Twine is just the thing you need when you want to emphasize texture. Twine is used in a lot of DIY projects, sometimes even being the main materials and the focus on the entire project. Today we’ll take a look at a few such examples, revealing all the ways in which twine can be used...
More imagesSwedish interiors are famous for their simplicity and elegance. They manage to achieve greatness with very few elements. The color palette includes a lot of white and strong contrast but without mixing too many colors, textures of patterns. Still, the result is a cozy and inviting interior with an airy look and a sense of...
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The first thing that I bought when I moved into my home was a coat rack because we did not have a closet to store the clothes, so we suddenly realized coat racks are actually important, even if most of the times nobody notices them. Well, this Grid Coat Rack is a bit unusual, something...
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This narrow but otherwise tall and beautiful residence is located in Tokyo, Japan. It sits on a site that measures a total of 153.0 square meters but that is 22 m deep and only 4.7 m wide. It’s a strip of land in between two buildings, an urban gap that remained untouched because it was...
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The popularity of candles as decorations for our homes is a reminiscence of the time when they were used as sources of light, from a time when electricity was a commodity not everyone got to benefit from. Even though that’s no longer the case, we still use candles, their role being now a decorative one....
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Calendars are very common and used items in all types of homes, regardless of the interior design. They are very versatile and they can adapt their design to any décor. We have selected seven variants that we find particularly creative and beautiful. Choose the one that better suits your home and get to work! 1....
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Coral is fresh, modern, feminine, bright and spunky. It’s a color that’s meant to feel playful and clean. And using it as the main source of color in the kitchen, puts you on the fast track to a super stylish and cheerful space. Today we’re here to give your a few ideas on how to...
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Creating a suspended garden is not necessarily difficult. Most of the time we just don’t think about this option. We often choose a simpler alternative like displaying our potted plants on window sills and wall shelves. But let’s forget for now about everything else and focus on the concept of hanging gardens and the various...
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Driftwood is a form of marine debris and it usually becomes a form of shelter and food for birds, fish and other aquatic species. However, it can also be used as part of decorative furniture and other art forms. It’s a popular element in fish tanks and it can also be used to create other...
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A small bedroom has its ups and downs. On one hand it’s difficult to fit everything you need inside it and it’s also challenging to find multifunctional or flexible pieces of furniture. On the other hand, a small bedroom is often cozy and inviting. There are ways to deal with the inconveniences and to make...
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The kitchen is just another room in the house. The thing that makes it so special is its specific functionality and this is also the main element that dictates the design. However, when it comes to style, there are many different options and there’s no way to say which one is better than the rest...
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A lot of people are debating whether or not its worth investing in solar panels for their homes or not. Although we can’t offer you a clear answer to this question, what we can do is answer to a few of the most popular questions related to this matter. What are solar panels? A solar...
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Tired of ordinary, basic, and monochromatic table runners? Yeah, I am too. So I decided to nix buying any table runners from the tablecloth aisle and buy other items to spruce up my dining room table. And when you think about it, there are quite a few different ways to dress the area without being...
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Pallets are some of the most versatile pieces of material you can find and they’re not even designed for this purpose. Pallets can be easily repurposed and used to create all sorts of ingenious pieces of furniture. In this article we’re going to focus on coffee tables but if you want to see more inspiring...
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When you have a small place it’s difficult to fit everything inside. You often have to rely on multifunctional or expandable pieces of furniture. The Transformer Table takes those concepts to a whole new level. This table, as its name very well suggests, has a rather deceptive look. That’s because it’s an expandable table. When...
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There’s more to planters that just the old-fashioned terracotta pots or the usual plastic containers. There are lots of other great options to choose from and all it takes is a little bit of creativity. You could even make your own planter. You can give it any extra features you want and use any materials...
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If you want to bring a piece of nature inside your home there are alternative ways to do that aside from damaging the actual parts that you want for your personal use. For example, some elements from nature can be recreated using artificial materials. These felted wool stones are a very good example. These floor...
