There are more people alive on the planet than there have ever been before. Coupled with the fact that more and more people are being drawn tot he convenience and culture of urban living and it should come as no surprise that we have come to value design that is able to use space efficiently. . . .
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Beautiful Attic Apartment with Clever Design Features (Includes Floor Plans)
The key to great interior design when it comes to small spaces is being able to use the same space for more than one purpose. In this top floor apartment, located just outside of Warsaw, the designers at 081 Architects have been able to do just that. From a stylish dressing area tucked into the . . .
Small Open Plan Home Interiors
When a home measures just a couple hundred feet, adding in a lot of walls and room dividers can wreak havoc and make things feel even smaller. Luckily, the talented designers featured in this post are able to work with these small spaces and their open floor plans. The resulting apartments are still small, but . . .
3 Breathtaking Apartment Interiors from the Kaeel Group
Each of the three apartments featured in this post have many things in common. The most obvious, perhaps, is that they each come to us from the design team at Kaeel Group, but they are also each fairly small and exceptionally beautiful. By choosing beautiful, sleek pieces to anchor each space, these designers have created . . .
Small Apartment Interior Design: Working With Just 40 Square Meter (431 Square Feet)
This small apartment in Budapest comes in at just 40 square meters (431 square feet). Though that’s not a lot of space to work with, the designers at Suto Interior Architects were up to the challenge. With a few clever storage spaces and some beautiful focus pieces, they were able to turn this aging apartment . . .
Homes Under 400 Square Feet: 5 Apartments That Squeeze Utility Out Of Every Square Inch
While some designers may dream of decorating a massive mansion with an unlimited budget, that’s simply not the reality that most people live with, especially in urban environments. The homes highlighted in this post take a small space and make it useful as well as beautiful. The designs in this post come to us from . . .
A Stylish Apartment with Classic Design Features
When designing the interior for a new home, it can be difficult to choose between the comfortable elegance of classic style and the sleek simplicity of modern pieces. This doctor’s apartment, with interior design by Elvin Aliyev and Leyla Ibrahimova manages to marry the two styles nicely. More elaborate pieces like a chandelier and cozy sofas work . . .
Contemporary Apartment Design with Classical Features (Floor Plans Included)
Even the simplicity of modern design, with its clean lines and minimalistic colors, can become overwhelming when overused. In this private St. Petersburg apartment, architect and designer Natalia Ozerova has taken some of those modern elements and added classical, decadent flourishes. The result is a beautiful, modern apartment that has a taste of old world . . .
Stylish Scandinavian Apartment in Murmansk
The reality of any living space is often quite different from the pictures presented in books on on blogs. In this Scandinavian apartment, from designer Denis Krasikov, has the distinction of looking lived in while still appearing picture perfect. If you love the Scandinavian style, you will definitely enjoy the following two posts: 50 Scandinavian . . .
Stark, Sharp & Minimalistic Interiors By Oporski Architektura
The team at Oporski Architektura is dedicated to the serenity of minimalist design. In the three interiors presented here, we will see the many ways in which the designers are able to play with just a few simple colors and use creative lines and shapes to make each home, and each room in the home, . . .
Say Yes to Yellow: 4 Apartments That Flaunt Yellow Accents
When dealing with modern design, it is easy to fall victim to the tyranny of neutrals. A room all in white seems so clean and chic. But when designers are able to include a few splashes of marvelous bright color, that is when a room can really come alive. Take a look at the four . . .
Stylish Family Home Features Bright Tropical Colors
While many contemporary designers use neutrals, particularly blacks and whites, to great effect, family homes can feel a bit sterile without some color. This design from the team at Pavel Voytov utilizes some simple neutral elements but is not afraid to take on bright colors like lime green, purple, and sky blue.
3 Beautiful Homes Under 500 Square Feet (Floor Plans Included)
When we think of beautiful homes, sprawling mansions and unattainable estates. But the truth is that a beautiful home is what you make of the space you do have. Instead of trying to cram a lot of big pieces and crazy patterns into a small apartment, using simple designs and neutral colors, with plenty of . . .
Colorful Modern Apartment Design Uses Space to Beautiful Effect
This Warsaw apartment, with interior design from the team at Architecture and Interior Design firm Plasterlina, is beautiful and modern. The use of color and room separation makes the cozy space seem bigger than it is, with plenty of areas for relaxing, entertaining, and working.
A Modern Apartment Celebrates the Look of Natural Wood
Wood is one of the most basic materials and can be used in an endless number of ways. But apart from wood floors, many modern designs tend to shy away from the use of too much natural wood. In this apartment, the design team at PartiDesign fully embrace natural grain and beautiful wood finish on . . .
Gisele Bundchen And Tom Brady Apartment At One Madison, New York
We have already featured the residences at One Madison on Home Designing since the massive 60-story luxury tower is where News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch recently put down more than $50 million for a penthouse apartment. But the list of the building’s A-list tenants doesn’t stop there. It doesn’t get much more A-list than supermodel . . .
Industrial meets Refined in a Loft in a Former Garage, France
Situated in the industrial portion of Bordeaux, France, a former garage has been turned into a gorgeous modern loft by Italian designer/architect Teresa Sapey. Sapey divided the building into two principal zones, public and private. The public zone, designed for receiving guests and socializing with friends, consists of a kitchen, a wine cellar and a . . .
Avant-Garde Apartments feature the Latest Lines and Lighting [Visualized]
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If you were to ask us to associate thoughts with Ukraine, we might think of wheat farming, or perogies (Yum!!) or even the current crisis around Crimea but we probably would not immediately have said, “Cutting edge interior design!”. These two apartments, rendered by Dnepropetrovsk-based Svoya studio are the epitome of where interior design is . . .
Stunning Belgian Family Home with Floor-to-Ceiling Windows
This family home, located near the Royal Observatory of Belgium in the Uccle region of Brussels, is a testament to simple, modern design that still allows for comfortable living. With six bedrooms, five baths, and a detached studio, it would be ideal for a small family. Indeed, the current decor is perfectly suited to this . . .
Four Apartments from St. Petersburg’s Int2 Architecture
At 107 square meters, this Moscow apartment may not be spacious, but careful design and organization from Int2 Architecture has allowed for plenty of storage, a master bedroom and even separate rooms for two children. The team of designers at Int2 has managed to do this without straying from the simplicity and beauty of their . . .
Loft Design Inspiration
The idea of lofts has been around forever it seems but that is with good reason. Lofts are special in feel and diversified in ways you can use them. In this post we feature 4 lofts each solving the design puzzle in its own unique way. Take a look. Recommended Reading: 40 Incredible Lofts That . . .