Modern contemporary ideas...

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Modern contemporary ideas... 

Today I am just sharing a little bit of everything with all of you.. Modern contemporary items, homes, things in general and probably just about anything I saw thatr caught my attention.. I love just staying home, watching TV, looking throiugh magazines and catalogs to see all the new items available in the world of modern contemporary style and design.. 

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Architects Collective’s 

Spaceship-like L-House

We never really pass up on a chance to post about a home that has a distinct, spaceship-like feel. Why? Because we love the future and we love spaceships, duh. This home in Burgenland, Austria by the Architects Collective definitely has a futuristic feel with lots of angles, but it also has a lot of fun interactions with the surrounding nature and a lot of thoughtful design elements that makes it feel very warm and inviting.

“The new home for a young family is located on the outskirts of a small settlement in the South of Austria’s Burgenland region and is harmoniously placed into the hilly landscape. The traditional and typical L-shaped floor plan of the region was developed further in an imaginative and thoughtful way advancing modern home, energy and living concepts.”

Love the way this interior space interacts with the exterior outdoor space. “The client wished for a contemporary living experience that is blended into the surrounding landscape. The result is a surprising habitat that reflects the way the family lives incorporating design quality, sustainability and functionality in everyday life.”

Glass House by The Manser Practice

The Glass House on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom is an adaptation to an existing house that was added on to provide a new open-plan living and dining area. You know what they say about glass houses…just don’t throw any rocks at this one and we should be okay.

Love the “secret garden” feeling to many of the angles of this home, which was partly existing, so had a distinct look from the new glass part but still looks like one cohesive home.

What a stunning kitchen! I’d cook in that everyday!

Varaluz’s Electrifying New Lighting Fixtures!

Ready to zap some zing into your lighting selection at home? Wanna add some electrifying details to your home in time for the 4th of July and the summer heat? Varaluz’s new “Alternating Current” line of fixtures might be perfect. We’ve got a couple of hanging pendant lights and some wall sconces, all with the signature high quality and high style of Varaluz, and with some awesome material choices and even a pop of bold, bright color.

Varaluz’s Declearative Pendant is energetic and frenetic! The Balderdash Pendant glows with a red hot fury of awesomeness. The Chromeo and Juliet Mini Pendant proves that even lighting companies can be witty and punny.

DWR’s Live/Work Contest Winner

Amanda Ip had the winning design (out of over 500 entries) for the recent Dwell and Design Within Reach Live/Work Design Contest, which aimed to challenge the world’s most creative up-and-coming designers to design a workspace “classic of tomorrow” – a new home-office solution that Design Within Reach could potentially manufacture and sell.

Judges were looking for a product and or furniture design in the home-office space that employed materials of integrity and solved productivity challenges while mixing business with pleasure — and by these drawings it looks like industrial designer Amanda did just that. We’re crossing our fingers this is a design that might actually get manufacturered! Here’s Amanda’s description of her design:

“A clear desk, a clear mind. The Innermix Desk incorporates playful hanging metal storage compartments into a wood desktop supported by steel tube legs to keep the workspace organized. Open storage is sized for files, pens/pencils, small office items and books/small computer. Concealed storage lifts from the side and hides all the things you don’t want in sight. Concealed gas hinge allows for soft close. High back crossbar lets you work while having your feet up. ”

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Modern contemporary furniture...

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Modern contemporary home furniture collections

Today I am sharing a few things with all of you that are included in several home collections. There are items for your oiutdoor patio area,  a realkly cool bedroom, an amazing Kitchen and I thing one or two home decor items.. All of them being uniquely distinctive, either because of iyts design style or the specifi color used, or even the designer himself..

