Decorative LED Lights - Marmo LED lighting by Salvinistile

Lighting | Sep-16-09

Lighting is an often-overlooked but important feature in decorating with the potential to illuminate the fashion and function of your home. Marmo decorative LED lights by Salvinistile have got both bases covered. The Star collection of decorative LED lighting is suitable for both indoors and out, and features inset LED lights that give off a heavenly twinkle. The Meteors collection sets your interior walls aglow with rows of tiny lights, available with optional bright LED RGB color-changing technology to suit every style. The Light Leaks line offers the more modern look of decorative LED light strips, available in 12- and 18-inch bands in white, red, blue or amber, ideal for both indoor and outdoor applications. For more information on these contemporary LED lights, visit Salvinistile.

Elegant Bathroom Design - Oyster tub by Salvinistile

Bathtubs | Sep-17-09

Gentle curves and color make the Oyster tub by Salvinistile the perfect choice for your elegant bathroom design. This stylish freestanding tub designed by Carla Baratell will become the centerpiece of your bathroom. The softly sloping contours inspired by the oyster set the tone for an organic, free-flowing design that invites you to ease into luxury and leave the world behind for a few moments. This elegant tub measures 70.85 by 42.15 by 26.60 inches, offering plenty of room to stretch out and soak away the cares of the day. The Oyster tub comes in a range of marble varieties from Salvinistile's collection, each naturally colored and veined for a one-of-a-kind tub design. Check out these elegant tubs at Salvinistile.

Pedestal Wash Basins by Salvinistile

Sinks & Vessels | Sep-17-09

Transform your bath into the lap of luxury in your home with these unusual pedestal wash basins by Italian company Salvinistile. The Easy pedestal wash basin, designed by Carla Baratelli, brings an element of elegance to the bath with its striking, rectangular shape and the opulence of marble. This natural beauty is enhanced by modern LED lighting, built right into the base. This pedestal is available in a range of colors to suit every style and space, from warm golden brown and cream tones to dark, dramatic slate. Organic flecks of varying hues bring each piece a naturally beautiful appeal. These sculptural sinks' rectangular base comes in two sizes: 350-by-350-by-900 or 400-by-400-by-900 mm, offering an option for small or large bathrooms, and comes with waste Stop-and-Go or flat horizontal marble lateral water drainage. As a single piece or in pairs, these stylish basins are Italian quality and luxury, at its best. For more on these pedestal sinks visit Salvinistile.

Leather Skin Mosaic by Silven - walls are 'alive'

Wallcovering | Sep-17-09

Leather skin mosaics have become the trend du jour. This luxurious and unusual wall-covering option will bring your walls to life with its earthy look and feel! This leather skin mosaic by Italian company Silven comes in panels that can be arranges to suit any size and shape, so every wall in your house can be accommodated in style. Not limited to walls, this versatile wall covering can also be used to finish architectural features like columns and arches. These mosaics are available in a natural finish, or if you're feeling a little more adventurous, make a statement with an exciting lame gold effect, bronze, silver, or select an exotic print like crocodile, cayman, ostrich or an optical motif. For more information of modern decorating ideas for the home, visit Silven.

Wood Bathtubs - Walnut Bathtub Serena by Unique Wood Design

Bathtubs | Sep-18-09

Create a unique look in your bathroom with the warm, welcoming look of this wood bathtub by Unique Wood Design. The Serena bathtubs are made of rich American walnut and feature a wide oval tub with an integrated surround and base, creating more of a bathing experience as opposed to just tub. An elegant faucet mounted to the surround adds some ornament to this simple, natural design. With the Serena bathtub, it’s easy to transform your bathroom into a luxurious spa space. This substantial bathroom fixture will set the tone of rest and relaxation for the whole room. Check out this wood bathtub at Unique Wood Design.

Really Cool Sink by Decor - Qkiaoi

Sinks & Vessels | Sep-18-09

These really cool sinks by Decor, an Italian company, take your powder rooms and bathrooms to a new level of cool. The Qkiaoi sink is masculine yet sculptural, taking its inspired shape from a spoon, with a handle that extends to form an integrated towel rack. This cool sink is truly a decorator’s dream. It is made of glass pigment and resins, which offers virtually any color and comes in transparent, translucent or opaque finishes. This means a wide range of looks, from clean and contemporary to ultra-modern, funky and high-end. This is but one really cool sink design of many – check out more at Decor.

Sustainable Bathroom Fixtures - bathroom mixers Primemix by ECA

Bathroom Faucets | Sep-21-09

Turkish company ECA is helping you change the way you use water every day, by way of these stylish, sustainable bathroom fixtures. Designed for comfort and savings, the Primemix bathroom mixers are equipped with separate water temperature and flow settings, allowing for greater control and less waste. These sustainable bathroom fixtures combine innovative, intelligent features with a modern look that brings your bath to a new level of cool. Stone or crystal bathroom mixers are available with an “embroidered diamonds” finish, and feature an unusual look with an ergonomic design for your comfort. Check out these fixtures at ECA.

