Legendary Interior Design Show Case Welcomes First Ever Green Room

For those of us who don’t know, the annual Kips Bay Show House is considered the premier interior design exhibition in the world. Setting global interior design standards for years, even decades, to come, the show is visited by thousands of designers, architects, and style connoisseurs. Now, for the first time in history, the show includes a green room designed by eco and holistically focused interior designer, Cheryl Terrace of Vital Designs LTD.

Terrace’s space, entitled, “A Little Breathing Room” is a green oasis complete with low V.O.C. painted green walls, 2-3 million year old petrified tree-stump tables, and a sustainable sofa decorated with bamboo chintz throw-pillows. Terrace took every detail of the room’s contents—location, materials, manufacturing procedures—into account. For example, the sofa starts with a sustainable-wood frame, covered with 100% organic hand-loomed (less environmental impact than power-loomed) cotton, all void of toxic stuffing, dyes, and adhesives.

The room’s large sideboard is handmade from North American rock maple (local material) and displays a beautiful arrangement of sea-stones and natural artifacts—all selected from, but to be returned to, the salt marshes of nearby Staten Island. Terrace’s approach to sourcing local materials not only reduces the amount of fossil fuels used to create the room, but also verifies her design philosophy and commitment to simplicity and harmony.

According to Terrace, the room is meant to, “inspire the senses through environmentally responsible design.” The space’s centerpiece is a large air-purifying plant installation that naturally absorbs harmful chemicals from the air, balances the room’s humidity and increases oxygen levels. The plants bring fresh air and harmony to the windowless space, taking you further away from the outside-commotion of New York City’s hectic streets. A mesmerizing drone of tribal music enhances this meditative mindset, while a silk-painted tapestry covers the overhead lighting to create an eerie glow of expanding color. Above the plant arrangement, serene jellyfish float aimlessly on a plasma screen. All elements converge to invite emotional awareness and yes, “inspire the senses” through sound, light, color and movement.

“I believe,” says Terrace “that a calm, loving and simple space has the ability to shift ones energy to be more positive and receptive. I just wait for people to walk in and then tell them, ‘hey, just breathe. It’s ok to come in, sit down, and relax.’” And this is exactly what many of the show house’s stressed-out designers have been doing. Taking a moment away from their blackberrys and fussy clients to, “sit lotus” on one of Terrace’s yoga mats or atop the biodegradable wool rug positioned—without adhesive—on the room’s natural cork flooring.

Beautiful Panorama Modern Villa

Villa A is located on the slope of the Poestling Berg – a mountain overlooking Linz, Austria. The site is accessed from the road behind leading down hills to the building’s main entrance, covered by an extended cantilever roof structure. The city’s panorama that it features is truly breathtaking. It can be seen from almost all rooms and from the swimming pool on a terrace.

Corvin Cristian Headvertising Office Interior

Corvin Cristian Romania architect has designed the interior design for office Headvertising, an advertising agency in Bucharest, Romania. This office is located in Old Romanian Stock Exchange building. The theme of the interior design is the design of furniture for storage of goods or file, as a room divider.

Autoban The Ojeni Apartment Interior Design

The Turkish design studio Autoban have sent us photos of a recently completed apartment interior they have refurbished and filled with their own furniture designs. Project description from Autoban: Lying between one of the chiquest streets in Beyolu and the lively heart of Tünel, the Ojeni flats boast stunning views over the whole of historic Istanbul and the Bosphorus.

Master Class Apartment Classic Interior Design

This apartment spans the raised ground floor of two elegant houses in London. It is entered through a square all, devoid of any decoration of furniture. This taupe-colored space is lit both artificially and by diffused light from the room on either side.

Classic Contemporary Style Sloane Square Apartment

Moving from the United States to the notoriously cramped city of London can be spatially challenging exercise, and the interior designer who lives in this Chelsea apartment was well aware that finding a large apartment, all on one floor, would take some time. Situated on Sloane Square and designed by the architect Lord Willet in 1900, the building including an original cage type lift.

Contemporary Interior Design in Victorian Apartment

A houses and apartments go through countless refurbishments and changing fashions, details such as picture and dado-rails come and go, radiators are boxed over or left exposed and, of course, kitchens and bathrooms are replaced at an astonishing rate. Working in the international fashion business means that the owners of this central London apartment travel frequently.

Colorful Vertical Space Apartment Interior Design

Instead of trying to make his vertical space look larger by using the common device of an all-white scheme, the interior design director of a top UK fabric and design company took another approach in this south-west London apartment. A developer had bought an old school, divided the spaces into units of various sizes and sold them on as empty shells.

Luxury Apartment Design with Antique Furniture Decorating

A gallery owner, picture-framing expert and author of several design books has decorated her large London apartment in pale, creamy whites, concentrating on the play of natural light afforded by its luxuriously tall windows, instead of a separate dining-room she has been able to incorporate an antique table and chairs into the new kitchen

Unplanned Decorating Minimalist Apartment in London

Buing off-plan can be risky business, but this apartment was purchased without a plan at all, just an empty space with walls, plenty of windows and a roof. The owners spend a lot time in California and were concerned that wherever they lived in London would never be light enough. The solution was a roof-top above a warehouse conversion.

