Stained glass can be simplified as colored glass, but is much more complex. It is a real piece of art done by well-trained craftsman. It is not just colored glass. It was usually used to make windows so that the light could shine through the painting. An art form more than 1000 years old and is still done in quite same way these days.
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Linoleum is not the first material on our list as a possible floor coverings. Often people believe it is the same as vinyl and it is seen as a cheap and ugly material. I love linoleum, it looks amazing, is affordable and biodegradable. It is time to give linoleum a second thought.
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Wallpaper stays high on the list when decorating a house. Murals are very trendy since a few seasons. So what is it all about when we talk about murals. What is the difference between a classical type of wallpaper and a mural.
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I wanted to write since a long time about new material developments and recycling of materials, and than I discovered seaweed, a large algae that grows in the sea or on rocks. Seaweed also known as sea tangle, marine meadow, nori, kelp. The common use, at present, of seaweed is as food, in cosmetics and for the extraction of industrial gums and chemicals.
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Mid of December, it is again this time of the year. Christmas preparations !
Red and green are the traditional colors for Christmas, neutrals if you want to give it a more rustic look. Me, this year, I go for color. Just let it sparkle and bring joy in the house.
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Over the past years terrazzo has know a renaissance. Maybe you have seen it often used now in restaurants, hotels, residential projects and think it is a very modern material. But it can be traced back to the mosaics traditions of ancient Egypt. So lets take a look on what terrazzo exactly is.
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Wallpaper has made a big come back the last years, form classical, romantic to modern. Let us dream away today and decorate our homes with some those exquisite wallpapers. What makes wallpaper haute couture?
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Cork is a 100% natural material, biodegradable, and environmentally friendly.
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Leather is tanned animal skin or hide, used since centuries. From when mankind was killing animals for food, the leather would be used to cover them.
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Tadelakt is an ancient, traditional decorative plaster technique still often used in Morocco. It is a natural, water-resistant lime plaster which is suitable for interior and exterior use.
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