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Have a nice weekend!

Wouldn't this be a perfect setting for a weekend dinner with friends? Courtesy: Elle Decor
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Schumacher Love (part 3)

Oh, how I am in love with this incredible Linwood raffia damask in seagrass from Schumacher. Place mats, yes please! Or, how would it look on a french chair back with exposed frayed edges and nail head trim?
http://www.fschumacher.com:8080/search/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=173360
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Schumacher Love (part 2)

Schumacher's Chiang Mai Dragon in Alabaster is not a new introduction, but it's definitely a favorite among designers. The rich colors of coral, purple, teal, vibrant greens and saffron are fresh and happy. What do you think about it on this lumbar pillow? It doesn't really matter to me how this fabric is used, I would love it anywhere and in any colorway!

Or for drapery? I love how this fabric shows off a whole other side when casually pleated with the sunlight filtering through the linen. http://www.fschumacher.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=173273

All photos taken by me.

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Kitchen interiors color


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Schumacher Love (part 1)


When new beautiful fabric comes my way, it's like Christmas morning! Schumacher's Hawthorne Embroidery in Sesame might just be too beautiful for a table runner. Wouldn't it look lovely on a bolster or drapery?
Photos courtesy of moi
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Wood Outdoor Patio Furniture

Wood Patio Furniture

Wood Patio Furniture
Wood Patio Furniture
Decide Okay, so what kind of patio furniture is. Wood patio furniture is almost always a winner. Has the unique ability to seamlessly into the natural surroundings and offers comfort and elegant appearance mixture.But there is no need for me to convince you, perhaps more than you decision. The key is now to ensure that your patio furniture wood will continue in the coming years. This is not a difficult task, as many think. Even if your wood furniture are the items that a few simple tips to ensure that the groove for many, many years will remain suspended.

Wood Patio Furniture
Wood Patio Furniture
So often overlooked simple tasks. You can get mileage "from their patio furniture, if your furniture cleaning pen at regular intervals. Depending on weather conditions, annual cleaning should be sufficient. Thus the ugly rings and water spots to avoid on this page.Cleaning is a great tool support, but especially with protective film for your garden furniture. Patron that the end choice for your wood patio furniture is highly dependent on the weather.

Wood Patio Furniture
Wood Patio Furniture
Keep in mind that the furniture that is made. Even with the greatest care, exposure to elements will lead to the aging of your furniture. If you do not have much of your patio in the cold season, this is a good idea to store your patio furniture wood - if you have extra space. This is less important if you live in an area with a temperate climate.Well, most people probably do not have the luxury of extra space for storage of your furniture made of wood serving. This is an inexpensive way to protect your patio furniture wood.

Wood Patio Furniture
Wood Patio Furniture
Finally, you do not want to go through all this effort for nothing. So many people on the protection of the body of your patio furniture, but neglected feet! Remember that this part is exposed to the wood furniture. You can solve this problem easily by using the rubber soles of your furniture. Easy to make, inexpensive and provide better protection for your furniture, if the soil is wet.Wood patio furniture has so many benefits from a decorative standpoint. Do not let it go, by not looking after your purchase waste.

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Wordless Wednesday

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ENERGY STAR Home

Any home three stories or less can earn the ENERGY STAR label if it has been verified to meet EPA's guidelines.

Energy Star Homes are typically 20-30% more energy efficient than standard homes – why?  Energy Star homes incorporate these eco friendly features:

1. Effective Insulation
2. High-Performance Windows
3. Tight Construction and Ducts
4. Efficient Heating and Cooling Equipment
5. Efficient Products
6. Third-Party Verification

The benefits of building an energy efficient home are plenty:

LOWER OWNERSHIP COST
Compared with standard homes, ENERGY STAR homes use substantially less energy for heating, cooling, and water heating-delivering $200 to $400 in annual savings.

Over the average 7 to 8 years you may live in your home, this adds up to thousands of dollars saved on utility bills. Additional savings on maintenance can also be substantial. Financing your home purchase using an energy efficient mortgage can also lead to savings.

