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Skylight
More and more we want to bring nature into the house, looking for a search on the other side, the man never gets tired of seeking contact with nature. In one of those searches found on the roof, which let him rise to the sky to the stars, has the sunroof, which formerly was called skylight.
Translucent roofs have been sliding fashion, giving several advantages to housing. The water can put two or straight, in different materials, as you become more comfortable. The roofs may be made in one or more modules, with the opening you want, you can adjust the opening, open it in different places. They are easy to install, no need to break walls, no roofs that resist hail, winds, rains, and all weather, are easy to use, without anywhere to get on, to run it. Another advantage is that the entire roof has to be sliding, may be only a part. You can put in swimming pools or garden roofs.
The roofs may be applicable to small or large areas can be placed in courtyards or outdoor patios, greenhouses, terraces. Lately, people are having some kind of trellis on the roof, to avoid walking on the ceiling if you break and fall, or to prevent someone from there.
If your house is cold, you can help create a microclimate, also to form a winter garden inside your home. Place you can take to put a breakfast table, work etc, you can aerate your house, you will have natural ventilation, solar heat more enjoyable, so you can save the last ray of sunshine in the house.
Making The Courtyard a Place for Leisure
Many homes, especially older ones, have internal courtyards are usually owned by the owners of the first floors. These open spaces in the basement of the buildings are very diverse: from small or large, with inputs from the outsid
e or through the kitchens of the houses… but it is not important as the courtyard, but the utility you want take to maximize space and convert it into a habitable area of the house.
Although each home is different and organization of each part depends on the functions that we give to the room, there are certain indications that will be very useful when decorating the interior courtyard. We recommend in all cases to use the courtyard as a place of leisure for good weather, is an ideal place to carry out dinners and lunches with friends, or children’s play.
In most of the backyards of light is not very good since it tends to affect indirectly covered by the building’s walls that delimit and surround. Due to this circumstance, which dominates most of the houses, you should use light colors on the walls as white to provide light.
For soils can use different materials such as ceramic or slate, both have the advantage that stay fresh in spite of getting the sun, making them ideal for summer. Another advantage of this soil is your options when it comes to form a beautiful picture to match the decor of combining brick patio.
In regard to furniture, to create a resting place and where to meet with family and friends is important to have good chairs and a table. The space we define the type, a little folding table space with plenty of space is recommended a beautiful stone table or peanuts with which colors we like. The combination blue and white Mediterranean-style light will stay and is very pretty.
In choosing furniture is fashionable to mix different styles, so we recommend joining the rustic style with modern, wrought iron with wicker, wood or plastic. To decide on the furniture should be borne in mind that some materials do not stand up well to being outdoors, so if we cannot save during the rains it is best to use specific garden furniture.
Finally, it is important to have plants, the courts seem naked without plants. If light is scarce we use our indoor plants such as vines have lots of colors. If we use a well-lit courtyard garden plants, the aromatic recommend valet or jasmine that will help create a unique atmosphere on summer nights.