<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075</id><updated>2010-04-14T02:38:01.389-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Home Interior Design Hampshire</title><subtitle type='html'>Artemis specialises in quality refurbishments and interiors.</subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/index.htm'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/atom.xml'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>19</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-2431046213775640020</id><published>2009-10-30T08:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-11-04T07:19:46.253-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Make Your Small Bathroom Look and Feel Larger</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/"&gt;Home Interior Design Blog.House Remodelling Hampshire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unless you live in a custom-built home with a &lt;a href="http://www.castellobaths.co.uk/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;luxurious bath&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;and dressing room, you probably wish your bathroom were larger. Without adding any more square footage, you might feel less cramped if you use some of our tips to make your &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/bathrooms.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;bathroom&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;look and feel larger.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's true that a small bathroom can feel cozy and intimate. But it can also feel claustrophobic and depressing. Depending on your decorating style, it can be quiet and sophisticated, charming, or sparkling like a jewel box.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No matter what style you decorate your small bath, though, it will always be a small bath.&lt;br /&gt;But with a bit of visual magic, colour change and lighting, you can transform your small bath into a cozy retreat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A bathroom is a very special space, but the theories about space enlargement apply here as to any other room in the house. Use some of these decorating tricks to make your bathroom look and feel larger, even if it stays the same size.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.farrow-ball.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Select Colours for Serenity&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pale, soft colour schemes tend to give the illusions of more space. I'm not saying that the small bath has to be pink, but avoid strong, exciting colours. Use the brights for accessories and towels, but select pastel tones, neutrals, and whites for backgrounds. "Cool" colours give the feeling of serenity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.into.co.uk/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brighten Up the Room&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Without taking up any counter space, you can add extra lighting to "open up" the look of your bathroom and add interest. Recessed lighting can be installed into the ceiling and focused on any work space. Wall sconces (a candle holder) or a counter top lamp will add warmth. More expensive alternatives for bringing more light into the room would be skylights, larger windows or Solatubes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trade a Large Vanity for a Delicate Pedestal Sink&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A vanity cabinet provides nice storage under a sink, but takes up lots of floor space in a small bathroom. Replacing the vanity with a pedestal or wall-mounted sink can be fairy inexpensive. Your bathroom will definitely feel more open. Find alternative &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.novellini.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;storage space&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;with a small shelf or organize a nearby linen cupboard. When you remove the vanity cabinet, you'll probably have to repair the flooring.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mirrorworld.co.uk/"&gt;Reflect the Space with Mirrors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your space will hold it, get a larger mirror to place in front of the bathroom sink. the mirror will reflect all the light in the room, and pick up the colour and pattern. You might consider a collection of mirrors arranged artistically in the place of one large mirror.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.kdptiles.co.uk"&gt;Choose a Light-Coloured Flooring&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just like the walls, the floor will appear to open up if it's done with a light colour. If you cannot replace the flooring, choose a large, light-coloured rug over your existing floor.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-2431046213775640020?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/2431046213775640020/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/make-your-small-bathroom-look-and-feel.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/2431046213775640020'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/2431046213775640020'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/make-your-small-bathroom-look-and-feel.html' title='Make Your Small Bathroom Look and Feel Larger'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-6634678681416445461</id><published>2009-10-26T08:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T08:39:52.563-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mirrors</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/1-(4)-731353.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/1-(4)-730871.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/"&gt;Home Interior Design Blog.House Remodelling Hampshire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Placing mirrows in strategic places can enhance the size of a room. &lt;a href="http://www.mirrorworld.co.uk/catalogue/Antique-Mirrors.asp?gclid=CMqr0raE250CFcts4wodwSPmsw"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From plain bevelled mirrors to ornately framed mirrors&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;they can transform your living space.&lt;br /&gt;We tend to think of mirrors as practical and necessary items when infact they can be used to accentuate the size of a room, the lightness of a room and can also be a substitute for paintings if they are encased in an artistic frame.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Placing lamps under &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sarakirkby.com/products.asp?groupID=1"&gt;mirrors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; can give a warm glow to an area.&lt;br /&gt;Dining rooms with a large mirror above the sideboard, dresser or the like can reflect &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.johnjenkinsdirect.co.uk/Crystal%20Glass_Decanters.htm"&gt;crystal glass decanters &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.candlesupply.co.uk/"&gt;candles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; creating the intimate ambiance necessary for a relaxation dinner party.&lt;br /&gt;Use you imagination and enlighten your surrounding walls.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-6634678681416445461?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/6634678681416445461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/mirrors.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/6634678681416445461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/6634678681416445461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/mirrors.html' title='Mirrors'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-5325016935667446412</id><published>2009-10-21T08:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T08:26:19.977-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Country Life Properties</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Box-of-chocolates-picture-742673.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 170px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 145px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Box-of-chocolates-picture-742669.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/October-08-013-713443.jpg---thatched-cottage"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/October-08-013-713439.jpg---thatched-cottage" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Living in the Country&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;is the epitome of self indulgence and where better to be reminded of this quality of life than by browsing through a &lt;a href="http://www.countrylife.co.uk/property"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country Life magazine&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;or &lt;a href="http://www.new-forest-national-park.com/new-forest-walks.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;taking a walk&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;in the &lt;a href="http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1196"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cotswolds&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;or the &lt;a href="http://www.new-forest-national-park.com/new-forest-walks.