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Luxury Outdoor Furniture, Vanessa daybed from Neiman Marcus

 Luxury Outdoor from Neiman Marcus

A comfort and pleasure can you find in your garden or patio. By placing a beautiful luxury furniture from Neiman Marcus all that can be realized. Vanessa daybed a perfection of furniture that is fun to enjoy a day in your garden or patio. This is a soft bed oval shaped and very comfortable to lie down. With this daybed you can follow the sun or shade around the park. In addition, Vanessa daybed also features wheels to move around so easily and leaf shutters will ensure you have a shelter you need from the intense sunlight. Sip long drinks, chilled by the pool, by using two built-in side table to keep everything you need close to hand. At $ 3,499.00, a daybed Vanessa from Neiman Marcus is a dream wake up in range.

Minimalist White Concrete Home Decorating Architecture Design CS House by Pitagoras Arquitectos

luxury white concrete house architecture design

CS house by the architects of Pythagoras is a beautiful modern concrete three-storey house in Portugal. The house offers mostly of white concrete and wooden porch include some amazing. Organized vice versa. The second floor is on the road and features of the entry and garage.

The first floor has a private room while on the ground floor of social space. The floor is fully furnished terrace or balcony and an open or closed variably covered the landscape, creating the possibility of living in space, with light and landscape that changes with the seasons. [via]

Minimalist White Concrete Home Decorating Architecture Design CS House by Pitagoras Arquitectos

form and function features a striking cantilevered countertop kitchen

Crossing the boundaries between fashion, form and function, Isola kitchen line by Toyo kitchen is a modern answer to “kitchen couture” The new linear features a striking cantilevered countertop kitchen was emphasizing configuration. 

form and function features striking cantilevered countertop kitchen

Pleasing both practically and aesthetically. Sleek stainless steel to meet modern motifs in this kitchen a contemporary design. Venetian glass mosaics from Italy and genuine, exciting etched pattern referred to as “Tattoo” – whether it’s a beautiful silhouette Chandelier or “ruff-n-tuff” Skull and Dog design – adorn this kitchen, we wanted to call “functional art.” is to see dramatic, and one-of-a-kind. Toyo said it best, “The idea of the kitchen embraces more than simply ‘a place for cooking.’ Toyo Kitchen trusts that the kitchen also plays a significant role as a space where people enjoy life through eating. Linear serves to suggest a new type of lifestyle – to ‘live in the kitchen.” That is form and function mix features a striking cantilevered countertop kitchen from hote-ls.com. For more information visit Toyo Kitchen.

form and function mix features a striking cantilevered countertop kitchen

form and function mix features striking cantilevered countertop kitchen

form function features a striking cantilevered countertop kitchen

form function features striking cantilevered countertop kitchen

form function mix features a striking cantilevered countertop kitchen

form function mix features striking cantilevered countertop kitchen

 

Herbal kitchen growing herbs offers everything for wine connoisseur...

Herbal kitchen growing herb offers everything wine connoisseur

We loved the kitchen and Alu wine cheese theme. Designed by Martin Steininger, this kitchen is a new special offer everything for the wine connoisseur just short of the wine itself. This island offers entertainment style storage bottles under the counter and offers an integrated hidden compartment for wine and cheese degustation silver ware. Add to sink and refrigerator, cool and practical transparent-door you could smell the cooking of urban-chic style. 

Herbal kitchen growing herbs offer everything for wine connoisseur

Also by Steininger, Herbal kitchen offers a sophisticated look the same, but geared towards style aficionado and a chef. It’s therefore not surprising that contemporary kitchen was designed jointly by the award-winning chef Morwald Toni and Martin Steininger. Kitchen Concepts Herbal aroma fills your kitchen to live, growing herbs, offering an endless source of fresh taste and aesthetics. that is Herbal kitchen growing herbs offers everything for wine connoisseur from hote-ls.com

Herbal kitchen growing herbs offers everything for wine connoisseur

Herbal kitchen growing herbs offers everything wine connoisseur

Herbal kitchens growing herb offers everything for wine connoisseur

Herbal kitchens growing herbs offer everything for wine connoisseur

Herbal kitchens growing herbs offers everything for wine connoisseur

cheerful colors kitchen expressed in array of hues cool lines and modular designs

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polyurethane furniture, nature furniture, beautiful lighting, and mirrors

Polyurethane furniture, nature furniture, beautiful lighting, and mirrors


Today I am sharing with all of you new furniture materials, nature furniture made from 100% wood that is beautiful and definitely will catch anyones eye, a chandelier like no other, and different ideas on how to incorporate mirrors in your home.