BETTER PERFORMANCE
Properly installed energy-efficient improvements deliver better protection against cold, heat, drafts, moisture, pollution, and noise. An energy-efficient home helps ensure consistent temperatures between and across rooms, improved indoor air quality, and greater durability.

SMART INVESTMENT
To date, more than 8,500 home builders have partnered with EPA to construct more than 1 million ENERGY STAR qualified homes. The trend is clear. By choosing a home with the ENERGY STAR label, you can be confident that it will have an increasingly valued feature when the time comes to sell.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Did you know that your home can be a greater source of pollution than your car? In fact, 16 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are generated from the energy used in houses nationwide.

Energy used in our homes often comes from the burning of fossil fuels at power plants, which contributes to smog, acid rain, and global warming. Simply put, the less energy we use in our homes, the less air pollution we generate.

Source:  energystar.gov
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New Office Interior Color

Modern Office New Office Interior Color charts in this Blog.


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Contemporary Home Interior Design

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Contemporary Home Interior Designs
Contemporary Home Interior Designs
The fact is that a house was never interior home when you really more used without much attention to detail by the homeowner. This is the right choice for any kind of his contemporary home in the preparation of plans, Custom House is perhaps the best way to achieve the desired personal touch and really revolutionized his house in his contemporary home. Moreover, even if you are safely in the design and preparation of plans, home interior design, professional help will ensure that progress is standardized and the results are much more satisfying.

Contemporary Home Interior Designs
Contemporary Home Interior Designs
These considerations are essential to follow when you choose your own home interior design. The decision on your budget before you is a joke contemporary home design plan start absolutely necessary and can be seen as a first step. Assist with an experienced entrepreneur and a home design with the design process is also an important step. In the contemporary design process begins with design details and requirements you have in mind. If you are unsure about the draft, you can look at the house of contemporary home and books, quickly search the Internet and it will help to form an aesthetic interior design.

Contemporary Home Interior Designs
Contemporary Home Interior Designs
So before you start the actual work of construction to ensure that you are completely comfortable with the plan design interior home. Home design offers many services for the benefit of pre-designed contemporary home plans in a variety of floor plans, and although it saves you time and money in the short term and provides the comfort of projects completed at contemporary home. They should also have the ability to plan for additional construction if the need arises. Your outer life should be part of your house plans. Access to your home interior and the interior should be simple and safe.



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Old doors!

I am in L O V E with this image. I need a pair of doors identical to these. Aren't they gorge!?

Courtesy: Lisa Luby Ryan for Veranda
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Maps!


Love the maps, love the greige walls, love the Brickmamker's table, love the sea grass rug. What an interesting and meaningful use of maps as wall art.
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Great Doors Design

Modern Doors Design



Spice a dark interior with modern wood door. Doors provide privacy and immediately noticeable upswing in each room. Wooden doors are ideal for interior repairs. The doors are made of metal are too heavy and serious home interiors and doors are made of synthetic materials such as particles, the latter a few years before it starts distorting.


Check before installing contemporary interior doors, what effect you want to achieve. If you just enough privacy, panel-style door with a solid brass knob. If you want to create a mood that should be true divided light contemporary door. This style, which consists of a solid wood window casing is made of glass can play up or physically or internally reflect light beautifully. Glass contemporary doors can also look a room less dark and institutions.

Modern Doors Design
Modern Doors Design
Think about personalizing your modern door. Modern keys, the ornate hinges, working individual or specific membrane or chamfer can improve your furniture and wall hangings, and add a personal touch to your favorite room. Modern doors can be painted or stained to complement various interior design color schemes and decorating themes.

