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The Security Council reports indicate that Home fires and burns are the third cause of injuries in U.S. homes. The sad fact is that most of these fires could have been avoided. Many owners have fire alarm systems and – as these alarms are effective when there is a fire report in progress – they do not serve to prevent fires.

Do not put your family or yourself to unnecessary risk. If you know which the areas are most prone to fire in your home, you can go from room to room, making all necessary changes before you and your family becoming victims.

Most people gather in the kitchen when it comes to fire safety. They ensure that their fire alarm systems including smoke detectors and fire in the kitchen, and fire extinguishers. Most people who already know they have to do are:
• Never leave the kitchen while cooking
• Never wear loose clothing around the stove
• Always be alert to splashing oil when frying
• Never leave paper, plastic or other flammable products near the stove

We must pay due attention to each room to avoid fires. Install smoke alarms is a great idea, but not enough. Use the following checklist to conduct a study of all the rooms in your home. Once finished, you will feel much more confident that you and your family are safe from fire.

The living room

1. The chimney has a protector of coals, a door of glass or other protection to prevent sparks from leaving the fireplace.
2. Matches and lighters are stored in a locked cabinet, if you have young children at home.
3. The chimney is inspected and cleaned annually by a professional.

Garage or outdoor area

1. Chemicals (including fertilizers) are locked out of reach of children.
2. Gasoline and kerosene are stored outside the home in a cool place in properly ventilated containers.
3. The grilles are at least two feet away from anything flammable, such as shrubs and tree branches.
4. Has been cleaned all the grease from grills, inside and out.

All rooms

1. Cigarettes are immersed in water before disposal.
2. Candles are never left unattended.
3. Electric heaters are several feet away from curtains, newspapers, magazines, books, blankets, towels and other flammables.
4. Plugs are not overloaded.
5. The power cords are in good condition and not worn.

If you take an hour or two to inspect your home, you can reduce the chances of falling victim to a fire. Alarm systems are a great help in times of trouble, but by taking some preventive steps, greatly reduce the probability of an accident at home

The emergence of new plastic materials for furniture making has resulted in range of furniture with great design to decorate the home as a highlight show the transparencies. In recent years have begun to emerge strongly basic supplements manufactured in acrylic, glass or polycarbonate.

Supplements can create environments such specious and are particularly suitable for smaller rooms, as they allow the passage of light and blend with the architecture of the house. In a room of small dimensions, for example, the lamp cannot be excessively protagonist, so we can choose a screen which is made of glass or acrylic, so that it passes over unnoticed to the rest of the decor.

In addition to traditional supplements manufactured in transparent materials (lamps, side tables, vases, etc.), the market offers more and more products with this finish. Today, we can find even chairs or cupboards through which we can see. However, current transparencies are not designed exclusively with the neutral color we’re used to, but also have color dye fashion.

In this case, if we give a touch of color to stay, we choose to elect a chair transparent fuchsia pink, combining with other elements of the same hue, such as cushions, vases, flowers and curtains, thus able to avoid the monotony of color.

The transparent elements are equally applicable to large formats. For example, if you want your wardrobe in the bedroom goes unnoticed, we can choose glass sliding doors acid, or if you prefer to create two separate rooms in our room, we can choose a glass partition decorated with vinyl.

The arrival of a baby is an event in a family and also implies a need to restructure the house to create his first bedroom. To do this we will choose a room as wide as possible, next to the bed, taking into account the environment in which the baby will grow up to be warm, comfortable and very safe.

It should not be determinative, it is normal not to start preparing the room’s decor to know the sex of the baby. Thus, if desired, be chosen details and colors depending on whether a boy or a girl. However, if we are to decorate the room with teddy bears or other animals, moons, suns, as these reasons are used for child to child, for no matter what the sex of the baby.

When decorating the room we have to think about the color we want to dominate. They should be warm, encouraging the rest of the child, and that combine well with other colors if we keep some items as baby grows. We recommend pastel-colored walls, blue, pink, green or pale yellow and light wood furniture or white with any details to match the color of the walls.

The furniture in a room of a newborn should not be abundant, it is recommended for simplicity. It is essential to the cradle; wardrobe and changing table, the rest of the furniture will go in terms of tastes and needs. With those three pieces of furniture and a shelf to put the dolls, it is sufficient for its first months of life. As will be when you grow to add tables, chairs and a play corner.

It is important to take adequate lighting in the room where the child will sleep. It has to have a light that illuminates enough but not excessive. You can place a ceiling light and a smaller, half-moon table or hung. These auxiliary lamps are very good allies at the time of this in the room at night while the child sleeps.

The rest of the decor a little less, depends on the taste of each. It is important to have good curtains that clog the entrance to the sunshine and it is highly recommended that match with the crib quilt. All other details such as carpets, photo frames and so on if they have the same colors that will always be the most beautiful furniture, however, during the first months it is best not to overload the room, since the more decorative elements will accumulate more dust. The babies’ rooms should be beautiful but simple.

The ideal is to have a small sized office space and fully exploited. The office is a room that every day more in housing demand, this room is a place to work, study and leisure activities with the computer or reading. Convert a room in an office is very simple, just clear enough to have the utility end of it and what elements we want them in it.

The office is usually a small room if it is not essential for working life or has a house with limited dimensions. However, there are jobs that need to have a large space at home to arrange matters, store books … It is common today to have a small office size and space well spent.

The room we assign for release should have good natural light, and we’ll work on it, in case of not having a room with enough light design a good system of lighting on the ceiling and lamps on the table to focus to the roles or computer. Table lamps are essential in any case.

The office is usually the place where we keep our books, papers and music CDs. To make the space very well and to have everything in perfect order is essential to have the maximum number of shelves. If room allows, we can make them in wood or aluminum along with the table and chairs. If space is very limited shelf force recommends to the ceiling and white walls to give a sense of spaciousness and take to the last hole.

The work table must be very wide, with a place for the computer and another for work. It is recommended to guide the table to the light; if possible it is advisable to bring it under the window. To put the computer and other electronic devices is important that we clear the intake points of light for not having wires everywhere. We must make those points near the table.

As release is a functional room to work and save documents, your decorations should not be excessive but practical. If we want to give it a sober wood will be our ally in the furniture, and warm colors are the best choice for curtains and accessories. If instead we look for a more casual room put blinds and accessories such as table lamps and accessories that bring color, while avoiding the surcharge.

The kitchen is one of the rooms where the less you look when decorating our home. Generally this room has certain elements and incorporated into buying a house that are not typically replace their appliances and the cost involved. So, as normal is that the walls, floors and cabinets are not replaced until after many years.

Fill decorative kitchen is not best placed to give the style we want. While it is true that we should add items to decorate and provide color and style to the kitchen, there to take care not to overburden the environment, the kitchen is a place to cook and eat and need space. There is no better way to decorate themselves with utensils. Plates, cups, tables … we will feed our decorative style. Examples of how to add color to our kitchen are covered and other items, these are made of steel but handles incorporate them any color to match our decor.

The dishes currently have great designs, with different shapes and sizes, in solid colors or prints. Show our food has many advantages, gives color to our walls if we have them and if we expose them hanging in the windows give a sense of order and we find it easier to save.

Finally, it is also very important to combine curtains or blinds (according to everyone’s taste, but that if sustained color) with the tea towels and aprons that usually have hung for some corners. If we choose appropriate colors and dispersed throughout the kitchen, create a warm atmosphere or explosive as the combination. Other items to consider are the boats to keep pasta, rice and essential kitchen timer, with different styles and sizes can be tailored to any taste.