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• Semi-Circular Apartment Design: The Fontana Apartment by Mark English Architects
• Display Your Bike on the Wall as if it Were a Precious Trophy
• Contemporary Energy Efficient Laneway Home in Vancouver
• Hand Carved Shelving Unit: ‘Metamorphosis’ by Sebastian Errazuriz
• How to Save Time Spring Cleaning your Home
• Fabulous Mountain Residence in Whistler with Astounding Mountain Views
• Levitating Furniture: Floating Sofa by Philippe Nigro

Semi-Circular Apartment Design: The Fontana Apartment by Mark English Architects Posted: 12 Apr 2011 06:21 AM PDT The Fontana Apartment, located in San Francisco, California, received a beautiful and modern interior design from Mark English Architects. Part of a semi-circular apartment tower near San Francisco’s Aquatic Park, the exceptional apartment had an interesting plan to begin with. Using the available space as the base for reconstruction, the architects removed all non-bearing walls, leaving the space open and without secrets. Sweeping views across an intensely beloved area, from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Bay Bridge, make this apartment an excellent living space with an exceptional panorama. One of the architects speaks about the team’s efforts in creating a unique interior design: “My clients wanted the feeling of a very high-end resort hotel getaway, and our goal was to create a sexy, streamlined City pad. The materials include custom designed built-in illuminated ultra-suede sofa, white marble flooring, radiant heat, Venetian plaster and sparkling Laurentian Green Granite slabs. The project was realized in collaboration with Interior Designer Gary Hutton and his associates.” Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Refined House Apartment with Semi-Open Floor Plan Warm and Natural Interiors Created by K2LD Architects, Laced With Wood Apartment Design by ERGES: Targets The Young Corsica Street Apartment, For Rent in London Spacious Apartment Design in Battersea, UK Strange Japanese Apartment – Fudamae Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

Display Your Bike on the Wall as if it Were a Precious Trophy Posted: 12 Apr 2011 04:42 AM PDT We know most of you have a passion for bicycles. We are also aware of how much these two -wheels light vehicles mean to you and how sometimes you feel that they deserves better than being stuck in the garage all day long. 718 Bedford Ave Bike Rack is an ingenious method of placing your bike where it belongs: up on the wall, as if it were a work of art or a precious trophy. Because in some ways, it is both. This unique “bike rack” has a simple and slender design, easy to integrate in a large variety of unconventional decors with a well defined personality. The design is custom made in order to fit your bicycle shape and is produced from birch ply and veneer. The only problem with this incredible support is its steamy price (the product is said to cost a little over $400). But the idea is truly inspiring, don’t you agree? Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Most Practical and Creative Bike Storage Idea Park Your Bicycle Indoors and Enjoy Its Chair Function: The Bike Desk Tour – A Table for Bike Fanatics Wall Clock – Emily Write a Bike, the Ultimate Way to Personalize a Bicycle Bicycle Trailers on Loan at IKEA Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

Contemporary Energy Efficient Laneway Home in Vancouver Posted: 12 Apr 2011 03:35 AM PDT The Mendoza Lane House was designed by Lanefab after the authorities in Vancouver encouraged owners to replace their garages with laneway houses in order to increase people density in certain neighborhoods. According to the architects, “the Mendoza Lane House is 710sf with combined living/dining/kitchen upstairs along with a balcony. It's built on a standard 33′x122′ lot and has the same footprint as the garage it replaced. The project was built with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) a prefab system that allow us to create buildings that are 2x as energy efficient as typical new home in Vancouver.  The windows are triple glazed, and most of the materials for the building were manufactured locally.” We are interested in knowing what you think of  this home’s interiors- appealing and interesting or too plain for your tastes?  (Photography by Krista Jahnke) Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Ocean Front Residence in West Vancouver: A culmination of the warm and cool Parthenon Place, Luxurious Residence in Vancouver Luxurious Waterfront House in Vancouver Geddes Residence Shines in West Vancouver Malibu 5: A dazzling home brimming with solar goodness Solar Decathlon Sustainable House in Ithaca, New York Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

Hand Carved Shelving Unit: ‘Metamorphosis’ by Sebastian Errazuriz Posted: 12 Apr 2011 02:21 AM PDT Artist Sebastian Errazuriz came up with an interesting idea for a bookshelf. Seen on Designboom, ‘Metamorphosis’ is a hand carved furniture piece, made from baltic birch plywood and resembles a giant tree branch with many ramifications. Suited for books and magazines, the unusual shelving unit can also be used for storing various objects; it is all up to the creativity of the owner. Sebastian Errazuriz created ‘Metamorphosis’ in order to complete the collection which will be exhibited at the Cristina Grajales Gallery in New York. The name of the event held at the gallery is called ‘Beautiful Premonitions’ and will be a chance for the designer to showcase his original works. Check out the photos below for an idea of how this shelving unit built step by step.   Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Wired Tree Table by Sebastian Errazuriz Shelving Only When You Want Natural Stone Bathtub Cool “Volcanic Rock” Chair : Metamorphosis chair The Duck without a Head Lamp Space Saving : Combine a Shelving Unit with a Desk Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

