I-‘fireplace TV mantel’ iyisikhundla esisheshayo kwiindawo eziningi zeminyaka. Iyahlukanisa umbono wokuphuma kwemoto nesibonelo sokubuka i-TV. Abantu bahlukumeza kuzoba phakathi kwemoto, isibonelo ngamadlozi amanqanqane. I-mantel ithakelwa ngamaphoto amakholwa, amacandle noma izinto ezingenhla. I-Sinya iyazi ukuthi kubizwa kanjani ukukhetha i-mantel ekhethekileyo eyafana nokuchaza kwakho nokuthi uyadinga. Ukukhetha i-fireplace TV mantel engenhla kungakwenza indlu yokuqala ibe yinhle kakhulu nokuthi ibe yinhliziyo. Uma ubuyakubiza ukuthi uyathanda ukudwelisa indlu yokuqala, qhathanisa nokuthi: Ukhozi lweqoffi izinketho eziyafana nezinye zemantel.
Kodwa uyakhetha i-TV mantel yomkhakha, kunezinto eziningi okufanele uqaphele. Okokuqala, hebu ubukhulu bewakho. Indawo enkulu inokubhekana ne-mantel enkulu futhi ibonakala nemihlaba, kodwa indawo encane noma yimuphi umkhakha wakho unguqinisekile ngokwesibonelo. Okwesibili kukuhlelo okufuna – ufuna ukuba kube nomkhakha wamandla noma wokuzalwa? Sinya inenombolo yezindawo zokuhlela okufanayo nokuthanda. Umkhakha wokusebenza waphakathi kwezinye izinto, isikhalo siphatha isibonelo sokuzalwa esinemihlaba, isiliva siphatha isibonelo sokumangaliswa noma sokunye. Futhi kufanele uhebu ukuthi kuyisiphi isikhundla sokugcina i-TV ngokwesibonelo, ngoba kufanele ikhululeke ngokwesibonelo. Umbala ufanele ukubambisana nezinye izinto zendawo, njengoko uma izinkwalli ziyilight, umkhakha omnyama uzobonakala ngokwesibonelo, noma uma izinkwalli ziyidark umkhakha olulight uzobonakala ngokwesibonelo. Futhi okokugcina kukuthi uyasebenzisa kanjani – uma ufuna ukufaka izithombe nezilwane zokuhlanya, kufanele kube yilwide enough, uma i-TV inkulu kufanele ikhululeke ngokwesibonelo. Uma uyathanda ukudibanisa izilwane zokuhlanya endaweni yakho, ungakhohlwa ukubheka ku- Iphophelo lezintaba isigaba sokubhekana ngokwesibonelo sokubhekana ngokwesibonelo. Amantel ase-Sinya ayihlela kodwa ayisebenza futhi, ngakho ungafumana eyodwa eyodwa.
Ukufumana izindlela zokuthenga ngokulinganisa kwe-mantel yemithombo yomkhakha ayikho into engakhululekile uma uyazi indlela okufanele ukubheka khona. Abaningi bakhathazeka ukuthi kufanele bahlale bafuna imali enkulu ukuze bafume umantel omuhle, kodwa akukhoqo kube yinto ekhululekile. U-Sinya unakho ukuthenga ngokulinganisa kwezindawo zokuthenga ngokulinganisa ukuze ubhekiswe emalini. Ungabheka amasithili ezinga lezinto zokuhlela indlu noma amasithili okuhlela indlu, abanamathuba amaningi emasithili ayo ngeminyaka emihlaba noma ngeminyaka yokuqala. Ukuthenga ngaphandle kwendawo kuyisifundo esihle, amawebhusayithi amaningi ahlanganisa izinto zokuhlela indlu anakho ukuthenga ngokulinganisa. Kuyilungile ukubhekisisa izinhlanhla ngoba umantel othile ungahleli kuncane endaweni eyodwa. Usiyeke isikhundla sokuthenga ngokulinganisa – amasithili anakho izinto zokuthenga ngokulinganisa uma bafuna indawo yokugcina izinto ezintsha, ungafumana umantel omuhle ngokulinganisa kancane! Indlela eyodwa yileyo iyisikhundla sokuhlela indlu noma isikhundla sokufakwa kwezinto zokufakwa, abantu basekhaya banakho ukuthenga umantel omuhle phakathi kwalokho. Ungafumana isimo esihle esingasibonakalanga emasithili amaningi. Faka umbuzo ngokuthi kunezinkolelo zokuvimbela noma ukubuyela, lokhu kusiza ukuthi ube nomoya omuhle uma akufanele kwindlu yakho. Nge-Sinya kunazo izinkimbinkimbi eziningi nokuthenga ngokulinganisa kancane, kufanele ukufumana umantel omuhle ngaphandle kokuthenga ngokulinganisa kancane.
