Sunday, January 29, 2012

House with Ultra Modern Architecture

This ultra modern house is designed for a young family in the suburbs of Vienna. The house displays geometric architectural elements used throughout the building. The structure has four levels, three above ground and one below. The interior is ultra modern and designed with minimalist architecture. Especially living room is so comfortable and so modern. Giant windows of the house give home a very natural look. Because green garden, blue sky, and swimming pool can easily be seen from the inside of the house with the help of these giant windows. The main colour used in this house is white to widen the space and maximize the natural light. Green colour adds a touch of nature to the house as well. House with ultra modern architecture is a project made by Austrian architecture company Caramel Architects.


Towels Made of Raw Linen

Designed in 2002, raw linen is used to create the fog linen waffle towels. To create this product, an example of a waffle towel is brought in cotton to sewers. Through various experiments, they were able to successfully create the waffle texture designer desired in linen. With neatly squared corners and basic, functional shapes, there's an honest simplicity to designer's work, which is also reflected in how the fog linen collection began. Fog linen towel collection at Design Within Reach is designed by Japanese designer Yumiko Sekine by using raw linen from Lithuania.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Lightly Lacquered Table Lamp

Taking design cues from both mid-century sculpture and forms found in nature, the tri-legged lamp has a striking, artful presence. Solid brass base is lightly lacquered to a soft, matte sheen and topped with a crisp double-lined linen/cotton drum shade in warm ivory. Table lamp is made of solid brass and it has lightly lacquered matte finish, linen-cotton shade, brass finial, and on/off switch. Cleo table lamp at Crate&Barrel has unique design.

Desk with Mid-Century Design

With one look at Primary Desk (2010), it's clear that this design has sleek lines. With a nod toward the mid-century furniture, the desk has five drawers, three in the top shelf and two in the desktop. There are no ornamental drawer pulls to distract while working. Instead, designer shaped the drawer fronts to have tabs like those that can be found in a notebook, which make the drawers easy to open and close. The fronts of the small drawers are also angled to allow for the pitch of an open laptop. A well thought and fully resolved desk concept, primary desk at Design Within Reach is designed by designer Nathan Yong.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Wood Tile Placemat

Rectangular or round wood tiles, these natural placemats are bound to create a remarkable setting. Solid wood, cotton fiber string. Rectangular tile or round tile placemat, choose the one suitable for your kitchen table. Wood tile placemat set at west elm is a natural table element for kitchen, which is also decorative looking.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Modernised Retro Lighting Design

Floor lamp, table lamp and pendant that consists of a satin ribbon that envelopes a black metal frame. Dress is the name of this floor lamp, table lamp and pendant lamp design. Available in white, red, black. Designed by Markus Jehs and Jürgen Laub in 2007. Dress at Resource Furniture has interesting modernised retro lighting design, which reminds us the 60s and 70s lighting types.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Bathroom Design with Wenge Furniture

Bathroom design with wenge colour furniture is definitely looking elegant and modern. Wenge is quite a dark tone of brown, mostly used at parquet laminate floors, and at kitchen cabinets, furniture or at bathroom cabinets, furniture or at bedroom wardrobe, nightstands, chest, and at all other complementary furniture in dining room, living room or any other room of the home. When light and dark colours are balanced, any room of the home looks better. Especially when the floor colour and wall colour is in a light tone, using wenge bathroom furniture can create a nice balance. Hutton tall etagere at Restoration Hardware can hold towels, glass bathroom jars, and decorative bathroom bowls.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Open Block Glass Concrete House

Open block house has transparent and modern look with concrete home architecture. Located in Porto, Portugal with 555 square meter site area, this pure geometric building form of open block house was built to create both comfort and aesthetic for its owners. The basement was developed below the street elevation and organized into a large living area combined with a small multipurpose room, laundry room, a bedroom with bathroom and garage. There is access to recreation area from the different levels of the house through a staircase. The common area on the ground floor with its wide transparent glass windows and glass door installation is connected to the outdoor landscape with its garden and pool features. The first floor with 4 rooms has four bathrooms. This space is framed in a system of cabinets where the doors are nearly invisible, totally integrated in a clear and simple design of the space. All rooms get direct light from the outside, making the most of the potential energy of landscape and the surrounding area. Open block glass concrete house architecture is a project made by ARQX architects.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Grand Bazaar Istanbul Handcover Book

The 500-year history of Turkey's Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is told through first-person stories and stunning photographs and serves as a comprehensive overview of luxury arts crafts in Turkey. 284 pages, over 200 illustrations. Compiled by photographer Laziz Hamani and Ottoman art expert Serdar Gulgun, this handsome edition comes in a vibrantly coloured luxury slipcase. Imported. "The Grand Bazaar Istanbul" Handcover Book by Assouline Publishing at Horchow is a nice encyclopaedic archive in homes.