Sliding Doors Design
Sliding Doors Design
The opening of the premises sliding doors design are the solution. These spaces, which can give access to the outside world, to be implemented in a way that it is opened for the purpose of clear and quiet and close when you are ensuring spokoystvie.This sliding doors with double glazed units, fitted, not only the more efficient, but also help in conserving energy.
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Wall Covering Ideas with Vetrina Glass Mosaic Tiles by Mosaico

Wall Covering Ideas with Vetrina Glass Mosaic Tiles by Mosaico

Looking for attractive wall covering ideas with colorful design inspiration to light up your home interior design to be the most beautiful and perfect room you ever have..? This glass mosaic tiles might be your one of many choice to have. This Vetrina glass mosaic tiles from Italian company Mosaico+ has deliver a great satisfaction by using this wall decorative element to their modern home interior. This wall covering ideas comes in very small size of the tiles that you could use to create a great composition by pieces with different hues.
This new range Vetrina glass mosaic tiles has a large selection of colors so you could mix and match it with your taste and style, there are: 72 chromatic hues in a glossy finish and 32 opaque matt ones. The size of the one glass tile is 10�10 mm and before to become a wall decoration these tiles are mounted on berglass sheet of 327 x 327 mm.
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Tropic Small Home Design Architecture at Malang East Java Indonesia





Home Design architecture at small house isn�t difficult as the size. We can make some small area looks even larger then actual size. At Malang, East java, Indonesia, some small house adapt minimize tropic home design architecture. It�s use some gardening, composition wall color, texture and some decorating house.
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House Beautiful: Kitchen of the Year by Jeff Lewis of Flipping Out

I'm a big fan of Jeff Lewis on Flipping Out. I couldn't wait to see his design for this year's Kitchen of the Year for House Beautiful. While I L O V E d last year's kitchen by Ina Garten more (which actually inspired an entire house redecoration integrating reclaimed woods and linen fabrics), this year is what we would expect from Jeff Lewis. Sleek, Stylish and Handsome. Licht im Raum chandelier.
The first thing that caught my eye is the wine shelf wall divider.
Nothing is overlooked. Here, I love his masculine napkin fold with a centerpiece of succulents.
"If you overbuild the cabinets, I think it makes it seem claustrophobic," says Jeff Lewis. "Open shelves or glass doors on the uppers and lowers really help a space look better."
"It's a contemporary kitchen, the most contemporary kitchen so far for Kitchen of the Year," says Jeff Lewis. "It's definitely California modern. It has a tremendous amount of glass and natural light. We put in as many doors and windows as possible."
More in the upcoming October issue of House Beautiful which I eagerly await!
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Happy Weekend!


Cynthia Rowley's Manhattan pool. Courtesy: Elle Decor
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RUMAH UNIK (BAGIAN 3)

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Cactus House � The Netherlands
The balconies of the Cactus House apartment building in Rotterdam were designed to maximize outdoor gardening space for tenants.

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Gangster House � Russia
This soaring wooden tower in Archangelsk, Russia was built by local gangster Nikolai Sutyagin. He never quite got around to finishing its construction � he was jailed before the work was completed.



cube_houseCube Houses � The Netherlands
The Dutch seem to be building more than their fair share of interesting houses, as evidenced by these �cube houses� in Rotterdam. Architect Piet Blom intentionally tipped the houses 45 degrees on their side. Cutting edge yes, but not good for those with vertigo.

wooden_sphere_houseWooden Sphere House � Canada
The sphere house in British Columbia, Canada takes simplicity to a whole new level. The sphere is anchored to its surroundings using ropes and spiral staircases.

habitat_67_houseHabitat 67 � Canada
These playful apartments in Montreal feature a unique building block design.

wozoco_apartmentsWozoco Apartments � The Netherlands
This �hanging� apartment building near Amsterdam uses some clever architecture to get around local zoning laws. Dutch laws require sunlight for all units, so the builders simply hung part of the building above the ground allowing for extra square footage and sun for the tenants below.

pod_housePod House � New York
Located in New Rochelle, the Pod House�s interesting organic design is based on the structure of a weed called Queen Anne�s Lace.

berman_houseBerman House � Australia
The Berman House in Joadja, Australia hangs over a deep canyon below. I�m sure the views must be spectacular.

rotating_houseRotating House � Germany
Architect Rolf Disch was thinking green when he built this structure near Freiburg, Germany. The house rotates with the movement of the sun in winter to save on heating costs. Maybe there�s a renter�s discount if you get dizzy easily?

mushroom_houseMushroom House � Ohio
For only $400,000, you could be living in your own fairytale-style mushroom house located in Cincinnati, Ohio.

floating_houseFloating House � Ukraine
Though it seems to defy the laws of nature, this structure in the Ukraine is apparently supported by the beams on the right hand side of the image. It looks a bit fake, don�t you think?

upside_down_houseUpside-Down House � Poland
This structure is not a mistake. The upside-down house really was built just as it looks. Designer Daniel Czapiewski created it as a critique of the �upside-down� nature of his country�s former communist government. Located in Szymbark, Poland.

