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Urban living room design to steal

by Simona Ganea, posted in Living room designs, on July 2nd, 2012

An urban living room is characterized by a series of specificities. Of course, it all depends on the style you choose to adopt and your personal preferences, but the décor will always feel somewhat elegant, distinguished and organized. Cozyness usually comes second. Here’s a beautiful example of an urban living room décor. It incorporates elements that work beautifully together but that don’t really have that much in common.

The piece that seems to be a sofa is in fact composed of two separate items, a seater and a chaise. They have matching designs and only differ in terms of shape and dimensions. The improvised sofa is completed by a Panton dining chair. This one is made from a single sheet of plastic and has a design that quickly became a classic and is still seen as modern, even after so many years. The sofa and the chair are both black, a neutral and strong color that is commonly used for contrast. There’s also a third seating unit, an elegant Eames RAR chair, also in black. It has a exposed wooden frame and it’s an urban rocking chair with a simple, casual and modern design.

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Plywood Coffee Table

by Loredana Sava, posted in Living room designs, on June 3rd, 2012

I remember that I learned in the History lessons one very interesting thing that still applies to many fields nowadays: during the Renaissance all scientists and artists turned their faces back to the old things they used to treasure and valued them once again. My idea is that this is happening as we speak, that more and more artists get their inspiration from the past, from times long gone. For example this Eames Plywood Coffee Table is very popular these days, even though it was designed back in 1946. Actually the Herman Miller company has been manufacturing and selling it for the last fifty years, but it has never been as popular as it is now.

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Saarinen Style Tulip Table

by Loredana Sava, posted in Living room designs, on May 3rd, 2012

What I like about modern interior design and furniture design is that it has no boundaries: you can see both men and women creating new stuff for the home and also they come from different parts of the world. One thing I do not understand completely and this is how on Earth did they get to have to many talented designers in Finland. Some of them stayed in their country, but some others made a name abroad like Eero Saarinen who moved with his family to US and developed his career there. Well, he is most known for a few things, among which the Tulip chair. It was a source of inspiration for many people and that is why we nowadays have things like this Saarinen Style Tulip Table that kept his vision, but turned it into a table.

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How to decorate your living room using black and white

by Simona Ganea, posted in Living room designs, on May 1st, 2012

Black and white are two neutral colors and the combination that results is timeless. The black and white combination is very popular and used in almost all the domains. In the case of the interior design, there are lots of ways in which these colors can be beautifully combined. Let’s see some tips for the living room.

Assuming that the living room is spacious, there should be enough space for you to design as you wish. As usually, the first thing you need to do is decide what color you want to use for the walls. Since in this case there are only two choices, it;s easy to make a decision. This means that the walls will be white. This way the atmosphere will be airy and the white walls and white ceiling will be like a blank canvas for you to decorate as you want.

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Hammertown Iron Drum Table

by Loredana Sava, posted in Living room designs, on April 18th, 2012

Before people invented communication by phone and fax, by computers and wireless communication, they communicated by other simpler means for hundreds, maybe thousands of years. One of the most efficient ways of communicating across distances was the use of drums. They were loud and they made a lot of noise, so they could be heard kilometers away. Nowadays they are no longer used for this purpose, but occasionally they can inspire artists to create unique pieces of work like this Hammertown Iron Drum Table. This is nothing more than a side table that looks like an iron drum. It also has a drum shape and if you hit it with your palms regularly I am sure it will even sound like a drum.

This original table is designed and made by the guys from Hammertown and it looks totally cool. Its tabletop is made of iron, but it has a painted finish. The table base is also made of iron strips, but it is not a solid piece of iron. the iron strips are woven in a simple design and arranged so as to have the shape of an African drum, with both ends larger and a more narrow middle. You can use it indoors and outdoors and looks great in a modern home. The item is now available for $600.

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A beautiful living room makeover

by Monica Stavar, posted in Living room designs, on March 30th, 2012

The complete room full of furniture is a beautiful place to live in, but the room isn’t so much changed then it is just furnished. The floor is intact, the wall color is intact, windows are in the same spot, so the room wasn’t changed, it was just refurnished. More than one thing changed in the room, starting from the lights that were reduced to one chandelier and finishing with the venetian blinds at the windows.

Furnishing this beautiful room was not a great task, because it’s easy to start from an empty room. The job was well done and the room looks fabulous. A little bit of a classic touch gives more warmth to the eyes. The room is based on white cream furniture combined with black lines, the combination is breath taking. The living room is composed from a sofa and two chairs that look very comfortable. A little table in the middle of the furniture is perfect for you to relax with your foot on it.

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Baxton Studio Tuscany Brown Modern Dry Bar and Wine Cabinet

by Loredana Sava, posted in Living room designs, on March 28th, 2012

My husband likes guests very much and he also likes having all sorts of beverages for all tastes. That is why his dream was to have a wine cabinet where he could store all the drinks for a party or a special occasion. Well, I think this Baxton Studio Tuscany Brown Modern Dry Bar and Wine Cabinet is perfect for what he wants. It is a piece of furniture that is specially designed for storing glasses and bottles of different wines and other beverages. It is very simple in design, yet it is very beautiful. The upper part of the cabinet looks just like any other cabinet with two doors that come open and can be locked by key.

However, when you come down and look to the lower part you will immediately realize what it is used for. That is because the lower part is made of many special horizontal racks for bottles of wine. This way you will be able to store the wine properly – in horizontal position, in order to avoid the cork from getting into contact with air. This wine cabinet has a modern look and is made of MDF and dark brown rubber wood veneer . The silver hardware comes into a beautiful contrast with the dark wood. The item is made in Thailand and can be bought for $183.

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