Bringing design savvy consumers and professional designers in the UAE greater access to high-end furniture, Al Shamsi Enterprises, announced the launch of its new exclusive fashionable furniture showroom – designers hub which is a division of Al Shamsi Enterprises.
Centrally located on Oud Mehta, Dubai, the new showroom, which houses one of the most extensive collections of exclusive furniture and accessories in the emirate, also brings together some of the most reputed prestigious brands Knoll International (USA), Cassina (Italy), Thonet (Germany), Edra (Italy), ClassiCon (Germany), Grupo Permasa (Spain) and Hacker Kitchen (Germany).
Recent addition to designers hub global brands portfolio are Album lighting from Italy and Meta beds and sofa beds from Italy. designers hub also opened its full operation in Abu Dhabi earlier this year.
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The High Point market creates buzz with children’s collections, new colors and environmental focus
Twice a year, furniture manufacturers, retailers and magazine editors gather in High Point, N.C., to see what’s in the pipeline for the coming season. From across the 12 million square feet of showrooms comes a wealth of new trends, color directions and insider chatter. What will the best-dressed rooms be wearing next spring? Some clues follow. In most cases, the pieces featured will be available in retail stores in about six months. (more…)
Rick Kleponis describes his house as two-faced. There’s the street side and the water side and both with different personalities.
The street side has the traditional contemporary look of a 21st-century house. The windows are shuttered with a small front porch and stone facade around the two-car garage. It’s very prim and proper.
The waterside has what Mr. Kleponis calls a Carolina look with a wide-pillared porch, a patio apron around the pool and chairs and tables for relaxing and dining. It’s beachy and casual. (more…)
When it comes to decorating your home, forget about the empty, lifeless rooms you see in interior design magazines and books. Instead, you should concentrate on designing all of the rooms in your home as backdrops for the people who will be living in those spaces. Here are a few simple techniques for designing dynamic spaces:
Don’t be afraid to leave some empty spaces in your rooms. Empty space allows for breathing room and lets the most important items in the room shine — the people who live there!
Avoid large patterns in your fabrics and wallpapers. As a general rule, use no designs larger than your palm, because they will interfere with the appearance of people in the room. Using smaller patterns on walls and furniture will mean that friends and family won’t have to compete with bold patterns for attention. (more…)
