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Design Castle Home

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 23:05:00 -0800

Archival Designs' most popular house plans are our Castle Home Plans, featuring starter castle homes and luxury mansion castle designs ranging in size from just under 3000 square feet to more than 20,000 square feet.

Although "starter castles" and "starter castle homes" are now common terms in the housing industry, it was actually Archival Designs that coined those terms that are now in popular use today.

Our home castle plans are based on the grand castles of Europe from England, France, Italy, Ireland, Scotland, Germany and Spain, and include designs from the great manor homes, grand estates and elegant French chateaux.

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Modern Interiors Nordic Villa with Glass Walls

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:24:00 -0700

An exterior of classic grey brick and glass has a timeless appeal, with a large wood deck overlooking the water. The largely flat roof takes an upward turn as you move to the front of the house, toward the water, thus affording the main living areas higher ceilings, more natural light and greater views.

And in response to its prime waterfront location, this modern villa puts all the home's principal rooms - the bedroom, master bath, living area, dining room and kitchen - alongside a floor to ceiling glass wall that overlooks the verandah, extending the entire south face of the house with the water just beyond and always within sight.

Inside, the timeless aesthetic takes on a more contemporary style, with cool concrete floors, warm wood ceilings and sun soaked interiors thanks to the expansive glazing.
Please see the picture below :

teak table by inoda

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:13:00 -0800

The dark, gamine profile of this chair channels black-and-white photographs of prim Scandinavian living rooms of the early-to-mid 60s. Mother in a dress and pearls, Dad holding a pipe and wearing a cardigan knitted by Mother. Children in neckties and hair bows. Shiny and skinny-legged teak table surrounded by equally slim, dark-wood chairs.

This delicate chair is not named Bambi but DC09, which, in turn, reminds us of Alvar Aalto’s Artek and his product numbering. The chair’s thin seat and straight, slim legs disguise a deer-like strength and agility, allowing the wood to hug the body and the chair, elegantly, to take up minimum visual space.

DC09 comes from Milan-based Inoda+Sveje Design Studio, established in Copenhagen in 2000 by Osaka-born Kyoko Inoda and Danish Nils Sveje. Japanese Miyazaki Isu manufactures this chair in teak, ash or Indonesian rose wood.

Alila Villas Soori

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:34:00 -0800

Our search for much-needed calm, relaxation and revitalization ended earlier this month in Bali, Indonesia, where we spent two blissful weeks.

If you, too, want to give your weary body and mind a complete vacation, head to Southeast Asia where they really know how to do luxury relaxation well. They understand design; they set the trends. Some of the most luxurious resorts we have experienced have been in this region.

The bliss starts on your arrival at the airport where a Soori concierge will greet you, take your luggage off the carousel, zoom you through express customs and whisk you to a car with fresh cold face towels and nibbles on your way to Soori. You feel like a rock star minus the noisy fans.

The images in this post are exactly how Soori looks like. Designed by Soo Kian Chan of SCDA Architects, the hotel’s contemporary villas are designed in a way you’d like your home to be designed. Alila Villas Soori’s setting is breathtaking, yet the villas feel like beach homes.

The ten bedroom Residence (pictured above and below) offers a sense of tranquility in seclusion with its lavish indoor and outdoor spaces spread over two levels, surrounded by West Bali’s pristine coastal beauty showcasing uninterrupted views of the Indian Ocean. Two master bedrooms and adjoining suites are on the upper level, each with its oversized Jacuzzi, in and outdoor shower and walk-in closet. Landscaped gardens within living spaces open onto the pool area creating generous living and dining spaces, which lead out to a private library, all interwoven with pavilions, and a 20-metre infinity pool, fronting an endless ocean beyond.

The massages and spa treatments are some of the best we experienced in Bali! Book one the moment you arrive to get you super relaxed.

This is the kind of resort you don't leave or explore purely due to its location because everything is at least one hour away - (UBUD - Seminyak). You arrive, you sun bake, you read, you have spa-treatments, you eat, you switch off - you just enjoy it for what it has to offer.

