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Benefits Of A Negative Ion Air Purifier
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Negative ion air cleaner or purifier has been around for a long time. But in face of the COVID-19 pandemic, this little device has very pronounced benefits. Use of them around your house may help reduce transmission to family members. There are a very many research papers available on how negative ion helps in reducing the spread of airborne viruses. Here are some links: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4477231/https://www.thequint.com/tech-and-auto/gadgets/what-are-ionisers-can-they-fight-covid-19https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3228-air-ionisers-wipe-out-hospital-infections/ To learn how the negative ion air purifier works, visit the wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_ioniser
Types Of Lighting
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In the lighting world, lights are generally categorised into 3 groups. To achieve a look and feels of your space these need to be considered. When I built my first home I was totally ignorant of these and just stuck a lighting outlet smack right in the middle of each room. That might be sufficient if all you want is basic lighting. Ambient/General Lighting These are generally to illuminate large areas. When used correctly, ambient light creates a fantastic environment to relax from an overly stressful day or to have a warm conversation with an old friend. Even with general...
Can You Achieve Colour Scheme Like A Display Home?
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Can You Achieve Colour Scheme Like A Display Home?When you walk into a display home, if you ever had the pleasure of doing, there is often the gasping moment of "Wow, wish my house was like this". Take away the decor and furnishing, it's just plain as can be. An interior designer would have designed the interior to achieve maximum impact and wow factor. Colour scheme would be a very important part of achieving this. What colour goes well with what. There's a uni course fot that.Read up on everything about colour theory here Basics of Colour Theory Seriously I think...
Fastening Decorations or Furnishings To The Wall
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Very often the wall hanging products that you purchase do not come with the right type of wall mounting. Products such as floating shelves, wall sculptures, curtain rods, etc comes with just a couple of wall plugs and screws that look like these. These are the standard issue for most products that you buy. Problem is in Australia, most walls are made from Gyprock. These standard plug and screw that comes with the products are only suitable for concrete, brick or plaster walls. If you are screwing onto wood, the plug is not required. If you are screwing onto a...
D.I.Y. LED Strip Lighting
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With the advent of high intensity LED technology, the world of lighting has forever changed. LED used to be relagated to indicate power or status on devices and equipments. Today these high intensity LED replaces the traditional incandescent and low power flouro bulbs. LEDs are more efficient and last much longer than the other types of light. They are so flexible that they can be embedded into flexible strips of lighting. With that flexibility, LED strip lights can be embedded into any projects you fancy. The only limit is your imagination. Here's some of what you can do with these....