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Small apartments are always problematic in terms of interior décor. There’s just not enough space for everything you want to include there and you have to find solutions for these problems. There may not be a perfect solution but some of them are really clever and simple. Let’s take a look at 10 of the...
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Have you bought furniture to furnish a room to realize it was the wrong color? Did you buy that rustic furniture at a department store, but discovered it was not suitable for the room? Did you waste time painting for the wrong color coordination? To some, mixing colors is inventive. To others, it is nothing...
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Suitcases are usually only used a few times a year. This is both good and bad. It means that they will serve you for many years to come as they deteriorate very slowly, but it also means that you’ll probably have to change them sooner than you would want to because they will no longer...
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Simple tools make our everyday life easier, because any difficult problem has an easy answer, believe it or not! Clothes pins help keeping our laundry in place while it dries, and being a simple tool this means that it can be very versatile. Don’t take my word for granted and let’s take a look at...
More imagesYou would think that tree houses are just for kids; a place where they could play or form a “gentlemen’s club”. In this post we will see a different kind of tree houses and I won’t take more of your time; let’s get straight to them.This first tree house is nothing like you would expect...
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Are you a geek? How do you recognize one? I guess you just can tell because at any given moment a geek acts a little bit unusual and when he is not, a wrist watch or a T-shirt blows his “cover”. Let’s enter in a geek’s world and see what items surrounds them in the...
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Fresh herbs are always better than any other option and that’s when the lovely hanging herb gardens featured here today come into play. Not only that they can provide you with fresh herbs whenever you need them but they also serve as fresh decorations for your home. You can have them placed in a lot...
More imagesWho wouldn’t want their current place of residence to also be their dream home? That’s a lifelong goal for most and, in a few lucky cases, the reality. The first step to fulfilling this dream is finding the right architect. It’s important for the architect and the client to share similar opinions, ideas and favorite...
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Here I come again with a post about creative bookshelves. The idea came into my mind when I was surfing on the internet and saw a huge amount of unusual bookshelves, some made by well-known designers and some made by simple people who had an idea and put it into practice. In the next few...
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If you’re the type of person that enjoys taking photos and immortalizing every significant moment they come across, then you’d probably enjoy displaying all those memories on the walls of your home. The idea we suggest is creating an instagallery which is basically a collection of small square photos (Instagram-style) arranged in a grid. There...
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Ever seen someone walk around with a burlap bag and realize that you’ve completely overlooked this very simple and very option? That’s right, burlap can be quite fashionable if you know how to use it. More than that, when we think of burlap bags we actually also mean storage or favor bags which you can...
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Textile designer Supon Phornirunlit always wows with him bright color palettes, bold patterns and must-have pillows.He started his first business- Supon Design Group-with just $1,000 at age of 25, working out of one -bedroom apartment in Washington,D.C.The first pillow Supon designed-Live live a Queen-was a tremendous success.After the success of this product, Supon launched a smart,...
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A cup or a glass, usually things that hold liquids are very specific and follow a certain need but not necessarily. We will see in the next few minutes fresh ideas involving cups used for a whole different thing that a tea or a coffee sets was designed for. So let’s watch them together and...
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There are lots of ways in which you can beautifully decorate your home. You can explore the benefits of color, pattern, texture, you can try to combine different styles and you can also accent lights to make your home more inviting and bright. Accent lighting is something you can use both indoors and outdoors. As...
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Shelves and storage spaces under the staircase are the best tricks to use the area underneath the stairs. How many of you thought about using the space under your stairs as a working area? Let me answer that and tell you that not many people figured this out. It’s all about the stairs; they have...
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We all know how a bed should look like, more or less. There’s a standard image we all have in mind when it comes to this indispensable piece of furniture. But some designers managed to create some very unusual beds which make you question everything you know about the number one piece of furniture we...
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Finding a good spot for a console table given the fact that they usually have narrow and pretty simple designs is not at all difficult. These beautiful pieces of furniture fit well just about anywhere, whether you need something to fill up an empty hallway, something to display your collections on or a table to...
