Decorating your home can seem an infinite challenge. What colour scheme and theme will you go for? Which pieces in your current abode will you take or store away? Designing in black, white and wood can offer a simple, contemporary solution. These two interiors, both using black, white and IKEA-friendly pale wood, show how to . . .
Category: Designs by Style
Here you will find designs classified according to their style. Classic, Modern, Contemporary, Country, French style, Italian, Spanish, Oriental, Chinese, Japanese, well… you get the drift.
5 Beautiful Studio Apartments
Take a look through a gallery of 5 stylish contemporary studio apartments gathered together for your personal perusal. If you’re looking for ideas or inspiration, these studios are an ideal place to start looking. Each has an abundance of motivation. Expertly styled for different tastes and preferences, all of them cater to the needs of . . .
Join The Industrial Loft Revolution
There’s something so poetic in taking an old factory and turning it into a modern home. Designers take something old and dilapidated and give it a new purpose fit for the 21st century. This trend has taken the world by storm- decrepit factories, warehouses and offices are being transformed into state-of-the-art lofts. We’re going to . . .
4 First Home Interior Ideas With A Scandinavian Twist
Buying your first home can be a messy business. Finding a good location, the right amenities, and a space you’d like to live in all present difficulties. Decorating your first interior is no different. How can you find the easiest and most cost-efficient way to make your small space shine? These four examples of Scandinavian . . .
Find Greyspiration In 3 Sophisticated, Modern Grey Spaces
Grey is not usually equated with exciting. Evocative of boredom, it is nevertheless finds expression in many contemporary designs – and there is a reason why. Grey is versatile. The colour between black and white, it finds depth of shadow to enhance traditional and modern living spaces. Compatible with a range of themes, it adds . . .
Handsome Small Apartments With Open Concept Layouts
Open concept apartments offer a sense of openness and visual freedom but certainly present stylistic challenges for designers and residents alike. Much like studio apartments, these spaces require a certain level of aesthetic cohesiveness while marking each functional space with its own sense of individuality – it’s all about balance. This tour presents three open . . .
Grey And White Interior Design Inspiration From Scandinavia
Grey and white are often used as background or complementary colours. Muted, easy to design around and pair with Scandinavian style, they are often the supporting act, not the feature. What if your dream interior combined just those colours – just grey and white? These three Scandinavian-inspired homes show that grey and white need not . . .
Two Modern Minimalist Apartments With Subtle Luxurious Details
Modern minimalism is everywhere – and there’s no question as to why. It’s the go-to choice for staging interior architecture concepts, it’s a versatile backdrop for furniture ads, and magazines rightfully feature the residents of these meticulous spaces whenever an innovative example pops up. This post looks at two minimalist homes with open concept living . . .
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 . . .
3 Open Layout Apartments That Use Clever Space-Saving Techniques
Are you looking for ways to make your open layout apartment feel a little more open and spacious? This post looks at three apartments that get it right – from smart storage solutions to hideaway beds and multipurpose furniture, these homes have plenty of inspiration to offer. But that’s not all! Each one takes a . . .
4 Gorgeous Homes With Matte Black Walls
How do you feel about black walls in the home? It may seem like an unusual choice in an era where bright white and subtle pastels dominate the top design trends, but that’s what gives black so much appeal – it’s bold and daring, exuding a sense of sophistication anywhere. This post looks at three . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
3 Small Apartments That Rock Uncommon Color Schemes [With Floor Plans]
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Compact living spaces offer significant challenges when it comes to color planning, especially in the case of studios and open concept layouts. An open line of sight means that every accent interacts with the next – at once a restriction and a catalyst for creativity. Popular options include solid-color blocking, tertiary arrangements, thematic palettes, and . . .
Two Different Springtime Themes In Two Small Apartments
Have you ever wondered what your home would look like had you chosen a different decor theme? After all the colors are picked out and all the decorations are in place, it can be difficult to imagine it any other way (at least until you decide to do it all over again). But this interior . . .
4 Monochrome, Minimalist Spaces Creating Black and White Magic
Monochrome is a trend that is here to stay. Equal parts classic and classy, its edgy tones have won fans across all spaces of interior design. Similarly, minimalist interiors have enjoyed fervent favour over the last ten years. What do you get when you combine the two? Minimalist, monochromatic living spaces. These four homes put . . .
50 Steampunk Style Home Decor Items Celebrating the Mechanical Side of Life
Little-known by the masses, steampunk has jumped as a trend in the last ten years. Inspired by 19th Century technologies with a space-age twist, think technology the way we wanted it to be pre the Industrial Revolution – not the way it is now. Think gadgets, stilettos, corsets, large mechanical pumps coming out of the . . .
4 Interiors That Harmonise Clutter Using Scandinavian Style
Beautifully-designed home interiors often have one thing in common: a lack of clutter. Streamlined to perfection with minimal accessories in sight, they offer a picturesque example of what we would like to achieve – but struggle to – on an everyday basis. These four homes make the beautiful achievable, using Scandinavian design as a basic . . .
Inspiring Examples Of Use Of Grey In Luxury Interior Design
As Fifty Shades of Grey has proven, grey doesn’t have to be boring. Resplendent in a range of possible textures, grey is an intermediary between two non-colours – black and white – adding depth wherever it goes. Whether minimalistic or modern, grey is possible on a wider range of fixtures than many of its coloured . . .
Cottage Chic Meets Industrial Decor In This Amazing Milan Apartment
It’s a combination of photo studio, styling lab, creative office. But above all, it’s the gorgeous and endlessly fascinating home of Milan-based photographer Paulina Arcklin. The interior features a contrast of texture and theme – rough industrial accents add depth and character to their light Scandinavian inspired backdrop, its ethereal quality constantly grounded by creative . . .
3 Light, White and Minimalist Homes Inspiring Clarity of Mind
Minimalist home decor is often considered a backdrop for more dramatic features. Bright fixtures, unusual finds or striking textures are expected to dominate white spaces. The question is – what if white space was the central feature? These three home designs by Oporski Architektura exemplify spaces that have both character and white space at hand. . . .
