Interior Design Ideas

Living and Dining

HD Staff — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:35:55 +0000

With open layouts in demand for contemporary homes, one of the most popular space combinations is the living room and dining space. Homeowners often like to combine the two social spaces to make gatherings a more organic affair, where guests can wander freely between the two areas, enjoying good food and maximum comfort in one seamless space.

This logical extension of one social space to another can pose problems too though, specifically when it comes to hiding away the overflow of clutter that is native to each zone. Entertainment gadgetry does not always make the best view for a dinner party setting, and who wants to look at a collection of dishes when putting their feet up at the end of the day? Therefore, storage becomes incredibly important in combined spaces, consider concealed cupboards where paraphernalia can be hidden away with ease.

Above 2 from Beautiful Modern House

Via Metro Cubico Digital

Via Tearte

Via Ortzak

You can also use attractive, statement lighting to define your dining area; hang pendants low along the length of your table for an intimate dining experience that will set the eating area apart from the lounge.

Above 3 via Rendering Max

Above 2 via 3D Archvis

Above 2 via ARS Estudio

You can define the boundary between your two areas by turning the back of your sofa towards the dining suite rather than looking onto it.

Above 4 via XDream 3D

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Beautiful Designs by Svetlana Nezus

HD Staff — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:15:01 +0000

These exquisite home design concepts come to us courtesy of architectural visualizer, Svetlana Nezus. If you are looking for a menagerie of great styles to set your creative juices flowing throughout the home, then this is the place for you.

A dual level home library is the thing of dreams for the bookworms amongst us! Long runs of bespoke shelving house an extensive collection, with a desk providing a study area upstairs, whilst a modern L shaped sofa gives opportunity for long lounging reading sessions below.

Nezus’s traditional bedroom designs are full of character, drawing special attention to chunky ceiling beams and architectural features. Ornate furniture and lighting fixtures add a delicate note over the heavy backdrop, with pale wall colors allowing the pieces to stand out.

More modern sleep spaces appear playful, in cheerfully checkered soft furnishings or bold stripes across bedclothes, headboards, and adorable occasional seating areas. Colorful artwork decorates light walls, bringing moments of intrigue and fun.

A dining room plays across the border of traditional and contemporary for a more eclectic look, using shiny chrome pendants over a curvaceous French 19th Century Louis XVI style dining set.

Japanese styling brings a bold red and black pallet, and strong angular lines to a room scheme.

A stunning mosaic tile arrangement creates an art wall in this bathroom that would look just as splendid anywhere else in the home, or indeed the gallery.

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Asian Inspired Interiors

HD Staff — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:21:50 +0000

Vietnam based designer, Vic Nguyen, has put together these beautiful visualizations of subtly Asian inspired modern home design, promoting a chilled zen-like atmosphere. In our fast paced lives a little calm is always welcome, so take a moment to relax and take in the cool contemporary charm.

Our chaotic homes are calling out for a temple-like peace, serene Buddha sculptures have traveled far and wide, becoming equally popular in Western homes for this very reason.

Other points to note about an eastern scheme are the deep, rich wood tones against an uncomplicated and cool white background, and the presence of implementing items in sets of two, as seen above in the pair of occasional stools, and below in the dining table feature lighting.

Delicate Fretwork panels introduce pattern without print, and an element of texture within smooth wooden finishes.

Reflective wall surfaces add subtle glamour to this living room, where warm lighting creates an almost golden effect, complimenting the blonde wood floors.

Dreamy floral print wallpaper is weighted on each side by spaced wooden paneling, which also brings characteristic calming symmetry to the room.

A traditional platform bed is given an update with a soft pillow-like base.

Low-level tea tables are seen throughout Nguyen’s designs, an absolute must for an eastern scheme, and one that can be very much appreciated by tea drinkers worldwide!

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Beachside Penthouse in Israel

HD Staff — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:17:04 +0000

This relaxing apartment in Natanya, Israel, was designed by the architectural and interior design firm Domb Architects, for a special penthouse suite in the impressive Opera on Sea project. Located in the high-end residential tower on a sea-facing cliff, the luxurious dual level abode is gifted with a breathtaking view of blue skies meeting the Mediterranean Sea.

On entering the apartment via a distinguished private lobby, the panorama becomes visible from the moment you pass through the front door, as the central space has been designed in an open plan manner, where the lounge, family area, dining room and kitchen zone all meet.

