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• Contemporary Residence in Lima: Casa CC by Longhi Architects
• 10 Curb Appeal Ideas to Attract Homebuyers
• Box-Like Modern Trojan Horse: Casa Troyana by Jackson Clements Burrows
• Exceptional Recreation of an Elegant 1973 Chair Design by Verpan
• Intimate Brisbane Residence with Beautiful Private and Entertaining Spaces
• How to Warm up your Dark Hallway Interiors

Contemporary Residence in Lima: Casa CC by Longhi Architects Posted: 26 May 2011 05:03 AM PDT Casa CC is an imposing residence designed by Longhi Architects, an experienced team from Lima, Peru. The contemporary crib is located on Misterio beach and has magnificent, unobstructed views. According to the project developers, the 4,190 square-foot house is made up of two distinct volumes: one cube built in exposed concrete comes from the earth while the second one located 2.40 m apart and made out of glass looks as if it is "floating" on the site. The "concrete block" houses the social area of the dwelling in its lower levels and the master bedroom at the top. The "glass block" accommodates the children's area in two levels. The space in between the blocks is occupied by a staircase designed as a series of sculptural elements that connect the hard appear of concrete to the soft look of glass provoking light and shadow effects as the sun visits the house during different hours of the day. The indoor decors are in complete harmony with the exterior architecture and concrete is present in almost every room, ensuring a clean and sober atmosphere. How do you appreciate this design approach? Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Casa Nova Lima: Unusual residence nestled in a carpet of green Casa Gutierrez in El Salvador by P&P Architects Creative Renovation Unveiling a Contemporary Residence in Sydney Charming Modern Residence in Concrete and Glass Magnificent Artistic Home with an Art Gallery in Brasil Contemporary Riverfront Amalfi Residence Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

10 Curb Appeal Ideas to Attract Homebuyers Posted: 26 May 2011 03:02 AM PDT The first thing homebuyers will look at when they arrive at your home is your front yard. The color of your home, the landscaping, walkways, and if the home is attractive from the outside, will be all that is on their minds. Regardless of the fact that you just put new appliances in the kitchen, or you have gorgeous hardwood floors, if the curb appeal is not attractive, many homeowners will never make it inside your home.  Ensure that your home is appealing from the curb, with these 10 ideas to attract your future homebuyers. 1.)   Color of your exterior home: Before you start on the yard, start on your physical exterior of your home. Look at neighboring homes, and drive through the neighborhood to get the general aesthetic, and color palette of other homes. While your house doesn't have to be the same color, it should be within the same historic or aesthetic color palette as neighboring homes. Consider repainting your home, or pressure washing siding or brick. 2.) Accentuate the accents of your home: Whether you have shutters that adorn the sides of your exterior windows, or columns that greet potential homebuyers on the front porch, ensure they are all immaculate in restoration, upkeep and they are in good condition. Ensure that low planters, brick walls, fences, exterior lighting, and garage entryways are free of debris and all damaged areas have been repaired. 3.) Interior finishes don't hinder the outside appeal: For many homeowners the thought of standing outside their home and looking back at the house isn't considered. Interior finishes such as window treatments; window hanging decorations, and window obstructions, such as furniture in front of windows can be seen from the curb. Ensure furniture, window treatments, and other interior elements cannot be seen from the street, or they are in complimenting colors to the outside of the home. 4.) Walkway and entry areas: The next area homebuyers will look at are the entryways to get into your home. Consider the driveway, sidewalk, stairs, and stepping stone pathways around your home and clear these of weeds, debris, and pressure wash concrete, brick, and pavers to give a clean appeal to your stepping areas. If preventable, try not to park cars in the driveway, especially if they leek oil and leave unsightly stains on the concrete. 5.) Bring in unsightly items: Curb appeal is also associated with how your family lives on a day-to-day basis while your home is up for sale. Ensure toys, garbage cans, yard debris filled trash bags, and garden tools are picked up immediately after using them. Items left out for days on end, gives your home an unkept look, and forms opinions in homebuyers minds about the upkeep of your home. 6.) Manicured grounds are ideal: Take a look at your lawn area and determine the condition of the grass and surrounding plant beds. While a newly cut and trimmed lawn is ideal, so is healthy landscaping. If you have dead spots, weeds, and unsightly poor areas of your lawn, consider hiring a lawn service or landscaping professional to get your lawn looking ideal as possible. 7.) Year-round beauty is essential: Homebuyers purchase homes year-round, which means your foliage and grounds shouldn't have an excuse to not look attractive. From colorful foliage in the warmer months, to well manicured structure and form of trees and evergreen plants in the colder months. Shake off the excuse that the season has to dictate how well you keep up your curb appeal! 8.) Replace welcoming elements: Believe it or not, elements such as the mailbox, house numbers and door hardware can make a big impression on homebuyers. If you've lived in your home for a while, consider buying new elements and replace the old ones. These small elements can send a welcoming impression and are relatively inexpensive to replace. 9.) Spruce up outdoor furniture: Whether you have garden furniture on your front porch, or you have outdoor lounging furniture on your back patio, spruce up their appearance with fresh cushions, throw pillows, and newly painted or pressure washed surfaces. Similarly, to the furniture inside your home, leisure areas are always appealing to homebuyers. 10.) Add instant color: If you want to bring instant color to your curb appeal, consider planters with seasonal plants at your front door, positioned throughout your yard, and at the sides of your garage entry. Potted plants will add instant color to the overall appearance of your home, and will make homebuyers happy to come see more inside. Curb appeal of your home doesn't have to be difficult; in fact many homeowners feel sprucing up the exterior is easier than the interior! Use these 10 tips to welcome homebuyers and make them want to venture to the inside of your home. Many a Realtor has mentioned that homebuyers make up their mind about your home within15 seconds of seeing your home. Make them want to spend countless minutes in your home with appealing curb appeal. Freshome reader's do you have any curb appeal advice that has worked for you? We'd love to hear it. Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! 10 Cheap Ways to Improve the Value of Your Home Before Selling How to Create Inviting Curb Appeal in the Fall & Winter How to Stage Kid’s Rooms when Selling your Home 10 Contemporary Living Room Ideas From Alf Da Fre How to Update the Exterior of your Home on a Budget 4 Cheap Ways to Improve the Exterior of your Home Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