Three Spin Abstracts

Monochromatic abstract spin art is direct print under acrylic. Set of three black and white wall art can look attractive, decorative behind a sofa in the living room. This type of a wall art can be used in a complete white or black and white home interior as well as a colourful home interior. Three spin abstracts at Horchow add style to any home. 

Friday, January 20, 2012

Tablebloth and Napkin with Illustration

Illustration glasses and goblets with a formal compositional grid. The combination of freehand black-ink sketching filled in with colour and set on a stark white background creates a festive yet sophisticated pattern. This tablecloth was originally designed to pattern a porcelain mug with crystal glasses so as to make it more celebratory. 100% cotton, machine wash, tumble dry, warm iron on reverse as needed. Colourful glass and goblet patterns on kippis tablecloth and napkin at Crate&Barrel are especially interesting and cartoon-like for children.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Dining Room Design with Farm Table

Family style dining room design requires suitable dining table and chairs. Aesthetic lines of the rustic farm table are reinterpreted for today, with an expansive top and subtly tapered legs, all crafted of beautiful solid sheesham wood, a particularly strong and durable material with a uniquely rich and rosy grain. Farm dining table is made of solid sheesham wood with chocolate-stained finish. Coordinates with farm bench and cushion. Small size dining table dining table comfortably seats up to six, large size dining table comfortably seats up to eight people. Carroll farm dining table at west elm is a modernized rustic farm dining table.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Transparent Glass House Design

Named as TBone House, a T shaped house, transparent glass house design located in Stuttgart, Germany has many ecological aspects. Some of these ecological aspects include geothermal heat pump, vertical earth connection loop, floor and wall heating system, cooling system through activation of thermal mass and the use of rainwater as valuable natural resource for water supply in the house and reduce water bills costs. The TBone House has great connection between interior and its landscape by applying wide floor to ceiling glass walls installation in several room such as living room, dining room and the garage. Transparent glass house, Tbone House, is a project made by Coast Office Architecture.



Monday, January 16, 2012

Country Home Design with Leather

Country home design with products, furniture, and design elements made of leather, wood, metal, stone, and with some other natural materials create a perfect harmony in the home. Leather sofas and armchairs are mostly used in country homes. These type of leather furnishings are better to use in large country homes instead of small homes. They can be used in small homes too but they don't create the same effect in the home environment. Leather frames can complete a country home design. Because leather furniture and complementary leather decorative accessories are widely used while designing a country style home interior space. Like prized photos, these handcrafted leather frames exude one-of-a-kind character. Vegetable-tanned with bark and leaf pigments. Chocolate-hued leather retains the tone and texture of the original hide. Edges are roped with hand-stitched trim. Artisan leather frames chocolate at Restoration Hardware are lined with chocolate faux suede.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Sofa Design in 1960s Style

There can't be any better sofa design like this sofa, which reminds us of 1960s home designs. The inspiration for the Nelson Marshmallow Sofa (1956) was launched when an inventor approached George Nelson and Irving Harper with a planned self-skinned injection plastic disc that would be inexpensive to produce and unerringly durable. The inventor's vision for high-resiliency, low-cost cushions never came to fruition, but the design was so compelling that Herman Miller chose to produce it anyway. Designed with both residential and commercial applications in mind, the cushions are detachable for easy cleaning and therefore interchangeable to equalize wear. The atom-like appearance of the Marshmallow Sofa is a precursor to the aesthetic style of the pop art of the 1960s. This original is an authentic, fully licensed product of Herman Miller, Inc. Nelson is a trademark of Herman Miller, Inc. It is easy to create a pop art interior design reflecting the years of 1960s with Nelson marshmallow sofa in crepe at Design Within Reach.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Industrial Style Floating Frames

Capture the artist in everyone. These industrial style floating frames leave plenty of room for creative expression. They can accommodate multiple images, or just a single one on its own. Making them even more flexible, the glass panels adjust up and down on the steel frame for display at different heights. Steel frame and stand with gunmetal finish, tempered glass. Metal easel adjustable floating frames at west elm are adjustable, and have flexible photo arrangement.

