On the coast of the British West Indies, a collection of stunning homes are located over 35 beautiful acres of land, spanning approximately one mile of exclusive beach frontage. The peaceful northern isle, of the Queen’s Leewards, is a sanctuary of calm inlets and protected coves, sun reaching palm trees, silky white sand and turquoise . . .
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Tropical Beach Villa
Thai getaway Casas del Sol, in Koh Tao, brings a customized contemporary twist to the luxury beach bungalow, embracing progressive designs by Australian Interior Designer, Christina Saenz de Santamaria. The fresh concept seen throughout the villas has been labeled as ‘Boutique Beach Chic’, which is defined as understated luxury with a modern tropical influence.
Bedroom Feature Walls
Feature walls aren’t just for living rooms and dining rooms, you can create vignettes of interest all over the house and especially in the master bedroom.
Contemporary Exteriors in Nature [Visualized]
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This collection of exteriors shows highly contemporary architecture within nature rich surroundings.
Bathrooms By Rockstar Designers
Sanitary fittings firm Hansgrohe employ from a glittering talent pool of the worlds best designers, big fish who infuse passion into everything they create, manifesting in vastly superior products that breathe freshness of life and new meaning into our spaces. The gorgeous designs featured here have graced the company’s portfolio for some time, but we . . .
St.Petersburg Apartment with a Traditional Twist [Visualized]
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These smooth renders, by Anton Valiev, depict an apartment in St.Petersburg awash with a soft neutral palette and a pristine traditional finish.
Kids Rooms: Climbing Walls and Contemporary Schemes
A New York East Side townhouse is the home of an awesome boys’ bedroom makeover. The room began as a less mature place, with the boys’ childhood racecar beds, but was transformed into this pre-teen dream space by Perianth Interior Design. Looking to put together a great kid’s room? Don’t miss these 4 posts where . . .
Majestic Thai Villa Overlooking The Ocean
This utterly majestic vacation house is the luxury Villa Amanzi, situated in the exclusive Cape Sol on the west coast of Phuket, Thailand, by Original Vision architects. Photography by Marc Gerritsen & Helicam Asia Aerial Photography
Swanky Sales Office of Condominiums by the Sea
Standing tall by the beach at Hua Hin, Thailand, is the condominium development Baan San Kramm, designed by Somdoon Architects, and built by company Sansiri. The beach town complex has an adjacent sales office that acts as a front-of-house gateway, which provides potential homebuyers access to two impressive show units, and creates the opportunity for . . .
Courtyards
A courtyard, by definition, is an open space surrounded by walls, within a building. It is quite a unique spot if you think about it – one that has the airy open feeling of the exteriors yet provide adequate privacy by being within your home. The interior versions of these nature spaces are becoming more . . .
Fabulous Interior Photography By Favaro
These images by Favaro show an array of in vogue living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms and home office spaces in glorious technicolor and new bolder neutrals. Recommended Reading: Home Decor For Photography Lovers
Starbucks Concept Store In Amsterdam
Amsterdam sees the dawn of a Starbucks brand reinvention that will span across Europe, conducted by Dutch-born concept design director, Liz Muller. The coffee giant has opened up several individualized concept stores recently, in various cities throughout the world, like the store made from shipping containers just outside of Seattle. Via Co.Design (Photography by Rien . . .
Inside the Mind of an Architect
Architect Barry Berkus talks in detail about the design process he used for a client. Spontaneous early design process, as featured in the video(after images), led to creation of the custom contemporary Padaro Residence, in Carpinteria, California; a fantastic composition of clean modern architecture that prominently features large expanses of glass to maximise wide stretching . . .
The Dazzling W Retreat and Spa, Maldives
A turquoise lagoon sparkles beneath the W Retreat and Spa on Fesdu Island, Maldives, setting a serene backdrop to the natural looking, yet impeccably designed, water bungalows and villas. This private island is packed with luxury, a place where you can feel cast away in the glorious sunshine, whilst relaxing on a cushioned daybed by . . .
Flintstones Style House In Malibu
This house would have Fred Flintstone screaming “Yabba-Dabba-Do!” and calling for Wilma to come and admire the $3,500,000 landmark property; perched on remote headland in Malibu, the a one-of-a-kind retreat is a place of serene seclusion, yet is merely minutes from the beach below. If you enjoyed this, you might also like: Coastal Cave House . . .
Fresh White Based Dining Spaces
This collection of beautiful interior renders all tackle a white-based dining scheme to different effect. White can be both edgy or serene, sharply modern or softly traditional, and of course it goes with absolutely anything, which allows home accessories to explode with a multitude of color combinations, or to be paired back for a striking . . .
La Boyita House, in Uruguay
This interesting home, with incredible sea views from the front of the building and woodland views over the pool, is the La Boyita House located in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Argentinian firm Estudio Martin Gomez Arquitectos designed the property in 2009, placing a huge amount of emphasis on outdoor living and entertaining areas, and striking . . .
10 Wacky Bedrooms
Fancy an evening escape from normality? We have just the thing, here are ten wacky bedroom designs to make you think you’re dreaming before your head even hits the pillow! Recommended Reading: 40 Rustic Bedrooms 40 Industrial Style Bedrooms 50 Inspirational Scandinavian Style Bedrooms
Smart Homes: Are We There Yet?
Update: We are certainly there now. (Case in point: 50 Insanely Useful Smart Home Products You Can Buy Right Now) Those who have played Xbox Kinect will have experienced a little of what it’s like to live in a digitally submersive world like that featured in the movie Minority Report, where a wave of your . . .
Sensational Doesn’t Even Begin To Describe It
The WOW factor is abundant and absolutely bursting at this SAOTA designed Clifton House in South Africa. Located on a cliff in Nettleton Road, the most exclusive street in Cape Town, the property revels in an expansive seascape perspective to its facade, and a stylish garden with outdoor living area set into the mountain face . . .
Stunning Sculptures Made from Discarded CD Fragments
Australian writer, illustrator, and artist Sean E. Avery has created a collection of interesting mixed media sculptures of animals and insects, using shattered CD fragments arranged to form the illusion of fur and feathers. The reflective media gives an iridescent sheen to the modern art, resulting in silvery-blue rodent coats, and bird forms showing the . . .