Interior design ideas

Furniture for bathing

February 5th, 2008

Bathroom is very important room in the house. So, it is not necessary to restrain or deprive it. Today we have decided not only to start talking, but also to tell in detail about, how it is necessary to arrange bathroom so that it did not look poor or boring.
The washstand runs out…
It is clear, that the first question, which will be set to us by the reader, is where to place furniture for bathing. But in fact it happens different and it is good, if in your bathroom the small armchair can be located, but usually you can easily place washing machine. 
However, manufacturers of sets have provided such “a trifle” as small-sized bathrooms and can offer furniture for a bathroom.
So, let’s talk about bathing furniture. Usually it is the complete set from lockers of the various sizes and designs from the most unpretentious, floor, up to original design of cases.
The most minimal complete set includes so-called “washstand” and one hinged case or a mirror with shelve. Well, depending on the sizes of a premise it is possible to choose various quantities of subjects.

Frank Sinatra’s apartment is on sale for $6 million

February 4th, 2008

In New York the two-storied penthouse with three bedrooms in the house of construction of 1961 is on sale. The apartment was projected at Frank Sinatra’s participation and after that he lived there with young wife.
Later the apartment has been sold and nothing has been changed there: walls are covered with cracks, floors have remained prehistoric, and the interior reminds those ages.
However, previous owners wanted to unite an inhabited bottom part of a penthouse with top, where Sinatra practiced singing, and also arranged parties.
Nevertheless, nothing has been changed and the apartment remained with the same style. Now “star” apartment is on sale for $6 million. As it has become known, the high price is caused in many respects by that linoleum till now stores Frank Sinatra’s prints and that despite of numerous cracks the walls do not fall.

Fixtures Lucienne Monique: blinking of palace halls

January 29th, 2008

The life of the most people passes in beat of the big city, grey tones and precise sides. The mega city dictates the rigid rules: steel character, laconic forms and simplicity. But the less pretentiousness we have in our life, the more luxury we want. The easier the forms are, the more original imaginations on a theme of creation of ideal space are.
And then on a background high-tech minimalism the things reminding of palace halls, blinking of candelabrums and every possible shades of gold are born.
These modern details of an interior cause enthusiastic exclamation “Magnifique!” and take honorable place in bedroom or sitting room because they are fine.
Collection of Italian factory Lucienne Monique, became popular in 60th years of the twentieth century. The history has begun, when the company Lucienne Monique has fascinated everyone with its decorations. Having decided that it is not necessary to stop on reached; the company together with other subjects of an interior has started a series of fixtures.
It is no wonder, that the fixtures created, by factory, remind a beautiful stylish accessory, rather than an ordinary lamp more. Decorated by butterflies, paradise birdies, crystal drops of dew, they bewitch and inspire. Air dirigible balloons, gold handbells, naughty angels and slightly revealed tulips are capable to shine not simply space, but also to give to it stylish and magnificent kind.
Lucienne Monique is the guarantee of high quality, caused by experience of the Florentine masters and the advanced world tendencies. In the fixtures the company combines coloring of classics (all of tone gold, black, white, cream) and courageous design, the irreplaceable satellite of a modern life.
 

Chilean exclusive: the huge pool of a popular resort has got into the Guinness World Record