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Forest&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;to name but a few idyllic places which have the power to set your mind free. Too often we get caught up in the treadmill of everyday living - household chores (or maybe not, for a fortunate few) &lt;a href="http://www.growingbusiness.co.uk/magazine"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;achieving success, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;business meetings, dinner parties and oh the repetitiveness of the &lt;a href="http://www.waitrose.com/index.aspx"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;food shopping&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;My indulgence is looking at all properties advertised in the &lt;a href="http://www.countrylife.co.uk/property"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country Life magazine&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;- a &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.chocolatehouse1657.co.uk/"&gt;chocolate box&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in my opinion and thinking of what I could do with...........&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-5325016935667446412?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/5325016935667446412/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/country-life-properties.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/5325016935667446412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/5325016935667446412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/country-life-properties.html' title='Country Life Properties'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-7767016162014478342</id><published>2009-10-21T06:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-21T07:57:42.340-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Country Life</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/August-08-025-737796.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/August-08-025-737591.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/August-08-031-780272.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/August-08-031-780031.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/"&gt;Home Interior Design Blog.House Remodelling Hampshire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/gallery2.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country House&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;in need of a complete makeover to incorporate an &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/gallery2.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;extension&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/gallery2.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;loft conversion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;; the discerning client requested that the remodelling was in keeping with the original build e.g. new doors were purpose made to replicate the existing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.countrylife.co.uk/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country Life&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is generally for people who are in tune with living; they understand what is required of them as part of the community; the &lt;a href="http://www.robertadamarchitects.com/bios.htm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;architectural designs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; when planning extensions are in harmony with their surroundings. They understand &lt;a href="http://www.countrylife.co.uk/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;quality of life&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.robertadamarchitects.com/residential/Farm_Cotswolds.htm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;quality of buildings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;; they request the very best from &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;their Builders&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At Artemis we pride ourselves in offering the following:- &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Budget advice. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;- A complete Build, Refurbishment &amp;amp; Interior Design "quality driven" service&lt;br /&gt;- Understanding and thoughtful incorporation of our client's ideas and requirements. We listen to what you want!&lt;br /&gt;- Attention to detail and superior finishes - delivering the "Wow" factor.&lt;br /&gt;- Effective cost planning and proactive budget control, "Best Value"&lt;br /&gt;- Tight programme control and completion &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;dates&lt;/span&gt; you can rely on&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We have delighted many clients who are looking for the above qualities; at Artemis we turn your dreams into reality.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-7767016162014478342?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/7767016162014478342/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/country-living.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/7767016162014478342'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/7767016162014478342'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/country-living.html' title='Country Life'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-1555776553804810040</id><published>2009-10-15T10:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-15T10:26:47.135-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Grand Designs - Great British Refurb Campaign</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Kevin_McCloud1_-736661.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 149px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Kevin_McCloud1_-736644.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/"&gt;Home Interior Design Blog.House Remodelling Hampshire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is no surprise that &lt;a href="http://www.knaufinsulation.co.uk/great_british_refurb_-_manches.aspx"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kevin McCloud&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;is spearheading the campaign to make as many homes in Great Britain operate in a more efficient way. With 26 million homes in Britain accounting for 27% of the total carbon emissions it is no wonder Kevin is campaigning for better &lt;a href="http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Government policies relating to this issue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old houses need to be &lt;a href="http://http//www.artemis-refurbishments.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;refurbished &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;in order to bring them up to present day &lt;a href="http://www.testvalley.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=4245"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Building Regulation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;requirements. When a house is running efficiently it is beneficial to the homeowner as well as the environment resulting in a win-win situation for everybody.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over the last 10 years the insulation in roofs has changed dramatically especially where loft conversions are concerned. When a &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/gallery2.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;loft conversion&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;is carried out by &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.artemis-refurbishments.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;professionals &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;it ends up being the warmest part of the house, requiring the least amount of energy to keep heated. This is even apparent in houses we would typically class as nearly new homes; this is how much insulation has improved over the years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.knaufinsulation.co.uk/great_british_refurb_-_manches.aspx"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Knauf insulation&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;is assisting in the refurbishment of a Victorian property in Manchester as part of a drive to make people aware of what can be achieved to live in total comfort, whilst reducing the running cost of a home and being enviromentally friendly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Choosing-Colours-Kevin-McCloud/dp/1844004406/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;qid=1255626999&amp;amp;sr=1-1"&gt;Kevin McCloud's &lt;/a&gt;own words "Live in a low energy house that is cheaper to run, more comfortable to live in and massively reducing your carbon emissions. Join my campaign to be part of the Great British Refurb" sponsored by &lt;a href="http://www.knaufinsulation.co.uk/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Knauf Insulation&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="http://www.keepmoat.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Keepmoat.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-1555776553804810040?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/1555776553804810040/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/grand-designs-great-british-refurb.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/1555776553804810040'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/1555776553804810040'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/grand-designs-great-british-refurb.html' title='Grand Designs - Great British Refurb Campaign'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-4320684251954999042</id><published>2009-10-09T02:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T23:29:21.555-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Curtain Poles, Valances and Pelmets</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Curtain-Poles---edited-712295.