Archive for June, 2011
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
When you’ve sunk money, time and precious creative energy into a space to create the aesthetic that you envisioned, sometimes any little hiccup in that design can be become a visual nuisance. Electrical outlets and switches, though essential, can be an unsightly blemish in an otherwise stunningly designed room. You don’t have to trash that carefully placed tile mosaic feature with a glaring white block switch cover. Here are some great ideas via Houzz.com on how to work those necessary details INTO your design in the most pleasing manner possible:
If you can’t make it blend in, make it stand out!
Mirror that puppy and it will blend into your mirror and vanish.
Hide it, and it becomes useful and invisible.
Click through to see the full post at Houzz.com.
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Tags: electrical outlet, hiding outlet, hiding switch, Houzz, Houzz.com, outlet cover
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Monday, June 27th, 2011
I’ve long been a fan of the functionality of a bed with drawers underneath. In a day of stuff + more stuff, and in some locations housing prices prohibiting the attainment of a spacious abode, storage is a necessity. The Keops Evolution bathtub by the Royo Group, combines luxury and sleekness with an overwhelmingly useful feature: drawers.
Bathrooms, especially in older homes, can be quite tight, pitting the standup shower against the toilet in a tight turnaround to bump into the sink. If you find yourself in a cramped bathroom situation the solution might just be to add more storage in less space. The Keops Evolution tub offers just that, and doesn’t sacrifice style. You can choose any combination between acrylic or walnut finishes and white or black furniture to create your optimal look.
{ via Freshome.com }
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Tags: bathroom storage, bathtub storage, free-standing bath tub, Keops Evolution, luxury bathtub, modern bathroom, modern bathtub, Royo Group
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Friday, June 24th, 2011
A Herman Miller exhibit, Good Design: Stories by Herman Miller, has moved on here to Austin and will be residing at the Austin Museum of Art through September 11th. The exhibit explores the design problem-solving tactics and choices that the West Michigan-based furniture company, Herman Miller, Inc, is known for. The exhibit utilizes drawings, models, prototypes, photographs, oral histories, and original designed objects to showcase the creation and evolution of many masterpieces of 20th and 21st century design by such artists as Gilbert Rohde, Ray & Charles Eames, George Nelson, Alexander Girard, Robert Propst, Steve Frykholm, Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick, and others.
{ via Room Fu }
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Tags: Alexander Giarard, Austin Museum of Art, Bill Stumpf, Don Chadwick, Eames, George Nelson, Gilbert Rohde, Henry Miller, Henry Miller exhibit, Robert Propst, Steve Frykholm
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Are they birdhouses? Lamps? Pendant lights? Decorative, or practical? These House Lamps, designed by Kristian Aus for new Australian Interior product brand UNDER, are all of that and more.
I ADORE the simplicity and graphic power of these lamps. They would add such a welcome kick of kitsch, color and fun to a space. Sometimes product design exceeds what our eyes are used to seeing, and this is one of those cases. I’m head over heels for these bold, overtly simple and super fun lighting options.
{ via Design Milk }
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Tags: house lamp, Kristian Aus, modern lamp, modern lighting, modern pendant light, pendant lamp
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Inject a little dose of creativity and a BIG dose of color to your kiddo’s room with an adventurous Lego wall! Snap them into place, and keep them from being underfoot (and make picking up a game for the wee ones to get excited about doing).
{ via Ohdeedoh.com }
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Monday, June 13th, 2011
Showers are great, but nothing beats away the dead dust of the day like a long soak in the tub. Houzz.com put together a soothing idea book featuring some of the most luxurious and relaxing tubs available these days.
An infinity tub, calming turquoise tiles and built-in candles… need I say more?
The big time graphic nature of this setup injects a little whimsy and fun into a traditionally serious room. Cool, clean and on target.
The soothing sinking heat of this nature-inspire soaking tub is already calling me in!
Click through to see the full feature at Houzz.com.
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Tags: bath tub, Houzz, luxury bath, luxury bath tubs, modern bathtub, soaking tub
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Friday, June 10th, 2011
Designed to explore the idea of a lucid dream, a dream wherein the dreamer KNOWS that he or she is dreaming (some can even control their dreams), Israeli designer Yaarit Mechany’s furniture creations are as stunning as they are surprising.
Mechany couples ideas and thoughts about memories, nostalgia and fantasy with the traditional manual and mechanical design ways of Tel-Aviv to build these genius pieces of art/furniture. The Tip Toe bench is an attempted emulsion, two opposite things being forced to combine in order to create a more advanced and lovely version of itself. The wired lamp is playful, yet modern. Striking yet muted. It’s a great piece of design, with a very practical function.
{ via DesignMilk }
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Tags: furniture design, tip toe bench, wired lamp, Yaarit Mechany
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
How much water do you use while washing your hands? How many times a day do you wash your hands? Yan Lu thought about these questions… and then he created this fishbowl faucet to illustrate to people how precious water is, and hopefully promote a more conservationist attitude.
When you turn the water on to wash, the water in the fishbowl starts draining and the water level goes down. It’s a gentle, and demonstrative, reminder that with each second we waste, we’re using up a very valuable resource.
I think I would replace the poor fishy with a toy replica instead though! Wouldn’t you?
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Tags: bathroom faucet, conserve water, environmentally friendly, environmentally friendly faucet, fish bowl faucet, modern bathroom faucet, Yan Lu
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