Shipping Container Home Office in San Francisco, California Shipping containers continue to be a popular choice within the design world. Over the last few weeks we have encountered several implementations including the Shipping Container Guest House and of course the beautifully constructed Shipping Container Starbucks location. Both of these have been awesome ways of incorporating containers on the exterior area of a residence, but what about on the interior? This is exactly what San Francisco, California based couple Jeff Wardell and Claudia Sagan did in their 127 foot loft. The industrialized apartment was complemented nicely by the addition of two shipping containers that are used as the home’s guest bedroom and home office.
The Psychology of Color [Infographic] | Louisville Painters Download the infographic as a PDF Embed this image on your site: Free Texture Packs To Spice Up Your Designs - Noupe Design Blog - StumbleUpon Feb 25 2011 Every day we try our best to present to you some useful tips, dear reader, to inspire you with fresh ideas and to try out new things. Today, we’ve prepared a nice collection of free texture packs that you just may have been looking for to freshen up your designs you’re working on. Enjoy! High Resolution Texture Pack 5 High Resolution Brick & Tile Textures 9 High Resolution Metal Surface Textures Starry Textures 4 Free High Resolution Grunge Textures 5 High Resolution Grungy Paper Textures 10 High Resolution Grungy Surface Textures 46 High-Quality Graffiti Textures High Resolution Fabric Texture Pack 6 High Resolution Sand and Seashell Textures 27 High Resolution Watercolor Textures 12 Free Grungy Bokeh Textures 27 High-Res Playdough Textures 8 High Resolution Screen Print Ready Textures 30 High-Res Foam Dot Textures 14 High Resolution Paper & Canvas Textures 12 High Resolution Denim Textures 11 Free High Resolution Fabric Textures 10 Free High Resolution Wood Textures Wood Textures (ik)
Unusual and Creative Staircase Designs Collection of unusual and creative staircase designs from around the world. Floating Stairs Creative “floating” stairs designed by Florence architect Guido Ciompi for The Gray Hotel in Milan, Italy. [link] Skateboard Stairs Creative stairs made from skateboard decks. Hanging Box Stairs Creative inside-out hanging box stairs. Disappearing Stairs With a press of a button–and some hydraulic pistons–this staircase folds up and disappears into the wall. Stairway Drawers What a great way to utilize a generally overlooked space! Glass Staircase Glass cantilever staircase with full height independent glass panel balustrade and wall mounted handrail. Longchamp Store Stairs Creative stairs at the Longchamp Store in New York City. TAF Stairs Creative stairs in a private residence in Stockholm designed by Gabriella Gustafson and Mattias Ståhlbom. Storage Stairs Ideas No matter how much space you’ve got you probably need smart storing solutions. Convenient Stairs Suspended Staircase Bridge The Amazing Staircase
Inspiring And Colorful Google Headquarters In Zurich Imagine a life where you would feel more comfortable and entertained at work than at home. Well, I think that Google employees in Zurich can say that they are experiencing it everyday. Designed to be comfortably inspiring, Google’s Zurich Headquarters spreads over more than 12,000 square meters and each space composing the interior symphony was carefully designed to boost the effectiveness level among employees in a relaxed, playful and colorful manner. Designed by Swiss architecture studio Camenzind Evolution, these informal spaces surprise you at first sight with a wide array of things to enjoy, like the slide, pool tables, gym or urban-inspired taxi cabins. Bold colors and modern inspiration have played a huge role in the interior design and the fact that each space gives a certain vibe shows how intuitive and tolerant they are with their staff. What is your favorite thing at your own office space?
Climate-Friendly Sunken Pool Converts into Radiant Floor Here’s a truly glamorous idea for a pool. A sinking pool! The apparently permanent stone floor in this room literally slowly drops to reveal the pool underneath. In the raised position, you can walk on the same surface radiantly warmed from beneath. And of course, having the swimming pool convert itself into a floor makes it child-friendly too: this is not a pool that a child can fall into. Once it is sunken it looks like any other indoor pool – as permanent as you could possibly want. You could design this so that it remains as just a shallow decorative pool when not in use, one that is only an inch or two deep. But the best thing about this idea is that it would also make keeping the pool warm a cinch. Radiant floors or the use of thermal mass is climate-friendly design because of the slow release of warmth – reducing energy needs for heating. The super-rich with luxury housing do the most harm to the planet with their luxury high energy use architecture.
The Peoples Fashion Destination - Chictopia Ultimate Pirate Ship Bedroom (14 pics) "The rope bridge is connected to the top of the jail cell, built to accommodate evil doers, thieves and little sisters." Designer Steve Kuhl fulfills every boy's fantasy with this insanely cool pirate ship bedroom. The six-year-old occupant from Minnesota chose between a space ship, race car, castle, and pirate ship. Most of us would probably agree, he made an excellent decision. The main feature of the room is the incredible floating pirate ship. Kuhl used 2x12 ribs to construct the hull of the ship, covering them with layers of 1/2 inch plywood to act as the planking. But that's not all. Update: We talked to designer Steve Kuhl, asking him about the story behind the ultimate pirate ship bedroom. "This is what it looks like when you enter the bedroom. "Our client wanted us to build a one-of-a-kind bedroom for a one-of-a-kind son. "The base of the rope bridge is anchored on top of the jail cell. "As with many of the things we build, this is was a first.
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Achieving a Vintage Look Through Color Tones in Photoshop CS - StumbleUpon by Guest Contributor Anna Gay Photographers are often striving for a “vintage” look in their photos, and even though there are endless ways of achieving a vintage look, there are a couple of characteristics to keep in mind. First of all, the color tones in a vintage photo often lean towards either a blue or a red hue, or a cross-processed look. This photo is the result of adjusting the color curves, adding two vignettes, and a color fill, which we will walk through step-by-step. First, open your photo in Photoshop and make sure your foreground color is set to white in your side tool bar. You will see the above dialogue box. Now, switch your foreground color to black, and repeat the same steps as above by creating a new fill layer, but this time, check the box that says Reverse, and leave the Scale at 100 and adjust the Angle to 150 degrees. As you can see here, there should be three layers – your Background image, then your two gradient layers. Now, let’s adjust the color curves.