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Modern Penthouse in New York Gets Green Treatment
I’m a green fan, and when I say that it means that I care about the environment and I try to do as little harm as I can. Seeing this new penthouse in Lower Manhattan, downtown New York, I realized that I can do more. I can have my own green spot right in my newly renovated apartment.
But back to our 3,100 sq-ft penthouse in New York, which is owned by Matthew Blesso, 35, a real estate developer. The guy managed to turn it into something that “has life”, with the help of two Yale professors, the architect Joel Sanders and the landscape architect Diana Balmori. The investment was close to $1 million but bringing nature into your apartment is not cheap.
What I love the most about it is the stunning rooftop garden with an outdoor shower (how cool is this?), the drip irrigation system, the walnut table, the way they mixed plants and wood (walls, floors, etc). I simply love what they did with the vertical bathroom wall that has peace lily, peperomia and prayer plants in it. It’s like I can smell harmony … don’t you? -via ApartmentTherapy
Indoor Decoration - Door Frame
The importance of indoor decoration now gets a whole new meaning, and with this new piece of interior decoration, you can certainly obtain a WOW effect in any house. This indoor frame changes the feeling of spaciousness and depending on the light radiation you can have an interesting and decorative shade to the wall. The door frame is made of plexiglass and is stuck simply with four clamping mounting plates each in the actual door frames. You can have an door frame like this for 89€ from here or from Amazon.
Stick Shift FM Radio
Now that’s an interesting radio concept. A radio like this can make me listen to the radio, just for the fun to play with it. With this sleek silver FM radio player, you can pretend that you are a race car driver.
All the functions–from volume settings to channel tuning–are controlled by shifting gears. Up and down to adjust the volume, shift right to scan through the channels, and left to reset. Even if you don’t know how to drive stick, you’ll probably be able to figure this thing out. Buy it from here ( price 5.000 Yen ).
shop of the orient (soto)tags: bedroom, lighting, miscellanea
The plainly named Shop of the Orient (SOTO for short) carries an intriguing line of decor with an unmistakable eastern influence. Above: The Aladdin and Panarch beds both d furnitureplementary use of materials. The Panarch is a solid teak frame with padded water hyacinth panels on the headboard, while the Aladdin has a tightly packed water hyacinth frame with teak edging. Both beds have sleek bodies with restrained curves. Though an Asian design philosophy is evident, there is nothing “traditional” about these beds: they are contemporary through and through.
Also available are boxed candle and tea-light sets. The first bamboo vessel can also hold potpourri infused water or flowers, while the second set features an inverted bamboo plank that serves as an elegant candle holder.
Lastly, SOTO sells privacy screens with a wholly natural look. The first screen is a mat of bamboo sticks strung vertically inside a square teak frame. Slightly more contemporary is the Sarmart screen which d furnitureposed of alternating bamboo bundles and packed water hyacinth Beverly Hills: Block / Leather Sofa Setss. These are by far the most traditional of their products, but like all of SOTO’s products, they maintain a contemporary/ minimalist d furniture
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Espejo House : White Metal Lines with Rounded Corners
This house called the Espejo House that looks more like a big white box wrapped in white metal lines with rounded corners is designed by the architects at Murado & Elvira and is located in Badajoz, Spain. A modern design that has a clean and simple structure. Murado & Elvira designed this house exactly how their client wanted to simultaneous contemplate the fire and the sunset, turning nature into a domestic object of affection. Butting up against the cool metal, sliding doors of rustic pine act as shutters, and can be completely opened or closed, depending on your mood or the weather on any given day. - Via
Designer's Guide to Selecting Kitchen Appliances When Remodeling
When remodeling a kitchen, one of you biggest investments should be your appliances. There are so many brands, it is hard to know what to choose, but be sure to consult a qualified appliance showroom, not your local hardware store. Better yet, let your kitchen designer guide you to the showroom they use. This will provide a much smoother process for the designer, and will benefit you too. The designer gets the benefit of working with the same appliance dealership and sales person, who knows her clientele and what they are looking for. This way your designer can call in advance of your appointment (the mark of a good salesman is one you need an appointment to see) and let the sales person know a bit about your project, and most importantly, your budget. You are benefited several ways. First, the sales person already knows some of the details of your project, and you don't have to repeat yourself for the umpteenth time, and knows what kind of appliances to show you. Second, the sales person will have an idea of what your budget is for appliances, and because of his relationship with your designer, will not try to bully or over sale you on more expensive items you don't need. Shopping for appliances this way benefits everyone, and will take a lot of stress off the consumer.
There are literally hundreds of appliance manufactures, and it would be impossible to list them all, so to try to help keep things simple, the comparisons in this article will be mostly on American appliance companies from low-end to high-end. For ease of comparison, all appliances will be quoted in similar styles and stainless steel finishes.
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The Penta Pendant Lamp
With a versatile and attractive design, the Penta lamp is a striking concept created by Luca Casarotto of Cosca Design in Northern Italy. Made of recycled polyethylene, with a shape that suggests rotary motion, the Penta Lamp is innovative for to dynamically change its shape and create the optimum lighting for your mood. Open it up and the light will fill the whole room, while folded shut it’s good for spotlights. Warm, moody, modern yet traditional and with a unique shape, that’s definitely a lamp I’d go for. What about you? - via Inhabitat
Portable Bathroom Vanity Basin by Maja Ganszyniec
Most bathroom vanities today are created as one solid piece where once it place, it is a fixture in the bathroom. Designer Maja Ganszyniec has created this bathroom vanity design where the wash basin is "old fashioned". In years past, people used portable basins to wash their face and generally freshen up. This design allows for the stone basin to be picked up, moved around, and emptied by hand. Though it would be much different not having a drain inside the basin, it would provide for some different ways to clean and sterilize the basin. Via.
Master Llux Kitchen Faucet with LED Lights from Blanco America
The great kitchen ideas keep on coming, and Blanco America has one you will love. The Master Llux kitchen faucet has a temperature sensitive LED light diode that turns blue when the water is cool and red when the water heats up. Even better the system is turbine driven and no electricity is needed so wiring will not be necessary. The Master Llux kitchen faucet is also perfect for your bar area and is available in Polished Chrome or Stainless Satin Nickel with a flow rate of 2.2 GPM.
Affrodable Flyer Platform Bed
If you look at this bed you might think that a modern simple bed like this has a huge price, but if you’ll continue to read you can find that this bed is something really affrodable, and is just $499.Simple and sleek, with a modern design they are stylish alternatives to the common box spring and are affordable too.You can find more information about this bed, and maybe buy one here. - Via - BedZine
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