The open kitchen has been a modern design staple for some time now. The pros of such an open and airy space, are many. They allow people to freely flow in and out of the adjoining rooms, and are usually closely located near a dining room or breakfast nook, which encourages togetherness, closeness and an . . .
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A Peninsula House on Lake Austin, Texas
What do you get when you combine a contemporary design studio like Bercy Chen Studio with a traditional, 1980’s lakehouse right on Lake Austin? A spectacular vacation home with breathtaking views, that includes the best of both worlds–that is the comforts of a traditional lakehouse with the relaxing powers of modern design. The original home . . .
Modern Living Rooms
Would you like to spice up and modernize your living room? The following images of some luxurious and unique, modern living rooms, may give you some ideas for your own space… Images courtesy: 1, 2, 3 , 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Young Workspaces
Young people take a lot of pride in the way they set up their room. Though grown-ups often feel that a child’s space should feed and nurture their creativity, curiosity, and ability to focus, the space usually ends up as one that shows off the child’s passions. As each has their own unique tastes and . . .
Futuristic Black and White Apartment
This unique black and white apartment, from company Geometrix may be a design option for some who love the futuristic style and may bring to mind spaceships. The apartment, with its overwhelming white glossy finishes (not only on the floors, but also the ceilings and walls), is like a protective cocoon, airtight, sealed, and compactly . . .
Wooden Interior Design
It is not the first time we are featuring the work of designer Marc Canut. Generous wood accents are what define this particular series and here, Canut shows us how versatile and beautiful wood can be. Wood has always been one of our most oft used materials both in architecture and interior design. It is . . .
Victor Canas’ Costa Rican Getaway House
Listen to the waves break below as you sit on your pool deck from this amazing, 4,500 square foot house. “I’ve rarely worked with a site as dramatic as this,” said Victor Cañas of the site of this stunning house, set inside a cliff overlooking the Costa Rican waters of the Guanacaste province. “The location . . .
Dream Closets by Italian Designers Gruppo Euromobil
Every fashion and wardrobe-conscious person has fantasized about their own perfectly coordinated, immensely spacious, luxuriously designed closet space at some point. I know I have. But whether you pine after Carrie Bradshaw’s enormous walk-in with plush rugs or prefer a sleek paneled wardrobe space, you will find something to love amongst Gruppo Euromobil’s closet designs. . . .
AOL’s New Palo Alto Offices
AOL, the company that now owns the world’s biggest tech blog, gadget blog and political blog, revealed its new headquarters in Palo Alto, California. After putting Studio O+A (the same folks who redid Facebook’s headquarters) in charge, AOL’s new look is a conglomeration of the 1980’s corporate world vibe, raw concepts and materials, with a . . .
Amazing Paper Sculptures
Maybe it’s not the first time we at Home-designing have been enamored of amazingly intricate paper designs. We have featured similar projects here and here. But Canadian artist Calvin Nicholls‘ paper sculpture designs have a touch of wild to them. As in wildlife. Nicholls celebrates his love of animals by carving out intricate, and simply . . .
Inspiring Interior Designs by P&M Studio
P&M Studios mesh quaint and modern elements in their designs to create striking yet welcoming interior spaces. By combining beautiful wooden touches with largely white furniture and walls, P&M Studio is, if we may, the Alexander McQueen of interior visualization.
Home Designing Featured on Pulse!
In keeping with our tradition of bringing new channels through which readers can connect with our content, today we would like to announce our presence on Pulse app for mobile devices. Pulse is a beautiful free news application for iPhone, iPad and Android devices that makes reading news fun and engaging. It transforms your favorite . . .
A Beautiful High-Tech Home
Are fully automated high-tech homes our future? Builder and CEO Frank VaFaee’s team of engineers and architects collaborated to create a truly innovative, modern house that is not only eco-friendly but also has a leg up on traditional houses in terms of spaciousness, life span, maintenance level, and ability to upgrade. Much of the appliances . . .
Beautiful home interiors rendered by Dmitry Kobtsev
Designer Dmitry Kobtsev seems to have a penchant for blending elegant modernity with retro glamor. In his renderings of the following living space, Kobtsev creates a retro-futuristic feel that brings back recollections of The Jetsons pad with light hardwood floors, brown and beige furniture, and a touch of modernity with a silver entertainment stand and . . .
“Limitless” Movie Villa
You may remember Bradley Cooper partying it up in this serenely beautiful villa in a scene from “Limitless.” That perception is not too far off, for this villa has become a popular staple for a truly romantic and dramatic, Mexican beach wedding. Located in beautiful Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Casa China Blanca, with its modern and . . .
Apple’s Spaceship Inspired Future Cupertino Offices
Earlier this week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced plans for a spaceship-like new office campus in Cupertino, California that would hold up to 12,000 Apple employees and completely revamp the way the company operates. Jobs presented the Cupertino City Council with plans for the four-story, eco-friendly offices reportedly designed by world-renowned Norman Foster Architects. The . . .
Pixar’s Office Interiors
Have you ever wondered what the interiors of the headquarters of one of the most prominent animation studios in the U.S. looks like? More importantly, what would it be like to work for a company like Pixar? We take you through their office interiors and try to imagine what a typical workday would look like . . .
A Stunning House That Blurs the Interior-Exterior Divide
Designer and architect Fernanda Marques describes, in a nutshell, her inspiration for this very unique, 1-story, 250 square meter house: “Being inside feeling like one is outside. I believe that to be a key issue in understanding the interior design being produced today. In times when environmental awareness is growing, and, of course, also the . . .
Unique Bathroom Designs by Daymon Studio and Semsa Bilge
Looking to add modernity, a touch of color and quirkiness to your bathroom? Perhaps you should take some cues from Polish designers Daymon Studio and Turkish designer, Semsa Bilge. Semsa Bilge’s bathroom designs incorporate vibrant color and graphic prints that seem to jump off the walls. The color combinations in this bathroom are striking, particularly . . .
Realistic Interior Visualizations by Thang Nguyen
Designer Thang Nguyen brings sleek, modern elegance to the beach with his realistic interior visualizations for this stunning pad. His visualizations of perfect symmetry, clean lines, and utter simplicity, make this an especially special place to relax. A small sitting area adorned with white chairs and an alcove leads to the garden. The window of . . .
Flowing Open Interiors from Euromobil
Italian design house Euromobil displays some fabulous living spaces in its catalog. Laying emphasis on open designs that just seem to flow from room to room, the company puts forward several eye catching concepts that could be used for spaces large and small. Some of them explore single room living where shelving or sliding glass . . .