The bedroom and bathroom are also of an open plan nature, with twin marble basins and bathtub clearly visible from the sleeping area, though a partition is available should more privacy be desired. Views over the twinkling lights of the neighbouring cityscape are visible from this aspect, through large windows spanning the full length of the room.

The airy living area opens out onto a large sun terrace that cradles a generous swimming pool, which is also accessible from the adjacent guest suite offering a four-poster bed and ensuite bathroom.

The furnishings throughout the entire home are by Armani Casa, using soft yet warm and tones to give a feeling of intimacy, whilst complimenting the vibrant sea and sky blues beyond.

Images via Architizer

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Impeccable Plantation Style Estate

HD Staff — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:09:08 +0000

This dramatic property in Atlanta, USA, boasts five bedroom suites, an equal number of bathrooms plus two half baths, a personal gym to keep you fit, a games room to keep you happy, a music room and an arts and crafts room to get the creative juices flowing, a luxury kitchen and an additional baking kitchen–every home should have one¬–a butlers pantry, flowing entertaining and living spaces, and that’s before you even step foot outside! But then, with all this why would you ever want to leave?…

A sunroom leads you outside onto an extensive sun patio and outdoor lounge areas, which surround an impressive pool. A tennis court lies nearby, and manicured gardens are home to a greenhouse, a four stall barn, a three car carriage house, and a three bedroom ‘guest’ cottage larger than many peoples main homes; all this, and almost six fully enclosed private acres of lush green land, PHEW!

This plantation style estate is completed with the finest finishes, and furnished to the highest standard, all in impeccable taste. The stunning design of the social spaces is almost entirely neutral, with some edgier monochrome schemes picked out in punchy accents.

Upstairs, the bedrooms are each given their own identities with cheerful color combinations in the children’s rooms, whilst the stunning master suite continues the harmony of the rest of the house with a crisp cool décor scheme.

Take a tour of this extraordinary home:

Listed on Sotheby’s for $4,995,000.

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Stunning Underwater Hotel: The Water Discus

HD Staff — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:57:05 +0000

Deep Ocean Technology comes to life in the shape of this magnificent Water Discus Hotel proposed to be constructed in Dubai shortly. The structure would comprise of one underwater and one above-water disc, connected by three solid legs that are fixed to the sea bed, and a daylight filled vertical shaft containing a lift and stairway.

Guests are offered the dual opportunity of sleeping deep in the ocean, and bathing in the warm climate on the upper deck. Twenty-one hotel rooms are submersed in the center of a vibrant coral reef with enchanting views of sea life, illuminated with special lighting systems, and offer the use of miniature underwater vehicles equipped with macro photography, operated from your suite, to provide a closer look at the tiniest of creatures. A dive center allows guests to get up close in person, via an underwater airlock and decompression chamber that leads divers directly into the depths of the ocean.

An enormous swimming pool marks the centre of the futuristic sky disc, and adjacent satellites, accessed via glass-walled passageways that tunnel through the diving training pool, hold a restaurant, spa and special recreation area. More seawater swimming pools reside on the rooftop along with an exotic garden, whilst an indoor multifunctional lobby harbors screens that monitor the surrounding aqueous zone, including a peek at diving activities in real time.

Due to the innovative design comprising individual modules that can be detached and replaced with new ones, Water Discus can also be expanded into a bigger resort complex, and may be constructed and reconstructed anywhere in the world, creating opportunities to live underwater on a permanent basis in an unlimited string of locations.

Here is what the view from inside one of those rooms would looks like:

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Beautiful Recliners: Do they exist?

HD Staff — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:59:50 +0000

Reclining chairs aren’t typically known for their cutting edge cool design and chic styling, in fact, a beautiful recliner is extremely hard to come by. So, we decided to take a look into this world of comfortable seating to see if any designer had managed to conquer the beast…

There is a very obvious dearth of recliners that don’t compromise on style, throwing fashion out of the window to achieve a comfortable cradle, but this Rofl Benz 577 really does look at home in sleek surroundings.

We also liked a couple from American Leather Marketing that tend to follow the lines of a traditional armchair but look neater in compact proportions. The Gavin model and the Chloe are small recliners in comparison to most classic silhouettes on offer but maintain the highest level of comfort.

