With images that look as though they are ready to pop out of the screen, French furniture company Roche Bobois entices us with their new range of luxury furniture for the living room. Much like the 2009 set which we featured a while back, the company stays true to its high color-high impact philosophy. Roche . . .
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Carriage House takes on a Marvelous Renovation
New York City’s prime real estate brings us a newly renovated Carriage House in downtown Manhattan that is now on the market for your drooling pleasure. It took 2 years to complete the major overhaul and now the entire rear wall of this building is dressed in glass walls and provides marvelous views from each . . .
Beautiful Balconies
Whether you rent or own and live in the city or suburbs, balconies are a great addition to any building. They provide the perfect transition between the indoors and the wilderness, and add a marvelous architectural element to a space. The word balcony is Italian and comes from the word Balcone which means scaffold. Technically . . .
Inspiring Bathroom Designs for the Soul
The bathroom represents so much more than a place to maintain good hygiene. If designed correctly it can provide us with a peaceful private place to unwind from the stressful tension of the day. There are key elements to consider in creating an ambient environment that instantly mellows its company. Below are a few examples . . .
Rooms with a Dash of Color Splash
White rooms are completely versatile and can either create a modern sophisticated feeling of serenity or make a fun artistic impact on the energy of a space with a splash of color. The rooms featured below provide a white canvas for an intriguing pop of colorful textiles and accessories that anchor a wall and create . . .
Modern Style Italian Kitchens from Scavolini
What exactly makes a kitchen Italian? Well if Scavolini has any clue, we can see in the photos of their kitchen designs below that they all manifest as a work of art. Whether it be in the sleek curvature of lines or the color and design of the cabinetry, the Italian kitchen concept is open . . .
Remarkably Artistic Lighting Designs
Lighting probably plays the most important role in good design practice. Once you know what type of lighting you need, be it task, ambient and/or accent lighting, you can use it to good effect to change the mood of a room. Here are some fancy lights that push the very concept of what lights can . . .
A Massive Vacation Home in the Jungles of Costa Rica
Private luxury resorts are no longer a thing exclusive to the rich and famous. Now it’s not uncommon for families to go on retreats and host destination reunions in the middle of these remotely enchanting locations. On the outskirts of this Costa Rican jungle, sits a 6,500 sq. foot 5-star luxury vacation home with a . . .
The World’s Most Expensive Home Is Ready for its Owner
‘Mansion’ is not the word but perhaps there shouldn’t be one to describe an entire high-rise building designed as a single family home. The owner Mukesh Ambani is the richest man in India and chairman to the country’s largest private sector company. His 1 billion dollar home took 7 years to complete and now stands . . .
Courtyard Design and Landscaping Ideas
Courtyard is a fun nook within your home that gives you the taste of the outdoors and yet offer the privacy of a normal room within your home. Sky really IS the limit when it comes to courtyard and landscaping ideas since the only requirement is to create complete serenity and space for relaxation! These . . .
Mid-Century Modern Classic Chairs
Modern classic chairs. Will they ever go out of style? We doubt it. Forged by the mid century modern era gods of furniture design, these chairs were the epitome of innovation when they were first conceived and still top the charts today as the greatest for their resilience and timeless design. (The Mid Century Modern . . .
Decorative magnetic panels that add personality to your furniture
Italian furniture company Presotto Italia is getting quite innovative with their ModulArt series of furnishing systems. They are offering magnetic decorative panels that adhere to the doors of the furniture system which allows you to redecorate it in multiple ways to suite your tastes. If this video is anything to go by, it does look . . .
Interiors of Armani Hotel Dubai, Burj Khalifa
Inside Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, lives a luxuriously new and often dark world called the Armani Hotel Dubai. Elegant and understated only begin to describe this moody 11 story hotel where the exclusive Club members share access to the Armani restaurants, Spa, lounges and a Nightclub. Luckily, everyone has equal rights . . .
Amazing Car Themed Rooms of V8 Hotel, Germany
Car enthusiasts better brace themselves for this one, because this unique car themed hotel in Stuttgart, Germany, might get your blood pumping. The V8 Hotel(how apropos!) would be a paradise for those looking for inspiration to decorate their rooms with a car theme. Not only did they go all out and cover most of the . . .
Karim Rashid Door Prints
A few weeks back, we gave you a tour of world renown flamboyant designer, Karim Rashid’s pad. Well this time we’re featuring a few of the funky door print designs he did for Sensunels. Going by the designs we would say he stayed true to his (multi)colors. They seem to make the most sense in . . .
Household junk Recycled into Portrait Masterpieces
We get really excited when seeing the creative things people do with stuff that is normally destined for the dustbin. In fact, we have featured plenty of articles from 17 Life Forms Created from Waste and Recycled Home Decor to Creative Chairs made from Old Materials, which we hope you enjoyed as much as we . . .
10 Strange Table Designs
When we first saw these strange tables, we wondered how folks actually came up with this freakishly awesome stuff. Whether the ideas were born out of a basic need or simply aesthetically fascinating, these tables are making a statement that we couldn’t pass up showing off. Below are a host of radically unique and multi-functional . . .
Paradise in Germany: A Modern Minimalist Dream House
This minimalist white home is indeed a reflection of clean, pure and serene environment, but what makes it luxurious are the materials and technology with which each edifice is constructed. Apparently, splashes of abstract color sparsely strewn here and there are enough to satisfy a modern palette. The clean-lined architecture and simple landscape at this . . .
Unique Mood-Enhancing Living Rooms
We’re back to shower you guys with another dose of interior design infused creativity brought to you by a few great designers. There is nothing more refreshing than seeing really cool spaces where everything just seem to fall in place. While each room has a psychological value, we know one of them will capture your . . .
Amazing House Built Across a River
This rustic retreat was built right in the heart of Three Rivers, California near the entrance to Sequoia National Park where the enchantment of wildlife sightings runs wild. What also happens to run wild is the river that flows under this home, something that has never been done before or ever since! Kaweah Falls was . . .
3 Awesome miniature buildings you’ll wish were real!
Toy houses have been an object of affection and imagination of children for four centuries now. And if you’ve seen our paper castle article, you’d know that adults have taken on the collection and crafting of miniature buildings as a hobby as well, so we wanted to take another look at the contemporary dollhouse designers . . .