Holiday Home in Guadalajara, Mexico : Ideal Summer Get-away

The summer is already here, and everybody wants to take a relaxing holiday for a few days ( at least ). For those of you who plan to go somewhere this summer here is a chic home in Guadalajara, Mexico is that is the ideal summer get-away. Soucie Horner Ltd. designed this eye-catching residence with clean lines, neutral tones and minimal accessories to accentuate the high ceilings and open-concept structure. The floor-to-ceiling retractable doors provide breathtaking views of the infinity pool, luscious greenery and Lake Chapala. – Later edit : The property is actually in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and the view is of the Pacific Ocean.

The light fabrics and natural woods create a flow between indoors and out. Wicker lounge chairs and plush seating offer the perfect place to relax, while the sleek furniture and ceramic floors add to the modern look. Located in Chicago, the Soucie Horner Ltd. design philosophy incorporates style and sophistication with comfort to create eclectic environments that complement the interior architecture of the homes in which they work.

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Electrical Light Poles Wallpaper Design

Hiroshi was asked to design a wallpaper for Bloompapers, a Barcelona-based wallpaper supplier home design. When one thinks of Japan or Japanese culture, it is likely that minimalism, order, and ancient customs come into mind, along with karoke, geishas, and sushi. Yet with this project wallpaper design, Hiroshi strayed from these conventional symbols and was inspired by an object that represents Japanese urban life to him. Denchu is the Japanese word for utility pole. Hiroshi believes that although very chaotic with a ‘mess’ of cables, this chaos is also beautiful. Electrical light poles are a symbol of progression and city life, not an easily understandable symbol but one that certainly contrasts the norm make into wallpaper design.

Additionally, this image that is so familiar to Hiroshi does not exist in Spanish metropolitan life. Utility wires are kept underground in Spanish cities, which makes this design all the more striking to the Spanish. This wallpaper design comes seven color choices: blue, green, orange, red, pink, sky blue, and white. There are three standard sizes but Denchu can be customized to fit any wall, just type in the dimensions your wall requires and voila to design wallpaper.

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Home Design : New Skyline Homes

Marmol Radziner Prefab and Dwell have taken the wraps off of a new green home design meant to bring “good home design to everyone”. The Skyline house is well equipped with recycled woods and materials, insulated glass, and an optional installation of solar panels.

Green aspects of the Skyline home design collection available as a one story structures (1755 sq ft) for $223,000 and as a larger two story house for some $500,000. A modern home design that stands out from the crowd, the stylish new Skyline homes not only look cozy enough to spend a life in there, but also help to convince your neighbors to follow the green path, too.

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