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POLYURETHANE FURNITURE...

If you are not familiar with the fast-forward, fun and stylish designs of Giovannetti, you are certainly in for a treat! Whether you’re looking for a colorful table and chairs, contemporary couch or an artistic chair, you will find something beyond tempting from this designer.

Giovannetti feels that when it comes to furniture, traditional material, fabrics and color choices can often be so boring and predictable. The artistic adventure and pure creativity for life is what inspires every piece, including this table and chairs pictured above, made from polyurethane. Makes you think of ice-cream scoops, doesn’t it?

Every piece features a gas piston which allows you take the set from a low dining room table to a tall pub-style variety, perfect for gathering around while entertaining. The bases are made from steel chrome to create a surprisingly durable and stable piece of furniture, even at their maximum height. If you look closely, you will also see a shelf/cubbyhole under each seat which is ideal for your guests who never quite know what to do with their purses.

The Giovannetti collection represents the vitality and energy that this 40-year old company has come to be so well known for. Their motto?Made with love! Visit the Giovannetti website to see for yourself why people literally fall in love with this collection. These are pieces that may just inspire an entire new remodel.

NATURE TABLES....

Can you just imagine walking into your dining room to see a dark, absolutely gorgeous Claro walnut wood table such as the one pictured above by Hudson Furniture? This is one of those pieces you may catch yourself just standing there staring at from time to time, just to soak in its beauty. If you think the table is stunning, they also make other furniture, beds and sculptures without compromising the natural organic lines of the tree.

Who is Hudson Furniture?

Hudson Furniture is a company who has a deep appreciation and respect for the inherent grain of wood. Trees offer geometric forms and well-defined lines that can be accented when cut the proper way and hand rubbed with an oil finish. Their unique pieces are available in Claro walnut, Ebonized pine, Satinwood, Acacia, Jasmine, Myrtle and Black walnut in custom dimensions.

Their furniture is never created from old growth forests. The wood that they use in the creation of these exquisite pieces of furniture are from either wind/storm damaged or salvaged trees.

From petrified wood stumps to their most exotic signature bed, each piece is hand-crafted with a great deal of thought and care to ensure that the end result pays tribute to nature as an exceptional piece of art. Visit Hudson Furniture to view their entire collection.

SPARKLING CHANDELIERS...

Are you ready to make a long-term commitment to your lighting? This ring chandelier designed by Brand Van Egmond is fun yet elegant, flirty yet sophisticated. Why not treat your home to some gorgeous jewelry?

The Diamonds from Amsterdam pendant light is feminine, glistening, rich and it may just make your heart beat a little bit faster every time you look at it. This piece of art is nothing short of brilliant that would look absolutely stunning in a very simple, contemporary room that doesn’t offer too many other busy distractions.

The dangling pendant is unconventional and bold without being too flashy. The hoop features a groove all the way around that houses alternating lights and stones which all compliment one another exquisitely. The piece is available in an eye-catching traditional stainless steel or in a black stainless steel finish. The inside boasts the words Brand Van Egmond, written in the same way that one would inscribe their wedding band.

If you have a modern room that could use a little eye-candy without taking away from the simplicity of the space, the Diamonds from Amsterdam lighting sculpture may be what you’re looking for.

There you have it.. Polyurethane furniture, nature tables, and Chandeliers that Sparkle...

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A small home, room dividers, and outdoor lighting...

A Small home, room dividers, and outdoor lighting...

Today I am sharing with all of you a small home that is fantastic in every detail, a different kind of room divider, and outdoor lighting concepts.. All of which are unique original designs that I think many of you will enjoy...

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A Small House

This small modern home sits on a narrow lot fronting the tidal estuary of Noyack Creek, NY. The texture and color of the siding reference a black box theater – a concept that fits perfectly to the new owners, a new York actor who wanted a retreat for relaxation and casual entertaining.

