Closet Design

Inspirational Pictures for Ideas on Remodeling

I made a statement to myself last weekend that I would organize my closet. Like so many weekends I was too busy, and did not get to the task. If you are like me, this probably happens a lot. Nonetheless, I believe that my core issue is having a poor closet design. So this morning, I embarked on searching around for pictures and ideas for "what could be". The only down side is that closet remodeling can be very costly. On the other hand, a killer closet is a great selling point when you put a house on the market. These pictures are four of the latest walk-in styles from California Closets. For me the hardest element is not picking out a wood color or style, but deciding on what features I need to best organize my clothes. I have thought about taking inventory of my wardrobe and then measuring the space it would take for my preferred method of organizing: whether it is hanging up or folded storage. I think this is the most practical idea I have come up with. Another consideration is thinking about how much shoe storage I will need. Then the over-arching question is what you will need immediate access to. For seasonal wardrobes, your closet organization needs will change. Via.

Children's Desks

by Offi

The right childrens furniture can really help in their creativity and the important time spent reading and drawing. The Offi childrens furniture collection includes these two desks that will give your kid a place to work on their next masterpiece. See these and the rest of the kids furniture collection at nest-living.com

Offi Sled Desk 16w x 19d x 17h; seat: 11h $199

Offi Doodle Drawer Desk 22w x 25d x 21h; seat: 11h $249

Ross Lovegrove Lighting

Designs by Artemide

We have featured many furniture and lighting designs from world renowned designer Ross Lovegrove, and one of his latest the "Cosmic Leaf" will be on display at this years Euroluce exhibition in Milan. Artimide is one of my personal favorite modern lighting manufacturers that never ceases to amaze. The fluid lines of the Cosmic Leaf hanging lamp are made possible by a meshed skin. See more from the innovative Artemide lighting collection here.

Hollywood Design Style

Hollywood Hills Home Pictures : Modern Design with Amazing Views

These are wonderful Hollywood Hills home pictures that provide great ideas on architectural possibilities. For those of us that have been fortunate enough to visit the area, the gorgeous hilly terrain creates wonderful views of Los Angeles for local real estate owners. Of course Hollywood is world famous so the setting is optimum for a person in the entertainment industry. This is the Bueth residence designed by SPF Architects. The house features modern design that capitalizes on wonderful views offered by the hilly terrain. The whole style of the home is built in a way that maximizes the views through windows on the first and second floors. On the right hand side of the first floor, you can see the amazing windows that make up the living room. The night time imagery from the photo is truly amazing. The same theme continues up to the next floor where windows are strategically incorporated to maximize the experience of he home owners. Via.

Natuzzi Sofa

Take a look at the modern Domino sectional from Natuzzi of Italy. If you are looking for a sleek modular seating group with clean lines and quality construction this may be the one for you. The Domino is available with narrow and wide arms and many seat options so anything from a chair to a sectional as shown can be created. One cool feature is the removable small plexy glass arm tables that allow drinks to be well within reach. Available in leather as well as a full line of fabrics, and still made by hand the old fashioned way.

Claudia L. Powell Interior Design

Claudia L. Powell Interior Design, Inc., is a full-service interior design and architectural detailing company, providing beautiful, livable interiors custom-designed and specially tailored to the lifestyles of our private-residence clients, as well as intelligently planned, beautifully crafted working spaces for our commercial clients.

A thorough knowledge and training in Classical design principles guides our philosophy, whether we are creating a grand, traditional living space in magnificent Beaux-Arts splendor, or a sleek, luxuriously appointed modern office suite.

REK - Modern Bookcase

By : Reinier de Jong

He was created the new innovation of bookcase design called REK, this bookcase was structured in zigzag parts which can be slided in our out. By using design like this it can be accommodate books fit with your collections, the more books, the bigger bookcase. Regardless of the quality of books, REK will always be full. Also, the books can be arranged according to their size. The narrow spaces are excellent for magazine, REK is a bookcase which can be fit with small and large space, excellent design! Visit Reinier de Jong.

Lakeview Residence - Beautiful Rustic Design Interior

By : Locati Architects

It’s time to show up the beautiful rustic interior by Locati Architects. The Lakeview Residence in Montana is a gorgeous house, the wooden floor, subdued colors, vintage textile and down to earth accessories is the main characteristic of this house, wonderfully warm and comfortable for family home. All rooms interior designs are remain me to the Cowboy ages. Visit Locati Architects.

