid door is a cost effective option – it may not be the right option to provide seclusion and privacy to the space. You want privacy, whilst keeping the opening airy with a feeling of the space, so what options can you use: • Install…
Servery Window Ideas – Pass The Food, please!
Okay, the family has all packed up and left! The Christmas tree and decorations are in storage for another year! Resolutions have all been cast. Now – did you consider any projects for the year? Did you notice over the break the movement of people in and around your home? The lines between inside and…
Are All Doors Created Equal – Most Certainly Not!
Queensland is blessed with some of the best weather in the world, we are seeing building trends change to take advantage of this fabulous outdoor lifestyle. Home designs now commonly include alfresco areas and large opening doors, bringing the outside in. So what options do you have? From hinged to sliding, stacking to folding, there…
Be Glassy to Tackle the Noisy
The Australian residential building landscape has started changing. Keeping in sync with Governmental policy of growth limitation within metropolitan area, high-density housing is a reality. How does that affect you? Increased density = living closer to our neighbours. So the result – is more invading noise, turning our cherished homely peace, into a nightmare! Where…
ACTION CAUSED REACTION
Can you imagine the horror, of arriving home and finding your house burgled! Worse still can you contemplate the sheer terror of being upstairs when the thief gets in. I know I certainly can’t!. Being personally spared the all too common and frightening “sneak break-in”. The existing timber entrance door and timber jamb didn’t hold…
BEAT The Definition!
The very definition of ‘soft target’ sends shivers down our spines, as we immediately ask ourselves, ‘Is my business a soft target too’? So, what is so frightening about being ‘a soft target’? Do we really have to be so unnerved, or is it all an over the top reaction? Definition-wise, ‘soft target’ refers to…
Bi-folds versus Stackers
More and more we want to bring the outside into our lives; creating large light-filled open spaces to enjoy the best of both the inside and the outside. Large doors allow us to achieve this, but how do you choose what is right for you? Let us first look at the two main systems to…
MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL
Mirrors have ceased to only be a thing of reflection. Following a steady path of evolution, mirrors are now strategically used in designing our spaces. Mirrors enhance our lifestyle, bringing in more light, draw your eye to a sight worth viewing and so much more. Interior designers have known about the strategic use of mirrors…
Security screens – yes or no?
Simple questions really! I know what my answer would be – what is yours? Blasting from my radio today as I travelled to work, was the message from the Gold Coast Police about the dramatic increase in break ins on the Gold Coast. As if getting broken in to isn’t scary enough, the statistic that is staggering…