Despite the small site and budget, the architects managed to create a beautiful private residence with a total space of 1,350 sq. ft.. Carefully-placed windows let in light and water views yet maintain privacy from neighbors and the street.

The ground floor consists of a loft-like living and dining spaces, which open up to an outdoor waterside deck at the back; this cozy outdoor space really feels like a room with two walls defining its shape; I also love how it links to the small guest room and to the second floor, via a flight of outdoor stairs.

Inside, a parallel staircase leads to the second floor where a master bedroom with a glazed wall overlooking the water, and a balcony awaits.

Overlooking the public spaces below, a bridge with a stainless steel cable guardrail, connects the master bedroom with a bathroom, almost like a catwalk.

Beneath the stair a hidden guest room enjoys water views via a nearly hidden sliding door; this compact space feels like a true hideaway, a private nook for guests to enjoy.

Room Dividers

Check out the stylish Sotto hanging room divider, from Nexxt by Linea, with its retro-chic geometric cutouts and sophisticated walnut veneer finish.

Measuring 40 inches wide by 88 inches high with multiple assembly options to suit your desired look, simply attach it to the ceiling with the hanging bar or hang it as a wall decor creating an impact like no other.

What’s unique about this decorative room divider is that it comes in various designs and sizes, providing a nice partition in a room while still maintaining an open, airy feel – Perfect for the bedroom, bathroom, or foyer and simply ideal for dividing up large living spaces like studios, lofts, and open floor plans.

Outdoor Lighting

The Solar Tree

Solar landscape lighting or solar outdoor lighting, as you might call it, is on the rise!
Artemide, an Italian company specializing in designer lighting systems, and the German company Sharp Solar, the world’s largest producer of photovoltaic (PV) cells has joined forces to produce the Solar Tree, designed by British designer – Ross Lovegrove.

These solar landscape lighting trees prototype provided enough light during the night-time at the Ringstrasse in Vienna, Austria, although the sun did not show for as much as four days in a row. The branches of the solar tree were decorated with 10 solar lamps, each one comprising 36 solar cells; they also had rechargeable batteries and electronic systems.

“The solar cells on the tree were able to store enough electricity in spite of receiving no direct solar light for days at a time because of the clouds. They showed that solar trees really are a practical form of street lighting,” Christina Werner from Cultural Project Management (Kulturelles Projektmanagement, Vienna) told RenewableEnergyAccess.com.

The Corona Outdoor Lighting System 

Corona is not just a good beer. It is also the new outdoor solar lighting system by Tokyo industrial designer, Shane Kohatsu and environmental designer, Emi Fujita.

This solar-powered outdoor lighting system can be staked to the ground, attached to a wall, or simply placed on a table top. It transforms sunlight into energy during the day, and its LEDs automatically start to glow when the sun sets. This outdoor solar light is composed of several pieces, no glues or fasteners, so it could be easy to dissemble for recycling.

The Corona outdoor solar light resembles in its delicate form, a carved plate being balanced on a stick by an eager circus juggler.

Lighthouse Oil Lamps

When we think about a lighthouse a few pictures can pop into our minds. Along with those pictures a certain feeling of being safe and secured washes over us. That is the effect given by the Lighthouse Oil Lamp – a stylish lamp that glows like a bonfire in the dark.

This unique lamp is equipped with a newly developed oil burner that really lights up the night. Furthermore, it has a unique filling system that makes it possible to fill the oil from above, so there’s no need to take the lamp apart. With a large flame, your backyard will light up, spreading a comforting glow. This is a light of a safe shore.

A light is an entire new world. Whether it is a romantic ambiance you’re after or a chill-out atmosphere, light is the best way to address it. The effect of a massive light given by a huge flame is tremendous; scaring away darkness isn’t just a saying it’s a living action. With the Lighthouse Oil Lamp this action comes to life with a maximum effect. It’s time for you to scare the dark in your backyard.

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