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A DIY headboard is a wonderful way of adding some character to the bedroom. Headboards are fairly easy to build, especially if you choose to give yours a vintage look. The best materials in this case would be wood. You can use reclaimed wood from previous projects, old floor boards and other sources. Since it’s...
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Wooden pallets keep on coming into our lives as opportunities to create a huge diversity of useful item. Since people can get enough of them we decided to show you a top 10 outdoor pallet designs. After 21 ways of turning pallets into unique pieces of furniture and 25 more ways of turning pallets into...
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House safety is very important. It is equally important to feel safe in the house against eventual threats from outside but also from the inside. And, despite what you may think and despite the feeling of comfort and safety in your home, you can get hurt indoors if you do not pay attention to the...
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When it comes to decorating, the last thing most people think of is using decor for their chairs. And believe it or not, it’s quite easy to turn a boring dining room chair into something extra special. How do you do that you ask? It’s called a chair cover people. Learn about them, find them,...
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Pallets are extremely versatile and there’s no doubt about that. Still, we’ve rarely seen furniture designed for kids that was made out of wooden pallets. This is a whole new branch we still need to explore and we’re going to start with a few cute examples. The following tables, chairs and all other cute things...
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Blush is more versatile than most would give it credit for. At first glance, it’s too feminine or too pink. In reality a great blush piece of furniture can add to almost any color palette or design. Pairing it with black and white creates instant modernism. Pairing it with a more saturated green can not...
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The life of a glass bottle doesn’t end when its content is emptied out. In fact, for some lucky bottles, life barely starts there because that’s when they get transformed into something else. One of the most common ways for a bottle to continue being useful is by being upcycled into a flower vase. Of...
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Marilyn Monroe steel remains in our memories as the most famous celebrity from the 1950s. Although she died at the age of 36 years old, she is steel mentioned as one of the most beautiful woman in the world, being a real model for us, the 3rd millennium women. She was an American actress, singer,...
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Bucharest-based studio Square ONE has designed the interior of this amazing apartment located in Bucharest, Romania. I looked for a moment on this apartment’s sketches, and I have noticed that it isn’t so big; it has the minimum of rooms for a family to live happily without missing anything. The whole space is like an...
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Easter is almost knocking on our doors, so what do we do to prepare for its arrival? I know that the first thing that comes to my mind is food, lots of it. Food is a major component in any holiday, as well as traditions. But our homes don’t deserve a special treatment for holidays?...
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Mirrored furniture has been and still is a bold trend. It’s a way of making your décor pop up without using color. Also, mirrored furniture can be very useful in some spaces and can help you save space by eliminating the traditional mirror. You can two pieces in one. Let’s take a look at some...
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It’s always nice to have a green feature in your home, whether it’s a potted plant on your window sill, a hanging air plant or a mini garden on your porch or balcony. Speaking of which, you can create your own little garden using recycled items like old furniture or boxes. We find this idea...
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To better appreciate your work you will need to make a comparison. The best way to do this is with a before and after project. This means to carefully photograph everything before and after you start your project. Because we’re talking about interior spaces changes shouldn’t be very hard to spot, but without a proper...
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One of the grandest design features you can put in any home is an open ceiling with exposed beams. There are many reasons why designers of both modern and traditional homes are choosing this trend. First, the open ceilings create such a large breathable space. It makes your home seem larger than it actually is....
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To get access anywhere you need a key. Someone told me once that everything opens with the right key. For those of you who put their keys everywhere and don’t find them when you need them the most I’m going to present you some interesting ways to put your keys, and never lose them again....
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Using tree branches in interior décor is definitely not a new thing. There are many great DIY projects you can do for your home using these things. Today we’ll focus on curtains rods and on the methods and designs you can use if you want to make them out of fallen tree branches. Every such...
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If you’re the type that likes to collect scarves and accessories in general, you’re probably familiar with the challenge of finding a way to store and organize them. The challenge is making sure they’re properly organized and that they also look nice. If you just throw all your carves in a box, you’ll have a...
