Designing your Kid’s Bedroom Green
Since we value our kids so much, it is quite important to consider the things we put in their bedroom ... -beds, dressers, furniture, Home Designs, interior-design, newborns, nightstands, toxic materials ... made from sustainable, safe, non-toxic materials. These modern pieces encompass everything [more...]
Date: 2008-12-14 18:35:12
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I am the King of Household Design.
This week, McSweeney's posted a narrative account of living and interacting with home furnishings and the world of interior design. "You have come to me for a design. But you do not fully grasp my narrative context, my postmodern niche, my dinette oeuvre. Let me enlighten you. Superficially, I am a designer of home furnishings [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 19:29:35
Walls Have the Answer to Small Rooms
If you are among the people pressed for space, stop looking at the floor area and start being resourceful ... , flexible storage, furniture, Home Designs, interior-design, loft beds, space savers, storage ... You can Fix Broken Furniture with Fix It Chic Ying and Yang Chair from Dedon Yang L modern BED [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 17:30:22
Feng Shui Color Guide for Room Colors
Aside from loving colors, most of us don’t have a good explanation on the colors we choose ... , Home Designs, interior-design, light blues, Livingroom, love, newlyweds, passion, peach, pink fire ... sheets with flowers or colorful designs are fine. The use of pink or red sheets and blankets are used [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 19:45:32
Would You Use an Interior Designer?
What are the reasons why you would or would not work with an interior designer? That’s one of the hot topics being discussed in Home Remodeling and Repair in Zillow Discussions. Personally, I’ve never used an interior designer — and come to think of it, I don’t know anyone who has [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 22:00:32
HGTV Home & Landscape Platinum Suite - Interior Design
Ok, I’ve finally got the interior HGTV software feature review ready for you - it took a while, ... , 2×4 log frame walls, and so on. I took a stab at bedroom decor. Below is the empty bedroom before ... like this happens… Yup, I accidentally deleted the entire bedroom. That’s a punk rock decor choice [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 10:52:42
Next Blog Ten
Ten* Interesting People I Met While Clicking on Next BlogMixed Media Artist Penny: A Penny for Your ThoughtsArtist Frank Gerlitzki: ... about interior design, home decor, and accessories for the urban dog lover: House & Hound(I love this one) Stay-at-home mom and her family, who are committed to not buy anything new (as in things [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 05:00:00
Washington Consignment Closes, Still Owes People Money
Arlene Reba, 74, stood outside Nest, a new consignment shop on Wisconsin Avenue NW in Tenleytown, and peered in ... all of his endeavors, making it one-stop shopping for cleaning services, painting, interior design, home-staging, and event- and wedding-planning. He turned an old rug store that, he says, “everyone [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 19:26:06
A Fashionable Address
The glamorous home of Houston's favorite interior designer, J.Randall Powers has just gone on the market ... my own heart, symmetry is prevalent in his designs. I love that the house is washed in white, both ... . The table looks rather intimate in spite of the large room.Powers blends antique and new pieces [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 05:53:00
Wall of windows
I recently had the opportunity to tour a house that was just built in Brookhaven, one of the most beautiful parts of Atlanta ... has low ceilings (7'10"), but the architect and designer used a lot of floor to ceiling windows and an open floor plan to make the space feel expansive. Traditional Home, October 2008. Interior design [more...]
Date: 2008-11-08 19:30:00
Scott Waterman
Scott Waterman is an artist, a talented decorative painter and I'd like to add an incredible interior designer once I saw photos of his home. His decorative painting began with trompe l'oeil murals and the restoration of historic buildings. Amazing talent (click for larger images)... His former home in San Francisco was featured [more...]
Date: 2008-07-16 12:59:00
Shed complete a new home for Freud
Thanks to David from Shed Design for sending us these photos and info. From Shed Design: Interior Architecture & Design studio Shed was appointed to master plan ... . The new £2M HQ on nearby Newman St. provides modern, practical and creative workspaces. Visitors [more...]
