If you are an architect from India, here is a contest you might be interested in. The Indian Institute of Architects is inviting applicants to submit entries for their prestigious IIA National Awards for Excellence in Architecture. This year’s awards, hosted by the IIA Trivandrum Centre of the Kerala Chapter, aims to acknowledge the best . . .
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A New Website From Home Designing!
Long term followers of Home Designing may know we have been covering home and interiors for more than a decade. Just to give some perspective, when the first post of Home Designing went live, there was no Pinterest, Instagram, or Google Chrome. Serving inspiration to people – be it ideas to decorate your home or . . .
Indoor Skylights: 37 Beautiful Examples To Tempt You To Have One For Yourself
Skylights can completely change the feel of a room. They don’t just let in more natural light, they also create a much more open feeling of space. By adding glass to a low ceiling you can make it feel higher, seeing the sky through a high ceiling gives it the illusion of being part of . . .
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We would love to hear your thoughts and feedback on how we can improve Home Designing to better suit the needs of you, the reader. Please help us by answering a few questions in this survey we have prepared for you. We will keep it short, we promise! If you are reading this through email, . . .
Product Of The Week: Ceramic Owl Succulent Planters
Can you resist these cute little things? Recommended Reading: 50 Owl Home Decor Items Every Owl Lover Should Have Beautiful Bird Figurines 50 Unique Animal Planters To Help You Bring Nature Indoors
33 Gorgeous Makeup Vanities Plus Tips To Help You Accessorize Yours
Everybody likes to look at their very best for the day–or their night out–and a vanity unit is a bit of kit that is designed to help us do exactly that – but how can we give our dressing tables a stylish look all of their very own? We have put together this extensive collection . . .
Captivating Architectural Illustrations Of Homes Around The World
We don’t normally feature illustrative artwork but when something like this comes along it is hard to ignore. These captivating drawings feature homes of all different styles of architecture, from all different parts of the world. By using bold sweeping line and colour density, designer Muhammed Sajid has achieved a set of visuals that would . . .
Spectacular Black & White Illustrations Of Iconic Architectural Landmarks By Designer Andrea Minini
Every city has an architectural landmark, but not all landmarks are made equal. What makes a landmark as famous as the Burj Khalifa? It’s not height (although it could be with the Burj), not grandeur, not beauty. Andrea Minini, today’s featured illustrator, thinks it might be speed. “What I love in graphic design is speed”, . . .
Fantastic Reimagination Of Iconic Russian Landmarks By Carioca Studio
Carioca Studio takes the creative liberty to visualize how some of Russia’s most famous buildings might look if they were part of a much grander vision. These images depict the current facades as just the tip of an iceberg in an imaginary world where more colossal structures lie hidden beneath the surface. Great art almost . . .
50 Creative Ways To Incorporate Book Storage In & Around Stairs
Love books? Love stairs? These fifty unique designs make the most of that tight little cranny under your staircase. Use a block frame to hide books beneath, as they line sturdy shelves your feet walk over. Wrap a winding steel staircase around existing walls of bookshelves, immersing yourself in the reading experience. Put books within . . .
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 . . .
Mesmerizing Modernist Sandcastles By Calvin Seibert
Colorado native Calvin Seibert grew up on a construction site, wandering out after-hours to play with the large mounds of sand left behind. His experimentation with sandcastles began hundreds and hundreds of miles away from an ocean but the love of the craft stuck with him. Now he travels to various beaches to create impermanent . . .
50 Amazing Art Prints Of Foxes For Your Walls
Cheeky and quirky, foxes are nature’s way of having fun. Whether bounding around in a forest or slyly devising plans, the world’s 25 species of fox are celebrated widely in ancient culture and folklore. Think Mr Fox, Fantastic Fox, FireFox and – what does the fox say? Lounge in the love of foxes with fifty . . .
Surreal Architectural Illustrations By Cinta Vidal Agulló
Barcelona-based illustrator Cinta Vidal Agulló turns architectural drawing on its head with these surreal urban landscapes that reflect the idea that we all live in one world, but the inner dimensions we experience may not match the realities that others perceive. These clever plays on perspective are reminiscent of M.C. Escher’s impossible geometries, but this . . .
Architectural Flow: Surrealist Home Illustrations By Neyra
Exterior home visualisation is often the domain of photographers or architects. The segue between the external and internal spaces, and any abstract artistic interplay between them, is often left out of the puzzle. Visualiser Fer Neyra breaks these traditional boundaries with his artful pencil and watercolour sketches. Surrealist shapes are housed in unconventional geometric outlines . . .
Two Homes That Emphasize Storage And Display
For those who collect, display areas might be the most important part of a home design. The two homes highlighted in this post belong to collectors of books and decorative treasures, necessitating a large amount of space for storage without compromising on style. The first home actually substitutes shelving in place of interior walls – . . .
25 Unique Staircase Designs To Take Center Stage In Your Home
Custom open-wall staircases are fast becoming a favorite feature of ultramodern interiors, the sharp engineering and artful construction bringing beauty to an otherwise utilitarian feature of the home. They can serve as interactive sculptures or as beloved pieces of furniture in their own right. This post features 25 unique staircases that push the boundaries and . . .
Watercolor Floorplans from Recent Television Shows and Films
Exploring the sets of famous films and television shows is a fun way to see interior design through a filmmaker’s eyes. And sometimes, it’s even a little startling to see what those spaces look like in context and without the perfect framing the camera provides. This post features a few gorgeous layouts from the Floor . . .
Four Homes With Four Different Takes on Integrated Storage
Ever wondered how those magazine-worthy modern homes maintain such a clean and flawless interior? “Where do they put their STUFF?” It’s a good question! While freestanding bookshelves and standalone cabinets can actually contribute to the cluttered look, smart integrated storage looks like it actually belongs, as if it were part of the architecture itself – . . .
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, . . .
6 Clean and Simple Home Designs for Comfortable Living
If you want to live a comfortable life, you need to start with a comfortable space. The homes featured here are certainly not the most ornate that we have ever seen. They use stylish elements that do not go so far as to be called minimalist but also do not clutter and decorate a space . . .