

This residence is actually a “remodeling” of an old family ranch. The team at U+B Architecture and Design did a great job in making the house more spacious and adding plenty of windows in order to ensure a great lighting throughout the day.






The building seems to blend in its natural environment (a beautiful large wood) due to the materials used for the exterior finishes. The villa is located in Western Minneapolis and it was designed for a couple and their two children who will certainly not get bored of these landscapes any time soon.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Western Minneapolis Residence Feel Comfort
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Living in the Villa with Woods and Stone


With an interior that promotes open spaces and large windows that welcome light, there’s a sculptural link between the three floors of the house and the functional spaces of it. Looks nothing short of cool from the outside, isn’t it?









If you never considered living in the woods, wait till you this amazing villa in the woods of Soest in the Netherlands. Designed by the creative minds from Zecc Architects, the house meets the ground and embraces the space with a lot of stacked stone that gets the eye.
Labels: Art House, Great Design, Green House, Interior, Luxury House, Luxury Resort
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Home Design In The Middle of Nature



This is why a huge creative effort was needed in order to create this fantastic design with all the utilities included in a place surrounded by “185 hectares of forests and agricultural land”. Still, everything turned out great. The exterior design is something else and the interiors are beautiful and spacious. Have a pick at results in the pictures below!






This lovely estate was designed by Dutch architects Sluijmer & Van Leeuwen and is currently owned by the Utrecht Landscape Foundation. The villa represented a challenge from the very start. Building something in the middle of nature is not always easy, because the resources are sometimes scarce.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Beautiful House Surrounded by Forest and Lush Landscape

This House Designed by Boora Architects the Kitchel residence is located in Northwest Portland, Oregon. Surrounded by forest and lush landscape, this unusual home’s boomerang shape aligns with the terrain.






This house has 825-square-foot that includes a kitchen, a dining area, and a living room on the lower floor. A bedroom and office perch above in a dramatically contoured design, sparsely decorated loft. The most interesting part of this house is the 38-ft. bookshelf that extends from the bedroom, through the hallway and into the office area. Finally you can see from the pictures that a rich natural finish palette connects the house to its site and smoothes transitions between indoor and outdoor spaces.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Beautiful Wall Water Fountains and Indoor Decoration Waterfalls

You can embed them in your doors, your walls, or simply make a water panel in order to separate a room. The possibilities are endless: you can choose the material that you want and also the color of the water. Graphics are also possible. Pick out a text or a drawing and it will be carved in the material. If you would like to make an online order, here is where you can get in touch with the manufacturers. There are very easy to install, so all that is left for you to do is sit back and enjoy the show.






Feast your eyes on these new amazing designs from Harmonic Environments, “the premiere maker of indoor waterfalls“. Stylish, subtle and soothing, these products can turn a regular apartment into a dream house. Each waterfall is custom made.
Labels: Art House, Green House, Interior, Optional, Residence
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Lights and Lumiers For The Perfect Garden Design


The heart shaped and the star shaped hooks give a very romantic expression, the chandeliers, especially the T-Light Chandelier, have a very distinctive look and when they are placed in the garden they look amazing – not just during the night time when lit, but also as excellent show pieces during the day. The pink and the purple colors will enhance the beauty of the flowers and the pots in the garden. They can also be camouflaged with flowers and trees which at night will appear like glowing flowers.
Grand Illusions wants to become the number one site for lighting up your garden if you’re from the UK. They have several well designed lights and lumieres with French and Dutch influences which can give any garden a totally new look.
Labels: Art House, Green House, Interior, Optional, Residence, Small House
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Cottage House Design


White walls, white pieces of furniture, white cushions .. yes, up to and including Marianne’s canoe is white. The only thing that is not white is the facade of the cottage house that is red.
Cottage houses are for those people who are seeking simplicity and the tranquility of nature. Cottages originated in Medieval Europe as housing for farm workers families, and they were built of stone or inexpensive local materials such as thatch. Nowadays small cottage house plans are usually used by retirees whose families have moved away, or as summer vacation or weekend getaway homes by people who live in cities. Today I’m going to present a cottage house owned by the Skoglund family and where the color choice is obvious. The interior walls are consistently painted in a broken white nuance and the furnishings feels well thought-outly and carefully selected.






