Many style guides tend to focus on the historical side of Asian interior styling, often highlighting homes decorated with ornate antiques and bold symbolic colors. But what about interiors created with modern design fans in mind? These two beautiful homes – both located in Taiwan – demonstrate the sophisticated and minimalistic interior design trends popular . . .
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.
3 Natural Interior Concepts With Floor-To-Ceiling Windows
Haven’t you always admired homes with gorgeous floor-to-ceiling windows? They make it seem so easy to integrate natural decor elements because the real thing is right there, behind nothing but a pane of glass. Each of the following homes place a heavy emphasis on natural elements but each one takes a different approach. The first . . .
A Chic Pair Of Interiors With Natural Neutral Design
Why are natural neutrals such a good starting point for an interior design project? Organic themes offer so many choices and almost every natural hue coordinates well with the others. Plus, natural materials are easy to adapt when it’s time to change to something more vibrant. It’s the ultimate win-win decor theme! If you’re looking . . .
3 Modern Homes in Many Shades of Gray
Gray is a bit of an underdog when it comes to interior color schemes – perhaps because of its association with gloomy clouds and rainstorms. But these homes prove that gray can be just as bright, cheerful, and inviting as any other choice. It’s a great option for modern homes, a necessity for monochromatic palettes, . . .
3 Stunning Homes With Exposed Brick Accent Walls
Brick is undeniably warm, beautiful, and timeless. But those who are lucky enough to have brick walls may face one of several common dilemmas like the desire to brighten a room with a fresh coat of paint, the struggle involved with restoring brick in disrepair, or the inability to hang a picture with a standard . . .
Two Apartments With Texture: One Soft, One Sleek
Which texture theme do you prefer: soft and cozy or sleek and glossy? It’s hard to choose between two styles that work so well – and the choice becomes even more difficult once you realize just how much new finishes and patterns can change the atmosphere of a home. If you’re thinking about switching up . . .
Three Luxurious Apartments With Dark Modern Interiors
Slate, ebony, leather – luxurious materials like these are the backbone of a sophisticated dark interior. They bring to mind the sound of clinking of cocktail glasses, the subtle aroma of fine old books, and memories of a time before designers felt the pressure to paint everything white for the sake of raw minimalism. The . . .
4 Sleek Interiors Where Wood Takes Center Stage
These four interiors rely on bold wood details to breathe life into otherwise minimalistic spaces – and the effect is tremendous! Here, wood isn’t just another building material. Each space cuts down on unnecessary details, using simple decor and subdued color palettes to give the bold wood elements a chance to shine. The results are . . .
Small Apartments With Cheerful Colorful Accents
Carefully scaled furniture and smart arrangement schemes are two well-known ways to deal with small floor plans. But color plays an important role in perceived spaciousness too! Using color everywhere can create a quirky and homey aesthetic, but in some cases, the visual busyness can make an already cramped space feel even smaller than it . . .
4 Beautiful Homes with a White Theme
Pops of color, chevron stripes, and sparkling chandeliers aren’t right for everyone. For home that displays a timeless elegance and conveys a sense of calm to anyone who crosses the threshold there is perhaps no better choice than white. From rich cream shades to cool, classic marble to pure flat white paint, it creates an . . .
A Midcentury Inspired Apartment with Scandinavian Tendencies
The midcentury style might have become a bit of a cliche, but when it serves as the inspiration for a space rather than full on theme, it is much more successful. That is easy to see in this Saint Petersburg apartment design for a young couple. The team at INT2 Architecture uses a few carefully . . .
Two Lovely Apartments Featuring Wood Paneling
Wood paneling of yesteryear might’ve included some cheap faux wood lining a dark, damp basement or perhaps some unattainable antique wainscoting. But the wood panel options in both of these featured homes are not just elegant, but modern and of course, an attainable option for today’s homeowners. Take a look at how these creative designers . . .
Interior Design For Musicians: 2 Classy Music Themed Home Designs
No matter who we are, the place we live reflects our deepest thoughts, dreams, and preferences. But when we are creative people, that is perhaps even more true. The two home featured here both belong to musicians. It is clear that their love of creativity and music in particular inform their design choices. When you . . .
Concrete Finish Studio Apartments: Ideas & Inspiration
Concrete gets a bad rap. It describes a drab, matte color. An unfinished building. A cracked sidewalk. But as industrial design has taken over a good deal of the trendy element, concrete has become more and more stylish. The studio apartments featured here use concrete to to create a chic, urban, unfinished appeal without actually . . .
Modern Thai Home Inspiration: Beautiful Images Captured By Photographer Soopakorn Srisakul
Thai design and Thai homes in particular have a long and storied history. From rich colors and handmade tapestries to creative decorative art pieces and glamorous carved wood, Thai style tells its own unique story. In today’s Thai homes, these traditional features are woven in with the clean lines and modern elements that have clear . . .
4 Stylish Homes with Slanted Ceilings
Penthouse apartments and hotels sit perched on the top of high-rise buildings in every city. But living on the top floor isn’t reserved for millionaires. The homes in this post have exposed sloped ceilings and skylights, giving their rooms a hugely open and luxurious feel, making it seems as though there is even more space . . .
Three Homes with a Contemporary Twist on Rustic Design
Vintage styles certainly have their appeal. But when you go for a full authentic vintage option, you also run a lot of risks. A vintage sofa, for example, will probably fall apart much sooner than a brand new one and a vintage rug is sure to have its fair share of stains. In the three . . .
Verdant Vertical Gardens Bring Beauty Indoors
Supporting the environment and natural beauty is one thing when you are laying on the beach watching the waves lap onto the shore or when you are high atop a mountain surveying the land below. In your house or apartment, nature can be a bit of a tricky beast. After all, while your dog might . . .
Exposed Brick: Two Ways
The look of exposed brick has always captured appeal. There’s something so interesting about the texture and the subtleties of color in brick that it’s no surprise to find it preserved in lofts, apartments, and other living spaces. In this post, we’ll explore two different uses of exposed brick in two very distinct living spaces. . . .
Four Sunny and Stunning California Interiors from Commune Designs
For people who care about preserving historic buildings and take their inspiration from designs of the past, it is always distressing when an old building is renovated and/or entirely destroyed in the process of trying to make something old into something new. For their part, the team at Commune Design has made it their mission . . .
Dark Neutrals and Clean Lines Unite Six Stylish Homes
Bright, bold colors and pretty pastels or even wildly white designs all have their place. Plenty have been featured here. But there is also something lovely about cool, dark, neutral tones. The six homes featured in this post are all different in their designs, but they are united in their use of shades of gray, . . .