Via : http://www.thecoolhunter.com.au/

The following picture of the atmosphere of Alila Villas Soori in Bali :

Contemporary South African Architecture

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:15:00 -0800

This contemporary South African architecture designed by Cape Town-based Antonio Zaninovic has a way of fitting in with its surroundings. Though monolithic, this resort style home fits right in here at the base of Table Mountain, thanks to the use of locally sourced materials and the integration of outdoor entertaining areas into its design. An interior courtyard gives the house plan a private piece of the outdoors, visible through the home’s many windows throughout. These views are surpassed only by those facing outward – a massive picture window overlooks the harbor and the lush outdoor landscaping, which is as meticulously designed as the minimalist interiors, both designed by New York City-based Rees Roberts + Partners. Scandinavian and Japanese influences give the luxury house a wonderful exotic flair. Antonio Zaninovic.
Via : http://www.trendir.com/

Movie House

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:41:00 -0800

For those of you not in the know, ‘When A Stranger Calls’ is a horror/thriller movie directed by Simon West, back in 2006. The story unfolds in an impressive house known as the Mandrakis Residence in the movie where the protagonist, Jill, arrives to babysit. This contemporary masterpiece of a house is luxury through and through, with a suspended gallery over the living room, internal aviary and ponds, and a plethora of state of the art home gadgetry. But you might be surprised to know that it was not a real home at all; the exterior was a set in Franklin Canyon Park, Beverly Hills (see pic below), and all of the interiors were shot entirely in studios. The dream home turned nightmare was decorated by the talented Traci Kirshbaum, who is also credited on movies such as ‘Prom Night’, ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’ and ‘Employee of the Month’.
Even if you weren’t impressed by the movie, you are bound to be impressed by the stunning lakeside house in which the scene is set.

Pick out Bathroom Lighting

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:29:00 -0800

When it reaches lighting a interiors of your abode, you could not afford so that you can ignore your bathrooms. It is critical to pick out appropriate lavatory lighting that is going to not exclusively provide illumination and go together with the decor within your bathroom. Bathroom lighting style is section of the broader group home lighting style.
Depending against your preferences you may choose out of many styles of bathroom lighting style options:
* You may opt to get ambient lighting in the bathroom. This style of lighting in the bathroom essentially plays a role with general lighting while in the room. You may have recessed lumination fixtures, which are usually in fashion for lavatory lighting when this facilitates the lights to attain the corners of your bathroom. The average sources in this lighting method are chandeliers, flush-mounted upper limit fixtures, plus pendants.
* Consider accent lighting style for illuminating your bathrooms as them accentuates a lighting in the bathroom. This lighting style option will not be a demand, but work extremely well for having a decorative plus dramatic find your lavatory.

Sensual Corner TV design By Porada

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:26:00 -0800

Italian furniture “PORADA” has developing a lot of multifunction furniture for home decoration completeness. This sleek living room furniture products, has offering ideal protection for plasma television or flat-screen. This is Ubiqua, very charming and beautiful and has a variety of features advantages. This product comes to you in a different wood and lacquer finish, so you get the freedom to choose your favorite varnish. Porada’s work is a luxury free-standing TV cabinet, designed by T. Colzani

We knows, you will feel comfortable as putting the goods in a shop with simple modular existing racks. Goods storage location is present on both sides of stands TV cabinets. You can put this product in family room as TV media cabinets. If your partner feel bored, and wants to change the appearance, you just rearrange your TV is either on top or rack mounted to a backboard. In the end, TV cabinet corner from Porada is a good choice for your home luxury interior.

kitchen design by boxetti

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 7 Nov 2011 21:07:00 -0800

Modern Kitchen design white and orange color by Boxetti – an inspiration modern kitchen design, kitchen design is made by Boxetti. a kitchen design with a very modern kitchen design is very simple, but behind the simplicity of this kitchen design is very complex. equipped with a refrigerator and a chair that can be drawn. Kitchen design is also equipped kitchen shelves to complement your cooking.

Teenage Girls Room Decorating by Design Line

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:13:00 -0700

Personalized, modern and fun space teenage girls rooms interior design and decorating for fourteen year old girl named Sarah.
Designed by Design Line, an award winning interior design firm in Raleigh – North Carolina (NC) USA, the teen bedroom interior design look fresh with its green themed color. With its believe that everyone deserves for good design, Design Line also put some wall art inspiration as part of the wall interior design.

Here some photos and pictures of teenage girls room interior interior design and decorating by Design Line that might give you some inspirations.

Unique House Design

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:38:00 -0700

Designing house is a long project that started by getting the idea of the theme of the house. The further design based on the basic idea can be carried for getting the raw shape of the intended house. These procedures can be done by architect or designers that work on the field of home design. The house design ideas will be the most important point to start the house building project. The integrated processes of planning, designing and constructing the house can deliver a house with unique and distinctive character.

The space, atmosphere, ambience and other value of the house is designed from the very first process. The function, technical aspects and aesthetical point of view is the basic elements that also should be considered and thought from the first writing and drawing of the house’s concept.

cool toilet by roca

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 9 Oct 2011 02:40:00 -0700

Comfort should be everywhere! When it’s comfort with style and high technologies – that’s cool! Lumen Avant is a new cool toilet by Roca, famous producer of bathroom appliances. The toilet has modern design, it’s a toilet and bidet in one, it has additional functions like washing and drying, a soft close lid and heated seat, self cleaning, energy saving automatic flushing and an LED screen control panel for controlling all toilet functions as well as room temperature and ambient music, and that not all. It’s available in black. This toilet is a fantastic combination of high technologies, style and maximal convenience in using.

