Interior Design Ideas

Workspaces of Figurine, Comic & Manga Enthusiasts

HD Staff — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:05:56 +0000

If you can surround yourself with what inspires you in life, to live inside of your art, then chances are you will seldom face a dearth of creativity or inspiration. These workspaces epitomize what it is to be a fan and include those from artists that are employed within the comic & creative industry, and hardcore enthusiasts of manga and comic art from around the globe. The Japanese art inspired rooms are packed with posters and figurines depicting much loved characters from the series, allowing the owners of these places to become immersed, and shut the door on the rather less colorful real world outside.

In surrounding yourself with much loved, precious collections like these, inspiration can be drawn from your passion and injected into your work. It may encourage you to explore in greater detail, excelling you to become better at your craft. Though, if your collection is indeed career driven, and if your workspace is at home, make sure you are able to shut the door on it so that you aren’t enveloped in your work 24/7!

These fan spaces come from users of sites Figure and Danny Choo

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Conversation Pits & Sunken Sitting Areas

HD Staff — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:12:20 +0000

We all like to sit and have a chin wag with friends and family, so how about creating an area that is specifically dedicated to the art of chit chat and good times? We’re talking about taking your lounge area up a level by taking it down a level! Check out these conversation pits & sunken sitting areas, they create a more intimate atmosphere in which to gossip over a coffee, or provide a little hideaway to flop down into for rest and relaxation.

Via Novoceram

Via Chic tip

Via Desire to Inspire

Via Trends Updates

Via Luxury Beach Villa in Seychelles
A conversation pit or sunken sitting area can be part of your interior or outside living spaces, with the den-like spots looking equally chic in a living room or recessed into a deck.

Via Pratt Talent
We love the fun examples that are situated in the centre of a pool (though be prepared to get showered by any passing swimmers) these would look beautiful at night glowing with candles in the middle of the surrounding moonlit water.

Via Warnet

Famous Miller House Via spfaust

By Cinemedia/

Via idesignarch
Admittedly these areas require a larger scale of room to gain full effect, a mini pit would be in terrible danger of appearing more like a sunken bathtub, but you could obtain a similar conversational atmosphere by arranging your furniture around a central point in a room; instead of angling all seating towards a traditional fireside or television, place a freestanding or ceiling mounted fireplace, or coffee table, in the middle of the room so that everyone can gravitate around it.

Via The Travel Princess

Via Sarah Catherine Design

Via DZINE

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Green And Fun: The Lovelli Residence in Bali

HD Staff — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:20:27 +0000

Just blown away by this Bali house featured on the ever delightful HomeDsgn blog. If you ever liked eggs you will love this home!

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The Ghost Writer Movie House

HD Staff — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:32:40 +0000

The movie set of The Ghost Writer (released as The Ghost in the United Kingdom) is a stunning beach house in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts with sleek Walter Knoll interior in a deep muted color palette, but as this was just a set, this dream house remains just a dream; in fact, the movie was not even filmed in America due to the fact that the notorious cult director Roman Polanski was not allowed to enter the country.

The political thriller stars Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall and Olivia Williams, but the star of the movie for us was the fictional Prime Minister’s estate. For exterior location shots of the imposing modernist building, a façade was built at Usedom, Germany, and the plush interior shots were done on sets constructed at Babelsberg.

During the day shots the fortress of a house was flooded with sunlight via large windows framing serene views, illustrating the isolated location of the home. The colors of the landscape bleed into the dramatic interior, and the use of natural textures fuse the inside and outside spaces.

At nightfall the Lang’s estate is a luxurious haven bathed in soft lighting, transforming into a scene of sophisticated comfort.

Splashes of color splice the interior in the form of large art canvases, evoking the ambience of a modern art gallery.

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Jewel of Kahana House, Beachside in Maui, Hawaii

HD Staff — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:40:23 +0000

The seven bedroom, seven bathroom ‘Jewel of Kahana’ house sits oceanfront in West Maui, Hawaii, on ½ acre of land. Amongst the palm trees, this stunning home is approximately 9,000 Sq. Ft, constructed with an abundance of windows and walls of glass that disappear into the bordering rock walls, allowing every bit of the ocean views to be soaked up.

A pool surrounds the homes patio on two sides, edged with irregular stonework for a natural look, with mini waterfalls cascading over the rocks at one end, and a spa.

Rustic stone feature walls are offset with sunny orange tones and sophisticated furniture.

When you have had enough of the pool and the sun is setting, an extensive games room with pool, games tables and even a home sports bar awaits you inside the property.

An extensive dining area houses two table sets, and the kitchen island alone seats ten people; this is certainly a house for entertaining.

A beautiful mezzanine bedroom gets its views high above the grand living area with huge open kitchen, and a separate enclosed butler’s kitchen.

Each bedroom is an oceanfront master suite with views of neighboring island Lanai and glimpses of Molokai. The rooms, complete with luxurious bath and wet bar, are accessorized with seashells to bring the beach scene indoors, and furnishings are simple but sumptuous with plush headboards and flat screen TVs.

The space is decorated in colors influenced by nature, fresh green and sea blue teamed with rich wood, and light marble floors reminiscent of a white sandy beach.

Complete with 529 Sq. Ft. Guest Home, with one bedroom and one bathroom, this home is on the market for a cool $14,900,000.

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Black & White Interiors

HD Staff — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:18:57 +0000

Fan of black and white? We have put together a collection of rooms that show off how a monochrome color palette can be a striking scheme for your home.

To keep a room feeling big and bright, allow light to bounce around the walls by choosing a stark white paint, and introduce black accents via furniture and accessories.

Via Proyecta 3D Studio
To add a little more punch, try adding wall panels in black, or brown-black materials, a wall mounted entertainment unit is a great option as it will also blend a dark flat screen TV in with the design.

