Designs That Can Transform an Entry
May 20, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Take your foyer from merely fine to fabulous with one brilliant touch
It takes a combination of many design elements to make a room beautiful and welcoming: things like color, scale, furniture, accessories, rugs and lighting. But even when all these things are executed well, there is often oneparticular thing that really kicks the room up a notch — that gives it that little something extra. Without this touch, the room would still be good but not great.
Today we will consider entry halls — with an eye toward that one particular thing that makes a difference.
Home Offices: 10 Ideas to Make an Open-Plan Office Work Hard
May 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Don’t let your desk space be an afterthought – whether it’s hidden away or on display, here are some ways to integrate it seamlessly
Creating an office in an open-plan room is a great idea. Not only does it give your space an extra function, it forms a dedicated area for work projects, paperwork and bills – prone to spread around the house if not restrained! Whether you slot a study into an alcove, house it in a bay, or create a separate zone, make sure you choose colours and furniture that complement the rest of the room for an effortless look.
Clever Kids’ Rooms: 9 Inventive Ideas for Bunk Beds
May 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Create functional and fun living spaces with these imaginative, clever custom-built designs
When a family grows, space can get a bit thin on the ground and crowd-control measures may be necessary. Instead of stressing over blown-out budgets and inconvenient home extensions to accommodate your little additions (and their masses of stuff), consider the cheaper way of going up. Dodgy bunks in holiday shacks of years past are unrelated to the real possibilities bunk beds offer to create havens where childhood memories are made. These inspiring rooms will show you the way.
Budget Bathroom Beautifiers
May 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Spruce up your loo without heading to the loan office, by focusing on little details that make a difference
The bathroom is perhaps one of the most important rooms in the house, but it never seems to get the respect it deserves. We spatter it with mud after rainstorms and leave heaps of wet towels on its forgiving floor.
It’s time we give the bathroom a little TLC. Yet, with a fixed vanity and all the complications of plumbing, it can be hard to figure out how to spruce up your loo on a budget. With that in mind, here are four easy DIYs to make your bathroom sparkle.
10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Going Open Plan
May 15, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Don’t start knocking down walls just yet … follow this checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything
Creating an open-plan space that combines your living, kitchen and dining areas can not only turn your home into a welcoming and social place for family and friends, it can also add value when it comes time to sell.
Exactly how you open up these spaces will depend on several different factors – consider these questions before taking the leap.
Rebels With a Cause: 18 Bathrooms That Break the Rules
May 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Find inspiration from these show-stopping bathroom designs that ignored the rules to make their splash
With a complete bathroom overhaul becoming one of the most popular projects for homeowners, designers are rising in arms against traditional designs and looking for more ways to create a wet space to suit every need – whether that’s installing a toilet in the shower, adding an unconventional bathtub or flipping the whole concept of the ‘bath room’ on its head.
Take a look at these 18 rule-bending bathrooms.
Bookcase + Staircase = Functional Storage Area
May 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Aesthetically and functionally, bookcases and staircases are really in the same family. This bookcase in a Tuscany, Italy home renovated by Sundaymorning and Massimo Fiorido Associati puts them even closer together by making the staircase an actual physical extension of the bookcase.
Each stair is simply an elongated shelf that extends far into the room’s open space. This allows for access to the skylight at the top of the staircase and also provides a spectacularly clever form of storage. Books, keepsakes, decorative items, and household items can easily be stored on the bookshelf part of the built-in.
Larger items can be stored in the elongated stair segments. Seen as one large piece of furniture, the bookcase/staircase is an impressive specimen. It takes up an entire wall of the home but is more whimsical than imposing.