January 28th, 2008

South America has always attracted travelers with the rich culture and nature. Today, being built up with comfortable hotels and offering tourists’ exotic “paradise” resorts, it becomes even more popular. Chile (with tremendous mounting skiing resorts and lakes) is one of the most mysterious countries of the Southern hemisphere.
Planning to visit this unusual country, famous impressing landscape and varying climate, first of all bring in your plan visiting of a resort San Alfonso del Mar, located in the city of Algarrobo. On territory of this picturesque place rich with 5-star hotels of the maximum class, company Chrystal Lagoons has constructed the pool, which was recently recognized the largest pool in the world. Earlier this place was occupied by Moroccan Big Splash pool (”Big Splash “), which is136 meters length and 91 meter width.
Chilean pool is not a pool at all, but the huge artificial lagoon reaching for length in one kilometer and containing about 250 thousand of cubic meters of sea water. The budget of pool makes 1 billion dollars: the area of territory, occupied by the pool, makes 8 hectares, and depth reaches 35 meters.
Many people have arrived to swim in crystal-transparent salty water, the only lagoon from the moment of opening. No any millionaire has such expensive pool. So the solvent tourists who are not troubling with a payment in 2 million of dollars (such sum is required on the maintenance of pool), enjoy pastime in the south of Chile.
Owing to computer system of a filtration and change of water fresh sea water continuously and trouble-free acts in Chilean “monster”. Not less comfort in pool is provided by warm water (26 degrees) and the temperature of water is nine degrees above the temperature of the sea. Of course, authors of the grandiose project name it a “delightful artificial paradise” and they are, certainly, right.
 

Make your dwelling fragrant

January 20th, 2008

Your dwelling should have the accent of your individuality, and its smelling sweet atmosphere should improve your mood and strengthen your charm. Spread out fragrant sachets in the wardrobe or case with linen. It is recommended to use such aromatic substances as lavender, which gentle easy smell calms nerves and does not interrupt other smells.
Put fragrant sachet and folds of curtains and put them under pillows of armchairs and sofas. Special covers will protect clothes from dust and bad smells. Use deodorants for elimination of the unpleasant smell distributed by means, protecting things from insects.
Put the sachet, impregnated by perfumes, in the handbags. If you are waiting for guests, you may flavor slightly air in a room by means of a spray.
Put a droplet of cologne or fragrant oil on the electric bulb before you will switch on the light. When this bulb will light up, aroma (under influence of heat) will extend on all room.
At combustion fire wood spread a pleasant invigorating smell on a room. If there is a fireplace in your house, you may throw a bay leaf, fennel, clearing of apples, an orange peel into the fire.

Color of house coziness (Part 2)

January 13th, 2008

Selection of color for various functional zones
In a children’s room pertinent light, warm and moderately bright tone is recommended. But if your child is active, we recommend you to add blue and green color. And red in a nursery is undesirable. It is useful to update children’s room interior even time in two-three years, in fact the child grows and develops. It is possible to change and color scale.
Both traditional white and various shades of blue are highly recommended for bathroom. Silvery color has become very popular today. If the bathroom is rather spacious and light, it is possible to make emerald or cowberry as primary color.
The kitchen and dining room allow using both bright warm tones. And for noble calmness - you may choose various shades of green or colors of a natural tree. If you aspire to a full transparency, it is possible to make white kitchen.
Bedroom - is the empire of soft tones. If you dream of a meeting with the partner you will enjoy bedroom in peach or light pink tones. In any case you should avoid registration of great volumes of red, bright yellow and bright orange (differently it will be difficult to fall asleep) and black. Dark blue, dark-violet and dark brown is also very dark for bedroom. We also recommend you to avoid grey (in order to prevent depression).

Color of house coziness

January 6th, 2008

The small detail of contrast color is capable to recover every day interior.
Characteristic of primary colors
Colors may be warm, cold and achromatic (white, black and all shades of grey). Warm colors (from yellow up to crimson) cheer up and tone up. Cold - calm.
Red - is a color of force, vital energy, and at the same time it is perceived by the some people as danger, therefore hot-tempered people do not need to take a great interest in red color in interior.
Yellow color cheers up, makes active intelligence. Such color is pleasant to people vigorous, loving to communicate, travel.
Orange color improves appetite, promotes rise of enthusiasm and creative inspiration.
Green color is the most “natural” color; it causes feeling of stability and rest.
Dark blue calms and creates sensation of cool morning. It also promotes free flight of idea. Violet color involves philosophers and pensive natures.
Brown is the color of ground; it approaches to people, quivering concerning the roots.
White color visually expands space and allows decorating interior with bright color details.
Black color draws depth and mysteriousness.

