Elephants are loved for their gentle and wise nature, respected by cultures all over the world – popular symbolism often represents elephants as an embodiment of strength, stamina, patience, memory, family, and so much more. Thanks to these qualities, elephant-themed decor is filled with hidden inner meaning and makes a great gift idea for a . . .
Year: 2015
A Cheerful Interior With Pink and Green Accents
Check out this playful and cozy home with influences ranging from minimalist modern to Scandinavian organic, visualized by Jan Wadim and realized by the talented architects at PLASTERLINA. It’s decorated with matte color accents in pink and green, used as an effective way to brighten a space and add emphasis to unique or important features. . . .
A Bright White Home With Organic Details
This 180 square meter home, designed and realized by FORM architectural bureau, combines a number cheerful natural materials in contrast to perfectly modern textures and decor. It’s a striking bright white interior that looks warm and inviting rather than stark and sterile. Every room features distinctive lighting choices, and innovative spaces for socialization are carved . . .
3 Inspiring Homes With Concrete Ceilings and Wood Floors
Stylish concrete ceilings are not a weekend DIY contender but they’re well worth the effort! Once considered to be an unfinished feature, carefully crafted concrete ceilings have become a desirable element in many modern homes that truly embrace the warehouse-like atmosphere of industrial conversions. This post will introduce you to three homes that each feature . . .
A Modern Flat with Striking Texture and Dark Styling
This luxurious home in Kiev is the work of designers Vitaly Yurov and Iryna Dzhemesiuk, a cozy and comfortable space decorated with rich textures in high contrast grayscale. Grayscale color themes are fun to work with because they’re easy to adapt as trends change, as there’s always a great variety of relevant accent colors that . . .
An Incredibly Compact House Under 40 Square Meters That Uses Natural Decor
Located in Taipei, Taiwan, this compact family home works with only 33 square meters of usable floor space, but it still retains a spacious aesthetic thanks to an innovative vertical approach to architecture. Folk Design implemented this creative home in response to the needs of a young family with a strong desire for simple and . . .
50 Cool Kitchen Gadgets That Would Make Your Life Easier
This jumbo kitchen gadget compilation has all the latest inspiration you could need, whether you’re looking to round out your own collection, decorating a newly remodeled kitchen, or searching for a last-minute housewarming gift or a thoughtful present for a talented chef – there’s something here for anybody and everybody. Kitchen tools are always a . . .
Two Modern Homes With Rooms For Small Children [With Floor Plans]
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Designing a home for a family with young children requires creativity and balance. Stylish parents and growing children may have different requirements, but it’s totally possible to create a family-friendly interior that looks stylish and meets the needs of kids and adults alike. This pair of two-bedroom homes from Lugerin Architects proves it – both . . .
5 Small Studio Apartments With Beautiful Design
Studio apartments are notoriously difficult to decorate – especially within smaller layouts. The simplest approach is to create a coordinated style that extends throughout the entire home, but that option can restrict the creativity and expressive potential of the occupants. The other option is to create a different theme within each functional area, but this . . .
A Modern Art Deco Home Visualized in Two Styles
Have you ever felt torn between a handful of intriguing design ideas and just wish you could “preview” the end result of both choices at the same time? That’s what interior visualizers do every day – and their work is so fun to see! In this post, the designer Duc TayOne explores two different Art . . .
Artistic Apartments with Monochromatic Color Schemes
Whoever said that homes decorated exclusively in black and white have to be minimalistic? Even without vivid and exuberant colors, there are still plenty of other ways to show creativity and individuality through decor. The three homes featured in this post make the most of their monochromatic color themes by incorporating an abundance of art . . .
25 White And Wood Kitchen Ideas
Want to get that “effortlessly clean” look in your own kitchen? Natural materials and simple colors are a great place to start, and they have the added benefit of being easy to adapt to changing tastes. This post contains 25 kitchens with white and wood to inspire your next big redesign. It’s pretty fun to . . .
LEGO Play Pond: The Ultimate LEGO Themed House
This incredible home could make anyone feel like a kid again. HAO Design Studio completed this apartment renovation dedicated to play, imagination, and of course… LEGO! At first glance it looks like any other modern family apartment – sleek materials and contemporary forms and wide open spaces – but the magic is in the details. . . .
Four Homes With Four Different Takes on Integrated Storage
Ever wondered how those magazine-worthy modern homes maintain such a clean and flawless interior? “Where do they put their STUFF?” It’s a good question! While freestanding bookshelves and standalone cabinets can actually contribute to the cluttered look, smart integrated storage looks like it actually belongs, as if it were part of the architecture itself – . . .
3 One-Bedroom Homes with Sharp Geometric Decor
Using bold geometric patterns is nothing new to the world of interior design, but the trend definitely made a huge resurgence recently and underwent quite a spectacular evolution as it spread. The field of geometry is inherently diverse, a study of every shape and form – so it’s no surprise to find that geometric design . . .
Bird Home Decor: Beautiful Bird Figurines To Decorate Your Home
Birds have a long and colorful history as a decorative motif – from cave paintings and ancient hieroglyphs, to medieval tapestries and ornate Victorian wallpapers. These beautiful animals have graced homes with their elegance for many centuries, and will always have their own special place in the world of interior design. We’ve collected 40 of . . .
A Kid-Friendly Apartment Renovation by Ruetemple Architects
Ruetemple architects renovated this amazing Moscow apartment for a young family with children. The clients desired bright and comfortable living spaces, in addition to a total kid-friendly transformation of the neglected attic above. While the subdued design theme suits the sophisticated tastes of the parents, the layout boasts a number of exciting hidden features just . . .
Wedge Shaped House Is Britain’s House Of The Year
The extraordinary Flint House by Skene Catling de la Peña has just been named Britain’s House of the Year by the Royal Institute of British Architects, and it’s hard to imagine a construction more worthy of the honor. Commissioned by Lord Rothschild and located on the expansive grounds of a Buckinghamshire estate, it effortlessly adapts . . .
Asian Interior Design Trends in Two Modern Homes [With Floor Plans]
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Many style guides tend to focus on the historical side of Asian interior styling, often highlighting homes decorated with ornate antiques and bold symbolic colors. But what about interiors created with modern design fans in mind? These two beautiful homes – both located in Taiwan – demonstrate the sophisticated and minimalistic interior design trends popular . . .
3 Natural Interior Concepts With Floor-To-Ceiling Windows
Haven’t you always admired homes with gorgeous floor-to-ceiling windows? They make it seem so easy to integrate natural decor elements because the real thing is right there, behind nothing but a pane of glass. Each of the following homes place a heavy emphasis on natural elements but each one takes a different approach. The first . . .
Amazingly Modular Small Family Apartment With Lots Of Playful Spaces
Ruetemple created this versatile home for a young family with two young children. As with anything involving energetic kids, creative thinking and smart planning were huge necessities rather than just a stylistic choice. While the bones of this small family home are rather ordinary, the architects at Ruetemple were able to accomplish amazing feats within . . .