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Tuesday, 28 January 2014

Decorating the Floors What Shape Rug Should You Use

Area ways can be a smart way to decorate a bare floor. They are useful when you do not want to commit long term to a particular style in a room, when you want make a space warmer and when you want to emphasize a color scheme. It is also important to note that even if you do not think a rug is necessary for decoration, it may be needed to help dampen loud noises or protect expensive flooring. When you start to shop for area rugs, it is easy to get overwhelmed by the choices. Not only do you need to settle on the print or the color of an area rug, but you also need to choose the shape that would work best in your space. If you are searching for the right area rug for your home, learn about your shape options to help make your decision.











Room Shape

The shape of a room is not the most important factor in choosing an area rug, but it certainly has an influence. A large square or oblong room can use rugs to section off the different areas. Create a cozy sitting area with a sectional couch sitting on a square rug. Consider keeping chairs on the bare floor. Then, to break up the room, purposely put additional groups of furniture outside the borders of the rug. If you have an eating area in a room that also has a separate function, it is traditional to put a round rug under the table. Keep in mind that squares rugs tend to unify an area to visually pull it together, and round rugs can often keep an area independent from the rest of the room.

Childrens Rooms

The easiest place to choose area rugs for are spaces that are dedicated to children. There are no rules for a playroom or a childs bedroom. Whimsical shapes and odd shapes placed around the room will make it fun for a child to play in. Moon, stars, hearts, flowers and even baseball glove shapes can be found and used to accent a childs room. You can even find rugs that have roads or train tracks on them that can be incorporated in the games.

Dining Rooms


Putting an area rug in a dining room under the table is a common practice. If your table is round, consider a square rug for an eye-catching contrast. Designers recommend that you have at least two feet of rug expanded past the table for the placement of chairs.

Monday, 26 August 2013

What we did today Vinyl Pergola

Today we built a vinyl pergola kit from Backyard America,

The model is called "The Aspen" and its main feature: is its curved rafters.
We built it for a display / give away for Lumber Jack Building Center in Algonac MI.
They are going to give it away for there 45 anniversary of being in business.
We augered 8" x 42" holes into the ground to bury 4x4s to support the pergola posts.
The kits are pretty easy to install, it took us about 6 hours to build, with the shade screens

Shade screens, They slide into a vinyl H-channel

The pergola kits look nice with a landscape block retaining wall built up around the base of the posts. You can also use round columns for the main posts. There is also options of staight rafters, Fabric awnings attached to the pergola, and shade blinds, and privacy fences

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Here are a few pictures of the options for the pergolas from Backyard America
Round Columns with straight rafters

Drop down fabric blinds

Fabric shade awnings attached to the pergola
Custom Pergolas

Thank You
We are off to Rochester Hills to build a small pressure treated pine deck