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 116px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Curtain-Poles---edited-712293.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Valances-&amp;amp;-Pelmets---edited-730554.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 117px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Valances-&amp;amp;-Pelmets---edited-730547.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/"&gt;Home Interior Design Blog.House Remodelling Hampshire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thedesignerpolescompany.co.uk/"&gt;Curtain Poles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: As you can see from the selection available you can choose your &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.edwardharpley.com/category/wooden-curtain-poles-drapery-rods/"&gt;curtain pole &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;to suit the theme of your room. From &lt;strong&gt;Crystal&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Balls&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong&gt;Iron Button &lt;/strong&gt;designs there is something to suit &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;everyone's&lt;/span&gt; taste. &lt;strong&gt;Farmhouses &lt;/strong&gt;can theme with the &lt;strong&gt;Shepherds Crook&lt;/strong&gt; or the &lt;strong&gt;Acorn Design &lt;/strong&gt;whilst &lt;strong&gt;Country&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Houses&lt;/strong&gt; have a choice of the &lt;strong&gt;Fluted Ball&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Urn-Decorative Pole&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Banded Ball&lt;/strong&gt; (fabric covered pole) to the &lt;strong&gt;Coronet&lt;/strong&gt;-decorative pole.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Curtain-Design-Directory-Catherine-Merrick/dp/0951684167"&gt;Valances and Pelmets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: The selection displayed shows how &lt;strong&gt;feminine&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;masculine&lt;/strong&gt; you can steer the design of your room /&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.edwardharpley.com/category/pelmets/"&gt;curtains&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;strong&gt;Bows&lt;/strong&gt; are feminine and are suitable for bedrooms or little girls rooms whilst &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.edwardharpley.com/category/pelmets/"&gt;Rigid Pelmets&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;with suitable edging or trimming can highlight the richness of a formal dining or reception room.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/residential.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Artemis&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;we make sure you have access to our library of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Curtain-Sketch-Book-2/dp/0953293920/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;qid=1255456197&amp;amp;sr=1-4"&gt;curtain reference books &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;to enable you to view the selection available; it is from this starting point, incorporated with the design theme of your room that the finished picture takes shape. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/residential.html"&gt;Artemis &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;provides detailed drawings of finished curtains superimposed in their room setting to enable the client to fully visualise the finished picture. The curtain or window dressing can sometimes provide the &lt;a href="http://www.designersguild.com/royal-collection/#"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WOW factor&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;in your home; it depends how &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;adventurous&lt;/span&gt; you would like to be!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/"&gt;Call now to arrange a FREE home appraisal 01794 522152. Mobile 0787 6032212&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-4320684251954999042?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/4320684251954999042/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/curtain-poles-valances-and-pelmets.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/4320684251954999042'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/4320684251954999042'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/curtain-poles-valances-and-pelmets.html' title='Curtain Poles, Valances and Pelmets'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-6584855205715229001</id><published>2009-10-08T10:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T10:40:18.309-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Window Dressing - Curtains</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Curtain-designs-for-blog-776434.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 137px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Curtain-designs-for-blog-776432.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009_10_01_archive.html"&gt;Home Interior Design Blog.House Remodelling Hampshire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wendy-Bakers-Compact-Sketchbook-Blinds/dp/095329398X"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Window Dressing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; requires passion in order to provide the finishing touch to a beautiful home. There are so many varieties of&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.designersguild.com/all-collections/#"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;materials&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in the market place that you are spoilt for choice but as a rule of thumb and to help you make the right design choice, you either go for a plain style and optimise the design of the curtain material or choose a plain fabric and accentuate the style.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Selecting the right fabrics is a must; here are some tips.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://naturalcurtaincompany.co.uk/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Natural Silk&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;- keep to neutral colours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.designersguild.com/all-collections/savigny-silks-fabric/#"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Silk&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;- a romantic fabric and very suitable for all types of blinds - wonderful colours - line in another colour for an opulent effect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.premiervoile.com/"&gt;Spotted Voile&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - especially good used on roller blinds - a translucent fabric so leave unlined.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.queenshill.com/acatalog/Mulberry_Home.html"&gt;Open Weaves &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;- really more of a statement than a fabric - obviously leave unlined or you loose the whole effect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.designersguild.com/all-collections/essentials-bilbao-fabric/#"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cotton&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;- glazed cotton adds a touch of luxury to a normal cotton material.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.queenshill.com/acatalog/Voyage_Fabrics_Happy_Days.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Novelty Cotton&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;- looks very effective when used as a Roller Blind in contemporary setting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's also hard to remember all the designs that are available; here are a few....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blinds - Roller Blinds, Roman Blinds, Austrian Blinds, Linen Fold (an alternative to net curtains), London Blind, Festoons, Cascades, Oriental Blind, Shutters and Venetians.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Curtains can be finished off with variety of pelmets, valances and some people prefer to accentuate the detail of the curtain pole.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At Artemis we supply and fit all &lt;a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/Magazine/Feature.aspx?Id=17"&gt;window dressings &lt;/a&gt;making sure the client is made aware of the designs which are available for their particular requirement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-6584855205715229001?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/6584855205715229001/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/window-dressing.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/6584855205715229001'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/6584855205715229001'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/window-dressing.html' title='Window Dressing - Curtains'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-3156152894242381057</id><published>2009-10-02T03:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T09:55:43.814-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Floor and Wall Tiling</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/March-2009-016-778528.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/March-2009-016-778088.