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I wonder if it’s even possible not to love a house like this. Exquisitely positioned on more than an acre with beautiful gardens, terraces and fountains, the iconic Mary Kay mansion is a landmark in prestigious Old Preston Hollow. The grand pink villa was designed and built by Mary Kay Ash in 1984, and the...
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A very easy way of changing of a room or space is with wall art. The term DIY Wall Art can refer to a variety of different things. Explore the possibilities and find the option that best suits your home. Choose the idea, the materials you want to use and determine whether or not the...
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Decorations have always been a challenge for our taste and imagination. People tend to personalize the space they live in, because it makes them feel good and most of all it makes them feel like they belong somewhere. Thereby all sorts of personal things like photos, items that remind of something are placed in key...
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We’re going to keep this intro short and sweet so you can get straight to reading this interview with Alina Dobre from care?Cutare, a creative textile-interior designer from Romania. What was your first step into the interior design ? Beside raising 7 children, my grandmother also weaved carpets; my mother worked in a knitting factory...
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For those who don’t know, Bali is a small island in Indonesia and thanks to its location is a top destination for those who want a luxurious holiday. Just a few degrees from the equator this island is perfect with high mountains, dense vegetation and surrounded by the ocean. This combination makes it the ideal...
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Monograms used to be very fashionable. Nowadays they are just a way of decorating things but they can be used creatively if you use your imagination. This is a project that will show you how to make a monogram pillow. Pillows are always useful. Whether you use them as decorative items or you actually use...
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Invented and patented by John, Landis Mason back in 1858, hence the name, Mason jars were originally created to help with the preservation of food. Thanks to their durability and the fact that they come in a variety of sizes and shapes including one with a wide mouth, the jars are still being used today...
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Any piece of furniture can be transformed using simple methods. Most of the times, some paint and some new hardware can do the trick. If you feel adventurous you can even try some extra modifications. Let’s say you want to give your old wardrobe a fresh look. If you think it just wouldn’t offer you...
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What makes DIY headboards so interesting is the fact that they go beyond the basics and they usually also double as decorative pieces for the bedroom. It all started with a practical purpose, to isolate sleepers from drafts and cold. The designs then escalated and became more and more ornate and aesthetically pleasing. Headboards are...
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A small bathroom doesn’t offer a lot of space to work with and it takes a while before you finally find the right design and layout. It takes at least one makeover to get it right. But instead of learning from your own mistakes, how about you find inspiration in other people’s work? These small...
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In two weeks time people celebrate Valentine’s Day. It is the celebration of love, the moment when you may see many lovers walking hand in hand in the park, a day when everybody wants to declare their love and when you have that feeling that love is in the air.If you want to manifest yourself...
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Rope is such a simple and apparently rough item, yet it can help create some really interesting looks if used creatively. In this article we’re going to present you 25 ways in which you can use rope to create vintage elements for your home. They are all simple and yet to create and they all...
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Every looked at a piece of furniture and thought it looked unsalvageable? At the same time, you should also remember that what might seem like trash to one person may seem like a real treasure to another. An old and ugly chair, for example, can have great potential and if you’re up to the challenge...
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Kids love exploring their creativity and it’s nice to give them their own desk early on so they can have fun and develop their skills. Wall-mounted desks that fold down are a very good option for small spaces in particular but also because kids need this sort of flexibility in their rooms. Below you’ll find...
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The headboard is one of the features that, besides being practical and functional, can also serve as a decorative element for the bedroom. This double function allows its design to be customized in many different ways, depending on the function that prevails in each case. Is functionality is what you’re looking for on a headboard,...
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The key to creating a calm, clean and classic atmosphere into your living room one way would be to incorporate blue shades into the décor. Blue has always been a sign of freshness and elegance. As a result, blue living room designs are always elegant and stylish while also creating a calm atmosphere. In a...