The best recliner designs may be recliners that don’t look like recliners, like this chaise-style offering from Pansaonic Yasumi Relax Chairs.

Contemporary colors help modernize the look, and this Venus chair from Fama not only looks the part, but boasts a relaxation mechanism that is operated without leverage, with a simple lean back movement.

The Wink Chair by Toshiyuki Kita, is an extremely unusual easy chair, appearing as though it offers two headrests, but these two pieces cradle the head to heighten the relaxation factor.

Perhaps the most bizarre of the lot is the Varier Gravity balans, which really does look like it is defying gravity on its precarious looking balance points, this may be built for relaxation, but it might feel a tad unsettling teetering on the brink of collapse!

Recommended Reading: Modern Classic Chairs

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Smart and Sassy Bedrooms

HD Staff — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:37:30 +0000

There is a plethora of ideas on the highstreet to create soft, romantic bedrooms, and frills and fancy are all well and good, but how do we go about creating a relaxation space that is edgy and cool?

Little pops of the same color, distributed throughout your space, can be highly effective too, choose a cherry red or sunshine yellow and scatter at will.

Above 2 Via iceci3

Via Saeed

Via Hybrido Studio 3D
An unexpected blast of color against a stark wall is a great place to start, and the ideal application is an oversized headboard, which should span most of the wall space, or the wall behind your bed head; be as loud and proud as you dare!

Via Creative Colony

Via XM Studio
If you favor a more muted palette, try to be a little gutsier with your shade choices and try an expanse of dramatic slate gray; if you’re not confident enough to slap it on your walls, then how about a large piece of abstract art? You can always change it out later if it’s not for you, or expand on it by painting the surrounding space.

Via Blackhaus

Via 3D Archvis

Design by Ismail Köse

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If you have the space, a centrally placed bed is always impressive to behold. Create an audience out of your other pieces of furniture by placing them around the perimeter of the room, and let your bedstead be the star of the show by taking centre stage.

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Kitchen Designs with Personality

HD Staff — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:47:42 +0000

Italian company Dada have put together these convivial kitchen schemes to inspire cooking spaces with individuality; simple slab front units look spick-and-span, but are given bags of character by placement of surrounding open shelving where collections overspill, bringing personality and intrigue.

Artwork is just as beautiful in the kitchen as it is in any other part of the house, and these renaissance style sculpture busts offset the modernity of a gallery white kitchen superbly, where black marble worktops take on a classic plinth-like character, and a contrasting rustic table hints at an artists studio, surrounded by reference books and inspirational pieces.

For those who prefer art to stay in the gallery, let open shelving display your most prized kitchen pieces, such as smooth earthenware bowls, sparkling glassware or vintage jelly moulds. The collections will bring a confident chef persona to your cooking space, whether you are a whiz in the kitchen or not!

A textured tile, like mosaics, adds unusual styling to a sleek monochrome unit run, or go for a two-tone kitchen with a blast of unexpected color to make a vibrant statement. Paper lanterns (hung away from the cooking source!) work perfectly against bold cabinetry, and when suspended low over a dining area they provide key soft mood lighting.

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Serene House with Courtyard Pond

HD Staff — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:42:02 +0000

This serene house is a completed renovation project, by Studio Mumbai Architects, who stripped back an existing dwelling located in Bandra, Maharashtra, India. The house was taken down to the concrete bones of the structure, cloaked only by the surrounding trees. The team redesigned the home from the ground up to include an additional floor and terrace area, allowing more inclusion of nature elements to provide an environmental calm that would flow throughout the entire space.

A central courtyard harbors a still lily pad pool that reflects the sky, and the rise of a wooden staircase that appears to float on the surface of the water.

The airy home transitions over three levels via a series of floating staircases that are staggered in flight orientation, providing opportunities for pause over each level.

Shielded behind layers of glass and wooden screens, the home is entered via a gallery that leads to a dual height living area with polished limestone floor and coordinating lime plaster walls. Huge bi-fold doors open the living space up to a sprawling timber deck overlooking the garden and public domain.

The internal décor pulls the outdoors inside by continuous use of bamboo wall treatments that play with light and shadow, and planted trellises that provide soft curtains of privacy and sectioning, evoking a feeling of natural protection from the busy urban environment beyond.

Via ArchDaily

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