Tea Party

 Nice way to enjoy Adeni tea at a Middle East themed restaurant. Adeni tea is a black tea that enriched with fresh milk and some spices like cinnamon and ginger. Perfect drink for colder days.

The Weekend in Black and White

Revive a Tired Dining Room with Contemporary Furniture

Where do you start with a dining room in need of a makeover? Try breathing new life into a tired room with contemporary furniture that will update your room in an instant. It doesn't have to cost the earth either!

The first thing to do when planning a dining room makeover, as with any room in the house, is to assess the space you are working with. Make a note of the room's dimensions, including window frames, so that if you happen to see some fantastic blinds or curtains in a sale you can be sure of buying the correct size. Many people like to create a mood board with samples of fabric and pictures sourced from magazines to give them a style guide to work to.

Dining-Room Décor

One of the biggest expenses when revamping a room is the flooring, so decide what sort of floor covering you would like for your new dining room. Modern dining room furniture looks at its best against a plain, even stark, setting so consider plain, light-coloured and light-reflecting surfaces such as varnished wood, stone, slate or even vinyl.

Modern dining room furniture is designed to make a bold statement so choose a wall colour that will enhance the effect. Plain, light colours are ideal for enhancing your new furniture, or you could go to the other style extreme and opt for stark black for an edgy masculine look. If you fancy a very strong or bold colour, try painting just one wall to make it an accent feature of the room.

Choose Your Furniture

Modern designs put the emphasis on strong lines, glossy finishes and wide use of plastic, leather, faux leather, chrome and glass. Shiny surfaces help to reflect light around the room, making the furniture and the whole space look bright and inviting by day and glossy and sophisticated by lamplight or candlelight.

The clean yet striking lines of modern designs mean that you only need the bare minimum of furniture, so look for a table, chairs and sideboard combination that suit your taste. With a huge range of choices in styles and shapes, there are pieces that will suit every home. Even firm traditionalists may well find themselves warming to some of the sturdy statement pieces designed with a walnut veneer, combining the very best of modern designs with traditional materials.

Keep Accessories Simple

Less is definitely more when it comes to accessorising the modern dining room, so choose the finishing elements with great care. Now is the time when you can add touches of colour, so opt for a bold picture or piece of graphic art as a statement wall decoration. Add a couple of uplighters or lamps to create atmospheric pools of light and get ready to wow your guests!

It may seem a bold step to create a striking modern dining room setting but the cool, clean lines are sure to win over most people. Modern designs incorporate ergonomic principles, making them truly fit for purpose. The easy-care materials do away with all the old traditions of waxing, making them a breeze to keep clean. With no risk of warping, splitting or cracking, as you might experience with wooden products, the furniture is extremely low maintenance.

AUTHOR BIO

Louise Kennedy writes regularly on interior design for a range of home and lifestyle websites and blogs. Modern dining room furniture is a particular passion as her husband is employed in the bespoke furniture industry. In her spare time, Louise enjoys baking and going for long walks in the countryside.

  

Things to Consider for Your Business When Looking for Office Space

There are plenty of options out there today for a new office in many areas and finding the right space for your business is really important. The space you choose will have a direct impact on your business performance, productivity, and ultimately, profits. Searching for the perfect space you’re your business is made much easier today with the help available online. The process can be enjoyable as it should be and allow your business to move forward positively without hassle.

It’s ideal to have an understanding of the key features you are looking for in office space before you begin. This means there are many considerations to make in terms of the building you choose, the location, amenities available, and the cost.

To begin with, the location will be a big aspect. Whether your business is brand new or already running there will be people that need easy access to the office. If your business is just starting up, then an office near your own residence is a must. If you have employees, then their travelling needs to be considered as well. If your business has been running for a while, then you will need to take into consideration the location of any potential visitors as well such as clients and customers. The office space should be easy to find and as close as possible to public transport options and the major roads you, your employees, client, and customers may be travelling on.

The options out there today mean you can choose from a great range of amenities when looking for your new office. Are they are really necessary or can you live without them? Amenities will probably increase the cost of the space so ensuring you look out for those that you really need and not those that ‘would be nice’ is important. The amenities available can be anything from a manned reception to an on-site deli. These particular options are ideal, but the decision is yours. A manned reception gives anyone visiting your office space a great first impression and offers a professional service. A deli on-site means that your employees have somewhere to go for a break and it offers somewhere for you to get refreshments and even entertain clients should you choose too.

More importantly, an office should have amenities in the form of conference rooms so you can hold meetings and entertain clients professionally and in private. Parking is a must for you, your employees, and visitors. This is sometimes an additional cost so make sure you check this out when looking for your new office.

Offices can have on-site or off-site management services, in-house security systems, secure gates, outside lighting, and a massive range of amenities. Note down what you are really looking for before you begin and make a start with your search online. The web has competition and information, which is all you need to make sure you save some money and get the best of everything for your business. A suitable space will meet your requirements, your budget, and it will offer the working environment so your business can benefit.

Office space is something to be taken seriously as it can have a direct effect of business performance. The key is finding the right amenities in the right location and within budget. Finding the office that offers the perfect working environment is easy.

Author Bio

Anna Mathews is a freelance writer based in Denbighshire. She is a business development expert and has researched office space online. In her spare time; Anna enjoys reading fiction and swimming at the local pool.

Venturing Into Salubrious Interiors

Make the interior of your house invigorating by having double glazed windows to keep the room temperature comfortable both during the summer as well as in winter. These windows are the perfect solution in case of weather extremities because of the special features backed with proven technology. These windows are designed with two glass panes insulated by gas, mainly argon, and sealed, which does not allow outside heat or cold enter the room or the interior heat or cold go outside. I have got excellent results by replacing my windows with this type of energy efficient windows, and feel better in terms of comfort and health.

Benefits:

The benefits of these types of windows are many which include saving on energy bills due to the ability of the windows to re radiate heat in winter months and not allowing heat to enter, in the summer months. Less carbon footprints will be generated inside your home due to less use of fuel, resulting in fewer emission of Carbon Dioxide. These energy efficient windows provide the ideal comfort within the house, preventing less heat loss and cold spots and draughts. 

Other benefits you get include reduction of outside noise, lesser condensation on the inside of the windows and security from outside intruders. Furthermore, you save your indoor furnishings, such as paintings, carpet, furniture, from being damaged due to external heat.

Choice of glasses for window panes:

You have a choice of glasses for these windows which include those in the range of decorative to regular ones. You can opt for the high performing low emissivity glasses having an almost invisible layer of metals on the panes together with a special kind of coating, available in a variety of glazes, to suit extreme fluctuations in weather conditions.

For those living at places having extreme cold winters and cool summers can choose the glass having high solar gain property, which help in preserving the internal heat, making the room temperature comfortable. For areas having mild winters and summers, the glasses with moderate solar gain ability lets less amount of heat from entering from outside without any loss of light. You also have the glasses which have low solar gain, which prevent from Ultra Violet rays of the sun to enter the room, and are ideal for places where the winters are mild to moderate and summers, extremely hot.

Insulation:

Insulation of the double glazed windows are normally made by inert gasses, Argon being the most commonly used for its high density property which lets less heat and cold from entering the room, while preventing any condensation on the glass panes.

You will find a wide range of designs of glazed window panes and these windows can be custom designed according to your specifications relating to quality and size. Keep yourself healthy and comfortable while saving fuel and energy cost by installing these windows either at new constructions or as replacement windows. You will find the difference in the ambience of your room, enhancing the décor of your interior while being a healthy proposition.