Interior Design & Decor

Only time will tell whether the tax cuts announced in last week’s Emergency Budget will offset the impact of the draconian spending restrictions also put in place by the Chancellor. Angus Montgomery assesses the design fallout

The Coffee table from Square Root Industries is perfect choice if you bored with contemporary straight line furniture, its a cool coffee table design measures of 40″(long) x 24″(wide) x 19″(height), the most interesting of this design is a beautiful decorative surface in 3D Motif, the default is a crack and root pattern but you [...]

Consultancy New Future Graphic has launched an offshoot specialising in pop-up retail design and marketing called Ad-Hoc. The offshoot is poised to unveil its first project, for teenage cancer charity Trekstock.

Brilliant yellow brings a shot of life to a room. For kitchen application, the yellow placements and matching napkins is the perfect background for glasses of orange juice waiting to welcome the sleepyheads to the table. A yellow pattern for chair cushions would further pull this look together. For bathroom use, bright yellow tiles are [...]

Make the best out of what you’ve got, is the theme here. These are what you can do to get the most out of small kid bedroom.

A loft bed is a great storage solution because you can utilize all the space underneath for many kinds of storage use. There is plenty of head room [...]

In spite of its seeming unsuitability to smaller and darker room, dark wood floor can and should be decorated to give your room a brighter, more open feeling. These are instructions that can help you do just that:

A light hue paint is good for more open look. For example, you can pick a white [...]

It’s all about being crazy incorporating some greenery into tight spaces. This is just the case with Barbara Bestor’s Los Angeles home. Stephanie Bartron from the woolly pocket team and Barbara have been doing this together, which is integrating plants into all different areas of her home. You have got to love those native California [...]

Coinciding with FIFA World Cup 2010, PUMA redesigned the massive retail container space to create a new space in New York featuring two separate shipping containers configured as a retail space by architects LOT-EK and builders SG Blocks. Two large pods, sliding out of the 40-foot containers, are capable of nearly doubling the interior space [...]

The challenge in a sustainable suite design competition, sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), is redefining a high-performance, energy-and-resource-efficient hotel suite. The determining aspects are: Design Elements (water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources and indoor environmental quality), Education (guest room attributes and guest [...]

Almost entirely constructed from bamboo and sun-powered, Tonji University Shanghai’s Bamboo House at the European Solar Decathlon is a beauty emerging from nature consciousness. The impressive solar array is capable of generating 9 kilowatts of electricity for its one bedroom, one living room layout. It’ a blend of modernity and traditionalism; traditional Chinese architecture and [...]

Being awarded Gold status at the NeoCon show among 700 exhibitors, this Wing-It, a computer station created by SurfaceWorks, deserves some serious attentions. The main theme is modular, adjustable designs which make it a mobile solution for laptops and CPUs. This design facilitates efficiency, at least in term of space, and comfort that will work [...]

Applying the combination of blue and white will create soothing, relaxing effects to the room. This kind of color arrangements always requires taking into account other items in the room such as the family photos hanging on the wall, the furniture, desks and chairs, etc. The main color theme is blue and white but to [...]

The solar panels by Italian company Tegolasolare are stunning and designed to resemble terracotta tiles. Each panel contains four photovoltaic cells and all the panels are linked together to create a photovoltaic field. Of course the design element is crucial too as the panels look charmingly rustic.

The Rodeo cowhide leather tiles by Studio Art will spice up any wall with a chic yet casual style. It’s all about getting wild and letting loose your adventurous side with a combination of hot hues, the blending of spotted reds, blues, purples, yellows and even a “snakeskin” pattern designed to temp like the original. [...]

Homes built in the 1900s are classics, so the color theme should resemble the one from that era. For the classics feel, the pale, neutral look is a good choice.

To get the colonial revival look, whites and off-whites will be good for main color scheme and the additional, accompanying color can be that of [...]