Cozy Nooks. Color help. I've been in the middle of a client's renovation and I haven't had time to answer my wonderful readers' questions individually. So, with apologies to those who asked for help - (and I hope this isn't too late) I will answer them here! We're renovating our kitchen and are looking to achieve the look of so many of the beautiful, serene, silvery-blue rooms you've pictured .... We're thinking we want off white cabinets with silvery-blue walls, and chrome/nickel hardware. What color countertop would help us achieve this look? By Anonymous on EXPLORING WALL COLOR: GRAY on 3/22/11 I love the palette you have chosen - your concern about it being too monochromatic is a common one. 1. 2. 3. Below a dark wood floor grounds a lighter than air feeling room. Another way to employ contrast is by painting the island a different color than the other cabinets (see above).
You are correct in assuming that a well used kitchen does better with a harder counter top surface than the marble shown above. 4. 5. Decor8. Design sponge. The Bedside Office.
Home Dream Home - Part 4. Turn these ideas into reality and transform your house into a home. For more inspiration check our previous collection. Small Cool 2012. U.S. Winner Daniel's Amazing Bones Daniel's 614 square foot home is full of DIY goodness, NYC style. Located in Brooklyn, it is "one of those elusive NYC apartments that was rough around the edges but had amazing bones". Willing to make bold design choices, he's created a home on a budget that makes the most of the vintage details of the apartment while still feeling contemporary.
One lesson to take away from Daniel's small scale home is to always keep an open mind so you can see the possibilities instead of just the drawbacks. View Daniel's Entry » International Winner Geoff's Southern Exposure Studio Congratulations to Geoff, our International Division winner for 2012 with his sunny small space in Vancouver, Canada! From his clean and organized styling of a pint sized kitchen (with cabinets that many renters will recognize!) View Geoff's Entry » We're On the Hunt for Small, Cool Homes Good things come in small packages! Schedule. Espacios que inspiran: una escuela de idiomas en Valencia. En academias y escuelas muchas veces se cuida poco la decoración, normalmente se da más importancia a la funcionalidad que al estilo y si bien la funcionalidad es importante no hay por qué renunciar a una agradable estética. 2DayLanguages, una escuela de idiomas en Valencia, diseñada por +Quespacio es un buen ejemplo de ello.
El edificio en el que se ubica la academia tenía muchos puntos a su favor para ayudar a conseguir un buen ambiente, pero aún así tiene detalles decorativos muy interesantes y que pueden ser inspiradores para otras empresas. El punto de partida es simple, paredes blancas, suelo de tarima clara y muebles en madera natural también en un tono claro. Todo muy sencillo pero muy de acuerdo con las tendencias actuales en decoración, moderno y juvenil. El ambiente perfecto para la clientela joven que suele haber en una academia. Podemos hacer la distinción de las aulas por colores en vez de por números.
Vintage Decor in an Industrial Loft. Charlotte Mann. It’s no tragedy if you’re still not blessed with an amazing view out your apartment window or Victorian-style furniture. Or at least it’s no tragedy to a British artist Charlotte Mann – she can draw anything she imagines on plain walls with a simple black marker. Besides decorating fashion shows for designers or working on outdoors projects, Charlotte also decorates living spaces. Her marker drawings are so meticulous that they look like printed wall murals, and even give a room-within-a-room impression.
In case you’re wondering, Charlotte doesn’t get dizzy on the marker scent because she uses special odorless water markers for her work. So, if you were thinking of redecorating your plain white walls, or counting how much the furnishing will cost you, consider Charlotte’s idea – this would also make moving out way easier… Website: charlottemann.co.uk.