Ocean - Modern and Artistic Washbasin Collection

By : Bagno Bandini

Ocean is a new washbasin collection from Bagno Bandini, it’s a sculptural washbasin which inspired by wave movement in its shape. Ocean s an artistic, modern and luxury washbasin which available in two different sizes and colors(shiny black and shiny white). Their Ocean collection it has the distinctiveness to be easily assembled on a line or at 90° edges following the wall corners. Visit Bagno Bandini.

Country Style Design Kitchens

The stained oak island with inset white farm sink and chandelier lighting fixture give this restored kitchen a look in keeping with the historic home. White, painted beaded inset cabinetry features turned posts and metallic knobs and pulls.

This French country classic kitchen features off-white painted cabinetry with a brushed black glaze. The kitchen island has table-height seating for five on one end and a planning desk on the other, with a built-in bookcase and other storage in the middle.

With a Wolf range against the wall and a cooktop on the lower level of the island, this country kitchen calls for two range hoods. The mix of copper and stainless steel, as well as the dark and light cabinets and two shades of granite, help to create an unfitted, historical look.

The stained oak island with inset white farm sink and chandelier lighting fixture give this restored kitchen a look in keeping with the historic home. White, painted beaded inset cabinetry features turned posts and metallic knobs and pulls.

Northeast Cabinet Design Ridgefield, CT
www.northeastcabinetdesign.com

Contemporary Style Design Kitchens

Trends For Your Kitchen Style.

Contemporary styled kitchen’s characteristics are their efficient use of space, their simplicity of form and openness. The cabinetry is simple with little or no decoration; it is often made of prefinished board like laminate, a pale timber veneer, or a lacquered paint MDF board. 

The use of glass in overhead cabinets is common and lighting plays a major role. Cabinetry lighting is a feature especially in glass-fronted cupboards and under overhead cupboards to allow light to fall on the counter top.

Halogen is the preferred type, as the fittings are small and provide a lot of light and they literally make everything sparkle. Pendants over breakfast bars or islands are popular.

Windows in the kitchen are functional and generally not decorated unless with a functional blind to reduce the direct sunlight or provide privacy. Color is what makes contemporary style kitchens popular, reds, blues and bright colors. The color is often in the decoration, not the cabinetry. The walls are painted, colored tiles used as a splash back behind the sink or behind the cook top. Accessories are colored and can be changed regularly to create a new look.

The contemporary kitchen is functional and versatile. The appliance colors can be selected from white the most traditional, to black the most sophisticated or stainless steel for a clean hygienic modern feel.

The designer recessed the wall ovens, a utility cabinet and a phone center in the space formerly occupied by coat closets. 

Find Staircase Design

Thinking Stair Design?

When designing a staircase, interior designers have a great deal of scope to make a feature within the building.

Stairs are more or less permanent and therefore need a great deal of consideration before they are designed and built. They have physical safety considerations along with their aesthetic value.

So here you will find some questions to ask yourself before putting pen to paper and design your master staircase! These questions and design process become second nature once you have designed several stairs, but it is always a good prompt for when you have a difficult stair case to design.

Some of the things to consider are:
- Who is going to use the stair?
- What is the stairs primary purpose (accessible, minor, secondary, etc)?'
- Is it going to be a grand feature?
- What is the maximum and minimum width you have to work with within the building?
- How steep will it need to be?
- What will it look like? Theme, permanent materials, easy clean, industrial, indoor, outdoor?
- How many landings will it require to be a comfortable stair to climb?
- Can you use an open or closed riser ?
- The ideal height of the riser and the depth of the tread?
- And on and on it goes?
- Beautiful Stairwell, where are the handrails?

The good thing is that most of the questions can be answered quickly by using your local building codes. They have strict rules as to the stair width, head height, tread width, riser height, and distance traveled before landings are required, balustrade spacings, handrail types and height.

So that is the first place to start, work out what type of stair you need in your building by law, i.e. accessible, minor or secondary. Then all the minimum and maximum measurements will be listed. You can then have a look at your space and start planning from there.

Once you have worked out the legal structural requirements, you can then concentrate on what it will look like

Find Staircase Design

When designing a staircase, interior designers have a great deal of scope to make a feature within the building.

Stairs are more or less permanent and therefore need a great deal of consideration before they are designed and built.

They have physical safety considerations along with their aesthetic value. So here you will find some questions to ask yourself before putting pen to paper and design your master staircase! These questions and design process become second nature once you have designed several stairs, but it is always a good prompt for when you have a difficult stair case to design.

