A Thangka is a painted or embroidered banner which was hung in a monastery or a family altar and carried by lamas in ceremonial processions. In Tibetan the word 'than' means flat and the suffix 'ka' stands for painting. The Thangka is thus ...
Start to look into LED lighting and quickly it becomes obvious that one type of LED will not suit all situations. After a while, you get sophisticated enough to take colour-rendering index (CRI) and colour temperature into account, ...
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Revamping your walls is one of the quickest, easiest and most cost-effective ways to redecorate your home. A fresh coat of paint or some new wallpaper will instantly clean and refresh your property as well as transform its style – ...
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In spring, we're all thinking about all things "outdoors". So, with that in mind, maybe we're thinking about giving our exteriors something of a makeover too. When it comes to home exteriors, what are some of the elements to consider for a ...
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Throughout history, furniture market has been used to position yourself for high end, it seems a little almost customers conditions can't access to, this makes a large furniture enterprise and furniture sells to China the most potential ...
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DIRECTV turns up the heat in their latest installment for their ''Frozen Moment'' series of commercials directed by Noam Murro of Biscuit Filmworks for Grey. As with the previous spots, ''Ice Cream'' and ''Steel Cage'' MPC's goal remained ...
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Painting a room is not the most interesting way to spend a Saturday afternoon.In fact,it's easy to get bored:for those who don't resort to getting delirious on paint fumes,there's always the time honoured tradition of daubing crude ...
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A bottle of Vin Jaune offered at Christie's auction Christie's announced their upcoming auction of Fine Wines in Geneva on Tuesday 15 May at the Hotel des Bergues.This sale of 779 lots comprises truly exceptional wines and is expected ...
Just because the groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter doesn't mean home-owners should sit idly and twiddle their thumbs. Cold weather should never preclude people from working on do-it-yourself projects around their homes, ...
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As the old saw goes, the proper tools make the job; this applies to painting as well. Purchase quality tools and materials. DIYers save on labor costs and can easily justify paying the price of quality tools. Tool quality and price vary ...
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Phil McDivitt, general manager, Celanese Emulsion Polymers, talks about the resins market and Celanese’s role in it. Coatings World: Has the resins market showed any signs of recovery from the economic downturn? Phil McDivitt, general ...
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Riding China's unprecedented home construction growth is at best a short-term strategy. What happens when this growth levels out or worse, declines? How would you measure success in a market that just a handful of years ago did not exist? ...
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Do-it-yourselfers indicate they are notably more satisfied with interior paint brands in 2011, compared with 2010, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Interior Paint Satisfaction Study. The study, now in its fifth year, ...