Via Proyecta 3D Studio

Via Ferdaviola

Via 3dmitri

With a simple color palette you can go bold with pattern and eye catching design.

Via VukDjordjevic
Floors look equally great in light glossy tones and rich dark notes when furniture is kept light, but avoid matching too many dark elements together as you may find the overall look a little oppressive.

Via VukDjordjevic
If you later decide that you would like to lift your interior with a little color, you have the perfect basis on which to do it, because quite literally anything goes with a scheme like this. Try pops of aqua blue for a cool contemporary look, or warm the room up with rich red elements.

Via Dragos Miler

A black arc lamp creates a stunning shape against white walls and furniture.

Via Time of the Aquarius

Via Embrace the Pretty

Via thanhdat05

Via 3d.designya

Via Saulo Lísias

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Carrara House by Andres Remy Arquitectos

HD Staff — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:41:22 +0000

The beautiful Carrara House in Pilar, Argentina, was designed by Andres Remy Arquitectos; the home stands two stories high with the walls constructed almost entirely of huge windows that bathe the interior in bright natural light, and let the outside positively flood in.

The seating area also looks out through a low window, reminiscent of a fireplace, towards the entrance steps; we guess in an open sociable space like this, it’s probably useful to keep an eye out for approaching feet of party guests!

To continue the inside-outside feel, the architect has included a decorative indoor pool as part of a large yet understated water feature which reflects an adjacent pool out on the patio; a waterfall against a transparent pane of glass cascades all the way from the second floor, where the ceiling is cut away to reveal the upper living space, and a row of plants breathe greenery into the home, reflecting the garden beyond.

One of the three dining areas of this home floats in the stark white living space, where diners can enjoy the garden and pool views, whilst a lounge area with modern chairs in a warm pop of red provides an area to retire and enjoy the interior waterfall as the evening draws in.

A monochrome contemporary bedroom is lifted with a splash of red.

A stripe of green adds edge to a simple white kitchen scheme

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Contemporary Architecture and Interiors, by Xoio

HD Staff — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:17:11 +0000

Take a look at this curvy contemporary architecture and stunning modern interiors, designed by the team at Berlin based company Xoio, a professional supplier on the German market for creative 3D images and animations. We have put together a small sample of images from their portfolio.

This stunning piece of modern architecture takes on a space age look, with huge windows that follow the curve of the walls, giving the building a thin picture frame edge.

A large sun deck protrudes forward like the bow of a ship, making you feel as though you are on a holiday cruise.

This contemporary music room looks out of dual aspect curved windows, upon an abundance of nature; simply breathtaking.

A colorful modern living space scattered with fun elements and splashes of vibrant color.

A large white office space is given a warm homely feel with a deep shag pile carpet underfoot.

A nature inspired master bedroom, complete with mossy headboard and leafy fireplace surround. The soft natural elements are offset by an impressive block structure that surrounds the head of the bed, extruding to form two bedside units, accessorized with contemporary typographical rug and modern chandelier.

An industrial air is added to this modern living room with the exposure of a concrete wall, which stretches up two stories to a mezzanine level with glass balustrade.

Formal living space with stunning garden views.

Fun family space with retro styling.

This bright white kitchen diner with access to a private sun patio has a homely feel, with friendly artwork and sweet shelf arrangements.

A vast living room houses blue knitted furniture and coordinating modern art, and floor to ceiling bookshelves are filled with colorful entries. Circular rugs pick out two different seating areas on the large floor space, breaking the room into useful segments. An entire wall of glass looks out onto a garden view.

A formal dining room takes on a Zen-like approach.

Check out their showreel below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg-KW-g8YSs

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Creative Fireplace Designs

HD Staff — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:14:48 +0000

There are many solutions when it comes to the installation of a state-of-the-art fireplace, and this range from Acquaefuoco is worth a browse. The collection stands out with its use of innovative forms – not something you might expect from a typical fireplace!

They offer an interesting selection, ranging from a transparent dual aspect piece that can sit in the centre of a floor, to wall mounted and shelf amalgamated creations. The ‘Flame’ range (which is of a shape that actually reminds us more of a teardrop) spans the spectrum with a floor standing version that you can see straight through, and smaller versions to be situated on a wall; these elegantly shaped fireplaces come in a range of colors too, so you can choose to either blend your fireplace with your décor, or make a bigger statement.

We love the idea of multiples on a long wall, it’s fabulously effective and will generate heat more evenly through the room.

This gorgeous circular fireplace is reminiscent of a porthole window.

If you are planning to have a fireplace up on your wall, then how about a shelf mounted piece like this?

The new shapes in this collection are a nice change from the influx of letterbox designs we’ve had in recent years.

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Rendered Minimalist Spaces by Rafael Reis

HD Staff — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:17:58 +0000

These clean renders by Rafael Reis show minimalist designs where the contents of the home blend with the surroundings, with palettes of pale neutrals only giving way to a few select accessories. The CGI layouts show wide open plan spaces that are bathed in light by huge floor to ceiling windows, with views of the city beyond.

The furniture is kept simple and functional, and a series of concrete block walls brings a utilitarian feel to the space.

A leather recliner chair paired with footstool creates a zone in which relax with a choice from the vast book collection from the bank of extensive floating shelves.

The casually arranged personal items prevent the place from appearing over staged and instead creates a pleasant lived in look, whilst the glow from the concealed strip lighting gives the large space a feeling of warmth.

Glossy finishes add to the contemporary luxury in this sophisticated room.

Islands of comfort are created with huge rugs.

A monochrome look gives this kitchen strong lines, so the dining area and over table lighting have been kept simple to prevent the two areas from clashing.

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