Classic Contemporary France Interior Designs

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Interior Design Ideas For Beginner

Some people seem to have a natural eye for design and always seem to have great ideas interior design. I’m not one of those people. Only a week I was setting up a new office and are looking for a nice accent piece. At the store I came up with a combination of items that I liked, and then decided to ask one employee to a second opinion. My idea was shot down as combining different styles. So I seek another opinion, and got the same answer. I asked myself, “If I like it, is not that good enough?” Maybe for an eclectic and personal space, but for a business office, it is not good enough. The interior design should make a statement, and “I do not think so” is not what I would share.

So I started doing some research for interior design ideas, and I learned a lot. Here are four tips that I found useful, and if you are a beginner design, hopefully you will too.

1. It’s ok to copy ideas from anywhere you can find them. Your friend might not naturally be a great designer, but when he saw the HGTV enough, he might have become one over time. If he has a room that you like, feel free to copy, a replacement, your own taste. Watch shows the house a few decorations, and read magazines, you’ll soon have a lot of interior design ideas from which to choose. Take ideas from anywhere you can get them, and then tweak them to make their own.

2. Look at your living space and keep only what you really love. If you do not like something, or do not care if it’s there, get rid of it! Either throw it away, donate it to charity, or the box if you have family values. Just because it was originally owned by Great Aunt Delilah, does not mean you have to show them. You still can save it to hand to the next generation, or hand over to someone else in the family.

3. Do not worry about defining a particular style that you like, after all, if you have a comprehensive idea of all styles of designs available, you probably will not experience this problem! But what defines a few basic than what you like or dislike. For example, if you want bright colors and bold, or more muted and natural tones? Do you want warm or cool colors? Do you like simple, straight lines? Or more curved or complex design? Do you prefer thick or thin furniture? Would you like to be daring, or are you more secure? By answering the types of questions, you can come up with your own design style and some great interior design ideas to bring it to pass.

4. Do not forget to accessorize. Great interior design ideas do not have to be expensive, it is amazing what you can do with a little paint, some rearranging, and removing things that are not really about. Then add a beautiful piece of art that brings the whole room together. The right painting or sculpture can make the whole room, but make sure it is something that is love, and that you have just the perfect place to put it.

There are so many interior design ideas out there, but hopefully these few tips will help you get started, especially if you feel like a novice like me did not design for so long. I finish my office with a modern yet comfortable feeling, so I knew I was headed in the right direction!

Natural Classic White Living Room Style

Natural Classic White Living Room
Natural Classic White Living Room

Natural Classic White Living Room

Designer Angela Free used four different shades of Benjamin Moore white paint in this living room: Spanish White on the inner wall molding; White Dove on the outer wall molding; White Opulence on the molding and crown trim; and Sand Dollar on the ceiling. Free describes this latter color as a "a very pale rosy white"; she painted it in high gloss to create "a soft reflective glow." Decorative artist Katherine Jacobus painted a subtle faux linen effect on all the molding to give it a sense of depth and dimension

Trend Interior Design for Classical Dining Room

Interior Design for Classical Dining Room

Interior Design for Classical Dining Room

Dining room is a formal room dedicated to the serving of meals or eating. Now, We'll talk about how to get and create beautiful and nice Interior design for dining room.
A dining room can be such a fantastic place to entertain, but it can easily be underused if you often eat in the kitchen or in front of the telly instead. Ever wondered why the red color is a popular color for design of restaurants and dining rooms? It's easy to be answer, because it stimulates the appetite. Other colors to get your mouth watering are orange and yellow.

When you make design for your dining room, the dining table and chairs are also very important as a central feature. Antique tablecloths and dresses can be cut up to make colorful napkins, and the napkins should be folded neatly and placed in the center of each setting. You can choose from many selection or style of dining room furniture sets.

A dining rooms should be light and airy, try to make the most of natural light. If the room is naturally dark, have pale or neutral blinds rather than curtains on the windows, which will only block the light even more.

Other important thing to create your design look great is if you can put some accessories, because it will add your dining room overall beauty and utility.

White Furniture Classic Look

White Sofa Sets
White Sofa Sets
White Sofa Sets

White is the color of peace. It is the most serene color among all the other and has its own cherished place in people's hearts. Though it is comparatively plain color, it shines distinctly among different colors. People who are in love with the white find it hard to replace it with any other color. The coolness and the classic feel that white gives makes it one of the favorite colors that people love to have in their rooms. A white painted room, complete with white furniture soothes the eyes. If you have noticed, in any magazine of home decoration, there will always be one room that is completely white. It is because of the classic look that white imparts, making the room look very clean and calm.