Sumber : RP_Sipahutar



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RUMAH UNIK (BAGIAN 2)

Desain dan interior rumah merupakan cerminan pribadi pemiliknya. Tak heran jika banyak keluarga yang menolak tinggal di sebuah kompleks perumahan siap huni. Mereka umumnya enggan menempati rumah 'kembar' dengan para tetangga.

Mereka lebih memilih berkreasi sendiri untuk membangun rumah impian. Mereka bahkan tak ragu mendesain tempat tinggal mereka dengan bentuk-bentuk tak lazim. Rumah merupakan cerminan kepribadian dari pemiliknya. Bagi seorang yang sudah mapan, rumah seringkali dijadikan cerminan kemapanannya, sebagai bentuk perwujudan dari pencapaiannya dalam hidup. Bagi sebuah keluarga muda, rumah didambakan sebagai tempat yang disimbolkan sebagai permulaan untuk menjalani kehidupan panjang dan penuh perjuangan dalam rangka mencapai kebahagiaan.

Demi perwujudan dari simbol � simbol tersebut, banyak orang rela merogoh dalam koceknya, demi terwujudnya sebuah Rumah Idaman.

Tapi, terpikirkah oleh anda bagaimana cara pandang seorang seniman terhadap sebuah rumah? Type seperti apakah rumah yang mereka idamkan?

Bagi seorang seniman, rumah adalah sebuah �kanvas� atau media untuk mewujudkan ekspresi jiwa seninya. Penasaran bagaimana bentuknya?

Berikut adalah rumah-rumah unik, yang mungkin saja bisa menginspirasi Anda, untuk berkreasi menciptakan tempat tinggal yang menonjolkan karakter keluarga.

1. Rumah Pesawat Luar Angkasa



Rumah unik ini terletak di 1408 Palisades Road, Chattanooga, negara bagian Tennessee, Amerika Serikat. Rumah berdiri di atas lahan 2000 square feet atau setara dengan 185,8 meter persegi. Dalam rumah terdapat tiga kamar tidur, dua kamar mandi, dapur, ruang keluarga, dan bar terbuka.



2. Rumah Teko



Rumah teko sebenarnya pompa bensin kecil yang dibangun pada 1922. Pembangunannya untuk menyindir skandal 'Teapot Dome' Presiden Harding dan badan federal cadangan minyak bumi di Wyoming. Rumah teko itu merupakan pompa bensin tertua di negara bagian tersebut dan tidak lagi digunakan.

3. Rumah Boeing 727



Menjadikan pesawat boeing sebagai rumah tentu tidak murah. Dibutuhkan dana sekitar US$ 2.000 atau sekitar 20 juta untuk membangunnya. Itu belum termasuk biaya pemindahan senilai US$ 4.000, dan biaya renovasi senilai US$ 24.000.

Rumah yang memilik total investasi senilai US$ 30.000 itu dilengkapi dengan tangga terbuka dan pintu garasi yang dilengkapi remote control. Kamar mandi pesawat dibiarkan utuh dan terdapat jacuzzi di bagian kokpit.

4. Rumah Toilet



Rumah berbentuk toilet ini dinamakan Haewoojae, yang berarti rumah untuk memuaskan kekhawatiran pria. Terletak di Suwon, sekitar 46 km (29 mil) sebelah selatan Seoul, Korea Selatan. Aktivis sanitasi Korea Selatan akan menandai awal munculnya asosiasi toilet global pada 21 November 2007, dengan mengangkat tutup pada rumah toilet pertama di dunia yang memiliki banyak ruang penyimpanan air.

