Deck Building Plans

A quiet evening spent relaxing on a deck chair overlooking your garden seems like a very comforting idea! The deck serves as a transition zone between your house and garden. Deck is an alternative to a patio when the ground around your house is particularly uneven, sloped or soggy. Of course its a matter of choice and style too. The deck is a little bit more of extra outdoor living space for you and your family to enjoy the view of the garden. In this article I share some tips on how to go about designing your deck building plans.


Tips on Designing Deck Building Plans
If you want things to be done in a certain specific way, it is best that you plan and execute them yourself! Same goes with designing deck building plans. Instead of sticking to ready made plans, you can design your deck taking your special needs into consideration. Deck building is a great way of making maximum use of your outdoor living space. A deck can be a great place for quite contemplation, relaxation and it can also double up as a party place.

Decide On Deck Location
First thing to do, of course, is decide on the location of your deck. You could have it attached to the front of your house, in the back or make it a standalone deck in the garden. You could attach it to your kitchen entrance too. A major issue to be taken into consideration is the accessibility of the deck from your house and the purpose for which it will be used. Once you decide on the location, check the grading of the soil and firmness.

Liquor Cabinet Plans

Ever heard of a uber cool, modern and urbane house, sans liquor cabinets? Not really, right? Thus the point I want to make is that such a house is never complete without a home bar and consequently a liquor cabinet. Sometimes, when you buy a house, it comes with the home furniture, which can also include the liquor cabinet furniture. If it is not, then you have to churn out liquor cabinet plans and build your own liquor cabinet.


Liquor Cabinet Design Ideas

Cabinet Plan 1: Custom made liquor cabinets are very common and you do not have to toil hard to earn your drink 'ye old fella'! You just have to glide into a furniture store or stores (the more the merrier, isn't it?) tell them what you want and voila, you have a liquor cabinet in front of you. Pay the money and get it home. It is as simple as that! In the shop itself you will find various designs and plans of liquor cabinets.

Cabinet Plan 2: Another fantastic cabinet plan is based on the rustic style. Add that country side touch to your liquor cabinet. Make a liquor cabinet in ebony or authentic hardwood with the help of instructions given with the cabinet plans. It is not a herculean task to build this type of a cabinet.

Platform Bed Plans

The platform bed plans now even include mirrors and special mirror work to fit the different bed styles and compliment the taste of the home owner. The new found popularity of the science of Feng Shui has witnessed a whole new demand for platform bed plans with mirrors placed in different directions, other than directly facing the people on the bed. This has resulted in a new craft and the customization of the platform bed plans.


The wooden platform bed plans include designs made out of solid hardwoods and come in a choice of oak, maple or bamboo beds. The wood platform beds are custom built and come with fittings that accommodate a number of additional options. The specifications enable the home owner to ensure that the platform beds accommodate almost any mattress or any décor. There are metal platform bed plans too and they involve the use of the best quality metal components.

The platform bed plans come in various specified or commercially marketed finishes and are available in traditional and contemporary styles. Today, there is a dedicated market operating to cater to the demand for these platform beds and the quick delivery facility provided has made it possible for the manufacturers of platform beds to reach out to clientele from all over the world. There are a number of online and offline resources that offer platform bed plans that can be further customized and even offer free shipping facilities.

Modern Bedroom Furniture Plans

The bedroom is considered to be one place where you can escape from the rest of the world, like a personal sanctuary which gives a peaceful and cozy feel. So it is very important to decorate it with a lot of care. Your budget and preference of design and style are fundamental concepts to be considered for bedroom furniture plans. If you are looking for a clean, streamlined and contemporary look for your bedroom, then a modern bedroom is the perfect choice. Modern bedroom furniture, and modern bedroom furniture plans are all about minimalism and simplicity.

When one thinks of modern bedroom furniture plans, the first few things that come to mind are majestic leather covered beds, curved shelving, geometric shaped dressers, neutral colors etc. The key in a modern bedroom is keeping it simple and clean with very few knick knacks or unnecessary clutter. Most people shy away from modern bedroom furniture as they feel it is cold and mechanical. it is also not like you are walking on the set of the Jetsons! What modern bedroom furniture plans are really about are streamlined designs so that there is minimum fuss and a simpler environment which is more comfortable.

Modern Contemporary Home Plane

Minimum furniture is used. The size of the beds or the sofas ranges from small to average. Beds are low lying and made from metal or light woods. Platform beds and Italian leather beds look good in a modern house. In the bedroom, except for two side tables and a closet, there is no need of any other furniture item and even if chairs and tables are placed in a bedroom, care should be taken that only those which have a streamlined look, should be purchased.Sofas are sleek and designed in such a way that they occupy as minimum a space as possible. Read more on modern bedroom furniture plans.




Color Scheme
When it comes to modern contemporary interior designs, futuristic colors such as silver, bronze, copper and blue, are the most apt. People interested in using bright colors for their home, can use orange and green. Green being an eco friendly color is considered very modern and is quite a rage nowadays. Avoid loud colors such as maroon or traditional common colors such as pink, while designing a modern house. Pastel shades are another good option for a modern home.

Fabrics
The fabric for upholstery, curtains, table cloth, etc. in a modern house should be very soft and soothing. Fabrics which have geometric designs on them look very good in a modern house. Heavy, coarse or velvety fabrics should be completely avoided in a modern house.

Equipments and Wiring
A modern home is incomplete without electronic gadgets such as an LCD TV, computer, music system, refrigerator, and a microwave. Also, a modern contemporary home has to be wireless and hence, the entire wiring inside the house should be concealed.

Accessories
Unlike traditional homes, where accessories are used liberally, modern homes make use of minimal accessories, which occupy very less space on the walls. Night lamps and chandeliers made of metal are some of the commonly used accessories in a modern house.

• Modern Bedroom Decorating Ideas
• Modern Interior Designing Ideas
• Modern Kitchen Ideas

Modern contemporary interior design entails proper space utilization. So the entire house should be totally clutter free. One should get rid of the unwanted things such as old clothes, books, equipment, etc. There should be proper and adequate storage in the house so that everything can be neatly kept inside. A modern house should have lots of natural lighting and hence large windows should ideally be there in all the rooms. Modeling the entire house around a popular modern theme such as an Italian house or a Japanese house, is another way of designing a modern house.