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• Delightful Apartment Displaying an Elegant White Color Scheme
• Impressive Stone Residence with an Original Architecture in The Carribeans
• Fabulous and Colourful Hotel Design: Lords South Beach Hotel
• How to Decorate your Home with your Kid’s Artwork
• Clever and Functional Light Switch Covers [Video]
• Dining Table for Ten, Shaped Like the Manhattan Bridge

Delightful Apartment Displaying an Elegant White Color Scheme Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:29 AM PDT For today we would like to showcase this unique duplex apartment that impresses due to a simple, but charming white color scheme. Stylishly decorated with pale walls, white painted wooden floors and rustic brick walls, this apartment has a total living surface of  94 square meters and consists of 3 rooms plus kitchen, according to Alvhem. Seven generous windows to the south allow the sun’s rays to find their way into the two-level crib. The ground floor consists of a spacious hall, a small bedroom and a tiled bathroom with Jacuzzi and shower. Connected to the hall, there  is a bright and airy living room that is currently used as a combined TV room and study. The walls are painted white to enhance the room’s open feel. Two large windows, with niches deep enough to sit in, invite light in the room. The ceiling height is approximately 2.30 meters. A spiral staircase of black wrought iron leads up to the next floor. When you pass the stairs to the upper level you can reach this apartment’s most interesting spaces. A living area , a dining room and a large bedroom complete the design of this welcoming duplex. Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Another Delightful S… Delightful Apartment… Elegant Stockholm Ap… Inspirational Interi… Black, White an Wood… Simple and Elegant W… Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

Impressive Stone Residence with an Original Architecture in The Carribeans Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:08 AM PDT This intriguing looking stone residence is located on the Caribbean island of St. Barthelemy and was designed by Barnes Coy Architects. According to the architects, the site is situated on a high peninsula, with 270 degree views of the surrounding landscape: “The long axis of the house is perpendicular to the axis of the peninsula, aligning it with sunrise and sunset. The main space is open from North to South, with bedrooms behind a wall that angles away toward the South-East, making the space wider at the West end of the house. The effect is akin to a lens opening up to the view across a bay and other islands beyond. Each bedroom opens to a private walled terrace with an outdoor shower beneath a pergola. The West and South facades are floor-to-ceiling glass panels. The glass panels part at the corner and slide into the exterior walls, opening the house completely and allowing the Pennsylvania Limestone wall to extend beyond without interruption. This allows for a seamless connection between the main living space and the exterior spaces, engaging the entire site as an extension of the house“. How do you appreciate the overall design of this project? Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Nature And Architect… Picturesque Wood �… Dang Residence by Pb… How Do You Feel Abou… Gorgeous Residence C… Exotic Transformatio… Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

Fabulous and Colourful Hotel Design: Lords South Beach Hotel Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:53 AM PDT The fabulous hotel in Miami Beach was designed by New-York-based design firm BHDM. As you would expect, the exquisite interiors of the hotel express a strong desire to travel beautifully and be surrounded by colours and a cheerful atmosphere. Tasteful interiors and exteriors offer the travelers many options of spending their free time. The porch is a socializing space where guests can grab a quick bite and watch the passers-by, the lobby lounge is a place where one can “enjoy the eclectic mix of architecture and design, with a cocktail in tow” while the Cha Cha Rooster bar offers a glamorous setting for cocktails. Three plunge pools and the poolside Cha Cha Cabana were designed for those who enjoy the sun. The interiors are chic and feature custom-designed graphics. All 54 rooms are spirited and cheerful, perfect for vacations. All travelers will enjoy the fascinating custom-designed furniture pieces by BHMD and will surely want to return to this inspirational collection of spaces. Do you like it as much as I do?   Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Exquisite W Hotel in… Bold Fully Automated… Frame Bar: Flowing B… The Opposite House H… Majestic Hotel Overl… The EPIC Miami Hotel… Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

