Small House : Vila Julia- A Play House For Kids

Small House for little people, made out of cardboard complete with stickers for personalization. Not to take away from Javier Mariscal’s whimsical design, but this house is reminiscent Jean Dubuffet. A great place for children to let their imaginations run free, they can color and add whatever delights them to the facade and interior of their play house. Guaranteed to provide days and days of entertainment.

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Decorate Your Balcony For The Summer

Pool-party season is around the corner and everyone with a backyard is gearing up for the festivities.  Now just because you live in an apartment building, doesn’t mean you can’t turn your balcony space into an area that’s style and social friendly!

Here are a few tips to get you started..

•    Remember to ask the management about weight limits or any regulations they have about redecorating the balcony.  You have to know these things if you’re going to be successful in turning your “outdoors” into a safe and inviting area.
•    Take careful measurements so that you don’t have to waste time or money returning things that don’t fit correctly.
•    Take into consideration what the weather might bring:  extreme sun exposure or harsh rain.  Look into some kind of protection; such as an awning or a large umbrella or parasol.
•    Draw out some sketches of potential design ideas so that you can truly see what looks  best in your space.
•    Go online to look at furniture, accent pieces, or flooring since it saves time.
•    Make sure your space is inviting to others.  Stay away from overly fancy items because you want people to feel at home.
•    Don’t clutter the space.  It should be free-flowing and easy to move around on.
•    Adding plants or a small fountain always adds to creating a more soothing and relaxed ambiance.

Remember, just because you don’t have an enormous backyard, doesn’t mean you can’t invite your friends over this summer!  With these tips, you can transform your balcony into a small oasis that’s meant to calm and relax it’s guests.

Modern furniture and kitchen design

This from home Minimalist design for kitchens, elegant and exotic to the house today.

Elegant 120sqm Apartment in Amsterdam

Here is minimalistbut extremely elegant apartment design from HofmanDujardin Architects, a studio with an impressive portfolio from the Netherlands. According to the designers, the apartment has been fully renovated and features a kitchen integrated in the living room an inviting bedroom and a terrace.  You are looking at a modern crib with light colors and natural materials which create a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Painted entirely in white, the 120 square meter apartment inspires freshness and gives away the illusion of more living space. Order and harmony seem to reign over this beautiful loft and it is hard to imagine something could be in a different place. Take a look over the photographs and the home plans and let us know if there is anything that caught your attention

Yorkshire Garden Design - Home Garden

This house is very dynamic and powerful to be home and gardens there are many gardens, how this reference? hopefully help

Best Interior Design Collection of Small Kitchen

This is luxurious and stylish small kitchen interior design for your home ideas. This is best collection of modern kitchen in minimalist area. Small kitchen can be decoration for the beautiful place in your home. With the small kitchen you can choose the kitchen set, sinks, and other kitchen need suitable with kitchen area. 

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Creative Ideas for Decorating a Small Apartment

Decorating an apartment can be a challenge, especially when management does not allow painting or wallpapering. Some apartment dwellers are stuck with stark white walls, and the absence of color can be just as depressing as darkness. With a little ingenuity and a few creative ideas for decorating a small apartment, it can feel more like your very own space, and it will seem more spacious than ever. Consider the following creative ideas for decorating a small apartment, and turn your small apartment into a decorative, roomy, and inviting abode.

Furniture Choices

When considering a small apartment, opt for smaller pieces of well designed furniture, and avoid overfilling the rooms. A small apartment will seem cluttered and smaller than ever if every wall is lined with furniture and if open spaces are overdone. Arrange furniture to keep the rooms as open as possible, and do away with furniture you can live without. It is better to keep a few stylish folding chairs in a closet to accommodate extra guests than to fill the rooms with an overabundance of furniture.

 Less is More
A hodgepodge of wall décor and knickknacks can make a small apartment look and feel cluttered. Downsize collections, and display a few favorites instead of completely covering the walls. Less is truly more when decorating a home, and cluttering walls and shelves with too many items is distracting. The eyes do not know where to focus, and it ends up looking more like a mess than a collection.  

