Furnature

GH4KJ.jpg (450×600) Daily Design. Cat products, cat toys, cat furniture, and more…all with modern style  Dream Bedroom Designs. 10 Scrap Refabs: Vintage Reupholstery with Colorful Fabric. Forget fabric stores – some antiques are just too boring to bother re-covering with traditional patterns.

Soft as a Rock (by @baekdal) #design. Rocks, stones and pebbles have been used as decorative objects since... well... the stone age actually.

But, rocks are usually a bit hard to be around. They often look cool, but you wouldn't exactly hug one - until now! Stephanie Marin is the creator of these amazing looking stones, which is actually very soft and comfortable cushions. Flickr finds - canopy beds. A Table That Turns Your Kitchen Into Mini Ecosystem [UPDATED] Convenience and efficiency are king when it comes to product design.

What could be more efficient than a natural ecosystem? That's the insight behind a "living kitchen" designed by the brilliant young design studio Studio Gorm. They looked at what we have in our kitchens--fruits, vegetables, organic waste--and figured: That's actually enough to create a miniature system for watering fresh herbs, composting the waste, and generating new soil. None of the elements is brand new to this product, but their integration wins points for ergonomics and ease. Above the sink, there's a rack for drip-drying your dishes. Retro Refurbs: Vintage Luggage Racks, Milk Stools & More. Sometimes ‘design’ is as simple as transposing an object from one place and time to another – say, from the inside of a vintage train to the wall of a contemporary loft.

A luggage rack by any other name, well, could be a wall-mounted shelf instead. Elemental is a British vintage and antique store with a bit of a twist – in addition to found objects they also sell certain upcycled items, hybridized from old and new alike. When needed, they make modifications – when not, they clean, organize and present for sale essentially as-is. Examples include: old cabinets laminated with new (retro) layers, like old signs, advertisements and pieces of billboards … or carved wooden chests cut to fit old wood drawers, miscellaneous salvaged antiques with unique finishes, fasteners, joinery and pulls.

Calendar made of matches on the Behance Network. Calendar made of matches on the Behance Network. Electrolux Pure Washer – Eco Automatic Sink Concept by AHHA Project. Split-Face Sink, Very Nice!

It’s so natural for us to put all the dirty dishes into the sink and come back later to tackle them. Wouldn’t it be great if our sink got intelligent enough and cleaned up the mess automatically? Ah, the pleasures of the concept world peppered with practical solutions! Here’s the Pure Washer – Eco Automatic Sink that does just this. It’s a sink that is divided into two rotatable parts, where in one part you put in the dishes, and it rotates away under the counter to wash them.

Designer: AHHA Project. Sans Parapluie Turns Old Wardrobes into Pieces of Art. Photos: SansParapluie.com Funny how with a touch of creativity, an old piece of furniture can not only come back to life, but also become a valuable work of art.

This is the goal of Sans Parapluie, a line by Argentine artist Lucas Rise.We've seen many pieces of furniture refurbished with excellent taste before, even in Argentina: Livin Pop and Raval Warehouse are some examples. But Lucas Rise's work goes far from that: it's not just about recycling, but about creating a whole new universe for the object. 'Nigeria' model. 'Japanese garden'.

And, Why wardrobes? Even the ecological part of the recovery process (avoiding the pieces to go to the trash or keeping you from buying new furniture) is not Rise's main motivation, the artist says he does have a deep respect for wood and a conscience about the importance of recycling. Less is the New More: Making the Most of Small Spaces. Good Design For Living in Small ApartmentsAs people migrate to smaller spaces, good design helps a lot.

This is something they figured out in Europe long ago, that if you don't have a lot of horizontal room you can go vertical. Tumidei in Italy makes some of the nicest stuff, like this unit with lots of storage under the bed. This unit just raises the floor high enough for beds to slide under. Suitcase-chair.jpg (684×513) Phat Knit Hangout Furniture by Bauke Knottnerus. At the Designer's Fair in Cologne, Dutch studio Bauke Knottnerus presented a version of their Phat Knits hangout furniture.

The piece can be rolled up or rolled out according to the level of lounging desired. CanYouRememberMyDreambyJuliaHepburn2.jpg (600×900) Space Corner Drawers from Heritage Custom Cabinetry. w2007_1051.jpg (450×450) A Cool Method to Turn a Sofa Into a Bed. We know you guys are used to seeing out-of-the-ordinary furniture on Freshome and that this sofa may seem a bit “common” at first.

But we really like it mostly due to its unusual system that allows it to transform into a bed. While most sofas open in front, “Vento” from Thomas Althaus has a system that can be referred to as modular. The user has flexibility in choosing how to arrange his bed. Moreover, once opened, this sofa can also offer storage space for books, CDs and other small objects. Glamorous Four-Square House with Modern and Ethnic Furniture.

In bed with good design. Like most designers, you’ll want your home to be looking good or at least well-design.

This collection presents some beds that I could make mine. Bookcase into a bed Floating bed Bed Up The Scoop. Incredible Furniture Designs 2009. Murphy Beds for Smaller Living Spaces. It’s a fact that smaller living areas like apartment and flats usually have hardly any furniture choices on hand, hence why a large bed in the bedroom, might be a problem. But worry no more, as we just laid our eyes on a Murphy Beds collection that will solve all your space crunch problems. Custom made to fit your loft or basically any space you desire, the beds make use of the upper space of a room and look comfortable enough. Incredible Space Maximization in a Small Studio Apartment. You’ve seen a lot of ingenious ideas on how to decorate small studio apartments on Freshome. Here is another tiny apartment that manages to maximize space and create a cozy living environment as well.

The East Village Studio Apartment comes from JPDA Architects, stretches over an area of 46 square meters (500 square feet) and was built as a little “nest” for the owners who also work here. It has all the utilities a common looking contemporary home has and dare we say a lot more. This original crib has storage space and shelves in the most unusual and unexpected places, reducing clutter and contributing to a clean and fresh interior design.

The wood gives this home its warmth which is “intensified” by the friendly vegetation pots spread around the open studio.