Summer drifts past the window, bringing with it the poetic and dreamy dreams of a budding season. (Photo: Vietnam+) Dandelion flower (also known as water mausoleum) is native to India, Southeast Asia and some countries with tropical climates. This is a woody plant with many branches at the top. Flowers often bloom in the summer with many different colors such as purple, pink, white with a little purple. (Photo: Vietnam+) According to folklore, once the youngest princess of the king of heaven broke a taboo, fell in love with a scholar in the underworld, angered her father, and transformed her into a mausoleum flower. So since then, people think that purple lily is the flower of fidelity. (Photo: Vietnam+) The lotus flower has also since become a flower symbolizing the innocence and purity of the first love of a student’s life. ‘What does the sun send to flowers by mausoleum / Which is tinged with purple / I pass by in sadness and suddenly regret / Oh what year is the purple ink…’ (Vu Hoang – My Tam). (Photo: Vietnam+) Flowers grow in large clusters, creating an impressive purple color. The thin petals gently sway in the wind. The fruit of the lentil appears when the flower fades. The fruit is quite hard and has seeds inside, which have a sedative effect and ease sleep. (Photo: Vietnam+) Besides the purple color of the mausoleum, the canary tree seems to be adding yellow color to the brilliant picture of Hanoi’s summer. (Photo: Vietnam+) Canary canary is also known as the queen, lantern flower, water scorpion, Osaka, apricot tree, late spring tree, late blooming apricot, … This is also the national flower of Thailand with the name ‘dok khuen,’ ‘ symbolizes the royal colors of Thailand. (Photo: Vietnam+) Each flower season only lasts about 2-3 months, but it is enough to make a special impression in the hearts of those who have the opportunity to see it by its brilliant colors. (Photo: Vietnam+) The clusters of yellow canary flowers all over the street create a beautiful scene. In Hanoi, canaries are grown most on the roads along the West Lake such as Nguyen Dinh Thi, Trich Sai, Quang Ba… (Photo: Vietnam+) The delicate yellow petals swaying gently in the wind. It seems that the clusters of canaries become more and more beautiful and strange under the summer sun. (Photo: Vietnam+) Along the streets of Dao Tan, Tran Thai Tong, Dinh Nup, Kim Ma …, the mausoleum blooms brilliantly in purple color, covered with a wide canopy, bringing shade, fresh space, full of vitality in hot summer days. (Photo: Vietnam+) The red color of the phoenix is ​​always a sign of summer. Normally, every May, the road along To Lich River and West Lake will be red with red flowers. However, this year, due to unfavorable weather, flowers bloom less than every year. (Photo: Vietnam+) The typical flower color of the northern summer. (Photo: Vietnam+)

The “hot spot” for shops on Kim Ma Street was very rare before, but now there are many options for tenants to choose from. The old owner has moved out, but the new owner is nowhere to be seen This used to be a very famous fashion clothing brand Barbecue shop at a prime location on Dao Tan Street is closed waiting for the day to come back Right next to it is another store that has been closed since the beginning of the year because of sluggish business A few shops on busy Nguyen Thai Hoc street have been closed for rent for a long time Some shops are still salvageable, besides the ones that have been dormant 2 years ago to rent a small shop in this section of Kim Ma street was extremely difficult, even with the price of several tens of millions of dong/month for an area of ​​only 20m2. But now, spoiled for choice, the problem is that the tenants are absent Occasionally, I come across a shop that is taking advantage of investment to catch up when the epidemic is over, many people are considered “reckless”. Stores that have been rented for many months in a row without customers Stores that have been rented for many months in a row without customers 2 years ago, it was almost impossible to want to rent a space like this The flower shop is liquidating the shelves after returning the premises Renting the whole house is not expensive The owner left the door mezzanine so that it wouldn’t be secret, and if anyone called to ask for a rental, it would be convenient to answer There are still some fashion shops that continue to overcome the epidemic, but customers are very rare The woman carrying the street vendors has the opportunity… to sit on the street, this opportunity was only available in Hanoi decades ago năm There are streets where the shops close close together like Tet holiday The security guard is “sleeping soundly” because his task is simply blocking the seat at the entrance