Smart Minimalist Shelves

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:30:00 -0700

If you are tired of these usual long boring shelves on your wall, enjoy the variety of modern shelves of different sizes and shapes. Houndstooth Shelving by Julia Quancard imitates the houndstooth. The parts are available in beige and natural wood but I hope that there will be more colors coming soon. You can take as many as you want and create the configurations you need – you can take just two of them or decorate the entire wall by them. These shelves would accommodate everything you need – books, CDs, flowers and so on.

Armada House in Canada by Canadian studio KB Design

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:36:00 -0700

The building was built in 2007 is located in the Ten Mile Point / Wedgewood Estates neighborhood of Victoria, British Columbia in Canada. The design is minimalist but contemporary house, offers a sea view, perfect for relaxing and entertaining. Designed by Canadian studio built KB Design and Abstract Developments. It is suitable for a place of relaxation. The design is made by combining the use of wood, steel, stone, and glass in a beautiful balance. Offering a warm atmosphere, open, modern design layout with indoor and outdoor section was very fitting. Exceptional design. VIA

Picturesque and Modern Interior Doors With Cool Colors

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:18:00 -0700

Full-color door design is perfect for stylish modern home design, ideal lodged with various types of interior colors.Was designed by Karim Rashid for DIBI Group. Legend of modern design have followed the usual force for his works and make a new door looks funky and cool. The doors are designed with a desire to change the rules and lifestyles in the world of interior design and home furnishings they really afford to do that.They all mostly look super futuristic and can really change the look of the room. There are models for different tastes some of the features are amazing graphics and color. VIA

The Perfect Dream Home of St. Barths Residence

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 9 Aug 2011 00:18:00 -0700

Barnes Coy Architects create a modern residence are beautiful on the St. Barthélemy Island in the Caribbean that offer views to the South, West and North. St. Barths Residence designed semi open space in every room to take advantage of stunning natural scenery. The use of sliding glass panel structure ensuring a smooth transition between the living space and outdoor space are equipped with a large swimming pool. St. Barths Residence, is the perfect dream home to enjoy the beautiful sunset. VIA

The Best Garage Design

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 8 Aug 2011 01:31:00 -0700

Nowadays, the function of the garage is not only to the transportation safety. But also, to increase the performance of the home design. The garage performance can built by the high technology and creative design. Actually, the garage is very important to your transportation. If you have the best garage you are not panic and can sleep queitly. But, often the people only concern in the garage design, whereas the important thing in the garage is the safety.

Then, the size is also the important thing to create your garage. You must build the garage pursuit to the number of the transportation and what kind the transportation. Usually, most of them are did’nt care about the color of the garage because the garage will be dirty quickly. VIA

Modern Furniture Cute Ball Chair by Topstar

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sun, 7 Aug 2011 22:20:00 -0700

You may have never imagined working while sitting on a ball. However, Topstar able to realize these fantasies. At first, they make this chair specifically for an office in Germany. This chair was deliberately made to give a little different look more modern. This seat manufacturers to obtain a unique idea of a view of views on the workers who work sitting on a ball. So, they then make it happen in the form of a chair. In order for this chair to stand upright, the chair was given extra chrome with lightweight material as the leg of a chair. To display a different impression, the fabric mesh is used as the seat upholstery material. As for the choice of colors, this chair is available in a variety of bright colors. More information about this ball chair can be seen on the site Topstar here. VIA

Modern Comfort Chair by Italo Rota

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 2 Aug 2011 10:01:00 -0700

This chairs ultra-modern Italian design furniture Italo Rota Meritalia home. The soft tones complemented perfectly plush cushions, forming what the design has been described as “the sensuality of the uterus.” The cushions are memory foam, in keeping with the theme, obviously, the mother of design, remind us of protection, rest, and the future. The base is made of polished aluminum, irregularly shaped, like the concept of chair as a whole, if you like unique, one of the pieces of its kind, this is a must! Check it out at Meritalia.

Interior designs bedrooms contemporary black and blue

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:45:00 -0700

interior designs bedrooms contemporary black and blue are something very important. Today’s modern bedroom is often regarded as a multifunctional space, rather than what it was once used for – just sleeping. These days many people have added couches and use the space as a hiding place where they can watch TV, listen to music or reading a good book. The changes you have planned for the room can affect its current facility, and it can affect your sleep. It is therefore very important that all projects decorating bedroom should be well thought out, because even something as simple as moving a bed or change the way the bed faces the potential to cause many sleepless nights and problems on the track. See all pictures of interior designs bedrooms contemporary black and blue. Via

Black and White Small Private Office by Firma d.o.o.

