Archive for the ‘Design’ Category
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Riding on the coat tails of the ombre trend, color dipping is a way to add a little spring in the step to your favorite pieces of furniture… and more. The “mini trend“, as Apartment Therapy recently put is cropping up everywhere, especially in regards to revamping or altering furniture.
The Brick House has a great tutorial on color dipped jute table legs. It’s a simple how-to that packs a big punch in the color department. Color dipping seems to have emerged as an extension of the practice in pottery. Now people color dip their furniture, home decor, silverware, table linens and even their hair.
Color dipping is a fun way to get creative and add a lot of impact to a space with very little commitment. Get creative! Dive in, dip things in color and saturate your life.
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Tags: Apartment Therapy, color dipping, furniture dipping, Ideas That Kick, Oh Happy Day, ombre, ombre hair, ombre silverware, ombre trend, Pinterest, The Brick House
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Friday, September 16th, 2011
Talk about small spaces…. this soon to be developed uber-tiny crib is likely as wide as my bathroom and only as tall as a two story house. Not enough living space for me, but what a NEAT and space-saving idea!
“Keret House is a project envisioned by Jakub Szczęsny of Centrala, soon to be developed in a narrow void between the buildings on 22 Chłodna Street and 74 Żelazna Street in the district of Wola, Poland. Keret House is said to have an interior that will vary between 122 centimeters and 72 centimeters, making it an extremely narrow crib. With a total area of 14,5 square meters, the new house will accommodate a workspace as well as a guest studio.”
Tiny, tight and shaped like an elongated teardrop, this new home-space could be just the right place for the super minimalist!
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Tags: Jakub Szczęsny, Keret House, smallest house, tiny house
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Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Sometimes my favorites things about a house are the old bits, all the pieces that still bear the craftmanship and aesthetic of a much different time decades ago. That’s why I was delighted to read Pam Kueber’s guide to ornamental metal porch columns at RetroRenovation.com.
Those mid-century modern ornamental metal porch columns that are prevalent on 50s and 60s houses predominantly are one of my absolute favorite parts of that era of homes. To me they tell a story, and display a certain attitude and design sense of that time.
Pam shares the top few companies that she found in her research that make and sell these sorts of columns. The post is also a great educational article on how they’re made, when to use them and how to find out more about them! Thanks Pam!
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Tags: iron porch column, mid-century design, mid-century house, mid-century modern, ornamental metal porch column, porch column, retro porch column, Retro Renovation
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Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
This Mix ‘n’ Match 11 wallpaper collection from Kirath Ghundoo is a fantastic idea. Great for a small space, or even more bombastic in a large airy space, the idea of mixing and matching like (but not totally similar) patterns and colors to create a glorious panel of wallpaper feeds my inner love of all things color and pattern.
The collection features seven patterns intended to mixed and matched til your heart’s content. What a fresh way to look at decorating some walls!
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Tags: Design Milk, graphic wallpaper, Kirath Ghundoo, mix and match wallpaper, modern wallpaper, wallpaper
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Monday, August 15th, 2011
Here in Austin, Texas, the summer is quite long. Even though it reaches over 100 degrees in temperature for the majority of the summer, Austinites are an outdoorsy people. Many of our bars have huge outdoor patios, our lakes and rivers are populated on a daily basis with fun-seekers and our bikers and runners aren’t daunted by the heat and humidity. We’re ALWAYS looking for a way to to better enjoy our outdoor time… enter the Wwoo modular outdoor system.
Part fence, part patio, part outdoor shower and part grill, this fencing system is breaking down all walls! Designed to transform your yard into an outdoor living space, Wwoo is made entirely of modern, beautiful concrete. The basic version comes with a Big Green Egg or Weber barbecue, a removable stainless steel hearth and a stainless steel basin with tap. A WWOO can be laid out and expanded entirely according to your own wishes, which makes every set-up unique.
The Wwoo is many things, but mostly it’s just really beautiful, useful and affordable! Get your Wwoo today.
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Tags: concrete countertops, concrete patio, modular fencing, outdoor fencing, outdoor living room, outdoor living space, outdoor patio, remodel outdoors, Wwoo
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
This style is OH SO modern, but angular and organic enough to appeal to even the cozy mid-cenutury or the cutesy bungalow style design-lovers.
Viennese designer Thomas Feichtner created this for an Austrian chandelier company. It’s fitted with an LED inside a metal tube. Singularly stunning by itself or a cacophony of cool when grouped together, these uber-mod chandeliers are a fresh take on an old idea.
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Tags: interesting lighting pendant, lamp, light, modern chandelier, modern lighting, one crystal chandelier, pendant, Thomas Feichtner
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Friday, July 29th, 2011
Nicole Balch of MakingItLovely.com is a proverbial deep well of design knowledge, inspiration and spunk. She chronicles the redo of her and her husband’s over-a-century old home on her blog, inspiring thousands with her style and resourceful ideas. Here are a few recent favorites from her blog:
The enamel factory pendant is so industrial and modernly pleasing. I love the simple design, clean lines and adorable color. GREAT over a table or for lighting up a special nook.
ADORABLE tub! Oh my goodness! I’d kill to be soaking in a steamy tub just like that. It’s a Dutchtub, and is heated with burning wood.
This Jonathon Adler Anemone Ceiling Light would be dreamy over a plainly set table in a dramatic evening lit room. I love the mixture of sparkly glamor and modern granny chic.
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Tags: Dutchtub, Jonathon Adler, Making it Lovely, modern lighting, modern pendant light, outdoor tub, pendant lamp, teacup tub
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