Presenting Minibar in the House

Minibar is not a common design for residential Indonesia. However, its presence can be optimized and multifunctional.

Minibar is usually identical to the presentation of alcoholic beverages. However, its function can now be changed or tailored to the needs of individual residents. For example, where drinking coffee at breakfast or relax with guests who are not too formal.

Minibar is one place where the location to entertain guests placed adjacent to the dining room, pantry and family room. Minibar presence will add a casual and relaxed atmosphere within the home.

The atmosphere is related to the atmosphere of the bar association as a place to chill and relax to relieve fatigue even though not everyone agreed. However, it was difficult to change the image that already.

Minibar is an imitation or a more simple shape of the bar. In fact, sometimes also used to refer to a mini fridge or freezer that is used to store beverage cans or bottles. Although an adaptation of Western culture and not an indigenous Indonesian culture, presented in the minibar is a normal house.

Particularly if we are frequent and many foreigners who have a close partnership with the alcohol culture. However, for those who do not fit into the culture, then we can make adaptations or adjustments that are more suitable to our culture by also providing nonalkohol drinks.

Minibar can be made in the form of the presentation of the form table with chairs shaped legged stool or a tall and usually can be played. Similarly, in the sequel for the sake of pursuing efficiency in the room, the minibar are combined with a pantry.

Used as a place to store drinks in the fridge and a glass or cup in the cabinet and shelves. Form of the chair can be a foot stool that has a higher than normal dining chairs. Height of his desk was still not changed. With so still higher than normal pantry table. So made a different altitude or trap between two tables.

Function becomes more effective and efficient because not only can be used to prepare beverages, can also be used to prepare a snack or breakfast. The force used in making the minibar is typically follows the style of the existing house and tailored to the overall home furnishings. Is the modern minimalist style, classical and Mediterranean.

The material used was nothing too specific, just dipadupadankan with existing furniture in the vicinity. For a minimalist style, it can use the wood for the chairs with granite or marble as a material desk.

Or use a combination of stainless steel material and glass or granite as a lid. What is important, the material has a slippery surface and easily cleaned. For a classic, can use a combination of wood with marble and wood, wrought iron and natural stone as an accent or marble for a stylish Mediterranean.

The minibar form itself has a diverse selection. Shape adjusted to the shape of the room available and potential use. Can form the letter C, letter L, the letter I and the letter U which depend on each location in the house. However, more often placed adjacent to the pantry table and family room for easy circulation. The location can be placed in a corner or an area that stands alone.

The important thing is easily visible and accessible from various locations in the house. To minibar combined with pantry area and the area used for breakfast, usually for a table has two heights. Table for his work area pantry has 85 cm height and a table for presentation has a height of about 92.5 cm so that the guests or family members who sat on a chair or stool can eat and drink comfortably.

While for the drink, can use hanging racks and shelves that can be accessed from two directions and is transparent. With so easier for users to pick it up. Yet that is widely used is the use of filing cabinets with glass lid protects it from dirt and dust.

East Meet West in the Interior

Philosophy of east meet west in a dwelling into a single right choice for the majority of the Urban. Marriage east and west that is entered on a range of eclectic styles. Own eclectic style known in terms of interior as the style gado-gado, which is a blend of diverse sense of style.

Although the spatial consists of various styles or materials, but the style remained eclectic can appear attractive, even boring. The atmosphere of space can be created so as to comply with what you want.

There is no standard pattern for arranging style east meet west, or eclectic interior design in a residential setting.

Because the eclectic style that consists of several western and eastern cultures taken. So there is no fixed rule which states how to combine a few styles.

Indonesia’s eclectic style has been around since the era of Javanese kingdom because of the trade relations of cooperation with other countries. So the elements of culture from both countries to collaborate with each other and produce an eclectic style.

East meet west style can be seen in the presence of the statue of cupid in the middle of a fight with a fish pond Mangkunegaran front. Similarly, China’s plates on the wall that can be easily found in Cirebon.

That condition ultimately affects all areas. Culture eat with a spoon and fork obtained from western culture. In addition, eating patterns on the floor to sit is also influenced by western culture.

