Interior Design, Architecture & Interior Decorating eMagazine
Located on Palisades Beach Road just steps from the beach in Santa Monica, California, this Mediterranean style home is a beautiful waterfront paradise. The interior design of this Spanish Colonial beach house is inspired by the rich architectural history of the Mediterranean region as well as the local Californian environment.
These traditional kitchens are as ideal for family cooking as they are for entertaining. The large hood provides focal point to the kitchen. The timeless kitchen designs bring traditional elegance to modern kitchens.
The Collector’s Loft, located in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York is a gallery and apartment loft all in one. The gently flowing curved walls create hybrid zones where the living areas and exhibition areas meet. The exhibition walls also blend gently with the library shelves. Designed by UNStudio, the architect used floor to ceiling glass panels to frame the compelling views of Manhattan. This loft design unifies art and city living, creating the ultimate modern interior space.
The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in the heart of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada is a fairytale-like mountain paradise styled after a Scottish Baronial Castle. The grandeur of the resort blends seamlessly with its rustic alpine interior decor. The luxury spa and heated pool overlooking the mountains offer guests the ultimate relaxation. This fairytale castle in the mountains surrounded by spectacular sceneries lets you step inside a world of its own.
Pantone named Honeysuckle (PANTONE 18-2120) colour of the year for 2011. This reddish pink colour is an uplifting dynamic colour that gives any room a burst of energy. You can use Honeysuckle to add intense elegance to a living room, or make a statement with it in the kitchen. This powerful and upbeat colour provides interior spaces with a lively flair.
The Northland House is a modern home designed by Parsonson Architects which sits on a high ridgeline overlooking Wellington Harbour in Wellington, New Zealand. Looking east, there is a spectacular view of the harbour and hills beyond. A protective courtyard wall gives the house a lot of privacy from the roadside, while the interior spaces feel very open and connected to the harbour side of the outdoor landscape.
Designer Vicente Wolf bought a loft in an old office building on the edge of Manhattan and turned it into a stylish residential loft. Pipes and sprinklers of the original industrial space are still visible, Wolf feels the raw quality is what makes a loft special. Each piece of furniture stands on its own. In an unconventional space, the designer wants an unconventional arrangement of furniture. The sense of space is played up, only the bedroom and bath have sliding doors. The continuity of the open space is enhanced by white walls, ceilings and floors.
The Puri Angsa is a beautiful tropical home situated in Seminyak on the west coast of Bali, Indonesia. With the help of architect Robert Weir of Weir Phillips Architects, the owner renovated the old villa and updated it with modern amenities. The property has a main house, a separate house and a pavilion which are organized to form a satellite village. The main house is a two hundred year old traditional Sumatran structure full of beautiful Indonesian artifacts. Ceiling fans and mosquito nets in the bedrooms provide a Bali-esque touch. The swimming pool and beautifully landscaped grounds complete this tropical paradise. The Puri Angsa is available for rent as a vacation villa.
