Sale Alert: 15% Off West Elm Wooden Headboards...

You’ll sleep well tonight. Through March 15, all wooden headboards at West Elm are 15 percent off. The sale includes old favorites like the brand’s signature Overlapping Squares Headboard ($169-$329), as well as some newer designs like the industrial-looking 2 x 2 Headboard ($126-$237) – so long as they’re wooden! If you need some cozy organic sheets to outfit your new bed, the shop’s Terra Bed...

Casa No Gere, Amazing Sustainable Home In The Midd...

Even though it is considered dangerous, there are many people who dream of a house in the middle of nature. Casa No Gere comes from architects Graça Correia and Roberto Ragazzi and is located in an unconventional environment. Deep in Portugal’s national park is where the owners wished to live and their request was honored by the architects by coming up with plans for this stunning building. And things were not easy....

Kube, A Practical Seating System from EOOS...

We found these interesting looking chairs and we though something like this would be nice to have around in a large room for a home theater system. Elegant and functional, it could go well in a private home as well as in an office. We did some research and discovered that Kube comes from EOOS and was created mainly for public events. Still, private use can not be ruled out either. Here is more information regarding the...

Do You Have an Open Plan Kitchen?...

I grew up in a house with an open plan kitchen, where the cooking and the dining took place in the same room. I loved it! Everyone tends to hover in the kitchen at parties and every day anyway, so it makes sense to have them in one place. Of course, it’s less formal, but let’s face it: my name might as well be Casual Cathy. Do you have one? Source Do You Have an Open Plan Kitchen? Yes! I have an open plan...

Mind-Blowing : The Future of Architectural Visual...

Traditional 3D visualization tools are limited to 2D display technology (computer monitors for instance). Zebra’s holographic images are unlike anything you have ever seen. The image literally “floats” in the air. You will be tempted to reach into the image with the expectation that you will touch the object being presented. You can move around the image to view it from a wide variety of angles with no...

Guess Who’s Making a Ceramic Peacock?...

A master potter and interior designer tweeted this photo of a majestic ceramic peacock he’s in the process of making. Now it’s just clay, but like all his other furnishings, I’m sure it will be très chic when it’s complete! See the rest here: Guess Who’s Making a Ceramic...

Open House: What’s Your Dream House?...

I was reading about the Albemarle House, an eight-bedroom, 13-and-a-half bath estate on more than 300 acres in Charlottesville, VA, which is on the market for $48 million – originally listed at $100 million! – and felt really baffled. The neo-Georgian house was designed by architect David Easton for winemaker Patricia Kluge, the ex-wife of billionaire TV mogul John Kluge. The house is beautiful but also...

The Luxury & Fresh Design of HGTV’s Dream Ki...

The HGTV Dream Home 2010 in New Mexico is a vision of luxury, charm and beauty. It’s hard to choose just one area of the house to focus on, but I’m in love with this decked-out kitchen . Hosting all possible amenities one could envision – and decorated to the hilt – it’s ready for anything a home cook could ever dream of whipping up. While a ribbon of gorgeous handmade mosaic tile can make a beautiful statement,...

Let’s Dine-in Tonight: 5 Tips for the Perfect Ga...

For those who like to entertain with hearty, neighborhood-renowned feasts, a good dining room design is essential if you want your friends to know your taste in decorating is as fabulous as your cooking.  And if your cooking is lacking in the tasty department, then at least they can compliment you on your table settings.  Either way, it’s a win-win.  If you’re wondering what makes a beautiful dining room...

Self-Sustaining House with Slide, Climbing Wall &a...

Most kids would give up their prized LEGO collection for a slide, pool and climbing wall in their house.  Luckily for Ro and Kit, their dad, architect Alex Michaelis , believes that they can have it all without sacrificing great design (or custom-designed LEGO UFOs). Taking his kids’ outlandish ideas into consideration with a seriousness most parents couldn’t muster, Alex designed a staircase with an adjacent slide. ...