Lilac flowers are typical of the tropics. In Hanoi, the color of mausoleum flowers is a sign that summer is coming. In the early days of May, mausoleum blooms in many corners of the capital streets. The deep purple color of the lily-of-the-valley flowers combine with the green of the grass, creating a harmonious beauty of the colors. In Hanoi, there are streets like Kim Ma, West Lake, Dao Tan, Van Phu… planted with many mausoleum trees, in the summer the flowers bloom purple all the way. Langur flower also has many different colors: purple, pink, off-white, but perhaps the most familiar to Hanoians is purple. Purple color of mausoleum in Dao Tan street. The mausoleum trees by the West Lake welcome the sun. The solitary mausoleum tree on Dao Tan street has its own beauty. Purple flowers are reminded of fidelity, so mausoleum flowers are often associated with thorny love stories. An accidental combination in the season of lily flowers on the street. The whole road is nearly 2 km long, ring road 3.5 in Ha Dong area, purple flowers bloom on two sidewalks. The trees are planted thickly, the trees are small, but the flowers are in full bloom. Many branches laden with flowers swoop down to the ground. This is a large and spacious road with a hard divider and especially prominent two rows of very beautiful mausoleum trees. The familiar image of people under the shade of a mausoleum tree every early morning or summer afternoon. Cyclists leisurely under the shade of smoky trees. Rows of mausoleum trees on Ring Road 3.5, Ha Dong.

On the market there are many types of curtains to serve the different needs of home and office work. Photo: Thanh Luan

New trend

In the house, the types of curtains, bed sheets, pillows, blankets, tablecloths … are called soft furniture. These products have a mission to help the house become softer and more harmonious. Like other furniture products, curtains market is equally active. Ms. Vuong Hai Van (Dao Tan street, Ba Dinh, Hanoi) said that her family has just renewed the whole curtain of the door system for the house at the beginning of the year. Before that, when researching the market and listening to consulting, she knew that the prominent trend of using curtains this year was to take the industrial style, the rawness of construction materials as a key factor in the philosophy of design. next. However, in addition to changing to a new style, she also pays special attention to the material of the curtains. Accordingly, the curtain just has to keep heat, good heat insulation, just suitable for fashion trends, but also suitable for feng shui. “I choose the material curtain to resist heat and cold because the weather in the North has a clear differentiation in weather. Besides, when choosing curtain products, the design, the color must be suitable for the weather. the landlord’s destiny “- shared Ms. Vuong Hai Van.
Sharing the same point of view, Ms. Dong Thu Ha (Van Quan Street, Ha Dong, Hanoi) is choosing curtains for a newly purchased apartment, said that the trend of designing curtains in 2021 reminiscent of the industrial production space. , gives a strong, personality atmosphere. But in the product selection process, she also paid special attention to the materials. “If the room tends to be classic, neoclassical, I use single-layer curtains with materials such as brocade, brocade … For places with freshness, youth, personality will use double-layer curtains. (with thin chiffon layer for cushioning), the material must be fluffy, thin and light “- Ms. Dong Thu Ha said.
In addition, with the trend of environmental awareness and action becoming increasingly important, curtain designers also pay attention to using environmentally friendly materials and colors. It is the trend of ascending the throne with rainbow blinds, using less area, flexible lighting adjustments as you like. In addition, many products of wooden blinds or wooden blinds are also chosen by a large number of consumers.
Price match
Mr. Nguyen The Huu, owner of a curtain factory in Mao Dien craft village (Nam Dinh province), said that this year, many styles of curtain design from previous years were “revived”. Most of customers are young families who are interested in the rainbow curtain product line (pull the rope up – down), because the operation is simple when installing and maintaining. In addition, it is possible to install a mechanism for smart curtains to work synchronously with the home equipment system. And middle-aged customers often choose nostalgia, fabric curtains are chosen to enhance the luxury of the room, but require very high versatility, as well as weather, so they still prefer. curtain type with one color, pattern sink, open and close horizontally.
The owner of Vina Curtain Furniture Company Vu ​​Ngoc Anh said that in 2021, besides some new design styles, the current curtain price is not much change. Enterprises, factory owners still calculate the selling price by the horizontal meter, consumers can choose the price according to each different material. For example, burlap costing from 100,000 – 150,000 VND / m2 or more high-quality materials such as brocade fabric, roman fabric also has many types to choose from from 200,000 to 400,000 VND / m2, more advanced is imported from Korea. Nation, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore … has the price from 600,000 – 900,000 VND / m2. “Depending on the demand and design of the house, consumers can choose materials and different prices. But in my opinion, for low-rise buildings, townhouses and villas, choose dark materials that bring elegance and courtesy. For an apartment building, you should choose light-colored materials to create a larger space ”- Mr. Vu Ngoc Anh said.
Experts recommend that, when choosing to buy curtains, consumers should carefully learn about the brand, product quality as well as reliable selling locations. Along with that, each family should choose curtain products to suit their overall layout and color to create harmony for their home.

Recently, enterprises producing curtains have encountered difficulties in importing raw materials, most of raw materials imported from China have been stopped because of the restriction on border clearance due to the impact of Covid-19 epidemic. Along with that, the domestic market has a slow consumption rate, but it is forecasted that consumption will recover from now until the end of the year, thanks to the recovery of the construction and real estate industries.

Craftsman Mao Dien (Nam Dinh) Nguyen The Huu