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/"&gt;Home Interior Design Blog.House Remodelling Hampshire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/bathrooms.html"&gt;Artemis&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;is currently in the process of building an extension and refurbishing the main house for a young family living in &lt;a href="http://www.bartononsea.org.uk/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;;&lt;/strong&gt; included in the refurbishment are two &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/bathrooms.html"&gt;wet rooms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, utility room, and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/gallery2.html"&gt;kitchen/ family room &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;which will require tiling. Although we have only just started the project it is important at the outset to decide which floor tiles are going to be used as it is relevant when calculating finished floor levels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/services.html"&gt;Artemis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; we always recommend &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kdptiles.co.uk/"&gt;KDP Tiles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/strong&gt;at Chandlers Ford as our main supplier because in addition to a well stocked and displayed showroom they have a vast warehouse which means the majority of tiles can be purchased and delivered within 48 hours. Over the many years Artemis has been using KDP, they have offered impeccable service to both their trade client and their respective customers. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kdptiles.co.uk/about/"&gt;KDP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; stock all &lt;a href="http://www.wedi.co.uk/flash.php"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wedi wetroom supplies&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;who are a world reknown manufacturer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once the client has chosen the specific tiles they would like to use, Artemis produces a floor plan showing the tile layout, this helps the client visualise the finished floor design and eliminates wastage when calculating the amount of tiles required for each specific room.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-3156152894242381057?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/3156152894242381057/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/floor-and-wall-tiling.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/3156152894242381057'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/3156152894242381057'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/10/floor-and-wall-tiling.html' title='Floor and Wall Tiling'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-8432746354925086246</id><published>2009-09-30T03:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T08:50:05.636-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Loft Conversions</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Structural-steel-703260.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 145px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Structural-steel-703021.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Construction-of-Ashlar-wall-702986.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 145px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Construction-of-Ashlar-wall-702774.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Redcover-019-706767.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 198px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Redcover-019-706046.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/"&gt;Home Interior Design Blog.House Remodelling Hampshire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/gallery2.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;loft conversion&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;is one way of extending your property without spending too much money. Bedrooms and storage are always the items you seem to need more of, the longer you live in a house.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/gallery4.html"&gt;loft conversions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; can be carried out without &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.newforest.gov.uk/planning/"&gt;Planning Permission&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;; &lt;a href="http://www.newforest.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=156"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Building Regulations&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;being the only requirement. However it is always wise to check by calling in a &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;reputable builder&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;or Architect in the first instant. An &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;experienced&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;builder&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;will know what will apply to your particular loft conversion and advise you correctly. If Planning Permission is required it will take 8 weeks to obtain approval and a further 5 weeks to obtain Building Regulation compliance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/about.html"&gt;Artemis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/about.html"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;we work with &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.robertadamarchitects.com/"&gt;Architects&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.istructe.org/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Structural Engineers&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;therefore we can provide all the necessary legal approvals to carry out your work. We also are responsible for obtaining the final paperwork which confirms that your house has a fully approved loft conversion which has been passed by Building Control and that your investment is secured.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may wonder if you need to move out whilst work is being undertaken, well the answer is no. At &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/gallery2.html"&gt;Artemis&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;we scaffold up the outside of the house and enter in through the roof, making sure normality reigns in your home whilst the work is being carried out. If you have a very small home with no storage facilities for materials or are built directly onto a pavement we widen the scaffolding platform in order for it to serve a dual purpose, i) acting as a walkway ii) supplying us with a storage area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An experienced loft conversion company will be able to convert various types of roofs i.e. &lt;strong&gt;a &lt;a href="http://solentrooftrusses.com/gallery.aspx"&gt;truss roof &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;or &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/gallery3.html"&gt;a cut roof &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;only make sure if you have a truss roof the Builder has carried out this type of work before as this is a little more complicated and the builder will need to know exactly what they are doing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.relianceengineering.co.uk/structural_steel_work.htm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Structural steel beams&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;will be the first items to be installed and the &lt;a href="http://www.consulting-engineers.co.uk/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Structural Engineer&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;would have provided the necessary calculations to make sure the roof can be supported on the steel beams specified.&lt;br /&gt;Once these are in place the joist will be hung off these beams and you will start to see the beginnings of a floor. &lt;strong&gt;Picture 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rafters normally have to be reinforced but not in all cases and the ashlar wall is installed once the rafters are ready. Collars form the final link to making the framework ready to take the insulation. &lt;strong&gt;Picture 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Insulation has been increased over the years and by the time your loft conversion project is finished there is a good chance it will be more insulated than the remainder of the house.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hallways-Corridors-Staircases-Decoration-Storage/dp/1841723258"&gt;Staircases&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; are another item which have improved in design over the years. There is every reason your loft will be the brightest space in the house.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.velux.co.uk/Attic+conversion.htm"&gt;Velux windows&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; are the best windows for the conventional loft conversion and these can range from a simple rectangle to a window which extends to form a balcony. In &lt;a href="http://www.velux.co.uk/Inspiration/Conservation_house/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;conservation properties&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Velux&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;provide a specialized window however there is a superb range for these particular conversions therefore at Artemis we try and look to see which &lt;a href="http://www.lumenrooflight.co.uk/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;manufacturer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; best suits the design of the property. All in all &lt;strong&gt;Artemis&lt;/strong&gt; carries out &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/gallery2.