Designing Living Rooms

Living rooms are the room in the house for entertaining guests, retiring at night to relax and read a book, watch tv or a movie, listen to music and more. So you can see why there is so much to consider when you choose to design your living room. There are multiple spaces within one space that need to be designed.
More often than not, the television becomes the focal point of the living room. This is great if you spend all your time watching TV, but not so good if you want to make your living room multi functional. Some people have the luxury of having a family room, here they keep the television and leave the living room for more formal occasions and entertaining. Whatever the case, the living room is often the room in which people judge our design taste!

So the living room should portray you and your family's personality, what you are interested in, your collections, your artwork, your travels, all the things that make your living room feel like home and comfortable to you. It should house all the things that you love to have around you. Not things that you think you should have because they are in fashion or the style of the moment. So take a look at these articles to get some ideas for decorating and planning your living room.

1970's Style to Contemporary Living Room - from 1970's to modern contemporary. Great inspiration for those of you with a 1970's home needing attention. It just goes to show that with good planning and vision you can bring your home into the 21st century.

From Contemporary Living Room to Stylish Antique Comfort - see a modern new apartment transform into a haven for antiques and artwork. Using wallpapers and beautiful fabrics.

Bedroom Style

Bedroom Design Ideas, Bedroom Interior Design

The bedroom is the space that we spend the most time in. Like it or not, we need to sleep to be able to function. So why not make it your personal haven with the use of interior decorating.

This website provides bedroom interior design ideas for free. Sometimes it only takes a simple idea to get your creative juices flowing. Browse through the pictures and use the articles which provide advice to guide you through the ways to make a romantic bedroom using a canopy bed and how to create mood in your romantic bedroom. A simple process to create your own romantic bedroom.

We haven't forgotten the little people in our lives, babies need to have a beautiful bedroom too! We show a basic baby's bedroom makeover using space planning and new soft furnishings to transform the nursery.

We then use the same baby's bedroom and with the use of paint colors to the walls, create numerous different looks. This is a great way to see color ideas for a baby's nursery that you probably would never have thought of before.

Simple ways to decorate them with mirrors and tablescapes and how to hang pictures.

Bathroom Style

Bathroom Styles, Design, Decoration and Critiques













Bathroom design and styles have been made more accessible to everyone by the age of the internet, you can now see international bathroom design styles and schemes online, you aren't restricted to local design magazines anymore.

International bathroom styles are now being adopted into our homes with a gasp of relief. We now have an endless choice of how we want our bathrooms to look.

The fittings and fixture options are vast, the extensive repertoire of interior design materials grows daily.

Eating Area Europian Style

All images above from new Ravelais design: paneled Kitchen, vaulted Bar/Wine cella, Breakfast area, Foyer, Library

Living Room Europian Style

Elliptical Dining room in French Chateau classical interior design (above left). English Tudor Jacobean fireplace, center above, French paneled Library below.

altar candleholder

Designer Kevin Reilly’s inspired suspended candleholder combines the flickering magic of candlelight with the clean, minimal lines of 21st Century design.

Even under extreme temperatures Reilly’s newly patented candle wax does not melt allowing specially designed bulbs to be used permitting you to bathe any room in your home in a warm amber glow without the fuss of replacing the candles or cleaning up dripping wax. Of course, being electrically-powered the light unit can be used in conjunction with a dimmer switch offering endless possibilities for differing light levels; the magic of centuries-old lighting methods combined with modern convenience.

Author: Rainer Poeschl

Ernest table

World-famous author Ernest Hemingway is possibly the inspiration for this fascinating piece. As always from Promemoria this is a perfectly tuned item and a functional yet attractive addition to your home office.

Fashioned from oak, rosewood, maple and ebony this item more than embodies the clean style we have come to expect from the inimitable Italian firm Promemoria and in particular its chief designer Romeo Sozzi. The desk and stool are noticeable by their simple, slender design; the delicate legs are fashioned from anthracite beech while the unobtrusive drawers glide silently in and out of position. An Italian air is lent to this item by the use of dark leather inlays in the drawers and on the desktop. Bronze fittings strike a neat balance between modern style and old-fashioned chic. Sozzi’s preponderance for muted, natural shades is satisfied as the Ernest set is also available finished with deep brown and hazelnut leather.

Author: Rainer Poeschl

brown sofa

If you find it difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff amongst the somewhat confusing flood of different styles on the current interior design market, then help is at hand as we select ten of the finest pieces of furniture and decorative items to compliment every room in your home.

Author: Rainer Poeschl