Amazing apartment with modern white interior design decoration. White balance is a room dominated by white balancing with modern furniture marked with dark color such as black cabinet, sofa, frame and the painting of this room to add more enthusiastic. A soft white wall colors with modern furniture and interior design is very delighting. This apartment was designed as minimalist as possible without losing in comfort. (more…)
Practical minimalism
Every historic period has left its characteristics on design, which were most often linked with that period`s lifestyle. Today, we are living at a fast pace, striving towards what is practical and simple in all aspects of our lives. Therefore, it is logical that minimalism leaves its trace on interior design.
Pure lines in design, easy-maintenance materials, implementation of segments in space as fast as possible are the common denominator of most modern requirements.
Still, living in a space is a very individual thing and a line of demands need to be met to make the space functional and harmonious. An important segment is the environment in which you live. Respect it and introduce the genius loci, the spirit of the place, into decorating!
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More than 150 years ago, Edgar Allan Poe, who knew a thing or two about ravens, decided to offer his insights on interior design too.
In “The Philosophy of Furniture,” Poe wrote: “The soul of the apartment is the carpet. From it are deduced not only the hues but the forms of all objects incumbent. A judge at common law may be an ordinary man; a good judge of a carpet must be a genius.”
That’s pretty high praise for something we’ll spend most of our time walking on, vacuuming or cleaning spills out of. But carpets — or rugs — say a lot about the people who live inside a home. (more…)
Many of us have visited a home that exudes so much warmth and coziness that we curl up on the sofa and find ourselves falling asleep. But what is it that makes guests feel comfortable and want to linger? Is it the inviting colors, the clutter-free surfaces or the lively conversations around the kitchen table? And how can you get that feeling in your home?
You’ve painted the walls, purchased decent furniture, hung art and bought accents from Ikea and Pier 1 Imports, but you silently wonder, ‘‘Why doesn’t my place feel like that?’’
Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, author of ‘‘Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure’’ (Bantam Dell, $14), says making your apartment or house feel more homey doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. The solution could be as simple as rearranging your furniture for better air flow or adding small touches such as fresh-cut flowers and burning candles. (more…)
Over the last decades, designers in India have shown themselves to be a confused lot, if only because they haven’t been to handle international and Indian influences simultaneously.
Where traditional havelis have replaced the low-seating in the baithak with incongruous imported sofas, apartments in cities have attempted to play the ethnic card with ludicrous results.
India’s great tradition in crafts was never intended for urban homes, and though a few designers have been able to carry it off with panache – Romi Chopra, for instance – most times the interface between cultures simply ended up in a mess. (more…)