Natural Looking Home with Taupe Pillow

Velvet taupe colour pillow brings a smooth colour tone and a very natural look to the home. Luxe solid velvet square shaped pillow has matching sateen for textural contrast. Made of 100% cotton, velvet taupe pillow is so chic. The removable cover of the pillow is machine washable. Bennet taupe 18" (46 cm) pillow at Crate&Barrel is decorative on a sofa and also comfortable.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Cartesian Pulley Double Pendant

Operating on an ingenious synchronized pulley system, this counterbalanced pendant moves up and down or side to side at a touch. Crafted of brass with a bronze finish, its vintage white glass shades cast a warm, inviting glow. Counterbalanced pendant operates on a synchronized pulley system. Built entirely of brass. Finely detailed thumbscrews allow the pendant to expand horizontally. White glass shades supply vintage style and warm light. Cartesian pulley double pendant at Restoration Hardware has cloth-covered wire.

Pure Cotton Bold Stripes

Bold stripes span pure cotton, bringing a clean, graphic punch to home designs both traditional and modern. White/feather gray stripe duvet cover and shams are made of 100% cotton, and they are 200 thread count. Duvet cover has button closure, four interior corner ties to keep the duvet in place. And shams have envelope closure. Stripe duvet cover + shams - white/feather gray at west elm can be used in bedroom interiors from contemporary, modern to classic, traditional and they are monogrammable and can be great with monogramming it with the first name letters on shams and the last name letter on duvet cover.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Add Colour to Dining Table

Recycled glass dimpled glassware with modern design is offered in an assortment of vibrant jewel tones. Colourful glasses are dimpled all over for fun texture. This glassware set is ideal for everyday usage and diswasher safe. Made of recycled glass and each profile is sold in a set of four. Dimpled glassware set at west elm adds colour to dining table.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Calm Home Design with Wheat Pendant

Large pendant lamp in wheat colour gives a calm look the the home. Colour tones from wheat, beige, ivory to dark tones of brown all create a calm home interior design. Boldly scaled, chic modern lighting in earthy wheat linen drops down from the ceiling with a floating diffuser to cast a soft, ambient glow. Large wheat pendant lamp has linen shade, and floating diffuser. Finley large wheat pendant lamp at Crate&Barrel is suitable for modern home interior spaces.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Open-Weave Burlap Rod-Pocket Drapery

Tailored from loosely woven jute, this burlap drapery accents the window with rich texture evocative of vintage grainery sacks. Each strand of undyed jute ranges in colour from blonde to saffron, giving the weave a warm and naturally variegated golden tone. Loosely woven jute has abundant natural texture. Variegated yarns range from blonde to golden yellow. Natural fibers will fade over time, depending on sun exposure. Lined in 100% cotton. Open-weave burlap rod-pocket drapery at Restoration Hardware is rod-pocket style in natural jute.

Turkish Towels Flax Collection

Shown top to bottom in flax, chocolate and espresso, crafted of the world's finest long-staple cotton, these towels are exceptionally soft, absorbent and available in a range of signature hues. Made of the finest 100% cotton terry cloth from Turkey. Loomed to a hefty 802 grams per square meter. Exceptionally soft, absorbent and long lasting. Bath towels and sheets are luxuriously oversized for enveloping comfort. Machine wash cold. Bath sheets, bath towels and hand towels may be monogrammed. Add a 1-initial or 3-initial monogram with choice of font colour and style (Script, Circle, Block or Deco). Monogramming is available in tone-on-tone, white, ivory, navy, red, chocolate and black. Towels are monogrammed front and center, just above the dobby. Turkish towels flax collection is one of the collections of ultimate Turkish towels at Restoration Hardware.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Decorative Wire Baskets Tidy Up Home

Modern, easy-access storage in open weave steel wire with a matte nickel finish. Wide handles for easy portability. Fits our Paterson Bath Tower. Large wire basket is made from steel, and it has matte nickel finish. Large wire basket at Crate&Barrel is decorative and it can easily tidy up the open shelves.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Modern Minimalist Coffee Table Design

Beginning with reclaimed fir timbers from old buildings, a proprietary low-VOC process is used to coat the wood with a brilliant layer of silver. The table is not electroplated as that would result in toxic runoff. The stunning surface plays up the true character of the wood, bringing out intricate and unique details of each piece. The silver is allowed to tarnish in some areas, and then the entire surface is protected with a clear coat finish to prevent any further tarnish. As for the name of this table, "47" is the atomic number of silver, and the height of the table is 47cm (18.5"). One & Co. is led by three designers, Jonah Becker, Claude Zellweger and Scott Croyle, who describe their process as "informed intuition that combines art and science, business and creativity, intelligence and beauty." If they could just bottle that combo, they'd be billionaires. Keeping an eye on the sustainability of our planet is also crucial to One & Co., and their 47 Table (2010) is no exception. 47 table at Design Within Reach is a modern minimalist coffee table design that can be used in any type of home from modern, contemporary to classic, or traditional. 