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;quality loft conversions&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;and is every ready to fulfil it's clients dreams. &lt;strong&gt;Picture 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-8432746354925086246?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/8432746354925086246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/09/loft-conversions.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/8432746354925086246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/8432746354925086246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/09/loft-conversions.html' title='Loft Conversions'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-4697908648010699406</id><published>2009-09-29T08:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-09T02:55:39.480-07:00</updated><title type='text'>100% design show Earl Court, London.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/"&gt;Home Interior Design Blog.House Remodelling Hampshire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Friday 25 August; Fiona, one of our design team and I visited the &lt;strong&gt;100% design show at Earls Court&lt;/strong&gt;. It was a day set aside for updating Artemis with the latest design in products used for the refurbishment and interiors market. There were &lt;strong&gt;EVOline wireless &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;electric sockets&lt;/strong&gt;, which could be set anywhere retrospectively - especially useful in a study or if you required additional electric sockets in the kitchen. The additional unit operates from Kinetic Energy. EVOline also produce for the Port, modular fittings i.e. socket modules, multimedia modules, data network modules and intelligence modules to control lights, cinema screens etc. all the above ports would be hidden from view unless you decided to use them, then they would pop up by placing hand pressure on a small surface mounted plate. An ingenious idea.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There were a host of new materials which could be used for feature walls and floors ranging from a carpet measuring 3m x 3m which had petals cut into the pile of the one colour weave to specialty tempered and coloured metal which came in all colours, shapes and sizes. They were quite stunning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Castello luxury baths&lt;/strong&gt;; the composite baths are manufactured with materials that offer authenticity of stone to make them hard wearing yet lighter and warmer to the touch than stone. The hidden built in overflow system and waste presents a minimalistic look to fit in to any style of bathroom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;eestairs&lt;/strong&gt; - between Stairs and Art; designed with elegance and style; the exponent of excellence; escape the everyday - created for those who see the difference; enjoy the elevation; expect the extraordinary. What more can one say?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;KMD&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Natural stone used by the most discerning of clientele. What makes natural stone special? &lt;/strong&gt;It is always unique. Natural stone blends in perfectly with your ambiance if handled precisely and with attention to detail. It doesn't matter if you want to incorporate one vanity unit top or redesign your entire bathroom KMD take care of the planning and completion of your project with natural stone. Used in kitchens, halls and reception areas as well as the beautiful bathrooms of such exquisite hotels as the Ritz Carlton, Berlin and The Heritage Golf &amp;amp; Spa Resort, Ireland; also seen at the world famous Fendi Store, Milan, Italy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you can see the 100% design show embraced the best in new and young innovative designers. A pleasure to behold.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan Collins Director&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-4697908648010699406?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/4697908648010699406/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/09/100-design-show-earl-court-london.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/4697908648010699406'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/4697908648010699406'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/09/100-design-show-earl-court-london.html' title='100% design show Earl Court, London.'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-5492455326467766227</id><published>2009-09-24T09:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-19T04:31:46.991-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Seamless Glass</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/bathroom-plan-757790.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 145px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/bathroom-plan-757554.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/main-bathroom-724543.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 94px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/main-bathroom-724539.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/"&gt;Home Interior Design Blog.House Remodelling Hampshire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.seamlessglass.co.uk/"&gt;Seamless glass &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;- heaven! We do not have to conform any more to the statutory designs supplied by bathroom fitting companies when it comes to &lt;a href="http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/shower-screens-seals-317-0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;shower screens&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;or partitioning - it doesn't matter how expensive the supplier is they still only offer you a small selection of shower screens to choose from. We have recently been able to design a bathroom for our client and optimise the space allocated to the &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/bathrooms.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;walk in shower area&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;mainly because we could design the glass to fit in with the other items in the bathroom. I think you will agree it works really well in this instance.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-5492455326467766227?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/5492455326467766227/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/09/home-interior-design-bloghouse_24.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/5492455326467766227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/5492455326467766227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/09/home-interior-design-bloghouse_24.html' title='Seamless Glass'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-5306204396564359455</id><published>2009-09-22T10:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T06:47:09.695-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Kevin McCloud's Grand Tour</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/kevin-against-wall-lg--gt_full_width_landscape-735585.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 130px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/kevin-against-wall-lg--gt_full_width_landscape-735583.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/"&gt;Home Interior Design Blog.House Remodelling Hampshire&lt;/a&gt;: "Artemis"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congratulations to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.channel4.com/programmes/kevin-mcclouds-grand-tour/4od"&gt;Channel 4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for producing such an informative programme surrounding the &lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/architecture_01.shtml"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;heritage of British &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Architecture&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;; namely &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&amp;amp;field-keywords=Kevin+McCload+Grand+Tour&amp;amp;x=16&amp;amp;y=14"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kevin McCloud’s Grand Tour.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The programme is full of detail relating to the origin and design of some of the most prestigious buildings in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/bbb.shtml"&gt;Great Britain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. The type of &lt;a href="http://www.architecture.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Architecture&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;we are so privileged to benefit from in this Country originated from cities such as &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.greatbuildings.com/places/paris.html"&gt;Paris&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genoa"&gt;Genoa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicenza"&gt;Vicenza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Venice&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/a&gt;It is said &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.coventgardenlife.com/"&gt;The Covent Garden Piazza&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;resembles the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.parismarais.com/place-des-vosges.htm"&gt;Place des Vosges &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;which was once one of the most popular meeting places in &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.greatbuildings.com/places/paris.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paris&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;during the eighteenth century. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inigo_Jones"&gt;Inigo Jones &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;formed the opinion that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.coventgardenlife.com/maps/default.htm"&gt;The Square &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;was the most civilised way of living and gave a feeling of space compared to the dark Medieval buildings with narrow lanes he had become accustomed to seeing in &lt;a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;London&lt;/strong&gt;; &lt;/a&gt;it was this vital impression which was to be one of the main influences to transform &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.architecture.com/"&gt;British Architecture &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;and the building of cities as we know today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Tour"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Grand Tour&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;was another name for, what we would refer to today as, the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gapyeartravelstore.com/"&gt;Gap year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;; only 300 years ago the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thegrandtour.org.uk/"&gt;Grand Tour &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;lasted for several years unlike the one year which is now the custom. It was a time when &lt;a href="http://www.imakenews.com/gq/e_article000405656.cfm?x=b11,0,w"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;affluent young men&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;/a&gt; in their early thirties, would &lt;a href="http://www.silverlight-travel.com/Vicenza/bs-1122001248.htm"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;travel to&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Europe&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;to broaden their horizons. With an education in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin"&gt;Latin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/"&gt;Classics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; the traveller would venture south; it was considered their destiny to educate themselves whilst touring Europe and return to&lt;a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Britain&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;full of inspiration. Italy with its Classical Architecture and antique ruins was considered the undisputed focus of the tour; Paris came second.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Their first call would be Paris where they would undergo a total metamorphosis; they would attire themselves in the most modern of fashionable clothing ready to venture south to &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genoa"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Genoa&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;which was one of the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.citymayors.com/economics/richest_cities.html"&gt;wealthiest cities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;of the seventeenth century. In the case of Inigo Jones, who was primarily an artist, later turned architect, his vision was to study and record the works of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Palladio"&gt;Andrea Palladio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Inigo sought to transform the medieval dark buildings which made up the main stay of Britain Architecture into the palatial light gracious facades we admire today. His idea fell barren in England until they were revived by &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell,_1st_Baron_Campbell"&gt;Lord Campbell &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Boyle,_3rd_Earl_of_Burlington"&gt;Lord Burlington&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;a century later; we have been fortunate to inherit the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palladian_architecture"&gt;Palladian style &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;of building which is now referred to as “&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_architecture"&gt;Georgian.”&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;It's origin was &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy"&gt;Italy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-5306204396564359455?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/5306204396564359455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/09/home-interior-design-bloghouse.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/5306204396564359455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/5306204396564359455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/09/home-interior-design-bloghouse.html' title='Kevin McCloud&apos;s Grand Tour'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-5623389379352805403</id><published>2009-09-03T09:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-19T04:33:44.377-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Artemis in China</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/P1050258-728283.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/P1050258-727822.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/P1050244-727552.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/P1050244-727083.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An enquiry from &lt;a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/asia/david-tang-my-china-436897.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;China&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;for the refurbishment and interior design of 146 apartments culminated in a visit to the site in April 2009. The team consisted of the Director of Artemis Refurbishments, Susan Collins; the Italian supplier Anastasia &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Nipon&lt;/span&gt; and our &lt;strong&gt;Chinese Business&lt;/strong&gt; and Cultural expert Ding &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Xuening&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-5623389379352805403?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/5623389379352805403/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/09/artemis-in-china.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/5623389379352805403'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/5623389379352805403'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/09/artemis-in-china.html' title='Artemis in China'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-91471765860581005</id><published>2009-09-03T09:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-09T02:58:15.082-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Artemis Disability Living based on the Feng Shui principles</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/2009-08-25-20-06-40-01-757040.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 141px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/2009-08-25-20-06-40-01-756687.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/2009-08-25-20-01-32-01-756586.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 144px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/2009-08-25-20-01-32-01-756239.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Fiona-718348.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 116px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 144px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Fiona-718343.bmp" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Feng-Shui-738971.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Feng-Shui-738969.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Feng Shui Disability Living &lt;/strong&gt;– designed by &lt;em&gt;Fiona Damiano&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Brief&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The brief is to design a one person living space for a wheelchair user. My client is a 25 year old composer who works full-time in the music industry. He has requested facilities to accommodate his collection of music; his guitars and a keyboard and some recording equipment. He is a sociable person, and would like space for entertaining friends. He’s not a great cook. He composes relaxing instrumental music and specifically requested that the house is designed and furnished according to the Feng Shui principles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Analyzing the brief &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What particular needs does the wheelchair user have?&lt;br /&gt;Plenty of room to move around with the wheelchair&lt;br /&gt;Clutter free environment&lt;br /&gt;Easy access to kitchen units and appliances&lt;br /&gt;Easy access to bathroom facilities&lt;br /&gt;Large doorways for easy access with wheelchair&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is relaxing music? &lt;/strong&gt;Music which helps you calm down but specifically designed to assist in pursuits such as meditation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is Feng Shui?