Kitchen Decorating Ideas - Colored Kitchen Appliances by Coolors

Kitchens | Sep-23-09

For all things kitchen, culinary and cuisine related, Coolors if full of amazing kitchen decorating ideas, based on their collection of must-have colored kitchen appliances that no modern home can do without. Specializing in colored refrigerators, household furnishings, panels and customizations for the interior, take a cue from Coolors and you’ll soon be the envy of all your friends. No longer is the refrigerator a utilitarian, uninteresting fixture. With Coolors’ silk screening process, the fridge becomes a unique work of art, featuring images and colors to suit your individual sense of style. Converting your favorite vacation photo into a work of art by one of their masters, you now can ornament your appliances and take them from drab to fab. And you’re bound only by your imagination – choose a coordinating color for the range hood, or a complementary pattern to finish your panels, resulting in a unified and original look. For more kitchen decorating ideas and to check out these cool, colored kitchen appliances, visit Coolors.

Black and White Bathrooms - bathroom sets and design ideas by Ex.t

Bathroom Furniture | Sep-28-09

They're modern, with a "mod" twist – these elegant black and white bathrooms by Ex.t are trendy and ever-cool additions to the contemporary home. Hailing from Italy, classic colors come together with bold geometric forms in these fashionable black and white bathroom design ideas. You'll "love" everything about these cool sets – from the simple shapes to the unique digital details printed on lacquered wood. Apart form looking great, these bathroom essentials offer lots of storage space to help you achieve a neat, clean bathroom space. Boasting beauty and quality, these black and white bathroom sets are sure to inspire your own bold decorating ideas. For more information visit Ex.t.

Wood-burning fireplaces - modern fireplace ideas by Montegrappa

With the cooler weather just around the corner, now’s the time to think about heating things up with wood-burning fireplaces for your modern home. These wood burning fireplace ideas by Montegrappa are hot, hot, hot!

The Linea fireplace is an ultra-modern fixture that’s an instant focal point in your living room, den, library or bedroom. The stove’s bold, black finish and slightly pyramid shape complement the upward direction of its flame, which is visible through a tempered glass door. For a touch of Nordic style in your home, check out the Linea fireplace.

If you’re looking for something that combines the modern and the traditional, this collection of wood-burning fireplaces has something to suit every style. The Dinamico flamed copper finish is warm with a twist, while it’s also available in the Dinamico grey satin finish for a cooler, more contemporary aesthetic. Sliding steel doors on either side are adorned with simple square cutouts for added interest, set in front of tempered glass.

The Labirinto and Dedalo are modern fireplaces with an artistic edge. This grey painted steel frame features inserts in black and white for a bold, bicolor statement. The horizontal shape appeals to more traditional settings, while the vertical fireplace design also works well in compact urban homes or rooms with tall ceilings.

The Raggi wood fireplaces are equally at home in the chic city loft and the rustic cottage in the mountains. The frame of grey painted steel is complemented by metallic grey painted tubular bars, arranged in “organized chaos” surrounding the fire.

The Philadelphia fireplace design is long, lean, and urban. This vertical fireplace is steel with anodized aluminum inserts, giving it a sleek, stylish appeal.
For more modern wood burning fireplace ideas, visit Montegrappa.

Concrete Shell Structure Eggshell - a concrete pod for all occasions

The egg – nature’s most perfect form – is the stimulus behind this modern refuge designed for public and private spaces. Japan’s Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio designed the Concrete pod as a modern haven in which to momentarily escape the stresses of the world. “In the dome, because of its minimal scale, it makes us more sensitive and relaxed, like when we are in our traditional tea-house Cha-sitsu.” Exhibited at Concrete Art Museum 2005 in Nagoya, Japan, this contemporary cocoon is constructed of reinforced concrete, with a height of 1700mm and the shell just 15mm thick. According to the architects, “A minor axis of a hen's egg is about 40mm and thickness is 400 microns, so it means this concrete shell is just like an expansion of a hen's eggshell.” And although this modern structure is “hen's-egg thin,” Concrete pod has the enough strength to support a grown man sitting on top. Speckled with holes, the shell offers a sheltered environment while maintain a connection with the exterior environment. Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio
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Landscape Edging by Santa & Cole – recyclable and decorative from Landscape Forms

Landscape Forms is now carrying Santa & Cole’s urban elements like its decorative Robert landscape edging. This minimal and elegant pattern creates a classic edging look that will transform any garden or park area into a polished-looking landscape. The stainless steel posts support a curved horizontal alignment strap that interlocks to fashion an edging of any desired length, either in a straight or curved line. Simply purchase the number of poles with a strap that are needed, and then finish off with the end pole. Robert landscape edging is both made from recycled materials and is 100 per cent recyclable. Landscape Forms

