Often when it comes to doing interiors of a house, one of the most important aspects that many a times miss our attention is the curtains. They probably come as the last item on our checklist. But, did you know that curtains can provide just as much style as your furniture could bring in to your house?

All you need is the right selection of color, fabric, and pattern. Remember, that curtains can never be an afterthought because your selection of curtains will either take the style of your house a notch higher or completely ruin the decor, if gone wrong.




Tips that are in for this summer

Trying a varied range of ideas and taking the right tips can not only widen your horizon in terms of home décor but can also help you undo the styling mistakes that you unknowingly made. Here are some fantastic curtain ideas to consider.

Well, if you have already messed up your choice don’t break your head over it because there is nothing that can’t be undone. Summer is here and while you change your wardrobe according to the season, it’s time you make your home summer-ready too.

With these fantastic ideas that you are going to learn here, you could add that grandeur to your house instantly.

1. Nature-inspired styles: Colors and Fabrics that draw inspiration from nature can make your guests feel more welcomed by giving a comforting finish. Take hues of blue from sky and sea with fine geometric patterns or grass-like print tinged with green. Green is an extremely earthy color, which makes it a perfect choice for summer.

Somber shades are a big no for the season. Mix the lighter shades with white to give a nice soft presentation to the entire look.

2. Happy mood style: The happy color-picks for summer suggests for a tropical set-up. Vibrant colors like yellow, orange and color palettes from Hawaiian flowers offer a wide array of choices.

Mellow down the brightness of the colors by mixing it with white. If you have selected bold colors for your décor then match it well with the lighter tones. The whole idea is to balance the brightness while making it look light and breezy at the same time.

3. Love in the air: No, we have still not digressed from our topic in case you thought so. If you are someone who is a die-hard romantic, what could be better than styling your house in sync with your mood? Yes, you heard it right and it can certainly be done without changing lot of things out there.

All you need to do is replace your curtains with some colors that reflect love. Take ideas from rose garden indicating colors like pink and mauve. Simple block pattern curtains or mixed prints in lighter shades can make the whole atmosphere inside the house very fresh and lovely. Consider adding air curtains wherever you see a possibility.

4. Selecting the fabric: Summer is synonymous to light. Lot of light in the day, we want to wear light clothes, eat light, and so should our curtains be light. This means always go for lighter fabrics. Transparent and lacey fabrics are much in trend these days. It creates the perfect environment for cheese, wine and conversation during a lazy afternoon.

For a modern touch, go for metallic fabrics. The fabric gives a slight metallic-shimmer look. Select minimalistic patterns and block colors while choosing this fabric. Patterns like these go well with modern style houses and city apartments.

5. Important pointers: Firstly, It is not at all necessary that your curtain has to be a perfect color-match with your furniture. Try playing with the colors by mix and match ideas. Secondly, it’s important that you don’t follow uniformity across the house in putting up the curtains. Every space can have its own different décor. Lastly and most importantly, keep at least 2-3 sets of curtains to refresh the look of your house in intervals.

Just look around and get inspired from the things you see, one can take few ideas from interior designers in Bangalore. Creativity has no boundaries especially when you want to use if for your own self. So, put these ideas into action and give your house the makeover it deserves.

Version 4.1 of Split PST software utility renders several amenities that are both advanced and enhanced as compared to the earlier release of the application. This section of the review highlights some of its most important features that assist the application in splitting PST files that are of extremely large size and in turn poses threat to its existence and the data items stored within it.

• Application can divide PST file of large size into smaller equal sized files.
• Utility possesses ability to divide by Date, Size, Year and Folder too.
• Can split all PST data i.e. emails, contacts, calendars or any other item.
• Does not pose any threat to data stored within the Outlook data files.
• No restriction is imposed on type of PST files being split; Unicode or ANSI.
• Outlook should be installed and configured for splitting of PST files.
• Tool supports all versions of Microsoft Outlook mail program including 2013.
• Damaged MS Outlook PST files should be to be repaired before splitting.
• Supports all versions of Windows including the latest i.e. Windows 8.

Comment – From the features that have been highlighted in the above section, it can be concluded that the third party external application has been developed with all basic features as well as vital characteristics. The tool has been able to maintain all the fundamental requirements that are indispensable for such software.

Tool’s Characteristic in Detail

Some of the main characteristics of the software are explained in detail with screenshots of the tool’s working.

1.Option to Select PST Type – The tool supports both types of PST files that are Unicode and PST. Therefore, it provides option to choose Outlook format at the very beginning of the execution process. Any one of the format amongst Microsoft Outlook 2000/2002 and Microsoft Outlook 2003/2007/2010 can be selected. Once, the version of MS Outlook is specified, software automatically detects the format of PST file. The figure below shows the options.

2.Several Options to Split PST File – As shown in the figure below, it is clear that the application provides four different options to divide Outlook data file that are Split by Size, Split By Date, Split By Year and Split by Folder. Any one of them can be selected by clicking on the boxes provided beside each option. It is also clear from the interface that the tool can divide files in sizes from 5 MB up to 10 GB.

Note – This feature shows that the software provides four advantageous and advanced options to split the Outlook data file. This makes the tool highly useful for users who want to divide Personal Folders of Outlook.

3.Makes New Folder to Save Divided PST – After splitting it is possible to save the PST files to any location of user’s choice. Also, if required, a new folder can be created directly from the PST split software pane and the files can be stored into it. The CSV file report gets saved at the same location by default.

4.Shows Completion of Splitting Process – At the end of the splitting process, a pop up comes up on the screen with the message: ‘The splitting process is completed.’ It shows that the large sized PST file has been split up successfully.

Tool’s System Requirements

• Free Space in Hard Disk: 10 Mega Bytes
• Processor: 1GHz; though 2.4 GHz is recommended
• RAM: 512 Mega Bytes; however 1GB is recommended
• Support: Windows 8.1 and all below versions

Comment – The requirements such as space in hard drive, frequency of processor, Random Access Memory and all Windows edition of the PST split software mentioned here shows that the essential system necessities are minimal. Such minimum requirements are available on almost all machines. Therefore, users need not worry about the installation and execution of the software. However, the application has certain pre-requisites and they are as follows:

Pre-requisites:

• MS Outlook should be installed and configured properly with an email account but the mail program should not be configured with Exchange Server.
• If the operating system is Window 8, 8.1, 7 or Vista, then the tool should be launched as ‘Run as Administrator’.

Winding up the Tool’s Review

Almost all the key features of the Split PST version 4.1 have been explained in detail by means of the review. From the characteristics illustrated, it can be concluded that the Split PST File application leaves no stone unturned in correctly dividing the PST file as per want of users. Also, the tool does not pose any threat to the machine on which it is installed. This is because it is well protected by two strong anti-malwares that are Norton by Symantec and McAfee SECURE. The cost is also feasible as it is available just for 49$ that does not amount to be much and also that its free version is obtainable that can be used to check the working and functionality of the tool before actually making purchase.