History at a 30 Second Glance

Interior designer Kelly Robson did this delicate architectural pen and ink sketch of The President's House in Philadelphia (click to enlarge) ... Association are good places to visit. Shown above is Irish-born architect James Hoban's White House design ... years.Often called "the first White House," the dwelling was owned by financier Robert Morris who [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:53:00

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The Basic Ways To Use Paint Color In Your Home Interior Design Scheme

If you are seeking significant interior design changes, consider paint. It is one way to completely change a room without costing very much ... of maybe the living room or kitchen area. Additionally the main living spaces in homes tend ... standard but preferred in Victorian houses. In more modern households you may want to choose [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 08:11:12

Date: 2009-01-18 08:36:00

C2C Takes Off Big Time In Europe

Despite all the talk about green interior design, ... it's like searching for a needle in a haystack. A recently created design house by eight Dutch design students has embraced C2C fully. The company, called Artishok, has just completed its first designs [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 12:38:35

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

Milo Ray Baughman 1923-2003

Milo was a leading US furniture designers who designed many iconic pieces in the 50’s and 60’s which can now be viewed at Museums and Galleries all over the world. Born in Kansas and raised in Long Beach California Milo’s first commission was to design the interior and exterior of his family’s house which he undertook aged 13. He saw active [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:09:54

Get Elegant Look With Steel

Decorating the house is such a very fun activity for me. I usually redecorate my house twice a year. Replace the old things with the new one will make our house looks brighter and automatically ... for my interior design. I have to buy many stainless steel decors to put in my living room and also [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 15:17:00

Modern Woodland Villa 1 in Netherlands

Living in the woods or close to a forest may actually be a solution nowadays when air pollution levels are so high ... and that’s why half of the house has been built underground. - via DailyIcon a Modern Woodland ... recently won the ’best private interior’ at the Dutch Design Awards. Designed by Powerhouse Company [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 10:37:43

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

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

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

Weekly Wrap Up: January 16, 2009

It's a been one of the coldest weeks this winter. Our little old house is terribly cold ... been inspired by design*sponge's new video series, Design By The Book. Below is a round ... , Round Dining Tables in Tight Spaces. Interiors: Blue Doors, Sixx Design, Michael Smith. Paper [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:30:35

Michael S. Smith’s Houses – A Winner!

Michael S. Smith, interior designer from California, has been profiled here a few times before: ... the book, not the words.  There are, of course, exceptions.  Rose Tarlow’s The Private House comes [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 04:55:00

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

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

Mondrian South Beach Hotel by Marcel Wanders

One of the main events at this year’s Art Basel Fair in Miami was the grand opening of the Mondrian South Beach Hotel ... Mondrian’s interior a romantic, fairy tale feeling. Part of the interior design includes delft blue tiles with images depicting girls and sharks, chandelier showers and a small coach house entrance which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:46:17

Postgreen Teams Up With Greenable to Offer a Broad Range of Green Finish Options

Philadelphia, PA - January 14, 2009 - Postgreen, the development company behind the 100k House Project, has partnered with Greenable, ... models, will be well served by interior design that respects function, indoor air quality ... their commitment to affordability and quality design. Greenable’s access to materials and their knowledge [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:35:13

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

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

Your Grandma’s Hardware

If you’re like me, you have a soft spot for vintage hardware, such as these classic hex glass knobs, an American favorite from 1900 to 1940 ... and retro interior design, they mix easily in a modern setting, providing a reminder of our charmed past ... available (i.e. Resto), you can locate the good oldies and many other pulls at House of Antique [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 11:00:19

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

Happy Inauguration Day!

With my crystal ball intact I foresee that… 1.) You already know who the Obama’s have chosen as their interior designer ... European tradition and American modernism.” Michael Smith To take a look at Michael Smith’s previous ... wallpapers in the White House. Just a suggestion. I also guess that… 2.) Since [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:00:55

Van Millwork Presents Third Annual Festival of Wreaths to Benefit The Room to Dream Foundation

Area's Top Designers Professionally "Deck the Halls" For This Special Show House Fundraising Event NEEDHAM, Mass., Oct. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) ... , December 13th. This open house fundraising event is bigger and better than ever with a new design ... -- Van Millwork, New England's largest interior millwork specialist, is proud to host the third [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 15:46:17

Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 01/18/09

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping From the LA Times Hot Properties: ... Angeles. We'll be checking them out as our estates of the day. --Interior designer extraordinaire ... of the day. --Fantasia Barrino has saved her North Carolina house from foreclosure. --America Ferrera [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:02:00

five things we learned last week

1. We know knitting isn’t that hard, but sometimes paying for someone else’s handiwork is nice ... stale. Let’s update it with some modern, eco-design — stat! And throw pillows! Man, does that pad ... the decorating possibilities. Tula says: “I was pursuing the archives of the White House interiors over [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 13:02:21

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

A Decorating Tip - Try It

A Decorating Tip - Try It Posted in January 20th, 2009 Category:Interior Design and Decorating We have all heard it said in one form or another, ... there is no such thing as to try. You either do it or not. Well, not so, in the decorating arena. You may have a plan to decorate a niche, room or perhaps your whole house. A really good plan. ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:00:25

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

Romantically Hip Lights - Lucialternative Lamp Glows With Text About Kissing (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) ALT Lucialternative has lined an ultra modern black tubular lampshade with a hot pink interior, made visible through witty and romantic cut-outs along its base. Clearly, this Italian design house knows… [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 13:19:58

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

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

Moco Mags Reviews: Plaza, Theme, Mark

PLAZA mag, a swedish glossy get-together of interiors, design and fashion ... is a lot less towers and lot more contemporary houses [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 03:48:06

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

Style resolutions 2009: Tara from Aquamarine

Isn't it funny how great stories catapult around the blogosphere at rapid speed? ... Roddy and Ginger, for its simple designs and vintage inspiration. I will be buying this cushion ... /renovating: I'm planning to buy a house this year, which will no doubt involve a frenzy of interiors [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:44:00

House Inspiration: Red Doors

I gasped when I saw this room. How gorgeous are the black floors, mismatched chairs and trusty bicycle? The room looks so lived in and welcoming. And what a brilliant idea to paint the interior doors red. I never would have thought of that!(Via Frolic, via Seesaw Designs, via Little Green Notebook) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:00:00

Craftsman bungalow remodel in Salt Lake City

Renovation Design Group, a residential architecturel firm with offices in Seattle and Salt Lake City, ... art. This Craftsman-style bungalow remodel involved the entire house, from the landscaping and exterior finish to the addition of Craftsman detailing in every interior room. Some modern touches [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 20:08:05

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