Perfect Wall Solutions for Apartment Living
It can get a little tricky to fully put your stamp on an apartment that comes with a deposit attached — one you won’t get back if you leave your mark on anything. Setting your walls awash in color can be a bit intimidating when it’s accompanied by the knowledge that you’ll have to paint [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Cool Design Links for Weekend Browsing
The gracious folks at Southern Living are showing us some southern hospitality by giving us a tour of their Texas-inspired Escondido Idea Home, including a peek at the staircase in the foyer, shown above, plus dozens of other inspiring snaps. Dwell is sharing the intricate details of what made a mid-century modern home in Carmel, [...]
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5 Amazing Celebrity Bedrooms
Everyone loves a good celebrity sighting, but zeitgeist reaches a whole new level when we get to glimpse inside a Hollywood star’s home. Since that’s an unlikely occurence for most of us, the good folks at several celebrity magazines have been kind enough to share their snaps from occasions when the entertainment industry’s best and [...]
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How to Create a Welcoming Front Entry for your Home
The front entry of your home says a lot about your decorative style before people even set foot into your home. Welcoming guests with an inviting front door and entry area gives a friendly nod to your neighbors and says, “Come on in.” to friends and relatives. Whether you update your front door with [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Cool Links to Add Personality to Your Living Space
Today’s wanderings around the web are turning up a heaping helping of comfortable living room designs. For starters, Design*Sponge satisfies our voyeuristic needs with its before+after lineup of bungalow renovations, a glimpse of which we’ve provided above. Anthology Magazine, on the other hand, is checking things out and liking them just the way they are: [...]
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A Creative Twist for Skating and “Working Out” at Home
Who says you can’t have fun working out at home, especially if your home is designed around your favorite pastime? Skating is a way of life in this modern home that incorporates the love of recreation and fun with contemporary and unique details. A creative twist was used for this residential home for Pierre Andre Senizergues [...]
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Glimpses at Frank Gehry’s “Liquid Architecture”
The tastemakers at Vanity Fair once called him “the most important architect of our time.” He’s designed a public space for the Guggenheim, a concert hall for Walt Disney, and the structure for the forthcoming Dwight D. Eisenhower memorial, among dozens of other famed buildings around the globe, each twisting, undulating, or otherwise dancing with [...]
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Origami Inspired Lighting Casts Beautiful Glow for your Interiors
Lighting can inspire, delight, and illuminate your home all at the same time. When was the last time you were intrigued with your table lamp? Take a look at Molecules by Aqua Creations and origami artist, Ilan Garibi. The intricate paper art of origami is translated into these beautiful lamps that transition in height from [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Cool Design Links to Freshen Up Your Space
The web is ablaze with amazing home accessories today…we took a spin around the neighborhood and gathered a few traffic-stopping links we thought we’d share. First up, Gilt has announced a sale on a vast collection of luxe Thomas Paul hand-tufted rugs, including the dandelion-inspired contrast rug pictured above. Time’s running out to snap up [...]
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How to Create More Seating Area in your Dining Room
Your dining room is the one part of the home that needs to be able to accommodate more than just the 4 chairs that came with your dining room set. From special occasion dinners, to inviting friends over, to hosting your relatives at the holidays, creating more seating in your dining room is a challenge [...]
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Chateau Chic: Five Essentials for the French-Inspired Home
Let’s be honest: everybody wants to be Amelie. The impish French introvert played so expertly by Audrey Tatou in the 2001 film of the same name had an irresistible charm about her, and living in a space inspired by her homeland just sounds so sublime, doesn’t it? Whether you’re going for a traditional Parisian treatment, [...]
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‘The Bachelorette’ – Ashley & JP’s New York Apartment Makeover
Apartment makeovers are always a treat to look at! Whether you love them because they give you inspiration on how to maximize space in your apartment, or you just love to see designer ideas and interiors trends. ‘The Bachelorette’ Ashley Hebert and JP received a great makeover for their New York apartment. Here are some of [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Cool Design Links for Your Stargazing Pleasure
Taking a stroll around the web today, we found a few notable design links worth sharing. Above, Design Milk presents The California Roll House, an exercise in abstract modern design that comes in the form of a prefabricated home. Next up, Freshome reveals The Lake House, a Nevada structure that’s dark on the outside and [...]
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