While basements get a bad rap at times, if built finished out or remodeled later on, they actually offer a wealth of extra living space for many purposes and activities. For instance, a media room, living room, wine cellar, wet bar, gym, office, playroom, man’s cave, laundry and guest room are all popular choices for basement . . .
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Innovative Landscape Design for Country and City Dwellings
With the unique talent of integrating the built structure with the natural environment, Rees Roberts + Partners bridges the divide between man and nature in both country and urban settings. The resulting landscape designs are as aesthetically pleasing as they are ecologically meaningful. We are so taken with their work; we previously covered their city . . .
Asian Apartment With Neutral Decor
This is another beautiful home design, created by WCH Interior, that demonstrates ways in which to make a neutral, understated palette convey a sophisticated and sleek image, with the original intent being to “reduce excessive decoration materials, and decorated in soft to render the user’s lifestyle” and the basic tones restricted to three colors of . . .
A Modern Concrete House in the Himalayas
This stunning modern mountain retreat, perched on a hill within the Himalayan ranges, offers a breathtaking panoramic vista from both the outdoors and indoors as well. Rajiv Saini & Associates built the private weekend residence for clients wanting to escape from the hustle and bustle of their Delhi lifestyle. It boasts two stories, two wings . . .
Contemporary Classic Home
This exquisite home interior, created by designer Raymond Chen for IS design, displays traditional elegance in chic high end materials, which cover more than a dozen kinds of natural stone, and a collection of textures and colors that dapple the rooms with unique taste and style.
Swedish Apartment Boasts Exciting Mix of Old and New
In the harbor city of Linnestaden, Sweden, a turn of the century building with stunning interior and exterior architectural elements plays host to a renovated apartment home. The fully modernized apartment was thoughtfully designed in keeping with its history and remains filled with heirloom details such as tiled floors, mirrored doors, stucco, foot rails, ornate . . .
30 Modern Dining Rooms
The myriad of dynamic modern decor styles offer a world of possibilities for today’s homes. From minimalist city lofts to modernist rural farmhouses,  homes today express themselves in many different ways far different from the “modern” style  many perceive as being cold, characterless and uninviting. For example, decor styles such as rustic modern, with its . . .
The Brilliant Design Work of Uglyanitsa Alexander
From a mansion in Croatia on the Ariatic Sea to a pop art modern city loft, Russian designer Uglyanitsa Alexander displays a unique ability to successfully bring beautiful homes to life across all styles. Through his brilliant use of color, materials and all design elements as well as his intuitive interpretations of his client’s ideal living spaces, he creates . . .
A Tiny Taiwanese Apartment
This Tai apartment design, by WCH Interior, is extremely chic and uncluttered despite its small scale; using a cohesive color palette throughout, and unobtrusive storage designs, the dwelling manages to maintain a light and airy appearance. Recommended Reading: Playful Modern Taiwanese Homes With Slides Inside
Odenplan’s Stunning Modern Stockholm Apartment
Off Odenplan Sqaure in Stockholm, Sweden, this spacious urban apartment features an airy open floor plan filled with hip, modern furnishings in bold colors of red, white and black with accents of orange. Â The cool pad is being offered for $1.65 million with 1,500 total square feet, a gourmet kitchen, Â three bedrooms and two bathrooms. . . .
Light-Filled Contemporary Living Rooms
Warm natural light floods these nearly neutral living rooms making them the ideal place to while away the hours with company or curled up in the corner of the sofa with a favorite book. Each of these inviting spaces show that modern and contemporary decor can in fact be quite livable not cold and unwelcoming as we often hear. Recommended Reading: 50 Modern Living Rooms . . .
Minacciolo Country Kitchens with Italian Style
While this Italian design firm’s kitchen creations reflect a certain country styling, they seem to possess an elegant, refined quality more suitable for a luxurious metropolitan home than a country cottage or farmhouse. The majority of Minacciolo’s charming furniture is made of light finished or painted woods in natural, mint green, robins egg blue, cream, and yellow. The . . .
Hip, Young Personal Buyer Profiles Inspire L.A. Loft Decor
With savvy, highly informed home buyers carefully considering their options and taking their time to buy, design firm Incorporated NY amped their post-construction marketing to a whole new level. After surveying the individuals drawn to the L.A. neighborhood in which they built their Gallery Lofts, they chose three relevant characters to “tell the story of life in their newest . . .
Contemporary Home Style by B&B Italia
This chic home walkthrough was created by B&B Italia to showcase catalog pieces in situ. The neutral setting is given depth with black base notes throughout, in the furniture and accessories, to bring weight to the airy white interior.
A Dozen Home Workspaces
Secretly many of us would love to work from home in our pajamas with a cup of jo in hand without having to face the pressures of the outside world daily. What makes the idea even more enticing are the over-the-top phenomenal home offices and workspaces designers and homeowners are creating today. Many of the inspiring spaces we’re loving . . .
Home Designing’s 10 Most Popular Posts of 2012
Another year has gone by and we end it up by rounding up our most popular posts of 2012. 1.Villa Escudero with the Waterfalls Restaurant 2. Conversation Pits & Sunken Sitting Areas 3. 10 Wacky Bedrooms 4. Nettleton 199 House by SAOTA 5. 10 Spectacular Hotels That Make Us Say Wow 6. Cool Beds To . . .
Wooden Finish Wall Unit Combinations From Hülsta
German-based Hülsta Furniture’s range of modern media units are created by master craftsmen from fine light to dark woods. Their designs lend themselves to a minimalist styling. They boast flat front accents, clean lines and a myriad of multi-unit groupings. Check out the above entertainment system in action here:
Interior Mastery by Marc Canut
Following on from the beautiful modern house rendered by Marc Canut, and his versatile example of wooden interior design, here are more triumphs of interior design from the talented Mr.Marc Canut.
Ando Studio Designs, Inside & Out
These fabulous examples of home designs, interior and exterior, come to us courtesy of the extremely talented Ando Studio, where home visualizations exude class, style and elegance.
Christmas Centerpieces
Beautiful tablescapes provide an enchanting and welcoming gathering place at holiday parties and dinners. We especially love those tables which incorporate Christmas centerpieces. These lovely decorative focal points are created with a myriad of elements often found in the season’s decorations. Decorative candles, garlands, wreaths, natural elements, metallics, mini Christmas trees, and wintry flowers can . . .
10 Gifts for Architects And Designers
Update: Check out our updated ultimate gift guide: Gifts For Architects If you have been hoping for an apocalypse to save you the trouble of picking up gifts this time, you have no excuses now. But do not worry! We have put together a short list to help you out with your last minute gift . . .