Kuma-manteli we-TV wezindlela zokuphakamisa izinyawo, kunezindlela eziningi abantu bafuna manje. Okunye kukuziphatha ngokwesibhaca – sebenzisa isikhalo esisusekile kahle, kusinika isipho sesihlalo sokushaya kwezindlu. Abantu bafuna ngoba kubonisa ubuhle bezintaba nobuhle bezindlu. Okunye kukumantela wokuvuka ngokulungile noma okuqondile, kwenziwa ngemetalu emhlophe noma esikhathini esihlukene, kusinika isipho sesihlalo sokushaya kwezindlu nokufana ngendlela yokuqondile. Abaningi bafuna futhi ukuphakamisa izinyawo zokudlala ngokwesibhaca, noma ngomkhakha wemithi emhlophe, noma ngomkhakha wemithi wesishilapha, noma ngamadepho amaningi njengezilanti noma izihlamvu. Lokhu kuyasebenza kakhulu ukusinika isipho sesihlalo sokushaya kwezindlu nokubonisa ubuhle bezindlu.
Ku-Sinya sinabantu abaningi balesindlela lezi zokuphakamisa izinyawo zokudlala. Ungakhetha lokho okufanele kuncedo lwakho. Abaningi bafuna ukuziphatha ngokwesibhaca sokugcina ukubonisa ubuhle nokubonisa ubuhle obungabikho. Ukuziphatha ngokwesibhaca sokugcina kunazo amaciko amhlophe nokuziphatha ngomkhakha wemithi emhlophe njenge-oak noma cherry, kusinika isipho sesihlalo sokushaya kwezindlu nokubonisa ubuhle bezindlu. Uma ufuna ukuthi kube yinto eyodwa, zama ukuchaza izindlela – njenge-isikhalo sesibhaca noma imetalu yokuqondile, lokhu kusinika isipho sesihlalo sokushaya kwezindlu.
Okunye kukubanzi, kunezimanteli ezingabi ngenani kakhulu, ikakhulu uma ziyisikhalo sesolid noma isikhathi. Qiniseka ukuthi indlu iyakwazi ukuthi ibe yizinkambo zakho, uma akayikwazi kufanele usebenzise izinkambo eziningi noma izinkambo ezingabi ngenani kancane. Umkhakha uyisisekelo esihlukene futhi – umkhakha wemithi ungashona noma ungahleli uma kubanzi kakhulu noma kubi kakhulu, isikhathi siyisisekelo esihlukene ekubeni kubanzi kakhulu nokuhlola kancane.
Funda futhi ukuchaza kungani kufana nokugcina kwezinto zokuhlakazela indlu. Khetha enye oyithanda ngokuphakade. Indlela engcono yokubona izithombe zezindlela ezahlukeneyo ukuze ubone okukhomba amehlako wakho. Futhi ubudgeti – izinkambo ziyahluka kakhulu, ngakho yenza umkhala wakho kuqala. I-Sinya inesikhundla esihlukeneyo sokubudgeti, uyakwazi ukuthola into engenhla engeyona yomunye.