In order to create an impression that can be achieved, it must be the right pick padupadan style that will be used. Because of space as a reference design, each style will be used will affect the overall look of the chosen design.

In choosing the style of east meet west to the interior, you should not mix and match the style used in the home. This was done so that the interior arrangement was not crowded.

So that order can be in harmony with the residential interior design, color selection is also very influential in every room arrangement is used. Use basic colors for the whole space (based color), to neutralize the other supporting elements.

Alloy style decorative elements can be derived from a blend of several models of furniture or furniture with decorative elements. Also note also the composition of the arrangement, both furniture and decorative elements.

The order, by combining a solid color sofa with pillows can also combine an antique or more soft material color with decorative material.

East meet west do not have all crowded. Like eating tool which is west style, if you want to look further east can be equipped with flatware decorated puppets.

Setting Up Your Apartment

Lived in an apartment with a modern practical and dynamic lifestyle, making the house interior designed follow this style. Therefore, choosing furniture design with the times, making the beauty of each element was simply overlooked.

So that the order was a dynamic and integrated with the overall concept to be built, ranging from furniture selection to the other forming elements must be considered. Consideration is a main function.

Limited land to make every inch of space in the apartment is very precious, so choosing furniture that is smaller than standard size saves space, but still functional.

There are some elements of furniture that can be eliminated in order to save more space. One way is to remove the head of the bed or sofa arms. Stool (bench) is also an attractive option when space is very narrow.

Built-in furniture is furniture made specifically about the size of the existing space to make it look neat. In addition, the built-in concept allows maximum use of space by making use of every inch of space.

For example built-in wardrobe could use the width and height of the wall until it reaches the ceiling, so that a larger storage space. Model built in cupboards to store not only clothing but also other equipment, such as sheets, blankets, bags and even shoes.

Types of modular furniture (shaped container comprising a large variety of store space) having the drawers of various sizes can create a modified cabinet as required.

Multifunctional furniture is perfect when used for apartments with limited area, so other than as a furniture storage area can double as seating as well as a place to sleep.

In fact, he continued, the use of glass elements make the space feel more spacious appearance. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with the glass to explore both the selection of furniture to the other supporting elements.

Should select furniture that used to give an impression of transparent light, not Balky (massive). In addition, so that the room feels more spacious, do not hesitate to use the mirror.

Residential Organizing with Aesthetics Feeling

The design of the contents of a room is basically dependent on the existing activities in space itself. This activity gave birth to the need for interior elements that must exist in space. Furniture whatever is necessary, element complement what is needed, until the accessory what you want to set.

After knowing the needs of space, we must also consider how to select items such as furniture, complementary elements, and interior accessories, as well as thinking about how to set it on in each room. This is where the aesthetics of big plays.

Aesthetics is one of the important elements that set the house so the house has a charming appearance, certainly after the aspects of functionality and comfort have been achieved well. The word comes from the aesthetics or aesthetic Aesthetics English meaning of beauty or good taste.

The beauty of it is abstract and relative (subjective), because it’s good for someone is not necessarily good for another. However, it does not mean there are no standard norms in the sense of the beautiful. For in an aesthetic covering a good division of space, the arrangement of composition, proportion, color selection, motif and a good balance.

If all these elements have been met, then depending on the tastes of each audience.

According to him, one thing that can be used as a concrete example in arranging housing with an aesthetic is a living room equipped with a three seater sofa set with side table that is placed on the right and left. In the middle of the table arranged symmetrically and one detail (the series).

In fact, the arrangement of artwork in the form of painting that hung over the sofa is made with the size, theme and color matching with the whole order of other space-forming element. No lag, no wallpaper is selected yhang with a matching motif.

If the example above is applied in occupancy, the calculation of composition and balance in space have formed a residential aesthetic. However, not only to the extent that it was necessary in managing the residential character and owner personality.

At the final touch, the lighting arrangement in space will give a dramatic effect and balance (equilibrium) of a dwelling.

Lighting in the room will help illuminate the places that become the focal point of attention (private collection, a painting, or sculpture), according to lighting systems used. Plant lights, spotlights, chandeliers, table lamp and floor lamps can create a dramatization of the effects of space atmosphere is different.