Have you also wanted an all white colored room at some point of time, but then held back thinking it would be very difficult having a whole range of furniture in white. Well, you will be surprised to know that there is every single piece of furniture you want in white ranging from couches, sofa sets, chairs, stools, dining sets and even office chairs available in white. That means, you can indeed get the all white colored that room you always loved. But that is not all.

The best part is that being a distinct and neutral color, white goes beautifully with other colors and in fact makes other colors look more attractive. Simple chairs in pure white placed with the background wall painted in a warm color like red or royal blue or a bright color like grass green or aqua blue can make a beautiful combination. The best feature of the white is that it is a distinct color that can be mixed and matched with almost any other color. You can get an amazing variety of furniture in white, in all styles ranging from classic to trendy, modern furniture to give the kind of look you want in your room, sitting area or dining area. It can go well with any warm or cool color that you have your walls painted in. Also if you add to it colorful bed sheets, on a white bed and a nice piece of art on the wall, it would give it a complete and unique look and will bring out the essence of the piece of art more beautifully. One great advantage of having white furniture is that you can change the color of your walls, bed sheets and the objects in your room, but white will go well with everything unlike other colors.

If you have tried looking for white colored furniture in the market earlier, but could only find a limited variety because it is not a very common color and furniture stores cannot have a large variety of white color, then a good idea would be to search on the internet for exclusive, white colored furniture. You will be able to find a variety of white furniture for sale to go well with every corner of your house. So, you can choose the piece that goes well with your taste and give your room, a unique look with your imagination.

Beautiful House Designs with Bamboo Decoration

It’s named House 7N2, the remodeled house by popular Mexican architects, Anonimous-LED, has beautiful design and decorated with many bamboo ornament. The main feature of this two-story house open space with artificial bamboo forests on the water. Great lighting make this an unforgettable sight at night. The room also contribute to better communication between the internal and external to the expansion of the garden. Living room, dining room, kitchen and dining room are on the ground floor and is open to the environment. The second floor includes all private rooms, overlooking the courtyard. Plants, bamboo and marble interior decoration is very original and elegant. All this, combined with modern furniture and stylish to create a very original place of living.

Smart Home Design 2010

This design inspiring by renovated chicago’s most green house in front of the Museum of Science and Industry. It is open to the public in 2008, but has recently been renovated to Midwest Living. The house is designed to reflect the lifestyle of the couple with empty nests and has a smooth texture, color, combine with modern design – and unique environmentally friendly technologies in the 21 century. This shows that you can use at home with plenty of room for entertainment, bedroom, who arrived here as a refuge, whimsical nursery / playground for a grandson and a functional home office in a building lot in Chicago standard.
The culmination of the first floor of polished concrete and wood dining table, old furniture designer from Chicago Killeen Kennedy, woodcutter oak 100 years old, have fallen on the basis of the museum in 2009. Chicago artist Terry Karpowicz also make a head, 3 coffee table, side table in the tree for use in the home.
Top, soft, green, and blue symbolizes a new beginning, and renewable energy. Bedrooms and bathrooms are designed as a personal holiday for couples, with a bamboo bed with organic bedding. Bathroom, beautiful glass tiles made from recycled wine bottles fell from recycled porcelain creates an elegant, low-flow shower heads and toilets, double showers.

Luxury Celebrity Home Designs at Beverly Hills House

Wanted to feel celebrity lifestyle? Try to see these luxury celebrity house designs that located in Beverly Hills House. Lavish decoration from this house will welcome us like a king of Beverly Hills. Elegant design of this house will give us a deep experience as a lucky person in this world. Check out the inside interior of this contemporary interior artist house and see the details ornament that complete this house. The bog bedroom decoration was very awesome trough inclusive decoration of wall fireplace design. The white living room decor was complete with the comfortable sofa set furniture and square wall fireplace. The open space of this clean decoration house design was completed with the large green garden design that complete with the garden pond and waterfall. Furthermore, we also can enjoy the outdoor pool design from this outdoor space. The bathroom decoration also included with the bathtub furniture. As you can see the entire room of the modern celebrity house decoration already complete and perfect.

Summer House Plans with Swimming Pool Design in Spain

Have you ever imagine a garden summer house designs? If no, it’s better for you to see this perfect review from an architect from Spain. This minimalist house was covered by a bench from slide of wood. When we’re come inside, we’ll host by fresh blue water from a simple swimming pool. This crazy idea was inspiring a lot of people. Supported the fresh water, we’ll see the green simple garden in the side of the swimming pool. The Spanish architects build the floor with some natural materials. Stone floor for the hall to the living room, wood for the side of the swimming pool, and the tiles of ceramics for the deep side of the swimming pool. This simple and minimalist design can be seen in the white slide canopy produced from wood. Another specialist Spanish Interior Designer showed from both wood and steel application. This custom was perfectly showed in the open air balcony and the stairs way to the next floor that hosting us in front of the main door. Another side of this simple and minimalist swimming pool was the long hallway that transferred us to the main room. We also can put a simple romantic chandelier for this comfortable swimming pool. This perfect rejuvenating swimming pool can be seen in this gorgeous house outdoor swimming pool.