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Place of passage from one room to another, the corridor also participates in the atmosphere of a house and, therefore, also important is the decoration of it. To decorate a hall must first take into account their size and the rooms that it communicates.

Light and lighting is essential for proper decoration of the corridors. For example, very long corridors are dark and without heat. Much light is needed to make it more pleasant and welcoming. To know what kind of lighting will be beneficial and that most elements can be decorative, it may be appropriate to resort to an interior or skilled electricians, it sure will help you to choose among various options you have.

Another way to brighten the hall is by painting two-tone paint it, put colorful pictures and fun. It uses directional spotlights that illuminate the points we want to highlight. Thus, the corridor is not only a place of transit, will also become an exhibition.

The corridors do not need so many small jobs and one or two light fixtures or points will suffice. If the corridor is wide, it can put a corner cabinet, a console or rack, on which we place a lamp. We also can decorate with fresh or dried bouquet, some green plants or decorative items that will help create a pleasant atmosphere.

Mirrors are very important in Feng Shui, and are used for different reasons. The use of mirrors in the home or office can serve to attract the positive energy and remove negative energy. That is why there are many types of mirrors with different objectives.

Some tips:

- Place mirrors near the window. A mirror in the right place is to harmonize the energy flow in your home. It is also believed that placing a mirror near the dining room helps build wealth.

- If they enter your home the first thing they see is a wall, then it is advisable to hang a mirror to make the space seem larger. Furthermore, it is not recommended to sleep facing a mirror or any reflecting surface.

In turn, the mirrors are also used to take the place of fourth corner. If a room is U-shaped or L, place an object such as a tree in the corner, showing balance. Place a mirror in front of that object. This will create an imaginary wall creating the four corners of a room.

- Do not place mirrors at the end of a long corridor, can only be placed on the walls to expand with positive energy. If you can see a door or window directly as they enter the room, is that place where energy is going. Place a mirror looking in at the door or window, and a plant in the front door, to reflect in the mirror and create a flow of energy.

These are just some ways to keep the positive energy by using mirrors in your home. They can create the illusion of light and space, expanding the sense of energy. Using the principles of Feng Shui, mirrors can be placed on their site, along with other furniture, to create a balanced and comfortable, which will promote a balanced life.

For many, table lamps may seem something of the past. With the dichroic, the chandeliers and dimmer, they have fallen into disuse.

But table lamps are not just for lighting. They can be used for various utilities, for example:

1. Use a table lamp in a closet for example, or top of a drawer in the bedroom of the boys. At night or early morning hours, when everyone is still asleep, a small lamp will be better than a strong light overhead. Babies are just learning to sleep alone, or the guys who are a little afraid of the dark, will appreciate the light table lamp, which gives them a special security. As adults, they will enjoy the convenience of reading in low light they will not break the view. Another advantage is that the lamps can be turned on and off easily from the bed, without having to get up.

2. Place two lights equal in two different places of living. If they are not equal, try to at least have similar colors, styles, or similar themes, for effect of fusion with the rest of the environment. When are lit at night, the two lamps will produce a warming effect throughout the room.

3. If you have a home office, one or two table lamps can reduce electricity costs while preventing eye problems with computer use. There are many different styles to the offices. If this is part of a large area, such as the family room, use a table lamp will not disturb the family members who are doing other things in another part of the room.

4. These lamps can be very valuable in the work areas. Place lamps near the work area and are moving them according to needs, which is also part of its charm. They can provide additional light for small tasks that perhaps it does not allow eyestrain.

5. You can also use these lamps in areas with poor visibility, such as the basement or attic. Take one with them, taking care not to hook up with the cable, while seeking the ideal place to place. Use a little lamp will reduce the dependence on a ceiling light, which is more difficult to change once it is burned. Usually the small table lamps are more versatile and more efficient in relation to the cost ceiling lights.

The loft is a housing alternative, absolute product of modern times, and very fashionable and for some time. The lofts are big spaces, part of old industrial buildings converted and adapted for housing. In your own home and surroundings, the loft is usually quite particular characteristics, very different to those of a traditional dwelling.

The origin of the loft as a home, you can find in some areas of the city of New York in the 50s, areas that initially had a very important industrial boom and then were abandoned.

In the beginning were very cheap alternative for students and artists were eventually popularized and adapted for restaurants, shops, art galleries and studios. Then they acquired a more domestic, into near-luxury homes, spacious and comfortable, representing a symbol of modern and avant-garde.

The key features are the large loft spaces and openings that make homes bright, where the different environments are visually connected and only a few areas, most private are separate from the rest.

They have created a style of decoration with particular characteristics, whether for a proper loft, or houses of more conventional size and distribution which are intended to provide a loft style.

The loft-style decor, it takes many elements of minimalism, using spaces, lines and revealing and highlighting the original construction materials or simulators.

As for furniture, and functional only necessary but always looking for comfort.

As for the separation of the rooms, loft style decoration, see that these are the minimum necessary to maintain range, and if necessary are determined at different levels, color or texture, and light elements.

Another important resource is to enhance the natural light, keeping large openings, windows, large mirrors, luminous materials, which may confer some industrial aspect of both clean and metal plates, acrylics, etc.

Although one of the most common problems of housing today is the problem of space, shrinking, many people with larger houses sometimes do not know how to optimize and make the most available space.

A clear example is the houses have an attic. Decorate the attic and turn it into a more usable environment of the house is no easy task. The attic is a space that tends to become deposit, usually messy and chaotic.

But why not decorate the attic and turn it into a place of retreat and relaxation? Because its location is privileged in this respect, apart from the rest of the most boisterous of the house.

While this is an area with particular characteristics, which may hamper a little the task is not impossible, the attic, with low ceilings, small steps, poor ventilation, often with humidity. But moisture problems that would solve the most urgent today there are many products easy to apply.

After removing the moisture from the attic, determine which function is going to be, it can be a living room, reading or music, a place to keep things that do not use (which does not necessarily mean a messy deposit) or a more room.

If the room as we want for a withdrawal, to relax, the first thing you have to place are a beautiful and comfortable armchairs, a shelf with your favorite books, and thus convert the attic into a room relaxing reading, you can still decorate with end items. But you can also prepare for listening to music or watching TV, quiet and secluded, perhaps with lower light, and the related equipment.

Other good options to convert the attic are under study or work, or it may become the new bedroom or a playroom for the kids.

But whatever the role they assign you, a good option is to use old furniture restored to give an antique look while saving, decorating on a budget.