Design themes are often touted as be-alls and end-alls. Minimalist tones must be in eggshell, white and with inbuilt decorations. Scandinavian interiors mark eclecticism, where tiled walls meet light wooden floors and smooth, wide panes. This clever design visualised by Maxim Nizovkin mixes a few of your favourite design themes together. Block-colouring wows in block . . .
Author: Lisa
50 Travel-Themed Home Decor Accessories To Affirm Your Wanderlust
Travelling is cheaper and more accessible than ever before. Whether it’s the ancient sights of Rome, beautiful beaches of Indonesia, temple ruins of Thailand or snowy slopes of Canada you’re dreaming of, everyone has a place they’d rather be. Celebrate your inner wanderlust with these travel-themed accessories. Remind yourself of that battered suitcase you used . . .
Living Rooms With Exposed Brick Walls
Adjoining houses, renovating an old build, or simply stuck for an effortlessly-cool living room design? An exposed brick wall could solve all your problems. Whether you’re after the look of the Mediterranean, cool, relaxed and rustic; or a Scandinavian-inspired, low-key background peopled with bookcases; or an industrial haven perfect for sipping drip coffee amongst fur . . .
Six Scandinavian Interiors That Make The Lived-in Look Inspirational
Design magazines are famous for creating spaces that exude beauty – but not practicality. White, expansive couches with ornate gold fixtures and marbled tiles gloss over many of their pages, an inspiration to us all. Yet, modern life often makes interiors unachievable. Piled with chores, guests and kids’ mess on a daily basis, it’s pretty . . .
Spacious-Looking, One Bedroom Apartment With Dark Wood Accents
City apartments are abundant, central – and often tiny. For the modern urbanite building a beautiful interior, the apartment’s compact nature can be challenging. This studio by Insight Studio in Minsk, Belarus, is a compromise between a convenient location and a contemporary design. Combining the main living areas in one innovative space makes dark corridors . . .
Attic Conversion Creates A Warm, Contemporary Home (With Floor Plans)
A family home doesn’t need to come in a standard format. A two-storey dream, this attic conversion has all the elements a great interior requires. Making the most of skylights, multi-levels, and sloping architectural features, this home designed by Ilya Eroshevich and Eugene Shilov holds a contemporary look in an unconventional location. Briefed to inject . . .
3 Studio Apartments Under 50sqm For City-Dwelling Couples (Including Floor Plans)
To make it big, living close to the city is often a must. Big cities hold big jobs – and the networking culture to support them. Many young couples move to further their careers, sacrificing a larger home space in the process. These three studio apartments under 50sqm show that living and working in style . . .
50 Best Reading Nooks We Have Ever Come Across
The perfect reading spot is not easy to find. Comfortable reading chairs and lounges can do the job – but the avid reader knows they need a proper setting. These 50 nooks and crannies consider the wants of the lover of a good read. Whether you’d like to hole up in a library wall, lounge . . .
36 Unique Desk & Wall Calendars To Help You Get Ready For The New Year
2017 is coming – and so is the need for a new calendar. Gone is this year’s calendar, covered with scribbles; gone are the big dates, counted down by preceding days. Get ready for the New Year and its new promise with our selection of the top fifty 2017 calendars. Available in watercolour, geometrics, architectural . . .
Two Muted-Tone, Exposed-Brick Pads for Young Families
Young families and contemporary interiors are not always the best of friends. Kids mean playtime – cooking, drawing, running around – and invariably, a mess that just won’t fit with your new white couch. Avoid crayoned white walls and large stains on your shagpile by using easy-to-clean, industrial materials – like these two family homes . . .
32 Fabulous 4 Poster Beds That Make An Awesome Bedroom
Originally for the royals, four poster beds carry a regal quality that translates across many cultures. Draped with luxurious velveteen bed fittings, they can carry a princess. In the islands, traditional white linen drapes over streaks of bright silk, nestled between a four-poster’s carved posts. In more modern times, the four poster can take on . . .
50 Unique Desk & Alarm Clocks
Waking up in the morning is not as pleasant as it could be. Loud rings, beeps and tones shatter the silence – and your sleepy relaxation from the night before. Yet, alarm clocks have come a long way – and developed many more benefits than they might have had in the ‘80’s. These days, you . . .
Home Decor Gifts For Photography Lovers
Looking for a gift for someone who is not an architect or a book lover? Are they into photography? If so, look no further. Celebrate your loved ones’ photography with home décor that mimics their passions. Want to track the evolution of the modern photographer from the caveman? Show it in a wall decal. Want . . .
Home Decor Gifts For Book Lovers
Books, books, and more books. Who can get enough of them? From the musty old smell of an antique bookshop to the crisp, white pages of a newly-bought piece, the allure of reading is one savoured and cherished. How can you share such a solitary activity with others? These forty-six finds, acting as gifts or . . .
3 Small Studio Apartments That Exude Luxurious Space
Studio apartments are not renowned for spaciousness. Compact, convenient, and packed with tight corners, they rely on innovative tricks to make the most of their space. These three apartments for three different types of residents – a couple, double-income-no-kids couple, and young man in his twenties – show how a studio can achieve a sleek, . . .
Black & White Scandinavian Interiors That Explore The Dark Side
Two trends of the moment, black and white and Scandinavian themes can make quite a pair. We’ve found two apartments that use the trends wisely, putting Scandinavia’s busy simplicity and black and white’s dramatic effects to good design use. The first space, sultry and evocative in film noir, leads out to a kitchen framed in . . .
52 Unique Drink Coasters To Help You Keep Your Stains Off In Style
We all have quirks and luxuries we would love to indulge. Yet agate doesn’t always work with interiors, emojis don’t always light up your kitchen, and marble and slate make for expensive kitchen benchtops. Create it in a coaster instead? Problem solved. These fifty-two coasters range from sophisticated and trending wooden, concrete and stone designs . . .
4 Small Apartment Interiors Embracing Character Themes
A small apartment need not obstruct style. These four spaces under 100sqm create characterful and contemporary living areas. White walls meet light wood with artistic, calligraphed wall decals. Dark, dangerous colours meet slate flooring and street lighting. Muted tones meet beige and clean lines. Large panes of concrete are offered respite in pops of brilliant . . .
34 Wooden Wall Clocks To Warm Up Your Interior
Every interior can benefit from warm, wooden tones to fire up those cold winter nights. What better way to inject the rustic than with a wooden wall clock? Themed, Scandinavian, unbranded or for the kids, these thirty-four clocks add interest and a smile to a wide range of interiors. Rustic homes are greeted by a . . .
4 Asian-Influenced Interiors That Exude the East
With many design influences springing from the West – Nordic, Scandinavian, French – we sometimes forget about the luxuries of the East. Simplistic with a taste of a different kind of rustic, they offer modern elegance with a twist. Lush plant life joins with simple slatted windows and rough-shod wood to create the feel of . . .
Gorgeous Contemporary Home with Autumnal-Hued Decor
As Christmas nears, autumn makes its way to many of our homes around the globe. Gone are the fresh, light, summery hues, replaced with a darker, warmer, more comforting palette. An easy way to introduce these hues, without using darker (and often more expensive) wood tones, is to inject burnt orange and olive green – . . .