Box-Like Modern Trojan Horse: Casa Troyana by Jackson Clements Burrows Posted: 26 May 2011 01:43 AM PDT Casa Troyana is an unusual residential building where two world meet – the front part of the house is a revamped Edwardian construction, while the back part was designed as a box-like structure cantilevering over the green backyard. Designed by Jackson Clements Burrows, the residence is located in Hawthorne, Melbourne, Australia. This is home to a young couple with three children under the age of 10. The family needed an extension to shelter their growing family and they chose to have a modern addition to the old house. The front part of the house contains a bedroom and a children’s room, while the backside was designed to gather all the entertaining spaces on the ground floor, leaving space for the private quarters on the top floor. A corridor and a thermal chimney ventilates the living spaces during summer and the operable wooded shutters upstairs regulates the temperature and light amount that reaches the bedrooms. Displaying features that remind us of the Trojan Horse, the residence protects the inhabitant’s privacy while allowing them to control the environment. Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! The art of concealment: Melbourne's Trojan House Rare Michael Jackson Portrait By Andy Warhol Up For Sale Michael Jackson Wired Interior Design Ideas Original Architecture Project: Home in Australia Inspired by a Planetarium Casa Gutierrez in El Salvador by P&P Architects Casa Sao Francisco, A Mixture Of Classic And Modern Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

Exceptional Recreation of an Elegant 1973 Chair Design by Verpan Posted: 26 May 2011 12:18 AM PDT Take a look at the Verner Panton System 1-2-3 chairs. Now look again and tell me if it is not one of the most beautiful and elegant chair you have ever seen. This striking chair design was created by Verpan. The Danish manufacturer specialized in lighting fixtures turned to creating furniture and I’m glad they did. By using sketches from Verner Panton’s archives, they revamped the design and used modern materials to recreate the 1973 chair. Its undulating shape and striking design is completed by either even or tight Capitone decorative stitching. The main feature of this chair design is its gorgeous curved lines: “The chairs should also have a simple and natural design, so they could fit into any environment as a functional element.”The classy chair is available in four colours. From any angle you look at it, the Verner Panton System 1-2-3 chairs look like they could fit in anywhere and become the focal point of a room. It feels like you should ask yourself not if you should own one of these chairs, but how many of them should you buy.   Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Circle Chair Ball Chair by David Di Benedict An Elegant Approach to the Monobloc: The Bench Chair Elegant and Sophisticated: “The Lounger” from Hayon Studio FK Lounge Chair The Stor Chair by Tiina Hakala Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

