Things Are Looking Up!
Ceilings are often ignored in favor of designing great looking floors and of course, great looking walls. Just add some cans and a light fixture and you’re good to go. Or are you? Don’t overlook an opportunity to add more…
Jennifer Hyman
Dwell Magazine Celebrates Prefab With A Pop Up Party
When I was at the DausHaus at Daley Center here in Chicago a few weeks back I over heard a woman who said she loved the idea of saving money using passive design principles but stopped in pursuing it for…
An Interior Designer or Interior Decorator?
Does an interior designer function the same as an interior decorator? Both involve aspects of interiors but they are different activities. Interior designers makes changes to an interior space from renovation, like knocking down walls to selecting paint colors and…
Using Hardwoods In Interior Design
Home Design Find has some beautiful examples of using hardwoods in the architectural interior design of the home. Choosing the right wood can add depth to your overall design. The use of stains or no stains at all convey a…
Mongolian Lamb Pillow Covers From West Elm
Currently Obsessing: Lush, plush and longhaired. Few things are more inviting than these Mongolian lambskin pillow covers. Their softness and warmth offer pure comfort. Arrange a few together to create the most sought-after seating in the house. From $59 to…
Mendel and Case Chelsea Apartment
Let’s pretend this beautiful apartment is ours, shall we? Gilles Mendel of J. Mendel is adding home furnishing designer to his resume so it’s only right that he invites us into his stunning Chelsea 1 bed, 1 bath 732 sq…
Sketch On The Go
The Morpholio Project has a trace paper sketching app for your iPad called “Trace App” designed by architects and is perfect for interior designers because it allows you to sketch anywhere with any stylus. Just take a picture with your iPad…
Concrete Construction Bungalow in Japan
A single story concrete bungalow designed by architects Harunatsu-Archi in Iriomote, a remote Japanese island, is built to withstand a harsh climate and natural disasters. Architects added projecting canopies to protect the home from the direct sunlight and have screens that can be fastened…
Urban Exploration
I’m planning an urban exploration tour to take some pictures based on the gorgeous photography of urban decay in Gary, Indiana captured by David Tribby. Gary was built on the shoulders of the United States Steel Corporation in 1906 but as steel…
What Would You Do With 30,000 Bottle Caps?
Olga Kostina decorated her house in the rural village of Kamarchaga, with traditional Russian macrame (a type of yarn craft but made with knots instead of knitting or crocheted) designs, local wild life, and some more contemporary ones. Kamarchaga is just…