The Magic of Mirrors 
One of the easiest ways to decorate a small apartment and make it appear more spacious is with mirrors. To make a small room appear more spacious, mount beautiful framed mirrors on opposite walls. They will reflect natural as well as artificial light and make the room appear naturally larger. Decorative wall mirrors are available in countless styles to meet every decorating budget and preference, and they are ideal for decorating bare walls.

Once your small apartment is decorated with attractive wall hangings, strategically placed mirrors, and well placed furniture, it will feel comfortable, inviting, and more spacious. Keep in mind that it is not the size of a home that matters. Even larger rentals will not seem as roomy or as classy when furniture is poorly arranged and walls are overdone or bare. Use your unique style along with the aforementioned decorating tips to turn your small apartment into a comfortable and stylish place to call home.  

FreeGreen: Bringing Green Design to the Masses!

Solar Decathlon blew us away, but we were particularly fascinated by a stunning Solar House from Cornell University. This team brought a beautiful zero-energy home to the mall in Washington, D.C., and had just launched ZeroEnergy Design, a home design firm focused on zero-energy design. Continuing their momentum as green home design gurus, two of the Cornell Solar Decathlon team members have just launched a new endeavor aimed at bringing custom green design to the masses through an innovative business model called FreeGreen. Started by David Wax and his partner Ben Uyeda, FreeGreen is making green home designs free to everyone!

FreeGreen provides a selection of green home designs for free, with a range of styles from traditional to modern. While the basic designs are free, homeowners can take the process even further and customize their designs for an additional (and very reasonable) fee. The cost of the design process, and of the free home plans, is kept to a minimum through partnerships between FreeGreen and green building product manufacturers – paid placement from product manufacturers.
As homeowners consult with FreeGreen for customized designs, they are introduced to healthy, energy-saving, sustainable products that are sponsors of FreeGreen’s eco-enterprise. It is a win-win-win collaboration that introduces people to green building principles and products and allows consumers on any budget to own a custom designed, green home.
Ultimately, FreeGreen is about providing people with the options and knowledge to make informed decisions. Green building products are widely available but sorting through the myriad choices, or even knowing where to look, is a daunting task for most new homeowners. Freegreen is solving this problem by offering excellent green building consult at little cost to the consumer. According to the founders, “The goal at FreeGreen is not to produce the greenest possible home but rather to provide a variety of different home plans that allow people to create homes that fit their lifestyles in a responsible and equitable manner.”
FreeGreen is launching this month starting with several great designs including our favorite, The Suburban Loft, a modern home suitable to all climates. Characterized by open floor plans and high ceiling loft spaces, this design will be available in a range of sizes to fit many lifestyles and landscapes.
We think FreeGreen is a great idea and a wonderful way to bring information, innovation and green design choices to everyone – “because green design should be accessible to all.” We are thrilled to announce the launch of FreeGreen!

Little Black Dresser by Judson Beaumont

Designed by Vancouver based artist Judson Beaumont the Little Black Dresser is a fully functional piece of chic art furniture shaped like a dress. The little black dresser by Judson Beaumont of Straight Line Designs Inc. represents the designer’s foray into sexier fare. Finally we can say that this piece of furniture is cute, but a dresser you hand in the closet it not our idea of practical. What do you think about it ?

Enhance Traditional Bathroom Design with Muirfield Bathroom Design

Looking for a way to add a bit of traditional elegance to your bathroom design? When you want to upgrade the look and feel of your bathroom, consider installing a faucet or other fixtures and accessories from Moen's Muirfield suite in your home's bathroom. The classic faucet pictured here has modern water-saving features designed with conservation and utility cost control in mind, paired with a simple to operate and beautiful high arc spout.

