This Artist Brings Miniature Rivers To Your Living Room...But Not How You'd Expect. Posted Jul 10, by Beej Rudd This isn't like normal living room furniture.
This is something you've never seen before! Shut up and take my money! Greg Klassen, a Washington-based artist and furniture builder, brings beautiful river-like centerpieces to your living-room. Klassen gathers much of his raw wood from a local sawmill. He then uses cardboard to stencil out a shape that will really make his vision come alive.
But wait...there's still an empty space between the wood... Klassen makes a template that follows the natural edges of the wood precisely. And then he does the unthinkable... He fills it with glass and it forms a beautiful river running down the middle of the wood. He started with hanging sculptures, but then he had another bright idea. Klassen then began recycling old trees and tree stumps, instead of just using raw wood from the sawmill. 33 Amazing Ideas That Will Make Your House Awesome. We’ve all got some sort of idea of how our dream home might look.
Some of us have just got to have a pool, while others want clever modern design, sustainability, or integration with natural elements. No matter what it is that makes your dream home unique, here are a few examples of homes where people have been able to realize some of their greatest home design fantasies. [Read more...] These ingenious home improvements run from pools and aquariums to cleverly-hidden storage spaces, multi-purpose furniture and… cat transit walkways. Maybe you’ll recognize something that you’ve always wanted to see, or maybe the pictures will get your juices flowing and inspire you to come up with or even build something new.
Warning – viewing some of these images may make you feel dissatisfied with your current home! Mmx1hj04ik1rmb6a7o1_1280.jpg (JPEG Image, 540 × 811 pixels) - Scaled (79%) Destinations. There’s no denying that all you ever wanted growing up was to have your very own treehouse tucked away in the middle of nowhere.
Unfortunately, those wish... Are you planning on leaving town for a bit this summer? This House Is A Perfect Place For One Night Stands. Located in Beverly Hills, one of the most luxurious neighborhoods in the United States, this Trousdale Estate home offers anything you could ever dream about.
From spectacular city views of Santa Monica to master suites and lounge areas throughout the home, this estate has it all. Rooms are minimally defined using tall panels, custom stained in a rich coffee bean brown that contrast with the light walls. – Whipple Russell Architects Let’s get down to the basics. This home has 6 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, so feel free to have company over without worrying about them getting in your way. When designing this house, Whipple Russell Architects wanted to create a vantage point for the best view, which lead them to incorporate a roof terrace on top of the master suite. The entire core of the house was redesigned to feature an open plan, high ceilings and a sleek flat roof. - Whipple Russell Architects The pool area has several lounging areas that make for a great spot to host a barbecue.
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Home is where the Heart is. Home is where the Heart is It's been a while since I've taken you on a house tour, and I think you'll like this one.You already know that I love homes filled with warmth and personality, but also 'real' homes - ones that look lived in, not too perfect, not too precious.
And this one fits the bill...It belongs to Raya Carlisle and her family in Southern California. Raya is a wedding and lifestyle photographer and author of the blog the paper pony. This first room is what captured my attention initially. I love the rug, the gorgeous curve of the sofa, and those cool lockers for storing the kids' toys. Raya has been experimenting with bold colours, and loves the effect of the fuchsia slip colours she had made for these chairs, after the dog chewed the original upholstery.
The acrylic coffee table doesn't take up any visual space in the narrow living room. A Happy Home. Colour my world. Colour my world.
Current Crush. Current Crush I recently found a cute little shop called Down to the Woods.
They place an emphasis on whimsy and the desire to enchant children and recapture memories for grown-ups. I particularly love their Little Lamb Felt Garland, described as a 3m String of Joy. A new online mag called EST recently used some of the garlands in their first issue. Www.estemag2.jpeg (JPEG Image, 524 × 699 pixels) - Scaled (91.