Date: 2008-07-29 08:22:03
Style Maven Bobby Trendy Offers Advice To Michelle Obama
And of course, this makes total sense. Why wouldn't she want to decorate her home, utilizing the interior design stylings of a man wearing an overabundance of lip gloss and Patti ... home "looked like a yard... [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 00:08:50
House Voyeur: Viva Glam in Venice Beach
Many of you have seen interior designer Vanessa De Vargas's Venice Beach, California home before: ... :"The architecture here is relatively plain, and when I moved in ten years ago the house was sort ... of forced me to choose lighter furniture. I moved almost everything in the house to my retail business [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 15:30:00
Transform Your Room to it’s Best Form
The trend nowadays is to remodel your home as popularized by interior designers ... , bathroom rugs and the likes. On top of that, they also offer a How-To guide for area rugs that explains [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 12:47:07
Blogger's Home Tour: Erin's Elemental Style
Elements of Style's Erin Gates, who is by trade a designer at Element Interiors, would like to note that her home is still a "work in progress" ... these photos of her home and Erin's notes on each room - some of her ideas are killer (like the Jonathan ... ). The mantle scape is all white objects, including a ceramic glove mold I bought at Brimfield this [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 03:01:14
Blogger's Home Tour: Erin's Elemental Style
Elements of Style's Erin Gates, who is by trade a designer at Element Interiors, would like to note that her home is still a "work in progress" ... these photos of her home and Erin's notes on each room - some of her ideas are killer (like the Jonathan ... is all white objects, including a ceramic glove mold I bought at Brimfield this year and a bleached [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 00:01:00
The Veggie Bowls by Margaret Dorfman
The Veggie Bowls by Margaret Dorfman Giving our homes creative and natural interior design really takes sometime to finish ... - geodesic dome house - luxury solar boats - residential vertical wind turbine - Fusionopolis Ken Yeang [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 07:10:32
Mobileffe - Inspiring Italian Interiors
... that, into some real serene and stylish interiors. The minimalist and fashionable designs come in tranquil and pleasing colors with finely crafted book shelves, a very cozy fireplace and designs [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 10:00:36
Where to stay in France: La Madone
Where to stay in France: La Madone in the heart of Provence. At my friends Jean-Bernard's and Nathalie's wonderful bed and breakfast in Apt ... and Nathalie are antique dealers. They have an Antique /interior design shop that I wish I could ... in their home. La MadonePhotos from La Madone's Site...a taste of the iceberg.Next week I will be doing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 19:25:05
Vivendelstien House in Norway
If you were to ask me what my dream home would look like, the answer would be modern, minimalist, ... if the Vivendelstien house in Norway is close to a beach or a mountain but I do know it’s close to what I would expect when it comes to interior design. Designed by Norwegian architect Tommie [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 15:02:41
Leather Room Dividers
Leather Room Dividers Posted in December 9th, 2008 Category:Interior Design and Decorating Room dividers are present in almost every modern home. This is because of its primary function, which is to separate areas in a big room for some privacy or hide clutter. But it is not the only thing that it does. New designs have been developed [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 01:00:03
Making a house a home
I spent a few hours yesterday at the design centre, trying to select the interior of my new place. There are a number of decisions to make ( ... it easier to resell the house, which is sad because I plan to live in the place for a few years ... that I like, even if that means deviating a bit from my plans to stay neutral. I seem to have this problem [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 03:49:04
Top 10 Home Decorating Trends for 2009
Susan Felt Gannett News Service Remember flocked wallpaper? It’s back. But it’s not your mother’s wallcovering ... year. Whether you are designing a custom home, remodeling or simply looking for inspiration, here ... the residential-interior runway are moody shades such as charcoal, espresso and peacock blue. 3 Flocked [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 20:38:57
Carleton V
Here come the men in pink! Famous interior designer, Carleton Varney, ... .” My favorite out-of-print title is, of course for my husband, “There’s No Place Like Home.” Most ... . Draper’s influence is still felt today and her designs are as in vogue as ever. The popular [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 23:53:00
Tit For Tat: Teta Ceilings New Trend In Russia
Introducing boob ceilings, a new interior design trend hitting Russia. According to a blog. Which pictures of one home. But whatever ... ' Complexion," ceilings. The ceiling's bumps, which descend like a pair of stalactites, prevent flood damage in apartment by collecting water... Which will then sit in these boob-things? Breeding bugs [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 17:43:19
