Ok, so it seems as though we’ve been covering quite a few caravan stories recently – guilty as charged! But can you really blame us? These luxury vehicle design concepts just keep getting more creative and loaded with the coolest features and high-end amenities. Granted the furniture is made out of Corian to minimize vibration . . .
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Creating Outdoor Spaces for Country Living
Let’s face it, nobody wants to bring their furniture indoors every time it rains in effort to prevent mold and rusting. So unless you use your noggin, creating outdoor spaces may become challenging (and a bit expensive) if your furniture is inevitably exposed to the elements. But alas, we’ve gathered a quaint collection of country . . .
Indoor Plants that Purify Air in Living Spaces
We thought this post would pertain to everyone since most of us live indoors and in major cities where the air quality outdoors has been shown to be cleaner than the air inside of our homes. With all the pollutants and gasses that rarely get to escape, our homes have become havens for walking allergens . . .
Awesome Interactive Wall
When technology meets office design to create an eye catching workplace viewable from blocks away, we can’t help but be tinkled pink at the thought. The events agency Büro Hirzberger hired one of the best techie talents, Austrian design agency Strukt Design Studio to create a digitally enhanced wall that would capture the essence of . . .
IKEA 2011 Catalog [Full]
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We had broken news a few days back about the catalog sneak peaks that IKEA were giving us blogosphere folks. Well, it’s official now. IKEA’s catalog for 2011 is out and as promised we bring you snaps of their latest goodies for the year ahead. Enjoy! The full catalog is embedded in PDF format below. . . .
Brilliant Photography by Gregor Collienne
We thought long and hard before giving this a go and it was the sheer beauty of these photos that finally tempted us to feature this. Gregor Colliene is the man behind these visuals and his whimsical series of photos are a mix of surrealism + humour. Most of these photos show impossible situations merged . . .
IKEA 2011 Catalog Preview
These days one could be forgiven for believing IKEA is to furniture what Apple is to tech. The secretive nature of the two companies, the massive fan following, the hype around new product announcements, the similarities are striking. And here is the latest bit of evidence that just seals the case: controlled media leaks. To . . .
Winners of 2010 New Zealand Architecture Awards
This spring the 2010 New Zealand Architectural Awards recognized the country’s most distinguished buildings for their unique architectural designs. The categories that were assessed varied from residential and commercial architecture to interior and sustainable architecture. Every project was assessed and judged on their exemplary design solutions and degree of sophistication and innovation. It was a . . .
EVOLVER: Cool 720 Degree Continuous Turn Viewing Structure
Home? No. Cool? Yes. This spiral viewing structure built to savour the stunning panorama surrounding lake Stelli, Zermatt, is the joint effort of a group of students from ALICE studio, an architectural institute in Switzerland. Made completely in wood and supported by 24 twisted frames, the EVOLVER was designed to serve as both a destination . . .
Just 4 More Days for Our Facebook Contest To End!
The clock is ticking and if you haven’t participated yet in Home Designing’s Facebook contest yet, now would be a good time! We just have 4 days to go before the competition winds up on June 17th. A reminder again of what is up for grabs. First Prize – $100 + The Book of Inspirational . . .
3 More Cool eBooks Bundled With ‘The Book of Inspirational Interiors’
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better! We are bundling in three additional freebies along with ‘The Book of Inspirational Interiors‘ for a limited time. The books included are: 1. 50 Inspirational Color Palettes 2. 50 Awesome Architecture and Interior Design Websites 3. 50 Design and Decor Tweeters to Follow on Twitter 1. . . .
Interior Photography From Pia Ulin
Swedish photographer Pia Ulin clicks some delightful pictures. Her photos of surreal interiors serve not only as amazing art pieces, but also as inspiration for your own space. Whether you live in a reconverted space, or a tiny city apartment, many of her photos feature urban dwelling in small space. Her use of color contrasts . . .
Participate in Home Designing’s Facebook contest and win prizes!
We are excited to roll out a new contest at Home-Designing where you could win exciting prizes! What You Get to Win 1. At the end of the contest we pick three winners from the participants. First Prize – $100 + The Book of Inspirational Interiors* Second Prize – $50 + The Book of Inspirational . . .
Wickedest. Garage. Ever.
The only reason why this garage did not make it to our list of cool garage designs last year is, well, we didn’t know about it then. Joe Pires’s hangar home in Florida, USA sports one wicked garage that is sure to have a lasting impression on anybody who sees it. What is so special . . .
Concept Hotel Designed On The Iconic Hollywood Sign
Los Angeles’ iconic Hollywood sign is in a spot of bother. Private owners of the land around the sign are considering to sell their spaces to developers who many fear would use these areas commercially to build hotels or board up advertisements that might obscure the sign. To prevent this, the non-profit Public Trust For . . .
Cool Attic Spaces and Ideas
Most attics live and die without ever having an identity of their own. If planned well, they can be put to good use. The attic can be transformed into an office or a lounge. It can either act as your study or just a room where you can chill out. If you are an artist, . . .
Home Gym Design Tips and Pictures
If you are health conscious, having a gym membership can prove to be a worthy investment. But if you are disciplined and self motivated having a home-gym is a decision you will always be proud of. The burning question is where to start from? Here are some quick tips to consider once you are decided . . .
Fantastic City Made from Toothpicks
As a kid, Stan Munro made a toothpick structure that could hold a desk. Since then his natural talent has transcended the toothpick to a serious form of art and design. After putting in years of hardwork and patience Stan came out with his first toothpick city in 2005. It had 50 of the world’s . . .
Last Day To Get The Book of Inspirational Interiors at 50%
Its been an exciting couple of weeks since we launched our first eBook. The sales have been absolutely brilliant and we want to thank everyone who trusted us and decided to go for it! Your responses have been very motivating and we are able to say, at this point, that we are yet to have . . .
A post targeted towards our non-web-savvy audience
A video that I saw recently prompted me to think more deeply as to how we communicate with our non tech-savvy audience and generally people who are quite new to the web. Coming to think about it, I now see that things can appear way too complicated and confusing to them. The explosive growth of . . .
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