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:13:00 -0700

The contemporary 65 square-foot two rooms private office was designed by Firma d.o.o. is located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The black and white small project completed in 2010, two rooms an enfilade, and a small kitchen and toilette.

Office of the architectural design studio „Firma“ is situated in a converted apartment of an early 20th century building in Sarajevo (dating back from the Austro-Hungarian period). The studio’s interior of cca 65 m2 comprises of two rooms an enfilade, and a small kitchen and toilette.

The principal design objectives were based on the idea to create a bright and „optimistic“ space, by employing white, reflective surfaces and mirrors, which both amplify natural lighting, and visually expand relatively small space. Monochromatic color scheme (black and white) within the interior, provides a „neutral background“ for a working place such as an architectural office, but it also enables a high contrast with the window views – slates and bricks of the rooftops and chimneys of the neighboring buildings. Via

Contemporary Salop Gelman House by Travis Price Architects

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:02:00 -0700

American architectural firms Travis Price Architects have designed the Salop Gelman House project.

This contemporary two levels home is located in Washington DC, and was completed in 2010. The Salop Gelman house is a new home on a lot overlooking the Potomac River above a large spillway with a placid manmade lake to one side and the harsh rippling rapids to the other.

    Salop Gelman House by Travis Price Architects
    The Salop/Gelman residence is a new home on a lot overlooking the Potomac River above a large spillway with a placid manmade lake to one side and the harsh rippling rapids to the other. The essential design parti was a garden path that literally bifurcated the home creating an endless path outward to experience the parted waters as the main entry. Nature as front door was the key.

    To one side is a large living, dining, kitchen and master bedroom suites. The path to the other side continues down through a long tunnel through media room to the other side containing 3 more bedrooms and an office. The entire house is also a reflection of silver clouds and rolling hills.

    The large roof canopy is a direct function of full winter passive solar gain and full summer shading. Functional green design is celebrated by the metaphors of waters and nature in view. It is highly insulated, passively heated and cooled, as well as equipped with a solar domestic hot water system. The entire skin uses low embodied energy with brushed aluminum, indigenous stone and glass. The interior is all select cut lumber and engineered wood. Via

Unique Origami Table Design from Martin Pitonak

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:44:00 -0700

Entitled the Origami Coffee table, this stylish glass top table is finished by Martin Pitonak. Take an inspiration from traditional Japanese art of paper folding; this modern table is an ideal complement for your apartment, condominium or private home. This small table is presented in simple look with modern design that is perfect to upgrade your home décor. The table is based with two chrome standoffs triangle, origami shaped and medium brown plywood structure while the top is made of glass. Pair this contemporary coffee table with your existing furniture to bring a new atmosphere, visit Etobic for more info. VIA

French Country Home by London Architects

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:29:00 -0700

You could call this French country home a labor of love for London architects Greg Blee and Lee Halligan – one ultimately spanning almost 30 years. Blee’s parents purchased this countryside home in 1981. Originally built in 1822, this historic home with a mill and three additional structures on the property were in desperate need of some TLC, and with the help of family and friends, the Blees brought this rustic cabin home back to its full glory. In March 2010, Blee Halligan Architects completed the transformation of a 215-sq.-ft. cabin design on the property. This compact cottage was actually made off site, and transported in small pieces via Chunnel. Once on its idyllic site, the prefabricated cabin took shape as an eco friendly cottage, made of local natural materials and complete with solar panels. This passive solar home design really “works” with its natural surroundings. Blee Halligan Architects
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Innovative Dog Shower Pet Accessory - Easy to Wash Your Dog

noreply@blogger.com (Admin) — Fri, 8 Jul 2011 00:35:00 -0700

A bath time could be a horrible time for the owners of dog since their dog struggles to run away to avoid bathing. However, those owners can gladly welcome one invention that surely turns that horrible time into a happy time. The Only Inflatable Dog Shower Pet Accessory is now launched as the solution to pacifier those active dogs during their bath time. This brilliant equipment has many advantages related to its ergonomic feature and storage. The 7 levels and 52”-long hose enable the owner to clean every part of the dog even in the hidden parts such as between its paws, underbody and the back side. Its 21”-high wall provided with unzipped panel is another convincing device that the dog would not be overacting behaved so it prevents them from getting wetter. Are you interested? Never hesitate to have it now for showing love to your pet. Available at Hammacher. Via