Create Renaissance Style with Glassware

Renaissance times' patterns on glasses can add antique look to dining tables. With these pressed glass highballs, fruit juice glasses, and goblets in renaissance style, it easy to create a classic dining room. Modern glassware and these old looking glassware can be used together to create an impressive dining table. Renaissance glassware at Horchow is the the ones who like the glassware design of old times.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Classic Formed Coffee Mug

Essential diner styling combines a generous, friendly form in soft cream colour with the word coffee embossed in a classic typeface. Earthenware, dishwasher-safe and microwave-safe. Coffee mug at Crate&Barrel is a classic coffee mug which is a need for every kitchen.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Home Office Design in 1930s Look

Antique French postal desk, originally used for sorting mail circa 1930, has been faithfully replicated, down to the broad leather-topped work surface and swing-out stool. In its 21st-century incamation, it becomes a distinctive and eminently practical option for the home office. Leather-clad desk is topped with 25 perforated-metal cubbies. A leather-cushioned stool pivots out and tucks away beneath the desk. Cubby unit detaches from desk. Desk has a single drawer and a low shelf to hold most computer hard drives. This item is artisan crafted with meticulous care. Designed to capture a rustic, timeworn look. Colour differences and distress marks speak to the character of the item. Natural steel plates of 1930s French postal desk at Restoration Hardware have a coated finish that won't rust.

Vintage Inspired Bathroom Interior

Vintage inspired pharmacy zinc and glass jars remind us the very old times in history when such jars were used. Now they add a stylish vintage look to bathrooms. Glass vessels make sleek storage for bath essentials like cottons, and bath salts. Aged zinc lids of these jars ad a vintage-inspired finish. The snug lift-off lids help protect contents from moisture to dust. Clear glass of pharmacy and zinc glass jars at Restoration Hardware keeps items visible and create a vintage inspired bathroom interior.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Living Room Design in Earth Tones

Whatever your design style, living room is the place where most people spend most of their times aside from study room. Designing the living room with earth tones creates a comfortable environment. Earth colours from light browns, beiges to dark browns, greens, grays and bluish grays, mustard colour, terracotta colour, and all tones of these colours can be used in a living room with natural earth tones. Wood tables and trays, glass and stone decorative objects, live flowers and green plants in different sizes of pots all parts of a living room design in earth tones. Sofa, armchair, coffee table, side table, and the rest of the furniture in the room should be suitable to each other. A classic sofa just like apartment sofa at Pottery Barn can complete the living room design in earth tones. 

Monday, January 2, 2012

Modern Kitchen Design Ideas



Kitchen design ideas in multiple styles, including modern, contemporary, traditional are endless. Choosing the best kitchen design type for home is important. Modern kitchen design can help you add innovative elements, redesign with style and adapt your home to suit you perfectly. Kitchen furniture and decorative pieces complete the kitchen design, so each detail in kitchen design is essential. For example a kitchen island such as this one can be a nice piece in modern kitchen design. Inspired by an antique worktable, this island brings superb quality to kitchens of any style, from traditional to modern. Woodcrafters built it with a solid ash frame for exceptional strength and beauty. Topped with alternative choice of brown oak or antique white veneer over a wood top or a ogee-edged slab of unfinished Carrara marble that's ideal for rolling out pastry dough. Base is built from solid ash with hand-milled mortise-and-tenon joinery. Three drawers with inset polished nickel pulls keep prep tools in reach. Center drawer has a false two-drawer front. A low shelf stores electrics and more. Newland kitchen island at Williams-Sonoma is ideal for modern kitchens.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Coastal Chicness in Dining Room Design

Coastal chic dining room design has natural colours, so it creates a natural looking dining room environment. Wood furniture with wood's original colour and texture is entirely perfect. Designed to create comfort, these dining furnishings reflect the coastal chicness. All are made of select hardwoods with white oak veneers and a rough luxe finish that makes them look well-loved but not overly casual. Alameda dining furniture at Horchow is ideal for a coastal dining room design.

Welcoming 2012

Welcoming 2012, a brand new year may vary in different countries around the world, but such a celebration has something common in all parts of the world... Although we're really happy or not at that moment, it's the time to be happy and enter a brand new year happily! Wishing a much better year in 2012 than 2011 for the world.