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The kitchen nowadays has become more than just a room where meals are prepared. In most cases the kitchen has become a part of the actual living area and sometimes its also connected to the dining room. It’s very important to choose the right color for the kitchen. Today we’re going to focus on green...
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Personally I’m not a fan of McDonald’s but this doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate a beautiful interior when I see it. This is the McDonald’s interior from France. It was a project by Patric Norguet and it’s located in Villefranche-de-Lauragais, France. When you think of McDonalds you imagine a friendly place where people go to...
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Just because you no longer want a certain piece of furniture doesn’t mean someone else can’t use it. Actually, you don’t even have to get rid of it in the first place. A makeover can easily solve the issue. It’s a solution you can use whenever you get bored with the look of a dresser...
More imagesWreaths can be made from a lot of things. Grapevine wreaths are among the most popular types. A lot of time foam wreaths are used and they’re decorated with all sorts of things. But there are also paper wreaths, an option rarely explored. You’d the surprised how beautiful and long-lasting a paper wreath can be....
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Flowers speak a lot through their hues, forms and fragrance. They mark the beginning of any season and they don’t leave any season go empty handed. Winter is no exception. Nature comes once more with a basket full of flowers, perhaps, to adorn Christmas days. How to arrange the boon of winter flowers for Christmas...
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Christmas is just around the corner so it’s time once again to decorate our homes. The Christmas tree is usually the focal point but we shouldn’t neglect the rest of the house. Give your guests a festive welcome by decorating the front door. We have a bunch of great ideas you might like to try...
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Bedroom decorating ideas can be endless when you want everything to be perfect. Color plays an important role in the overall design. Red, for example, is a very powerful color and including it a bedroom’s décor is a challenge, especially when you’re using it on the walls. So to avoid going overboard, here are some...
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Living room is the place in every house that is noticed every time and by everyone. It is the area where visitors are welcomed and so, needs to be the best. The decoration and arrangement of furniture are important in this sphere and enhance the looks of the living room. Design around the coffee table.
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The versatility of chalkboard paint has been proven time after time with all sorts of ingenious and creative projects. The kitchen is one of the places where you can improvise in a lot of fun ways. For example, use chalkboard paint to create a surface on which you can write down recipes, grocery lists and...
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Attics are often used for storage or remain empty but, the more you think about it the more you realize it’s a huge waste of space to do that. If you clean it up a little you can turn it into an extra room, perhaps a bedroom for the kids or for guests. There may...
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Fireplaces are very beautiful regardless of the type of home or décor you have. They are very cozy and their designs can vary according to the style you prefer. Still, it’s not that simple to integrate a fireplace into your home. You need to make it seem like a part of the picture and for...
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We’ve seen how versatile wine crates can be, not to mention bottles which make great vases. But these are not the only things which you can repurpose. Milk crates, for example, can be useful as well. They may not have the charm of wooden wine crates but this doesn’t make them any less functional. There...
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A while ago we showed you an article called “21 ways of turning pallets into unique pieces of furniture” where we enumerated a series of original items you could create using pallets. The list was quite long but definitely not exhaustive and since we’ve received good feedback we decided to continue with a second part...
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For today we decided to show you these amazing girl’s rooms. This is why we gathered 55 incredible looking young teenage girl’s rooms that are welcoming and not to mention inspiring.As your kid grows up, the old children bedroom theme featuring automobiles, toys, planes, dolls and kiddies elements may not work quite well anymore. Just...
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Curtains for bay windows can be selected from a huge range of colors that are available in both dark shades and light shades. The color of the wall and the view outside will help you to choose some of the best shades in curtains.The designs and various patterns of curtains are wide and extensive and...
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What else could you build using a simple wooden pallet, besides a vertical garden, a bed frame or a wine rack? The answer is “a lot of things” but let’s start with the basics. A table is really easy to put together: four legs and a top and that’s about it. Take things a bit...
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Well, the hardest part of doing something yourself is to have the idea. After that, even if you are not very good at this kind of job you can learn and follow instructions. So the idea of making a table or a coffee table from an old tree log or stomp is the best start....
