Interior design & architecture

The Grand Creek Residence designed by Heliotrope Architects is located in a beautiful landscape in Missoula, Montana. This house will provide connection with nature and spectacular view of hillsides covered with coniferous forest. Designers describe the residence as a perfect dwelling for an active young family. The exterior of two-storey house is clad in cedar to minimize exposure to inclement weather from the north and maximize solar gain from sought. Outdoor space includes features such as recreation area with sun loungers and a barbecue, pool and spa. As a whole residence is the epitome of harmony with the environment and a high level of privacy. Check the site for more information.

Have you ever seen hanging air plant pods which are very similar to some strange octopuses? The American designer Michael McDowell began to create different interior styles using the idea of these air plants. The difference between them and the octopuses is that they like air not the water. Moreover they cannot survive contacting the mater. If you don’t want to hang them in your house it may be a perfect solution for the outside interior. You can also simply lay them on the table.

This idea will make the design of your house more alive, colorful and unusual. Hanging air plant pods will attract the sight of yours and your guests. They look especially good at the soft and modest or even some austere background. Make your interior harmonic with the help of these unusual plants.

The Arabella plush swivel chair by Carlo Giorgetti and Massimo Scolari will become a real boon for your interior. The main idea of the designers is the combination of sleek, skewed profile and a plush seat on a varnished-bronze revolving base. You can choose colour of a chair from a vibrant one to calm. This piece of furniture brings the feeling of comfort and aesthetics to the interior because it is made of flexible multi-density expanded polyurethane. In this chair your field of view will be of 360 degrees without any moving simply rotating. Arabella will be suitable in any space of your house, either in the living room or in the study. It looks very elegant in any interior. For more information please visit Giorgetti USA.

It's hard to believe, but even the furniture can be sexy. The showroom La Perla presented its collection of furniture items in the Fuori Salone during Milan Design Week. As we know La Perla is an Italian brand of underwear, which guarantees excellent quality and beautiful design. In the pictures below you can see some examples of designers’ mastery. Collection is made using silk, laces, feathers other delicate materials. Of course, Bustier Chair or attractive Vis-a-vis Bench is not suitable for living and dining areas. But these items will be perfect for a modern boudoir or private bedroom interior.

This villa is not a usual example of modern luxury design. Built in classical style, the two-storey mansion offers all possible comforts and entertainments. First of all, the villa impresses with its huge size. It is built on an area of 4.16 acres in California. Each detail of the interior emphasizes luxury and nobility. Of course, there are crystal chandeliers, antique furniture, Corinthian columns, and fireplaces in the interior decoration. You will also have opportunity to engage in sports here. Mansion has its own golf course, gym and other sports facilities. All topped by breathtaking swimming pool. This 5 stars house is available for sale for 19.8 million dollars.

There are many luxury houses but not many of them have wonderful ocean views for their back yard. This miracle of the designer's thought is situated near the Pacific Ocean, in Maui. Leaving it you find yourself on the beach where you can enjoy breathtaking ocean views.

But it is the heaven not only for the senses and soul but also for the body. The living area takes about 11 000 square feet and the residence includes two master suites, six guest rooms, a media room, library, home office and separate caretaker’s quarters. There are also several wonderful additions such as an oceanfront pool, a Jacuzzi, a yoga pavilion and an exercise room.

As it has been mentioned this house is brilliant in its size and location, and it should be said that it also has nice design solutions. There you can see the landscape architecture elements which feast the eyes of inhabitants and guests. This is not simply a house, this is a dream!

There is about a month until Valentine’s Day, the day which fill our hearts with love and tenderness. And now it’s high time to think about the gift to your sweetheart. It’s simply impossible to miss such holiday! All the lovers from all over the world wait for it. Do you want to make a surprise for you precious? Certainly yes!

Love-pillows will be a good present for nearest and dearest. It may be the original heart-shaped pillows with application of computer embroidery and printing. An unusual and usable gift will be a pillow with a embroidered inscription – wish or a logotype of the favorite car. The pillow may be produced of textile depending on the color of the car or the interior of your house. The stylish cushions from Etsy artisan WalktheTalk let you proclaim your love all the year round. The Maui-made pillows feature an embroidered tree covered in tiny hearts and the words “I love you” embroidered in script across the bottom.

Use this day to show to your sweethearts all your care and affection!

Hugh Joyce sent us these photos of his recently completed project of the house renovation. When he bought this house in Richmond it was in a very poor condition – basically it was a brick box full of garbage that once was it’s interior. The idea was to re-green the house to make an interactive learning model exploring the most of available green building techniques. Large Kyocera Solar Panel produces enough energy to drop the power bill to $20 a month. There are water recovery systems for irrigation and air filter and purifier and this is just the taste of the Solar Idea House’s technologies, the full list is here. Implementing even a few of those green strategies can save you a valuable amount of money and minimize the impact to the environment.