Hot Interior Design Colors for 2009
January has arrived and with it the new year. To many, the New Year is about resolutions, ... that are sure to make a great impact on your home decor and it may inspire you to start a new design ... away from golds and silvers. Instead, coppers and bronze will be a popular metallic to add to any home [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 13:23:57
ARTechnic's Stunning Shell House: Exterior And Interior
Japanese architecture firm ARTechnic has designed and completed this unusual- but beautiful and minimalist- concrete ovoid home in Karuizawa, Japan. Built in two sections, around a fir tree, it is nestled in a forest and is as amazing inside ... about the home on Dezeen, including floorplans, how the initial plans changed over time and building [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 08:00:00
Get Away from Traditional Floor Plans
By Bob JohnsonPaying attention to office design and building maintenance are vital facets to doing business that many company owners neglect. The design of office interiors can have a deep end result on the frame of mind and efficiency ... . A lot of home offices end up set up in this manner, with too much office equipment or furniture using [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 15:56:00
Take A Leap Of Faith And Start Your Own Internet Business
By Shirley van der Laar How to get started with a dynamic plan for supplementing your income ... service from home, house sitting, secretarial service, landscaping and garden service, pool cleaning service, interior decorating, website design, crafts for craft markets, tax consultant, shopping [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 09:17:36
Profile: Todd Alexander Romano
One interior designer that I am simply head over heels for these days is Todd Alexander Romano ... Beautiful, Town & Country and Traditional Homes. He has been named to numerous lists of the Top 100 Best ... . What inspires your creativity and designs? Travel and exposure to new cultures, architecture and design [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:28:22
Solutions For Landscaping Small Gardens
Solutions For Landscaping Small Gardens Posted in January 20th, 2009 Category:Interior Design and Decorating If you live in a town home, your front and side-gardens are probably maintained [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 05:00:23
Dinette Sets-The Right Table and Chairs Can Make Any Room Perfect
It is perfectly true?when you get down to it, the right table and chairs are really at the heart of any successful interior design scheme ... scene. During the 70?s, 80?s, and even into the 90?s, many homes featured floor plans with the kitchen and dining areas somewhat combined. This effect tended to require smaller, more contemporary [more...]
Date: 2008-06-28 10:59:30
Color Predictions from Style Court
Who better to assist in choosing the reigning color of 2009 than the woman who rules her own little piece of blogland - Ms. Courtney from Style Court herself! Immersed in interior design and its history, I thought she'd ... work as seen in the latest issue of Domino.Just like this space in Zooey Deschnel's home (also [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 13:42:00
Chic and Small
It's inspirational, if not aspirational, to look at the multi-million dollar projects of the top interior designers but sometimes it's fun to see how ... to turn small spaces into chic and stylish homes without spending a lot of money. Something that many [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 21:55:00
The Obamas and Interior Design
Well, I know we are all looking forward to a Change and the Hope for a brighter future — I certainly am! ... of their White House designer. That’s right folks — it’s hard-hitting journalism at its best here ... to help make the White House their home. Mr. Smith does have two beautiful Rizzoli publications [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 05:20:27
Interior Design Trends: Silver
Silver is my metal of choice as far as jewelry goes. I find shiny, silvery white colored metal absolutely beautiful ... your home, try adding some silvery objects as decor to had a touch of sophistication, glamour and fun [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 12:00:12
Floating House in Ontario, Canada
If you ever thought that building a home on water is easy stuff, you got that wrong. There’ ... Magazine, who bring you the latest news in Interior Design, Decorating, Furniture and Architecture [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 08:05:49
Setting the Stage
By Felicity Sargent Photography by Barry Grossman Grafton Furniture teams up with b+g Design to energize High-end real estate. [ ... exclusive residences, transforming interiors into havens of luxury. With the current influx of homes ... and standards that must be met and upheld. More often than not, those most affluent wish their homes [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 14:29:42
Hybrid-Home Limited Edition Prints
Hybrid-Home was born out of a need for fun and stylish home accessories at reasonable prices. A friendly approach to modernism ... her own line of housewares, Hybrid-Home, which currently has 15 different pillow designs ... pillows for her apartment. Since then, Dora has incorporated her love of modern interiors [more...]
