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The Floating House

The Floating House
Built literally on Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada, by MOS Architects, Floating House is a private dwelling produced in such a way that it is unaffected by the lakes' drastically varying water levels. From month-to-month, year-to-year, the house adapts to the water level change by floating atop of a structure built atop steel pontoons. "Using traditional construction processes would have been prohibitively expensive; the majority of costs would have been applied toward transporting building materials to the remote island. www.mos-office.net

Furniture Makeovers I'm obsessed with making-over old, worn out furniture. It's amazing how almost any old piece can be totally transformed with new paint, hardware and a little imagination! Here are three examples from Ladies Home Journal...click here to read the entire article. Out-dated side table with stone top transformed into a bright and cheerful accent piece! *First they removed the hardware and stone top, sanded the table all over, and applied a coat of primer.*Then they gave it two coats of semigloss latex paint in a lively citrus hue. *They cut a length of seagrass wallpaper to fit the inset and topped it with a pane of 1/4-inch glass. Old dresser transformed into a chic sideboard with plenty of storage! *They gave the whole piece a light sanding, a coat of primer, and two coats of semigloss latex paint in a pale blue shade on the outside and a deeper blue inside for contrast. *To dress up the doors, they picked out a pair of modern nickel pulls.

Plebiscito Nacional por la Educación Melissani Undercover Cave and Lake | Explore Dream Vacations One of the Ionian islands in Greece, Kefalonia is definitely the greenest and greatest. There’s great quantity of gorgeous nature and breathtaking landscape there. Vacationers and travelers who arrive here are fascinated by the magnificent rugged mountain ranges and also the valleys in between them which are full of number of vineyards. Just one of Kefalonia’s many well known sightseeing and tours points of interest that travelers can enjoy during their vacation is Melissani Lake. Whenever the sunshine its light arrive at the water from the large hole on the caves ceiling and the developing display of aqua blue natural light moving over the water is a thing that all travellers must see. The primary cavern itself used to be split into two separate caves nevertheless as time passes as more of the cave creased they have become connected and today create a large B form with two massive subterranean lakes joining with a island at their middle.

Inner Child Home designs If kids could design and build whole homes, what would they look like? This so-called Rainbow House is filled with secret doors, slides that bridge between floors and multi-colored spiral staircases to wind you back up. Chutes and ladders, anyone? Dubbed a “magical oasis’ by its creators (AB Rogers and DA Studio, the busy and noisy road next to the building is matched by equally rambunctious and interactive interior decor. Stepping in off the street is a lot like walking into a fantasy looking glass or wardrobe portal. An over-sized sofa on the main floor ? Amidst the gleeful madness, though, there is much reason alongside rhyme – minimalist fixtures and functional cooking spaces are animated by their surroundings, but remain modern and somehow adult despite their setting.

fcb glass walkway at china's tianmen mountain park a glass walkway in china's tianmen mountain national park all photographs © dingyun juan, courtesy tianmenshan a new trail path in china's tianmen mountain national park offers visitors an unusual experience: the floor and rails of the pathway are composed of glass, offering walkers a vertigo-inducing look at the sheer drops and wilderness below. the walkway spans three feet wide, composed of glass 2.5-inches thick. measuring approximately 200 feet (61 meters) long, the walkway is raised almost a mile into the air at about 4700 feet (1430 meters), inviting comparisons to the grand canyon 'skywalk' in arizona, USA. the passage joins the west cliff at the yunmeng fairy summit, where tianmen mountain and zhang jiajie meet. visitors to the tianmen mountain bridge are requested to wear shoe covers to keep the glass transparent and clean. views looking down the 200-foot path visitors look out over the edge of the cliff known as 'heavenly gate mountain' a small lookout section

Unique ways to display Fire Skip to content Home > Lifestyle > Unique and Gorgeous ways to display Fire Violenta represión de Carabineros contra estudiantes en calles centricas de Santiago. Una nueva movilización estudiantil marcó la jornada de este jueves en la capital, luego que ayer los dirigentes universitarios y secundarios, abandonaron la mesa de diálogo con el Gobierno por no ser acogida, según manifestaron, su propuesta de gratuidad educativa. Pese a la negativa de la Intendencia que propuso otro trazado, los estudiantes convocaron la marcha desde Plaza Italia, para desplazarse por la Alameda hasta el Mineduc, lo que provocó una violenta reacción de la policía uniformada contra los manifestantes e incluso un periodista de Chilevisión fue detenido tras una discusión con un carabinero. El policia agredió a cabezazos a un camarógrafo de este canal y el reportero le pidió identificarse y fue detenido y subido a un bus. Otros periodistas también fueron agredidos por carabineros. La Juventud de la UDI criticó a la vocera de la Confech, Camila Vallejo, por "llamar a marchar por un trazado no autorizado (de la Alameda)".

30 Best Room Pictures of the Week – June 02st to June 08th 1. I really love this pool 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 1900 Inn on Montford in Asheville, North Carolina 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Bunk Bed Rooms Whether you have a large family or a busy summer house, a bunk room is an ideal solution for accommodating lots of guests. Here are some of our favorites. This nautical-inspired bunk room in a Hamptons home by Steven Gambrel features lots of room for storage with built-ins and under-bed drawers. An absolutely gorgeous bunk room from the Lerer House in Park City, Utah. This bunk room in an Alys Beach, Florida vacation rental home features a unique L-shaped layout for the beds. Coastal Living's 2009 Seawatch Idea House at Sunset Harbor, North Carolina featured this amazing bunk room for children.

To Sua ocean trench in Lotofaga There’s a village on the south coast of Upolu island in Samoa by the name of Lotofaga. Located in that village is To Sua Ocean Trench, one of these rare heavens to exist on Earth. To Sua is an actual big hole converted into a swimming area. In Samoa you can find this natural swimming hole of 30 meters. A piece of unexplored planet! To Sua Ocean Trench is a very unusual and spectacular location. The name “To Sua” is literally means ‘Giant Swimming Hole’ – it is an amazing place to take a swim or just to look at. Overlooking the ocean is a beach called Fagaoneone meaning white sand whereas opposite is a lava field with blow hole, tide pools and walking paths along the rocks near the ocean’s edge.

Bedroom Designs: Modern Do you prefer plush padding a minimalist pillow, a decked-out design or toned-down interior? From dazzling abstract designs to humorously offbeat sleeping spaces here are seven brilliant bedroom designs to inspire your imagination. Who knows, with a few decorative adjusts you might be able to remodel your own bedrooms to similar effect. If you love soft illumination and hate to sacrifice privacy, this bedroom interior has a brilliant combination of strategies from uplighting around the bed itself to wall panels that block direct views and sunlight but let light in around them. If you are more of a minimalist, this simple bedroom space has a rhythmic modularity and combines soft white walls and ceiling with variegated wood furniture and furnishings for a pleasantly mixed aesthetic experience. At the opposite end of the spectrum, how would you like to have your bedroom be in the middle of your pool room?

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