Bedroom, Furniture, Living, Styles

Modern home furnishings by Lago

No Comments 14 June 2011

Utilising simple shapes and forms into surreal combinations, Lago accomplishes magnificent home furnishings by being bold with its colours. Some of their designs, like the Tangram range, take on the form of aeroplanes, cats, ties, people, which, at a glance, is not at first obvious. Their forms are created by an assortment of rectangles, and [...]

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Furniture, Living

Cub8 lounge table

1 Comment 10 June 2011

The cub8 was designed by Davide Varotto of Bellato, and comes in a choice of colours – oak “Shipwreck”, oak stained dark gray, stained oak and lacquered wengé opaque color card. The table extends from an almost perfect cube form, opening up a spacious storage compartment inside for magazines and DVDs, and turning it into [...]

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Furniture, Living, Seating

Cool and comfy – swiTCH table & chairs

No Comments 10 June 2011

swiTCH is a modern concept in furniture design. The table and chair offer comfort and practicality, and look balanced whether as a meeting workspace or in a corner to relax. The two are very adaptable and work well in a number of combinatons. Every SwiTCh is handmade from European oak and fine leather. The medicine [...]

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Living, Seating, Styles

10 simple but effective minimal sofa designs

No Comments 08 June 2011

Sofa designs don’t always have to be flamboyant to be eye-catching. Often it’s the most minimalistic styles which bring the room to life. Minimalism is all about understated style, where less is definitely more. If you already have a cluttered or small living room design, choosing a simple sofa style will definitely enhance the room’s [...]

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Living

How We Made Peace with Transitional Décor

1 Comment 28 May 2011

Moving on We recently sold a house that was a classic mid-century in a neighborhood a bit too remote… missing the right “walking score.” I loved the place because it was near the water and had planned for several years to do a substantial remodel. I had sketched plans, hired an architect – even purchased [...]

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Living

Beautiful white living room with a subtle touch of raspberry

No Comments 21 May 2011

Designing a living room all in white can lead to a bland and uninspiring look, but with one subtle touch of a bold color tone the whole room can take on a whole new appeal. A fine example of this is the Carrara house in Buenos Aires by Andres Remy, which has a stunning white [...]

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Furniture, Living

Designing a living room with contemporary furniture

No Comments 12 May 2011

When designing a brand new living room with modern furniture there is a number of items you may want to consider – media center, sideboard, cabinet, shelving and coffee table. The most popular styles of furniture for the living room in recent years has been those which are finished in lacquer, rather than traditional wooden [...]

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Living

Modern downstairs living space with imaginative brickwork

No Comments 12 May 2011

Leaving the brickwork exposed in a living area isn’t to everybody’s tastes as it’s often thought of giving off a cold and impersonal feel, but done correctly with the right warm tones of bricks the effect can be quite striking. This imaginative living space is by MCK Architects, a renovated interior which incorporates two styles [...]

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Bedroom, Living, Seating

Bonaldo’s elegant and functional sofa bed designs

No Comments 12 May 2011

We find with a lot of standard sofa beds, and there’s such a demand for economically priced sofa beds, that they not only lack in style, but also not as comfortable as they should be. The sofa itself may sink after only a few months and the bed itself is no more comfortable than a [...]

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Kitchen, Living

Living/dining space decorated in warm mocha, camel and cream

No Comments 11 May 2011

Using warm colors brown and creamy colors like mocha and camel adds a cozy feel to living spaces. As we see in this small combined living room and dining area in a modern condominium in Aspen, Colorado, the blend of such earthy tones makes for a more homely interior. Named Clarendon 5, the interior transformation [...]

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Furniture, Living

Colored living room shelving furniture by Fimar

No Comments 02 May 2011

This bright and colorful living room shelving system by Fimar really does offer an imaginative and modern solution to storage in the living room. Finished in plum, orange and matt brick brown lacquer, the furniture stands out from the wall and gives the room a bright mesmerizing appeal. It can be used to store books, [...]

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Accessories, Living

Vertical walls gardens – natural environment for interior walls

No Comments 30 April 2011

As homeowners are looking for greener and more eco-friendly design solutions for their homes we are seeing more and more natural concepts, like the Green Living Kitchen we recently featured, products and design which are not only environmentally friendly but also have a natural presence. Designed by Daryl McCann of Lombardi Design, a landscape architctural [...]

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Living

Luxurious living space with indoor pool in Los Angeles

No Comments 18 April 2011

Separate lifetime from dreamtime is a stylish boutique hotel-like home environment, exquisitely furnished with floor-to-ceiling windows that span the house from wall to wall. The large pool is situated in the living space, surrounded by bar area, modern fireplace, sofas and massage beds. The indoor salt-water heated pool is perfect not only for relaxing and [...]

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