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The kitchen doesn’t have to be your favorite room in the house for you to want it to look pretty and inviting. Even though this is mainly a utilitarian, there are plenty of ways in which you can give it a welcoming and beautiful look. One perfectly acceptable example is the backsplash. A mosaic kitchen...
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Tamara Kaye-Honey from House Of Honey took the challenge of answering our 13 questions which reveal an impressive experience mixing old and new with whimsical and unusual pieces,shapes and colors.Tamara combines high and low pieces and materials,both new and vintage in an unexpected way to create fresh yet timeless spaces. Homedit: Were you always interested...
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By now you’ve probably heard and seen everything and you could think nothing is going to amaze you. If you are one of these people then you should take a look at the bathboard. This next design is a wonderful piece that will leave you speechless. Excellent for small spaces this unique bathtub was designed...
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Wall-mounted shelves are excellent for maximizing your storage space anywhere in the house. Thanks to their simplicity and versatility, they can be installed in any room without exceptions. But you need more than just some free space on a wall to make this system work. First let’s review the main elements you need to take...
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A lot of people have old furniture pieces that they either don’t like anymore or that doesn’t match with the rest of the décor. But just because a piece of furniture is old and maybe a little broken, this doesn’t mean you have to just throw it away. With a little time and imagination you...
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Wood pallets have been around for decades as mechanisms for shipping and storing larger items (among other things). Recently, however, wooden pallets have become much more than a once-and-done packaging piece. They’ve become a useful resource in home décor and design. Used by beginner to professional DIYers in projects from wall coverings to large and...
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Having a big house with a pool is what most people dream about. But these dreams don’t usually include details. So when you actually get to have a pool, a whole new set of problems appears? How do you design it? What shape should it have? And what about the whole area surrounding it? Decorating...
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Like everything else in life, buildings also have undergone a change over time. New technologies have made ideas that must have seemed impossible not only a possibility but a reality.Who could have thought a hundred years ago that a hundred storey buildings could be the new reality? Along with the hundred storey buildings have come...
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When it comes to contemporary designs in houses; the courtyard, in other words called the patio is something that grabs a great deal of attention. It plays a lot of functions other than just being an open area within the house plan. The courtyard can in fact be utilized to make it fit to the...
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The ceiling is usually not given enough importance but this is starting to change lately. Not so long ago everyone had plain white ceilings. It was fine but it wasn’t really fair that the walls were the only ones people were interested in making look beautiful. The ceiling deserves that too. So what can you...
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After some hot summer days everybody deserves some refreshing drops of rain. The atmosphere could not be breathable, the air was full of dust and people were so melted by the stifling heat of these hot days that a short rain would be seen as a real bless from God for everybody. If the atmosphere...
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South Africa is today considered as one of the top tourist destinations all across the globe. And there are several reasons behind it. The diverse land offers some of the fine beaches, spectacular mountains and attractive tourist spots. As the country is a popular holiday gateway, it offers splendid accommodation solutions. There is a wide...
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The dining area, whether it’s a separate room or part of an open floor plan is a space that will always have character. In a lot of cases, it’s the table that gives this area its distinctive aesthetic. So choosing a stylish and eye-catching design for the dining table can definitely help the overall décor...
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Introducing a bar in a kitchen is undoubtedly an excellent idea for creating extra work space, dining space and for extra convenience. It is not only the decorative aspect of kitchen bars that makes them so popular, but the utility factor also plays a significant role. Besides using the bar area for storing miscellaneous items,...
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Shelves are great in any home because they allow you to place them anywhere you want and, because they are mounted on the wall, you can save a lot of space by placing them above other pieces of furniture. There are the well-known shelving designs that occupy almost an entire wall, which are great, but...
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There are people on this earth who really wish to live in small cozy homes and this is for those lovely people who would love to design their small world and thus live a happy life. A small dining room can look cozy while at the same time provide a place to enjoy a nice...
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