In the previous article you read about how to cast your own stepping stones. Remember, you should leave them aside for a couple of days to set completely before you can lay them along your pathway.

As I said before, stepping stones are less obtrusive, easier and cheaper to lay than solid pathways. They are particularly suitable for long paths and as focal points. You can be imaginative with shapes and styles – the flexibility of concrete provides creative freedom..

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Part 2

You and your space

As you’ve read in the previous article colors affect our mind, our physical and psychological being.
It also seems that it’s not the hue  of a color  that has the main effect but its tone and saturation.
So, before you start decorating with color, instead of asking yourself what color you should use – your question should be what tone & depth you should have..

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Stepping stones can be less obtrusive and more interesting than solid pathways. Not to mention that they are much cheaper to lay – particularly if you want to create a long path to somewhere. So instead of laying a solid pathway, just set a few stepping stones along the track.  
Why don’t you make these stepping stones even more interesting by making them yourself? It’s simple and easy – you just need a mould & some concrete. Concrete is cheap, easy to mix and very durable. However, it’s quite heavy so don’t make large pieces..

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Decorating with color is not as easy as it seems. When it comes to decorating or redecorating our homes, one of the most important dilemmas we face is what color should it be?  We are bombarded with hundreds of colors, hues and tones, pastels and naturals, labelled with evocative or designer names – all staring at us seductively on never ending shelves in DIY stores and home decorating shops. Yet we remain confused as to which one to go for, so we end up choosing the one that looks best on a swatch or has a nice image on the tin or is part of a trendy range or a magazine recommended it or a friend has it in their house…  And almost always we end up with the wrong tone, shade or hue. Why? Because getting the right color for a space needs planning, experimenting and proper preparation (which most of us don’t do).

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Home Decorating: Modern paints

Read article 1 about traditional paints and decorating with paint in your home

Oil paints

Used on interior, exterior wood and metalwork, floors and exterior walls. In most EU countries it’s no longer allowed to use solvent-based paint on interior surfaces. In fact, in many countries solvent based paints are banned. However, on external woodwork it’s still more durable than other high-performing yet water-based alternatives..

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Office Feng Shui

Feng Shui is about arranging your stuff and furniture in a way that that helps you to avoid bad energy and to boost your wealth & well being. First you must find out your Kua number and establish your personal trigram – this depends on your birth year and on your gender. This will determine your best and worst directions and whether you’re an East or West person. Then you should work out your house or office’s trigram – this depends on the year the house was built and the direction it faces. You can find many websites and/ or books to help you with this – but it’s very important to establish before you start moving things around. When you’ve done the above you are ready to maximise chi..

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Office Decoration

Working from home

More and more of us work from home these days. Yet when it comes to situating on our home office we normally allocate the least used or the smallest space in our home. Many of use the bedroom or the dining room as the office. This is not the ideal solution..

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Home Decorating – Paint

There is a wide range of choice when decorating with paint. It’s fun to go through the colour charts and brochures but when it comes to choosing the right paint we are baffled. What is the difference between eggshell and satin finish? When shall we use acrylic paint? What’s the difference between primer and undercoat? What is limewash and so on..

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