When decorating your restaurant it is vitally important to keep in mind that the atmosphere should coordinate with the food on the menu. Restaurant interior design has a dramatic impact on the type of guests that restaurants attract. Atmosphere and theme are essential in the interior design of a restaurant. Modern restaurant interior design concepts create unique, appealing, and comfortable restaurant environments appropriate to the identity of the individual restaurant outlet and food offer to drive repeat business and to build customer loyalty. (more…)
The results are in for the inaugural Live-in Room Kitchen Design Competition, presented by Interior Design and appliance manufacturer Electrolux.
The grand prize winner, Jeff Jenkins of design firm Jeff Jenkins Design + Development in Alexandria, Virginia, created a space that encourages social interaction and supports the idea that the modern kitchen is the heart of the home.
“We were impressed with Jeff’s entry because of the innovative way he interpreted the concept of the Live-In Room, incorporating the outdoors into the kitchen, and because of the quality of his presentation,” says Henrik Otto, Electrolux senior vice president of global design and a member of the jury. (more…)
Pay attention to personality. Most people hire an architect only once in their lives. Searching for one is akin to finding a financial planner, architects say. Look for an architect who has designed projects that are similar in style and scope to yours. “There’s no substitute for experience,” says Todd Strickland, a partner with Historical Concepts, an Atlanta architectural firm. Because designing a home is such a personal project, it’s important that you feel able to communicate with your architect.
Liza Nugent, 41 years old, and her husband needed an architect to combine their apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with a neighboring unit; they got referrals from friends. The first person they called made a snippy remark about how “unsophisticated” co-op boards in buildings on side streets such as theirs make renovations difficult. “I thought, with that kind of attitude, we definitely wouldn’t get along,” Mrs. Nugent says. After calling two more architects and interviewing three others, the Nugents picked a longtime acquaintance who had creative design solutions for their project. (more…)
Tip-toeing to the tipping point of sustainable buildings and a solar future. That’s one way to describe current activity in local construction.
While most homes and commercial buildings constructed over the past few years rarely go above mandated codes for energy efficiency, some daring developers are pushing the envelope.
Taking risks. Using innovative building practices. Sketching the promise of near-Zero Energy construction for the Georgia coast.
“I’m a plant man.” That’s not only a definition of himself, it also defines Gregg Bayard’s philosophy. A burly former forester and horticulturist, comfortable under a fine patina of dust from a roadway under construction, he and his business partner Curry Wadsworth, with 20 years experience as a landscaper, are turning a heavily wooded, former fishing camp on Salt Creek into a housing development overlooking — and preserving — the marsh. (more…)
The Daily Telegraph / House & Garden Fair 2007 is the UK’s most prestigious event for interior and garden design. From bathrooms to bedrooms, gourmet food to garden furniture, the Fair brings you an unprecedented line up of exhibitors all carefully handpicked by House & Garden to ensure the highest quality products, most of which you will not find on the High Street.
For anyone passionate about interiors and gardens, the Fair is an excellent opportunity to see the very latest classic and contemporary designs from many of the country’s most prominent designers. And with numerous interactive seminars and talks going on throughout the Fair, visitors can gather a whole host of expert tips and advice to take home with them.
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