Intimate Brisbane Residence with Beautiful Private and Entertaining Spaces Posted: 25 May 2011 09:24 AM PDT Inner city living has never looked so good. This next Brisbane architectural masterpiece shows off its fantastic features. Merging outside and inside spaces, the house creates a balanced background for a modern family lifestyle.  The private spaces – bedrooms and bathrooms offer comfortable accommodations that take up as little space as possible without looking crowded. Capturing 180 degrees of urban and city views, the house is an intimate dialogue between nature and urban living. The open plan displayed by the house fits perfectly in a modern lifestyle: the living, dining and cooking areas are only delimitated by their functions. The centrally situated and fully equipped kitchen features a butler’s pantry and high range appliances that ensure great home cooked meals in a comfortable ambiance. The ground floor features a master bedroom with walk-in-closet and en suite, 4 additional bedrooms and a soundproof theatre room with a kitchenette. The house also features two parking spaces for the family and guests. For more information about this astounding property, check out Judy Goodger’s site. Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Brisbane Villa Featuring Stunning Design Lines and a Versatile Collection of Spaces Revamped Inner City Residence Featuring Contemporary Interior Design Sophisticated Apartment in Brisbane Featuring Marble Interiors and a Private Pool A world of luxury and scenic beauty: Hot home in the heart of Brisbane! Private Residence in East Hampton by Murdock Young Architects Gorgeous Sculptural Geometric Family Home in Singapore Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

How to Warm up your Dark Hallway Interiors Posted: 25 May 2011 08:07 AM PDT There is nothing less appealing than walking down a dark hallway in a home and feeling like you are walking down a dark hole. By using color and light, a dark hallway can be inviting, and even serve as an experience as your guests and family members travel down the corridor. If you are trying to solve a dark hallway dilemma, look at these tips. Often times, adding a window with natural light, or even adding wall sconce lighting fixtures can help. See if these tips can help your dark hallway feel brighter. Use windows and skylights to let in light: If you are in the position to plan out the hallways in your home, whether it is for a renovation, addition, or you are trying to add more light to an existing home, consider adding skylights or windows.  Windows that flank either side of a long corridor will make it inviting to walk down and window treatments can be used to filter out bright glaring light, as well as beautify the corridor, and give guests views to enjoy as they take the long walk. Use mirrors at then end of the hallway: Consider placing a mirror or decorative glass at the end of a dark hallway to reflect light and give the illusion of a brighter end to the space.  Consider using light fixtures overhead, wall mounted sconces, or even decorative pendant lights placed throughout the hallway will help in reflectance and add illumination to your dark space.  If you have architectural niches, light these areas too, to add visual distractions and visual appeal. Take advantage of free wall space: Instead of thinking of your hallway as a problem, think of it as additional real estate to add functional home amenities to! From bookshelves and shelving, to built-ins that can house decorative display collectibles, home office supplies, or electronics. Many homes have a long hallway at the top of a stairwell, or at an intermediate landing. Consider using this space for an office niche for a laptop and seating area. Take advantage of using your vacant wall space for amenities you didn't think you had room for. Create a visual destination: One of the easiest ways to combat a dark hallway is to place a visual destination at the end of the hallway to make people want to get to the end of the hallway. This can be solved with a beautiful piece of artwork, an accent wall color placed at the end, or a ceiling to floor window that engages you as you walk down the corridor. Consider using alternating finishes on the floor and walls to truly make the destination worth going down the hall for! Brighten up your dark hallways with these tips and see how an uninviting part of your home just became more appealing! From lightening your space with natural light, lighting fixtures, mirrors and color, the possibilities are endless, and you don't have an excuse anymore to be ashamed of your dark hallways.  For more hallway ideas, consider adding wainscoting, chair rails and ceiling details to visually add interest to your once "eye sore" of your home. Freshome readers do you have dark hallways in your home? Share with us decorative tricks that you use to brighten them up. Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Hallways and Entrances- A Few Inspiring Ideas Innovative Interiors by Specht Harpman A Place Combining Glass and “Darkness”: the Ansley Park Glass House in Atlanta How to Achieve Great Lighting in Dark Colored Interiors How to Decorate your Awkward Hallway Electric Carpet from Panasonic Keeps your Warm Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

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