How to Decorate your Home with your Kid’s Artwork Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:49 AM PDT Whoever said that family homes should only be decorated with adult artwork obviously didn't have children! Artwork in various formats from kids are a great opportunity to add whimsical touches to your home as well as splashes of color in rooms that need an added boost of personality. See how you can dress up artwork with bold frames to add a sophisticated touch, or keep your children's artwork in their purest form and display as-is. Here are tips to make your home decor brighter while decorating with your kid's artwork. Display artwork proudly: For many homes, the kid's artwork is displayed only in their rooms, and therefore is only appreciated by the children. Display artwork proudly throughout your home and see how it brightens every space in your interiors. For those that have a formal home, consider using coordinating frames to unify the artwork, or choose a coordinating color theme to your furniture or wall color. You will quickly find that the subject matter of the artwork becomes more decorative when the picture frames can unify in a coordinating theme. Be creative with everyday items: While arts and crafts stores and home organization brands have plenty of ideas for displaying kid's work, be creative and think of everyday household items that will serve as display area. Paper clipboards can hold daily artwork, perfect for multiple children and ever-changing projects from school and summer camp! Consider using large clothes pins, colorful hangers, and creative wires for hanging artwork and drying off fresh paintings and drawings. Organization and artwork go hand in hand: Who says artwork and organization can't be displayed in the same space? Playful ideas such as hanging artwork from hooks, or keeping art supplies, coloring books and construction paper in whimsical buckets and baskets can be an opportunity for display and function. Visit your local home improvement store and use colorful pails, rubber bins and wall decor to add areas for kids to decorate freely, and store materials at the same time. Many art supply companies offer wall-friendly markers that are similar to dry erase varieties too! Children's artwork can be preserved for years: Aside from the fact that artwork can beautify dull hallways and lighten up bare walls in your front foyer, they also serve as mementos and time capsules for the future. From shadow boxes, to keepsake treasures from summer vacations, use your children's artwork to encapsulate their growing years. Tiny handprints in playful colors, along side photographs of your children serve as beautiful backdrops on a dining room or living room wall. Cherish your children's artwork, because one day they will be too old to even remember drawing it! Artwork has always been a beautiful personal expression for adults, and it too, can be for your children. Use these helpful tips to preserve the memories, and to add whimsical color and joy to every space in your home. Children learn to grow and interact when they see their own work displayed, and it builds self-worth and pride in your kids. From organization and function, to pure beauty, cherish their artwork, which will never show age, and will remind your family of their creative pasts. Freshome readers, share with us how you display your kids' artwork in your home. Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! How to Decorate arou… How to Decorate Akwa… Interior Design Advi… Grizzly Bear Table How to Choose the Pe… 6 Useful Tips to Hel… Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

Clever and Functional Light Switch Covers [Video] Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:06 AM PDT Tiered of misplacing keys, umbrellas and mail? We received an interesting project that can help with this issue. Justin Porcano created Wallplates, a functional system that can be adapted to standard light switches. According to the designer, “Hook and Envelope are the first of these functional Wallplates, but eventually new product functions will be created as the product line expands. Hook and Envelope are simply light switch cover plates that add practical function to your space. The Wallplates concept was born out of a need to store the objects that typically come and go with us; such as: keys, scarves, phones, mail, umbrellas, coats, etc. I wanted to provide a consistent, convenient location for these objects to live.” The product utilizes the existent standard holes in the switch and adds a creative and practical feature that helps one be organized. Have a look at the video below for the whole story! Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Customisable Floor P… Clever Bowl Light Switch Extensi… Switch Table Chair b… Multi-Functional Fur… Create a 3D Illustio… Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

Dining Table for Ten, Shaped Like the Manhattan Bridge Posted: 27 Jun 2011 09:17 AM PDT The Mannhattan Bridge is an iconic landmark crossing the East River in New York City. For today we would like to present an interesting design based on an idea that we enjoyed and believe so will you. Here is the press release we were sent: “Brooklyn-based furniture designer Richard Velloso drew inspiration from the iconic Manhattan Bridge when he created this dining table, made from a 6 foot long piece of drift wood that he found on the beach beneath the bridge and hot-rolled steel. He named the piece “An Ode to the Manhattan Bridge” and it measures seven-plus feet long and seats eight (or ten, if they know each other well). At first glance, one might think that the table’s surface is made of wood but slide a hand across its smooth, cool surface it becomes clear that it’s metal.” The table was built in Velloso's workspace named Olga Guanabara (after his beloved dog, Olga, and a beautiful bay in Brazil). Find it appealing ? Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Pool Table Disguised… The Flip Table Luxurious Dining Tab… Lavish Three-storey … Diverse & Conte… S Table Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

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