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Ready your home for the coming winter season

Reading Time: 5 minutes Love it or hate it, winter is a special time of the year. Tons of festivities like carnivals and fairs take place all over the country. It’s also our ‘designated’ wedding season. So there is a lot going on in winter; that much is for certain. But it’s not all outdoor fun and games when the season invades your home. This calls for the need to prepare your home for winter. Here are a few ways to keep your home well prepared for the oncoming season. Thick Curtains to fight the cold It gets pretty cold and many people just can’t handle it so every little step to ready your home for winter helps. Whether to avoid cold allergies or avoid getting sick, curtains may help keep a home warm. They work as a great insulator, keeping the cold out and the heat in. The thicker the curtains; the more…

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So you want to create a rooftop garden

Reading Time: 5 minutes There is a great trend that we’ve started to see in Dhaka and we love it. People have been setting up little gardens on their roof for years, but now the practice has become more widespread. Some make their gardens beautiful and flowery while others opt for more nutritional gardens full of fruits and vegetables. Some just put together a green rooftop to emulate the sense of escape from the city. Regardless of type, we love them all. Today we’ll go through how you can begin creating a rooftop garden. Assessment of Area When you plan on creating a rooftop garden, you first need to know what you’re working with. Surprisingly, or maybe not if you’re already knowledgeable on the topic, gardening is a really heavy task; literally. Pots, earth and the plants themselves are incredibly heavy. You need to run a proper assessment of the roof to know if…

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What Your Home Design Says About Your Personality

Reading Time: 5 minutes What do we see when we look at the interior of a house? Do we see the furniture in front of us? Do we see how the colors where matched and contrasted? Or do we see individual articles and artifacts? Whatever it may be, we tend to ask the owner if they like a specific type of something. Why? Because we get a little insight into their personality when we see their home décor. Let’s see how interior design style describes the personality of the owner? Minimalist Having a minimalist home design is very popular as it can be very clean and sleek. Of course there are limits to being a minimalist, but a common formula is used to keep things in check. The priority list goes: aesthetics, quality, texture, and efficiency, in that order. Clean colors like white are a favorite, so focus can fall on the articles and…

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Creating a Safe Home to Live In

Reading Time: 6 minutes When you think of home, you think of comfort and security. You think about leaning back and relaxing. But it doesn’t become that way on its own. There are many factors that need to be considered and addressed before a home truly becomes a place where one can be carefree. So how does one get to that point? Today we look at how we can get about creating a safe home. Fires & Burns The primary concern of all households: fire. Though we’re not exactly believers of ‘spontaneous combustion’, we do understand it takes very little to set off a fire; so precaution is key to preventing it. When creating a safe the kitchen is generally the first place to secure to prevent accidents at home. Check all stove connections to ensure no leaks are present. When using the stove, make sure the place is user-friendly with chances of accidental…

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Bridges of Bangladesh

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bangabandhu Bridge This multipurpose bridge was constructed back in 1998. Commonly known as Jamuna Bridge, it happened to be the world’s 11th longest bridge at the time of its construction and currently, it holds the 6th position. Located on the Asian and Trans-Asian highways, this gigantic structure provides international road and railway links across Southeast Asia through Central Asia to Northwest Europe. Because of its strategic link between the eastern and western parts of Bangladesh, it promotes inter-regional trade of goods, transmission of electricity, natural gas, integration of telecommunication links and also allows passenger traffic by road and rail. The structure was constructed by Hyundai Engineering & Construction and about 15,000 people worked over the span of four years to build the bridge. The total cost of the bridge was a little more than seven hundred million US dollars. Khan Jahan Ali Bridge Located over the Rupsha River, this bridge is known…

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Preparations for Real Estate Photography

Reading Time: 4 minutes So you’re looking to sell or rent what was once your beautiful home? You designed the home exactly the way you love it, but there are certain things that make the images taken for displaying your place better. Today, we look at a few key aspects to keep in mind when you decided to make your home ready for real estate photography. Clean everything This really does go without saying, but a clean home sells itself. Of course we’re sure you are very clean to begin with, but pictures can pick up even the slightest issues that we have just become accustomed to. The camera plays on angles and can make the slightest dust look like a desert. And if you plan on showing off the space your house has to offer, you may move a few objects here and there only to find out the wall behind your fridge…

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8 Interior Design Myths Debunked!

Reading Time: 6 minutes Interior design is no easy matter. But it’s also not rocket science. So why is it so confusing? Well, first of all, looking beautiful is a complex matter as what is beautiful can vary so much for different people. Also, just like the interior design trends 2018, styles come and go and that can highly impact the perception of things. But there are things that go beyond the scope of changing desires and these are interior design myths. These pesky issues create a great deal of confusion and also barriers to progress. Today, we look at some of the worst misconceptions of interior designs & interior design myths and debunk the misunderstandings around them. Stick to a SINgle style throughout The entire house has to be designed following a single style or it will look messy. Absolutely not. Just as each room serves a particular function, so too can design! You…

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Evolution of Real Estate Across Residential Locations in Dhaka

Reading Time: 2 minutes Over the past decade, the face of real estate across Dhaka city has evolved drastically for the better. The once and former Dhaka is barely unrecognizable for those who have not set foot in our concrete soil in a long time. The architecture has changed. The ambience is different and the residences are getting a refined facelift. But how would you define this new residential modernization? Well, when a residence becomes more than just a housing option, that is evolution, and Dhaka is shaping the meaning of residential locations.  The Beauty of Architecture There was once a time in Dhaka city, where apartment buildings were almost indistinguishable from one another. Monotonous in look and layout, back then apartment buildings in Dhaka city could rarely be called as eye-catching. Today however, that is not the case. Whichever residential area you take a stroll through, be it Dhanmondi, Gulshan or Banani, you will…

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The Dos and Don’ts During a Building Emergency

Reading Time: 4 minutes It is impossible to be ready for every incident that occurs. But there are certain key factors or measures that can help in keeping you safe and alert in a building emergency. Of course just as there are things we should do, there are also things to avoid. Keep yourself prepared and take a look at some of the dos and don’ts of staying safe when in a serious building emergency. state of mind Don’t It can be quite difficult to keep a steady mind when things are going wrong in a building emergency. Fear is a strong factor that drives many of us. We think of the worst possible things and all hope is lost. But try not to panic. Yes, it is much easier said than done, but it may just save your life. Do Take a deep breathe. Get your bearings about you. Try your very best…

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Putting Together a Great Halloween Party

Reading Time: 5 minutes Every great party has one thing in common; people are engaged. A Halloween party has to have the exact same feature in order to be fun and memorable. After all, it only comes once a year and if you get it right the first time, your friends will always anticipate the next one! Arranging a great get together with friends requires house preparation but a Halloween party requires extra attention to set the mood right. Here are a few things you could try when arranging a Halloween party. Decorations One of the most attention grabbing things about a party will be how the place looks. If it looks like your house on any regular day, how is it any different from a regular party? You want to create a sense of dread or spookiness. In Dhaka, Halloween has picked up a lot of attention and many party shops now offer…

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