Go Green For a Perfect, Peaceful Bathroom

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The color green is synonymous with life. It’s the color of plants and grass and trees. It has a very calming energy that brings peace and tranquility to a room. This makes the color green ideally-suited for use in the bathroom. One of the easiest ways to achieve this is by actually brining plants into […]

How ‘High Contrast’ Design Can Go Wrong So Easily

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We might love many different design elements on their own, but when they’re forced to work together in a room they can start to overpower one another. When dealing with this ‘high contrast’ design it’s important to find the right balance. See how one room went from a busy concept to a perfectly-balanced space.

Eat Your Heart Out! This Modern Home Centers Around The Kitchen

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When a couple of food-loving homeowners in Washington, DC were given the opportunity to redesign their house, they went into the project knowing that they wanted to create a kitchen where they could spend hours cooking and eating and entertaining guests with elaborate meals. That idea became the central design philosophy and the rest of […]

Your Contemporary Home Is Begging For Some Traditional Furniture

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The ideas of contemporary and traditional styles do not need to be at odds with one another. In fact, there are many pieces of traditional home decor that not only work with the contemporary look — they enhance it! For instance the farm table, which is an incredibly-traditional, antiquated piece of furniture, thrives in a […]

Open Up Your Home’s Potential With Beautiful Barn Doors

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One of the hottest interior design trends is the use of barn doors. They have a rustic charm that adds a whole lot of visual interest and texture to a space. They’re also unique in that they slide from side to side rather than opening like a traditional door. Barn doors are especially good in […]

We’ve Pegged This Wooden Dowel Wall As the Coolest Design Ever

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This is one of the most unique bathroom exterior you’ve ever seen. A loft in Chelsea, Massachusetts was undergoing a renovation, which created an opportunity to have some fun with the design. Rather than putting up standard, boring walls to surround the new master bathroom, the designers decided to surround the bathroom with 40,000 wooden […]

Learn To Love Your Living Arrangement!

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Whether living with roommates or living by yourself, it can be easy to forget the advantages to your living situation. Take a step back and learn to find the joy in your living arrangement. Here’s how!

Make Your House Look Like A Million Bucks Without Spending A Fortune

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Designing on a budget? Don’t worry! There are plenty of ways to make your home look like a million bucks without spending a fortune. So what belongs in the frugal designer’s toolkit? Spray paint and contact paper are indispensable. Spray paint is amazing for transforming old furniture or tacky pieces of decor into amazing items […]

This Modern Texas Home Is A Clear Winner

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It’s clear why this home in Texas is so remarkable. Dramatic, floor-to-ceiling windows line nearly every wall of the home, giving it a breathtaking contemporary look. The red cedar exteriors strike the perfect note for enhancing the large swathes of glass. Exposed metal beams round out the exterior and add contrast to the wood and […]