How to Save Time Spring Cleaning your Home Posted: 12 Apr 2011 01:11 AM PDT Every spring when the warmer weather starts, the excuse to want to spend more time outdoors then indoors is always attractive. Although, the reality is, if you spring clean your home now, you will have more time to enjoy the outdoors and have a healthy conscious about your interiors at the same time! Spring cleaning is a chore that many look forward to and many do not. The time it takes to clean is usually at the top of the list of why spring cleaning feels like a burden rather than a reward.  Here are tips on how to save time spring-cleaning your home. Tackle one room at a time: While you may want to finish your entire home in one day, the reality is you will be exhausted and you probably won't do as thorough of a job as you would like. Instead, make a checklist for each room and what needs to be cleaned ahead of time. Take one weekend and go buy all necessary cleaning supplies, tools, and cleaners necessary and then pick a room and start. Pull out furniture and dust behind as well as appliances in the kitchen. You will save more time tackling one room, than doing a little bit in every room. Don't forget what you can't see: While most house cleaning involves what you can see with your eyes, spring cleaning involves also tackling what you don't see. Underneath beds, and behind entertainment centers are an ideal place for dust to collect and add to seasonal allergies in your home. To save time, each day you inhabit a room, dust behind and underneath objects in that room. After a week, your whole home would have been dusted! Treat your exterior home like the interior: When spring cleaning, take a walk around your exterior home and look at what is obvious. From cleaning up debris from trees, raking leaves, and general cleanup to washing the exterior windows. To save time on exterior projects, do a project each time you go take out the trash, or get the mail. Instead of exhausting yourself cleaning the entire exterior of the house, tackle the porch one day, the driveway another, and the windows another day. Make it fun: Since spring cleaning isn't always on your top of fun priorities to do, consider making a reward for yourself and family members for cleaning up! Make a checklist for the entire house, and delegate jobs to your teenagers, spouse, and even have toddlers pick up toys in their play area! If you attach a reward like going to get ice cream afterwards, or going to the movies, you will be surprised how quickly your house may be cleaned – without you spending all month to do it. Spring cleaning doesn't have to be time consuming and once broken up among family members and days, the entire house won't seem as daunting as once thought. If your life is too hectic and you don't have enough time to think about cleaning your home thoroughly, consider having friends and family to help, or even hiring a professional cleaning service. A cleaning service can get your home to a higher level of clean that you could maintain afterwards. Either way, spring cleaning will pave the way for you to enjoy yourself outside or even inside this season! Freshome readers, do you spring clean your home? Do you have any ideas to add to the list? Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! How to Prepare your Home for the Spring Season How to Prepare your Home for Sale Before the Spring 10 Home Staging Tricks that Take Minutes a Day Halo Ultraviolet Vacumm Help You Clean and Kill Unseen Parasites Recession blues: How to save money on home decorating 5 Tips to Consider When Hiring a Housekeeping Service Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

Fabulous Mountain Residence in Whistler with Astounding Mountain Views Posted: 11 Apr 2011 10:13 AM PDT Valued at $8,500,000, this exquisite property for sale at Sotheby`s Canada is located in Whistler, British Columbia. Resting on 6,000 square feet, the 6 en-suited bedroom residence features an open plan gourmet kitchen and living area prepared for any catering and entertaining needs, as well as games and media rooms, a nanny suite and a butler’s pantry so that you can enjoy every inch of luxury and comfort. The private backyard steals your breath with exceptional mountain views and you can relax in the outdoor entertainment area or swim in the pool while enjoying the fresh air. Luxurious features include a spacious heated outdoor living space with a heated pool and a private road leading to the residence. Located very close to Whistler village, only 10 minutes away on foot, the residence can inspire you to live a full life, surrounded by quality interior design and architecture, so take a look at the pictures and express yourselves in the comments below. Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Whistler Cay Residence in British Columbia Modern Mountain Cottage in Quebec, by Blouin Tardif Architecture Incredible Underground Residence in Switzerland Contemporary Hillside Residence for an Active Family by Heliotrope Architects Modern Mountain Home Design by Ulisses Morato ‘montanara’ couch by gaetano pesce Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

Levitating Furniture: Floating Sofa by Philippe Nigro Posted: 11 Apr 2011 08:35 AM PDT Philippe Nigro designed an interesting furniture piece for a Milano based company called Comforty. Found on Mocoloco, this unusual cushioned  floating sofa was suspended by a steel tube exo-skeleton frame for an intriguing visual effect. Resembling a giant spider web, the frame system is both modern looking and appealing, but not so practical in a contemporary home, due to the enormous space it occupies. We are not aware if the sofa also acts like a swing, implying one can rest in it like in a giant hammock. Simple and elegant, the black sofa inevitably becomes the focal point of the original installation and seems to insidiously invite users to rest on it. All in all, the concept is quite interesting and definitely worth sharing. Perhaps it could even become practical, if applied to smaller objects such as chairs or small swings. Ready for more amazing design ideas? Check below ! Confluence Seating System by Philippe Nigro Philippe Coudray – Renoma Collection Uncommon Bookcase Featuring a Levitating Sofa Beautiful White Dresser that Looks like it's Floating Orikami Sofa Poesy Luminotherapy Bed by Philippe Boulet Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

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