Gifts

December 23rd, 2007

So, you have already chosen and bought gifts, now it is a high time to wrap them. In fact it is necessary to present the gift beautifully. We offer you some ideas on gifts design.
Color paper
Here you can take advantage of the imagination and think up something original. For example, to decorate bright boxes with freakish mosaic figures, to cut out by means of special scissors, gear multi-colored strips. The main thing is that it was colorful and more cheerful.
Paper weaving
It is necessary to do your best in order to make out a gift in such a way. First cut out a strip in 4 centimeters width from two glossy sheets of a paper, put red and green strips beside with each other in chessboard order, bend the ends paste the paper on convolutions. The bow and fan may be also made of paper and pasted on a box.
Fabric wrapper
The most refined way to decorate gift - is to take fabric instead of a paper. It is necessary to make as much accurately as possible. Such wrapper will approach for a gift to your women, for example, for mums or grandmothers.
Blue-white boxes
With a bow: cut off a tape of the necessary length from plaster bandage (from a drugstore), fold double, stretch in bowl with warm water and make a bow.
Snowflakes: dark blue paint draw on a white brown paper of a snowflake.
Christmas tree: cut contours of Christmas tree on a wide strip of a color paper.
Strips: fill baking cups for cookies with a thin layer of plaster, dry up, squeeze out plaster from baking cups, drill holes and pass through strip.

Lalala hotel in Sopot

December 21st, 2007

In Sopot the unusual hotel is opened. Lalala hotel has only seven room-numbers, an interior of each one is developed by the young artists, who are not having design formation. Authors of the project mark, that creation of interiors has been charged to people without the special education, people with concept neither about design art nor about features of hotel business. Authors of the project mark expected to get something original and they were not mistaken.
Walk on two-storied hotel reminds excursion in are gallery. Each number differs from the others. In registration the most unexpected subjects and colors are used. For example, in one of numbers the bathroom is entirely painted in black color, a floor - in blood-red, walls in the third are upholstered by a shaggy black skin of the Siberian wolf. Legs of a bed, fit in ballet shoes, or red deer horns, supplementing a fresco on a wall leave indelible impression.
Students and graduates of Gdansk Art Academy took part in creation of hotel’s interior. Since June of this year the object carried out function of bistro, where it was possible to try rare grades of faults, unusual dishes and to take part in cultural actions, for example in concerts. Now it also offers accommodation. Lalala is situated in RzemieÅ›lnicza Street. Cost of residing will make 350 zlotys ($139). It is interesting, that the object is being positioned as hotel at presence of seven room-numbers instead of necessary ten.
 

New Year’s interior-2008

December 18th, 2007

Dark blue tinsel and gold Christmass trees
The majority of designers - both Russian, and foreign - offer to use gold colors and various shades of dark blue. And the more brilliant and flickering are, the more fashionably it will look.
Turquoise and bronze are the most fashionable color combination of the season.
Amusing bottle bobbins will perfectly decorate New Year’s table and can serve as a gift.
Traditions
-New Year is a family holiday, when fashionable tendencies are seldom strictly observed. If are you keeping still granny’s fur-tree toys-relics, it is possible to assume that your Christmas tree fur-tree will be traditional. And it is possible to give more fashionable kind to your house, having decorated curtains with tinsel. This year lilac and violet are the most fashionable colors. Buy violet candles and a lilac tinsel.
The bouquet, made of fur-tree branches, tinsel and garlands, will replace the most original Christmas tree.
Glamour variant
This year traditional combination - red and gold - is still fashionable. But dark blue color in its all shades and combinations - from blue up to dark blue - is especially fashionable. 
By the way
Not so long ago there was a tradition to give fur-trees of unusual colors. Let it be small, but absolutely inexplicable color for a fur-tree - red, orange, yellow, dark blue… Natural vegetative materials - a coconut fiber, a feather, corn leaves are especially fashionable this year.

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