The 3D design softwares of today can help you visualize your dream home with stunning accuracy and in a manner you never dreamed possible. Popular architecture and design firms now give clients a full video walkthrough of their proposed designs before hand. In this post we feature a few such video walkthroughs. (If you are . . .
Author: Hanna
Green Living Rooms
Designers normally use the following lines for the client pitch if they are to favour the colour green: Green is life. Abundant in nature, green signifies growth, renewal, health, and environment. But if they want the client to move away from green, they would suggest that green signifies jealousy, envy and inexperience! Anyways, we thought . . .
Bathroom Design Ideas From Hansgrohe
Hansgrohe is a German manufacturer of bathroom related products and they recently unveiled a new range called the Axor Urquiola designed by Patricia Urquiola. The design is eclectic with a soft feminine touch and lays a heavy emphasis on plants. Take a look at the images. Hansgrohe has many other innovative bathroom designs too. Images . . .
Country Style Kitchens
These English country style kitchen sets from County Kitchen predominantly reflect a traditional style but not without a modern twist on tradition. Need more ideas on classic kitchens? Take a look at our previous post on French Country Kitchens.
Great Headboards
The headboards on beds can add a bit of drama to the room. Apartment Therapy recently picked a collection of great looking headboards from House Beautiful‘s archives. Take a look:
Country Style Bedrooms
If you are a fan of country cottages, you are going to love this. Drool at these carefully crafted country inspired bedrooms with rustic flowing details and old cottage charm. Images Via Go here for more bedroom designs.
Pillows With a Difference!
Ready to raise eyebrows in the bedroom? You will, with these set of unusual pillows. Not only will they help start conversation (in the bedroom!) but the design on some of them would make jaws drop! [Via] Illustrate what you dream on your pillow with iDream [via] Cecilia Lundgren‘s concept pillows for singles. Pillows for . . .
Inspirational Home: Stairway to Heaven
Here is a sweet, simple and swedish home designed by Kjell Ramström that has just about every flavour you want in a dream home. With its generous usage of wood and light, the Stairway to Heaven does true jusitice to its name. [Via]
Romantic Furniture
It is February 14, and you know what we are talking about. Forget functionality, forget aesthetics, remember the season! Studio 65: Bocca Lip Sofa A tad provacative in design, but definitely looks comfortable! Designer Victor Aleman have a couple of great concepts for seating for lovers. 1. Mua Mua was designed with lovers in mind. . . .
Classic Italian Interiors
If you are planning to give your home a classic Italian look, we suggest you consider the Florence based Savio Firmino‘s collection. Though they are a bit expensive on the price side, their designs really capture the old Italian essence. Take a look here for more bedroom designs.
Kids Room Ideas – Set 7
We bring you kids room design inspiration from Dearkids, an Italian company with longstanding tradition of designing spaces for kids. Dearkids has a record of participating in thirty-five of the forty-two Salone del Mobile trade fairs in Milan, is situated in Inverigo in the province of Como, in the heartland of furniture production, where all . . .
Dining Rooms From The Orient
Today, we bring you dining rooms from a popular interior design group in Taiwan – Yang Ming Design Group. The style is tilted towards the modern, yet the Asian charm in them is unmissable.
Classic Room Wallpapers
Thibaut(pronounced Tee-Bo) is a wallpaper design firm in USA established in 1886 (yep!). We had a chance to browse their collection of some really nice classic themed wallpapers which they have put up on their website. Images follow: Staging these images with era-appropriate furniture really brings out the charm of each pattern, like this damask . . .
Beautiful Stairs
Stair design is a tricky subject. One of the many challenges that designers face is making them less conspicuous and yet syncing them well with the rest of the design. Easier said than done! But we came across a stair designer who does this brilliantly. Watch how the stairs from Scale Nilur not only just . . .
More Classic Interior Designs
Those of you who have been following us for quite a while, will remember our previous feature on classic interior designs. There is something about a room decorated in classic style that lets you taste the grandeur of a bygone era… that lets you remember those good old times. The classic never goes out of . . .
Indoor Pools
Having a pool inside the home is usually viewed as a symbol of opulence. As opposed to an outdoor one, an indoor pool offers privacy and year round swimming independent of the weather. The downside here is the sheer amount of money involved and space you need. This would rule out swimming pool as an . . .
Shahrukh Khan House: Email Hoax
We recently received an e-mail, which claimed it contained photos of the popular Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan‘s residence, but a closer inspection revealed it to be a hoax. We also found out that the same set of photos were doing rounds claiming to be residences of former Pakistan President Musharraf and a Saudi Sheikh. So . . .
EB1 Residence
Starting off from this week, we start a new section ‘House Tours’ where we feature in detail a single home per post. Today, we take a look at the EB1 Residence in Seattle designed by Replinger Hossner Architects. The designers have provided extreme attention to detail in the design and ensured that the scenic views . . .
Decks, Patios and other Sweet Spots
Not all of us are lucky enough to have a house with a view. The few of them who are lucky enough will understand that having a view alone is not enough. You need a sweet tranquil spot at your home to take in and appreciate the view. Well designed patios and decks do just . . .
More Kitchens from Sports Car Makers
We thought it was a bit of an oddity to have kitchens designed by sports car makers when we first brought you news on Giugiaro designing kitchens for Scavolini but we are genuinely surprised to see this as a hot trend these days. We say this because Italian car maker Pininfarina has designed kitchens for . . .
Modern Bath Tub Designs
We came across Italian master spa makers Teuko and were awestruck seeing what they had to offer in bathtub design. The concepts are masterful, design exquisite and the execution brilliant. Talucci Designs was responsible for the Seaside bath tub design and it is based on the four elements: Water, Air, Earth and Fire: Water: The . . .