Date: 2008-12-13 10:45:57
Turning A Spare Room Into A Walk In Closet
Turning A Spare Room Into A Walk In Closet Posted in January 17th, 2009 Category:Interior Design and Decorating A walk in closet is a distant dream for many people. A place ... , keeping them neat, clean, safe, and easily accessible. Unfortunately most homes dont have access [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 02:40:05
this past saturday (and until december 14th), manhattan’s...
this past saturday (and until december 14th), manhattan’s bowery became home to reebok’s first-ever pop-up store, housed in a 3,000-square-foot gallery space. the 20th anniversary of the reebok pump inspired the gallery’s neon interior design and there will be many vintage styles available. in addition, a new york-themed [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 02:23:58
H&M Confirms Matthew Williamson Is Next Guest Designer, Plans Homegoods Launch
What's the opposite of the cerebral-with-a-pinch-of-wit garments now on offer at H& ... of Interiors). The first line of home textiles and accessories (including the curtains, cushion covers [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 18:20:48
The Old Dairy by Thomas De Cruz Architects
Thomas De Cruz Architects provided a contemporary design for the remodel of this Victorian home in south-west London ... the garden into the house and to flood the previously dingy Victorian interior with an abundance [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 11:03:08
My First Work: Victorian Home Addition Near USC
My First Work showcases a project recently completed by a student, architect or designer. Submissions to the tipline ... from the University of Southern California. Over the years, the interior of the existing house had slowly been partitioned off to become a duplex with dormitory type accommodations for students. Programmatically [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 19:17:26
Green Office Design
By James CollettPaying attention to office design and building maintenance are imperative aspects to doing business that many corporation owners overlook. The look of office interiors can have a deep consequence on the frame of mind ... "closed in" or claustrophobia. A lot of home offices wind up set up in this way, with extra office [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 18:56:00
Move Away from Traditional Floor Plans
by Steven Jones Focusing on office design and building maintenance are important parts to doing business that many corporation owners ignore. The layout of office interiors can have a profound effect on the frame of mind and efficiency ... of being “closed in” or claustrophobia. Most home offices wind up set up in this style, with extra [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 08:29:17
Trendy Appliance Solutions Offered By LG Collins
LG Collins has been very busy these days. Aside from embarking on aggressive advertising campaigns, ... , Home Appliances, Home Designs, interior designers, interior-design, lg collins, Livingroom ... some Space to Breathe In Your Home LCD Televisions for the Modern Backyard Is Mydeco Commanding a New [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 16:48:26
Old Wood Molded into New Furnishings
Reclaimed wood from demolished buildings, barns or schools don’t necessarily have to be left out as raw materials left to rot ... barns, BED Furniture, decorating, furniture designs, hardwoods, Home Designs, interior-design ... of catchy furniture designs that can really mislead anyone into believing that they are good as new [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 22:28:32
Victorian color palettes-how to go wild
Today we are happy to have a guest blogger, Helen Green, for a visit.A graduate of the National Design Academy (UK), Helen designs home interiors that are reflective of the homeowner's personality and life style. Currently working on a major renovation and complete home interior re-design in the heart of rural [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 14:00:00