5. Rumah Kerang



Rumah berbentuk kerang lengkap dengan kamar tidur, kamar mandi dan dapur ini dirancang dan dibangun oleh tim dari Senosiain Arquitectos di Mexico City, Meksiko.

6. Rumah Sepatu



Sepatu warna coklat, berukuran besar dan bisa dimasuki manusia. Itu adalah rumah sepatu yang terletak di Hellam, Pennsylvania, Amerika Serikat. Dibuat oleh Kolonel Mahlon M. Haines, seorang ahli pembuat sepatu, pada 1948. Terdiri tiga kamar tidur, dua kamar mandi, dapur dan ruang keluarga. Sempat menjadi tempat penyimpanan es krim, rumah sepatu tersebut saat ini menjadi sebuah museum.

7. Rumah terbalik



Rumah yang membuat pusing orang yang melihatnya karena terbalik ini terletak di Szymbark, Polandia. Diciptakan oleh Daniel Czapiewski untuk mendeskripsikan masa komunis dan kondisi saat ini.

8. Rumah Kubus




Terletak di Rotterdam, Belanda, rumah kubus terdiri 32 rumah yang berhubungan satu sama lain. Rumah yang tiap kubusnya terdiri dari tiga lantai, ini dirancang oleh Piet Blom pada 1984.

9. Rumah Gelembung



Rumah yang berhias gelembung-gelembung ini terletak di Cannes, Prancis. Pada awal tahun 1980an, perancang busana ternama, Pierre Cardin, membeli rumah unik ini untuk liburan musim panas. Rumah gelembung dirancang oleh Antti Lovag.

10. Rumah Eliphante



Proses pembuatan rumah Eliphante ini memakan waktu yang sangat lama yaitu 28 tahun. Hal itu karena pasangan suami istri pemilik rumah, Michael Kahn dan Leda Livanti, membangunnya dengan tangan sendiri. Terletak di Conrville, Arizona, Amerika Serikat, rumah ini terlihat seperti galeri seni karena menjadikan sisa-sisa bangunan sebagai hiasan pada dinding rumah.

11. Crooked House



Bangunan dengan luas 4.000 meter persegi ini terletak di daerah perbelanjaan di Sopot, Polandia. Didesain oleh arsitek asal Polandia bernama Szotynscy Zaleski, gedung ini menjadi obyek yang paling sering difoto di negara Polandia.

12. Rumah Piano



Bangunan unik berbentuk piano ini terletak di Propinsi An Hui, Cina. Pada bagian biolanya ada eskalator menuju ke dalam gedung dan di bagian dalamnya terdapat rencana-rencana pembangunan di propinsi tersebut untuk menarik para investor yang ating.

13. Longaberber Basket Company HQ � Newark, Ohio



Bangunan ini berawal dari mimpi Dave Longaberger, pendiri The Longaberger Company, untuk membangun kantornya dengan desain keranjang besar. Ide pemilik perusahaan yang memproduksi keranjang-keranjang dari kayu ini awalnya ditertawakan oleh semua orang, termasuk dari para arsitek, investor, dan perusahaan konstruksi. Tapi David tetap mewujudkan mimpi tersebut dan pada 17 Desember 1997 akhirnya bangunan tersebut berdiri dan menjadi salah satu gedung yang terkenal di seluruh dunia.

14. Replay�s Building



Pada tahun 1812, gempa bumi dengan kekuatan lebih dari 8 SR mengguncang New Madrid, Missouri dan menghancurkan semua bangunan. Well, hampir semua. Salah satu bangunan yang �selamat� adalah bangunan yang retak ini dan kini menjadi bagian dari daftar bangunan unik di Ripley's Believe It or Not.

15. Dancing House



Desain bangunan ini memang terlihat terlalu moderen dan menjadi kontroversial di jamannya. Namun presiden Ceko saat itu, V�clav Havel, sangat menyukainya dan berharap gedung ini akan menjadi pusat aktifitas kebudayaan nantinya.

Gedung ini dinamai �Fred and Ginger�, yang merupakan nama penyanyi dan penari terkenal asal Amerika, karena sekilas gedung ini mirip dengan sepasang penari. (fn/vs/rlk/pkt) suaramedia.com

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