Modern Wooden Fence

Modern Wooden Fence

Set your eyes on the alluring, wooden Modern Fence. I don’t think I’ve ever thought twice about a fence…until now. The Modern Fence is built with Ipe (pronounced eepay) wood, informally known as Brazilian Walnut. The illustrious wood is first-class in durability and hardness. It’s a tropical hardwood tree that grows abundantly in Central and South America. Because of its resilience against decay from bugs and moisture, it is the perfect material for outdoor furnishings. This is one sexy wooden fence. Your eyes are drawn along the sleek horizontal lines. The luxe red tones will accent any landscaping, or be a focal point all on its own. You no longer need to put up fences for privacy’s sake, the Modern Fence is all about design and decor for your pleasure.
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Italian Outdoor Tile from Refin - the super strong X-Stone

Italian Outdoor Tile from Refin - the super strong X-Stone

X-Stone, the super strong, outdoor tile launched by Italian Ceramiche Refin is finally on the U.S. market. With its milled stone-look but performance and durability of porcelain tile, it’s no wonder it’s such a hit. Concrete, iron, sand and wood are the nature-inspired color choices. Grooved tiles are ultra chic, adding texture and accent to any area they are placed. The resilient tiles are an ideal surrounding for a pool area, since they are water resistant and would live up to the harsh beating a pool area may take. If you’re looking for the ultimate in an outdoor sitting area, the X-Stone tiles can create a carpet-like look, making your lounge area truly unique.

wicker outdoor furniture

The supreme essence of comfort translates into this wicker outdoor furniture from Merane. A wide variety of pieces combining quality materials with design excellence as well. The basic material, the wicker, is Original Viro and weather resistant. So is the fabric, Original Sunbrella, used to cover the sitting area of the pieces. The delicate look of the wicker is sustained by a very stable aluminum frame construction. As a bonus relaxation factor, Sunbrella cushions are provided as accessories, with zipper included. The cushions are easy to remove or place in key points to assure maximum comfort. All these advantages of the wicker outdoor furniture from Merane make it desirable and easy to fit in any outdoor space.

unusual kitchen furniture hidden kitchen june he

unusual kitchen furniture hidden kitchen june he

The Hidden Kitchen from June He is a great example of what one can do with a tiny kitchen space. This wall of tiles houses furniture and storage areas that appear seemingly out of nowhere. A workspace pulls out, doors open up, and drawers slide out of their hiding spaces to create a kitchen that, while it’s not quite full-sized, allows more flexibility than almost any other design.

unusual kitchen furniture michael schmidt cooklounge

unusual kitchen furniture michael schmidt cooklounge

If you’ve ever lived in a little efficiency apartment, you know how hard it can be to have people over. When you do, the tiny room seems too cramped to do much of anything. Designer Michael Schmidt’s Cooklounge tries to make apartment living a little more convenient with a unique set of furniture that can be arranged as a lounge or a kitchen. The attractive sideboard opens up to reveal a kitchen that’s better equipped than most standard kitchens. An oven, stove, barbecue, dishwasher, warming plate, sink, and other fun extras are included. The adjustable-height table lets you lounge on the floor or on one of the dining/living chairs.

unusual kitchen furniture fevzi karaman modular kitchen

unusual kitchen furniture fevzi karaman modular kitchen

When you’ve got a tiny kitchen, having a work center that does double duty can make the space seem larger while keeping all of the functionality of a full-size kitchen. The modular kitchen by Fevzi Karaman is a clever design that houses everything you need in a compact space. A sink, recycling bin, cooking surface, stove, storage and more all fit under the moving tabletop. When closed, you have a nice breakfast bar island. When open, you’ve got a cozy table for two.

unusual kitchen furniture alight kitchen

unusual kitchen furniture alight kitchen

The ALight Kitchen was designed with the intention of making the kitchen a more sustainable place. The unit houses a smart oven which reads the barcodes from pre-packaged foods (packed only in sheet metal, of course) to cook the food efficiently. The integrated dining table features hollow reversible plates and a flatware holder. And best of all, the built-in dishwasher recycles wash water to cut down on water consumption.

unusual kitchen furniture aion

unusual kitchen furniture aion

This unique kitchen concept by Antoine Lebrun is much more than meets the eye. When closed, it looks like a kitchen planter with lots of nice greenery growing on top. But when it’s open, it reveals a workspace, cooking surface, and sink. This kitchen comes with the coolest secret ever: those plants on top provide natural soap to clean the workspace, sink, and dishes whenever the top is closed. Don’t plan on owning it anytime soon, though; Lebrun designed the kitchen for Fagor Brandt as an idea of what will be possible for kitchens in ten years.

unusual kitchen furniture design concepts

unusual kitchen furniture design concepts

When you think of interesting design in the home, the kitchen typically isn’t the first room that springs to mind. It may be the heart of the home, but it’s also one of the most utilitarian places in most houses when it comes to selecting furnitures to fit into it. After all, what new can be done with counter tops, shelves, and those huge appliances? From hidden kitchen designs to modern-but-comfy kitchens, here are some great kitchen design ideas.

For the right designer, the kitchen is an ideal place to play around with old ideas and create new ones. These kitchen design concepts break the rules and come off looking super cool.