“The Muirfield bathroom suite offers a traditional style with exceptional design consumers prefer in a quality product backed by the Moen name,” said Kevin Campbell, Moen’s director of retail marketing. You can choose from several different faucet styles, selecting between single and two handle options with either standard, mid, or high arc spouts. You cal also select the finish that best coordinates with your overall bathroom design, choosing among Chrome, LifeShine® Classic Brushed Nickel and Old World Bronze.

Cool Bathroom Shelf and Towel Hanger, Milan 2010

As we already stated, Milan Furniture Fair was full of ideas that we so eagerly captured. Here is a really cool alternative for a bathroom mirror. Occupying  the same amount of space, but with a lot more functionality, this bathroom shelf can also become a towel or clothes hanger when needed. So simple and yet with a daring practicability, the hanger also features a mirror and a storage place for perfumes and other small accessories. Its white finish makes it perfect for any modern bathroom, big or small. Still, we think a smaller version would have even more success. What do you think of this design? Do you find it to be practical or a bit exaggerated ?

Modular House in Madrid, Spain by A-cero architecture Studio

Directed by Joaquin Torres, the first luxury modular houses that located in Madrid, Spain, was finished by A-cero architecture Studio, introducing a modular architecture product based on the principles of the Industrialized Construction. It applies the same ‘production line’ standardisation procedures to the construction, modularity, technology, quality control and time spaces that are applied to other many fields of human activity. The Modular House benefits from the speed and cost advantages of assembly line production. Producing in-factory and assembling on-plot means that within just 3 months a house design can be enjoyed after signing. More specialized labour can increase productivity and quality as well as reducing the costs.
A-cero plan to roll out the offering of bespoke modular houses offering decoration as equipping as an extra service, in the same way you would receive a boat. Example prices are divulged as 69,000€ for an 82 sq m house as standard, or fully decorated and equipped for 85,000€. Joaquin Torres A-cero architecture Studio also advised that this system need not be exclusive for residential construction – schools, offices, retirement homes or student residences could also benefit from this modular buildings technique
The project is unique from the typical prefabricated house in offering luxury but distinct from Daniel Libeskind’s recently revealed luxurious prefab (Libeskind Villa, the German-made Future House) in offering luxury at an affordable price, not simply for the economic elite.

Backyard Furniture and Outdoor Fun

Wood patio sets are the ever-popular choice for outdoor furniture. Be it a dining table and chairs set or a traditional porch swing or glider, wood patio furniture provides a uniquely rustic beauty that no other material can match. Many quality woods are used in patio furniture construction. Here is a list of the commonest woods and the advantages they offer. 

Cedar
Cedar is probably the most popular wood used in rustic furniture, either indoor or outdoor. Cedar is a magnificent, aromatic wood that contains a natural resistance to rot, insects, and weather. Unfinished or natural cedar will change color as it weathers, from a red-brown to a lovely silver-gray.

Cypress
Cypress wood is known for its durability and natural resistance to insects and rotting. Cypress wood is also very resistant to warping. It is a close-grained wood most commonly used in outdoor furniture. Many people prefer the look of distressed cypress, though an application of white acrylic stain will give your cypress patio set a striking antique-like finish.

Brazilian hardwood
Brazilian cherry is a very beautiful and respected wood. Brazilian cherry, also known as Jatoba, is a dark red-brown wood that is naturally very oily and takes a finish very well. Brazilian cherry is a dense and strong wood often used in flooring, carpentry, and furniture construction.

Pine 
Pine is very resistant to weather-related decay and insect damage, and along with cedar is one of the most popular woods for outdoor rustic or patio furniture. Stained pine patio sets are often extremely beautiful. Pine is a naturally knotty wood, which gives it a unique texture many people find visually appealing. It is recommended that owners of outdoor pine patio furniture stain their pieces regularly for continued protection.

Teak 
Teak is an extremely durable wood that has been used in shipbuilding and construction for centuries. Teak is a fine-grained wood and one of the most resistant to weather, insects, mildew, and rot. Outdoor teak furniture can be left unfinished and still last for many years.