&lt;/strong&gt; Feng Shui means ‘the way of wind and water’ or ‘the natural forces of the universe’ It is the ancient Chinese practice of the placement and arrangement of any space in order to achieve harmony with the environment. It is believed to significantly affect the health, wealth, prosperity and personal relationships of individuals occupying or living in that space. It is a design principle that can create a haven of peace and calm in the home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The rooms, furniture and features will have to be selected and positioned not only according to the Feng Shui principles but also according to the wheelchair access requirements. The kitchen will have to contain the bare essentials with easy accessible units as my client will not spend hours in the kitchen cooking. The bathroom will have to thought out carefully so as to enable easy and safe access to facilities. His guitars and collection of music will have to be stored away and be easy reachable by my client. The recording equipment and keyboard will either be placed in a specific study room or made part of an area within the house. My client has also shared with me his interest in watching movies and playing with his game console I will therefore foresee a high spec Home Theatre and gaming console within the living area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fiona Damiano&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a complete design file together with video which can be viewed on request.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-91471765860581005?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/91471765860581005/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/09/artemis-disability-living-based-on-feng.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/91471765860581005'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/91471765860581005'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/09/artemis-disability-living-based-on-feng.html' title='Artemis Disability Living based on the Feng Shui principles'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-7520636770419579879</id><published>2009-09-03T07:28:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-03T09:03:26.254-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Artemis - Designing homes for the disabled</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/FAA028000509-757049.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 113px; height: 170px;" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/FAA028000509-757047.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Dame-Tanni-Grey-Thompson-OBE-730046.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Dame-Tanni-Grey-Thompson-OBE-730044.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/bpa_image_bskball_04-729511.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/bpa_image_bskball_04-729508.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Artemis provides &lt;em&gt;easy living &lt;/em&gt;for the disabled person who wants to improve the quality of their life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We want to energise and help you accomplish the things you want to achieve!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Inspiration is an essential tool when it comes to being positive and getting the most out of life; making life &lt;em&gt;a breeze &lt;/em&gt;and uncomplicated in the home is a start; hopefully this will then give you the opportunity to start and continue living life to the full.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We design new houses, remodel existing homes and work as your personal assistant when it comes to supplying the interior furnishings. Artemis creates classical through to minimalist / contemporary designs for the home. We can transpose your finished design into a 3D video clip, this will help you to visualise the newly created space.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our expertise originates from our head of design, Susan Collins, who has 25 years of practical experience in the building industry; the vast majority of this relating to the structural make-up of a building; this knowledge is essential when deciding which walls can and cannot be removed when extending and opening up rooms. We also have a design team who are used to carrying out a feasibility study on your particular requirement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you can see from our website there is an example of a home that was created for a disabled musician by our designer Fiona Damiano, which has a slight Italian influence!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We carry out surveys, design buildings both inside and out, we project manage and carry out the building work, finally finishing with the interior decoration. We provide gymnasium equipment for the gymnasium, acoustic and insulation materials for the walls and ceilings to the music rooms, additional lighting for art rooms and tall ceilings for sail rooms – there isn’t anything we do not cater for; easy living in every sense of the word!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Artemis turns your dream into reality; from design through to completion – we take care of everything – you don’t need to worry about a thing. Artemis will report to you on a daily basis; we also provide the legal documentation required by Building Control.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-7520636770419579879?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/7520636770419579879/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/09/designing-homes-for-disabled.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/7520636770419579879'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/7520636770419579879'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/09/designing-homes-for-disabled.html' title='Artemis - Designing homes for the disabled'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-4841271407067550198</id><published>2009-07-30T04:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-03T07:15:09.305-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Home Interior Design Hampshire'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='House Refurbishments'/><title type='text'>Interior and Exterior Design Wiltshire</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/large-751843.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/large-751546.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Revised-front-view-pencil-718441.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 143px" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Revised-front-view-pencil-718435.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;We at Artemis have a successful design team who are able to transform your existing home into your dream home.                  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;We offer an initial &lt;strong&gt;Free &lt;/strong&gt;consultation making it an offer you cannot refuse!&lt;br /&gt;Artemis is confident in its ability to provide your home with the missing link, the "Wow" factor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An example of a recent project: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Rear-pencil-718443.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 128px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 102px" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Rear-pencil-718442.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This Detached Country House was based in the Cotswold with 3 acres of land located to the rear and side of the property; unfortunately the rear house elevation overlooked the next door neighbours' garden, not its' own land, with rolling fields fading into the distance. The property was dark as it faced North West and desperately needed new life and light to be brought into the property. The new owners also wanted to extend the living area and install a swimming pool in the garden.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From viewing the property particulars the first thing to stand out was that the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;property&lt;/span&gt; was very bland, in fact the driveway was grey and blended in with the grey Cotswold stone; there was no softness to the property "just a mass of grey" making it very dull.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you can see from the two sketches a softness was added to the visual appearance of the house using Oak beams - introducing timber is a good way to increase the substantial content of a building whilst making it welcoming and more interesting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;The existing front elevation of the property had a single storey lean-to extension &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;constructed&lt;/span&gt; from Cotswold stone and concrete tiles. Whilst this provided additional space within the lounge it was blighted by a huge steel beam which had been installed below the existed ceiling line making it an eyesore the minute you walked into the room. Removing this single extension and constructing a double-storey, gabled front extension not only retained the additional space on the ground floor it also gave additional space to the front three bedrooms allowing an en-suite to be installed in the larger bedroom. Whilst this was a large extension it brought &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;character&lt;/span&gt; to the property because of the building materials used; Oak timbers and Georgian designed glass timber windows. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;It is appropriate to say at this stage that if Artemis has a steel girder to insert we go to great &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;length &lt;/span&gt;to make sure it is installed above ceiling height in order for it not to be noticed. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;The existing side elevation of the property (south facing) had a lean-to conservatory which was never used; it also served to block light from one of the main rooms of the house - the kitchen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;Artemis decided to utilise the side elevation to build a glass extension to the house whilst opening up the lounge and kitchen by taking out the main load bearing walls - this would bring the much needed light into the kitchen which could now be used as family room and a lounge which could now boast a snug area ideal for reading. Part of the glass extension would be single storey allowing a balcony to be built over the roof with access to the main bedroom which had the views of the land and rolling hills.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML" align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-4841271407067550198?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/4841271407067550198/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/07/interior-design-hampshire.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/4841271407067550198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/4841271407067550198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/07/interior-design-hampshire.html' title='Interior and Exterior Design Wiltshire'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-8987578599336347902</id><published>2009-07-24T04:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-03T07:07:52.609-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Home Interior Decoration, Residential Refurbishments</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Redcover-018-719632.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px; float: left; height: 153px;" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Redcover-018-719099.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you finding it difficult to sell your property? Artemis could be just the company you require to help fulfil your dreams.&lt;br /&gt;We are experts in looking at your property objectively and providing you with the advice that could help with your sale - even better obtain an increased valuation!&lt;br /&gt;We specialise in refurbishing properties and are reknown for producing the WOW factor when required. It can be a situation of not seeing the wood for the trees when we try and objectively look at our own properties. Artemis can give solid advice when it comes to maximising your propertys' full potential. It can be a painful experience when properties do not sell, holding us back from the next phase in our life by completing on our new property purchase; do not dispair help is here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Initial Impressions from a purchasers viewpoint....&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Artemis is experienced in &lt;em&gt;making space&lt;/em&gt; by opening up rooms, even installing mezanine floors to provide and give that feeling of additional space which seems to be one of the major requirements these days. Additional Space gives the feeling of Freedom and in a busy household what more can be important?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Open up the kitchen into a family room; extend your room into the garden by taking out your load bearing wall and installing bi-fold doors; bring additional light into these rooms; even extend out with an additional building if required.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Potential purchasers know the expensive rooms to refurbish ......&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to, what is considered to be, the expensive rooms which need refurbishing like kitchens and bathrooms Artemis has a good supply of manufacturers to offer our clients. Price is not our issue we supply from the small basic quality kitchens through to the all singing and all dancing granite, marble, Aga country kitchens; the same goes for the bathrooms. We pride ourselves on offering a quality upgrade for an acceptable cost to enable you to bring your property into a buyers market and make the sale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have nothing to loose - let Artemis view your property and help you make that all important sale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;If required......&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We offer short term loans for the work required until the sale goes through.&lt;br /&gt;We offer equity participation in your property until the sale goes through.&lt;br /&gt;We are confident in our abilities to help make that sale for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We look forward to hearing from you and take you one step nearer accomplishing that SALE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Phone 01794 522152 without delay and you can sit back in the knowledge you don't have to make another move....well not until your house is SOLD!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan Collins&lt;br /&gt;Director&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-8987578599336347902?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/8987578599336347902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/07/home-interior-decorationresidential_24.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/8987578599336347902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/8987578599336347902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/07/home-interior-decorationresidential_24.html' title='Home Interior Decoration, Residential Refurbishments'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-7016707297290739587</id><published>2009-07-20T04:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-31T07:01:24.866-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Home Interior Decoration,Residential Refurbishments</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Redcover-012-758238.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Redcover-012-757654.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/"&gt;Home Interior Decoration,Residential Refurbishments blog&lt;/a&gt;: "Artemis"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Artemis provides the exact same service the TV Channel 4 Home Show promotes; we are able to reconfigure the layout of your home to suit your current requirements and budget. 3D plans are produced to make sure you can visualise the new changes of the room sizes and mood boards are produced with samples of materials and colour displays. Every effort is made by Artemis to upgrade your &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;property&lt;/span&gt; within your budget. Kitchens and bathrooms can be replaced within the price range you require - from £5,000 - £50,000 it is entirely up to you what you would like to spend; we accommodate your every whim.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Artemis can also help if you are having problems selling your property due to its condition externally or internally? We are approachable when alterations are required in an effort to make selling your home easier - we have several schemes available - some require very little outlay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whatever your problem Artemis is here to serve you; we take care of everything so make that phone call today and let us take your headache away. 01794 522152.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Susan Collins Diector.&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1789431097670953075-7016707297290739587?l=www.artemis-refurbishments.com%2Fblog%2Findex.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/7016707297290739587/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/07/home-interior-decorationresidential.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/7016707297290739587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1789431097670953075/posts/default/7016707297290739587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/2009/07/home-interior-decorationresidential.html' title='Home Interior Decoration,Residential Refurbishments'/><author><name>Artemis Refurbishments</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12084758901277379822</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11330803774325516831'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1789431097670953075.post-512377082500362375</id><published>2009-04-09T08:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-31T07:02:04.820-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Artemis Residential Refurbishments</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Completed-7-bedroom-Farmhouse-with-reinstated-drive.-700306.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px; float: left; height: 133px;" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/Completed-7-bedroom-Farmhouse-with-reinstated-drive.-799888.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/A-finished-pile-of-hardcore-made-from-large-bricks.-799681.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 133px; float: left; height: 200px;" alt="" src="http://www.artemis-refurbishments.com/blog/uploaded_images/A-finished-pile-of-hardcore-made-from-large-bricks.-799369.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Artemis has just received a thank you card, signed by all the family living at Church Farmhouse in the Meon Valley, thanking us for the fantastic job carried out on their property. They also informed us they had just received the completion certificate from Building Control which confirms the work carried out by Artemis was to Building Control standards and is now approved thus increasing the asset value of the property. The Building Control Certificate is an important legal document and should be kept with the deeds of the property. It is moments like this, when appreciation is shown, that makes all the hard work worthwhile and gives Artemis a sense of satisfaction and fulfilment. 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