Showing posts with label Residential Interiors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Residential Interiors. Show all posts

Saturday, 11 October 2014

LET YOUR SPACE DO THE TALKING...


Every space reflects not just the personality of its occupant, but also tells an underlying story……

… I walked into the porch of a beautiful home with a serene ambience, knocked on the door and was greeted by the house keeper who welcomed me in and asked that I wait to meet with the boss, whom I was going to be meeting with for the very first time. Looking around the living room which was adorned in an impeccable array of white and beige colour schemes, lovely pieces of artworks and ornaments delicately displayed all around the house with so much detail and emphasis. The pieces of furniture looked Italian and very exquisite, looking outdoor through the large expanse of glass windows was a beautiful garden, it was breathe-taking and I could tell just by looking around the magnificent house that the owner was really a man of class and good taste. I anticipated meeting a man who would look clean and sleek. Then I heard a voice say “hello” and I turned to respond “Good morning Sir, am here to see Mr Richard, the owner of this home, I booked an appointment to see him here today”, “I am Mr Richard” he said. I was completely taken aback as he was a sharp contrast from the image the ambience of his home portrayed. He looked scruffy, unkempt…
Contemporary Sophisticated Home Style
 

So many times, we make an effort at telling people about ourselves, our nature, etc. and trying in a lot of words, ways and gestures to express who we really are, our likes, dislikes, what we are fond of, our favourite habits, past times etc. All of these traits are always expressed in our ‘styletitude’ (permit me to use that word, if there’s any word like that) which simply means ‘our style attitude’.

Our style attitude or Style personality is always reflected in our style choices and preferences, which is a psychological reflection of our personality.

Some people are introverts, hence tend toward conservative styles, they also most often may prefer antique, traditional, vintage or old school elements, pieces, attires etc. whilst others are extroverts and are very adventurous, extreme and outgoing with their style choices. They tend to be very trendy, love high fashion, contemporary modern styles and are in tune with eclectic pieces and elements. Others love a mix of both worlds, a little of the vintage and conservative touch alongside the trendy and modern style.
Eclectic Home Style
 

Our style sense, choices and personalities most often reflect not just in our fashion style, but also in our interiors as well. Interior design and décor projects aesthetic symmetry and customized architecture and remodeling, realizing that these are facets through which a company’s purpose can be symbolized or an individual’s personality expressed.

If you are a lover of bold, sharp colours, shapes, patterns, bright lights, busy & occupied spaces with pieces placed everywhere and little spare spaces, you love to occupy buildings within the city centre with a lot of hussle and bustle, it’s a reflection that you are an energetic, vibrant, busy minded, upwardly mobile and socially active person who pays little attention to cleared out spaces. If you love serene, quiet environments, the seaside, ancient pieces of arts, lover of nature, vegetation, beautiful landscapes, sober colours and subtle shapes and patterns, then you are more of a reflective, cool and calm person, meticulous and very detailed.


Vintage Home Style







 

Saturday, 8 February 2014

African Style Interiors

The Beauty of the African prints, patterns, texture and culture can be reflected in your home interior.
African themed interiors reflect the atmosphere of the rich jungle and wide open spaces.



By focusing on a few details you can decorate your home to reflect entirely the beauty of the African continent. The colors of Africa are colors in natural and neutral themes such as the color of the fertile soil which is a deep red and brown tone, or the colors of jungle- fresh green or simply black.

Your space can reflect an ambience that depicts and captures the African forestry and vegetation, wild animal life, nature and culture using handmade pottery, hand carved artworks and paintings, African textile, handmade furniture using cane and bamboo, and so much more.








The African inspired style is simply inexhaustible, it is earthy, adorned with creativity, ingenuity, culture and nature...



Friday, 10 January 2014

GLASS WALLS AS YOUR 2014 DESIGN FOR YOUR NEW HOME

Talk about living in style in 2014...
The Glass house design is the classical and opulent style home design which depicts the effects of transparency and reflection.
Glass walls in your home give seamless access and extension of the outdoor view and landscape into your home interior space.

A walkway beautifully cladded with glass walls on both sides

Lovely glass wall overseeing an outdoor garden view

See the subtle feel of the poolside as its view filters into this living room space


Seaside outdoor view being let in by the beautiful glass partitioning


An outdoor garden view aura

Hmmm... Exquisite glass house facade with a geometrical blend of a circular glass space and a rectangular area in one building.

Breathtaking sunset seaside view


Good-looking glass partitions nicely framed with wood.

Lovely.. lovely... evening poolside view right from this elegant lounge interior.

Stunning view of lights, glass walls, the poolside in an evening ambience.

Doesn't the outdoor greenery feel so close when you step right into this beautiful space?..

 




A betwixt of glass and geometrical array in home wall design.


The essence of glass walls, doors and partitioning in your space certainly creates a feel and ambience that's very reflective and crystalline, yet admirable. Letting an outdoor scenery and ambience of either the poolside, the seaside or garden view into your home interiors.

We cannot overlook the concern of feeling exposed, vulnerable and unprotected in a home that is surrounded with a great deal of glass walls and partitions despite the appeal it creates, but thankfully, new technology has given rise to an innovation of glass that is toughened, which is physically and thermally stronger than regular glass. This glass which is tempered safe often does not fall off its frame when it breaks, due to the anti-splinter film applied on the glass.






Saturday, 30 November 2013

Billionaire and Microsoft Company Co-Founder - Paul Allen's $27M Home

Take a peek into a billionaire lifestyle, through a tour into the new home of Microsoft co-founder PAUL ALLEN. 

Exquisite and pricey pads like this one spike anyone's fancy, as it exudes the ambience of luxury that very few can afford. 

The classy poolside patio stretches out from the house in an unending pool length, with as much sun lounging room as any self respecting hotel provides to its sun worshipping holiday makers. Gardens and greenery spurning either side of the pool, providing a lush view from the waters edge. 













As you might expect from a business man's dwelling, the home office is monumental. Ornamental elements are kept simple, depicting a serene setting suitable for the-work-at-hand. .
A long 10-seater table providing enough seating either for large dinners or meetings. A raised fireplace to allow the flickering flames to be enjoyed above table height.
The bedroom adorns an air simple class yet plush ambience, with a beautiful garden view being the main focal point. A mini-lounge area provides a place to watch the built-in TV screen before bed.
The expansive bathroom area which offers more beautiful garden views.
Hmm...Simply exquisite. This is the most loved and relaxing space in the home. Its right next to the bathroom, a jacuzzi and steam room which provides opportunities for relaxation after a long day at work, and a wall of uninterrupted glass lets in the outdoor and sunshine inside.
The lounge area is cozy, with a casual dining zone close by
A secondary lounge space with a stairway which is beautifully set with a glass view surrounded by greenery. 
In the kitchen, work areas are marked out by beautifully set low hanging pendant lights to provide task lighting over marble benches. Again, the color scheme is kept calm, this time with blonde wood cabinets and cream bar stools.


Source: http://www.home-designing.com









Tuesday, 17 September 2013

Home Make-over 9 - The Beauty of Plants.

 
Gardening is any way that humans and nature come together with the intent of creating beauty...
- Tina James, 1999 

He who cultivates a garden, and brings to perfection flowers and plants, cultivates and advances at the same time his own nature...
- Ezra Weston, 1845
Gardening gives fun and health and knowledge. It gives laughter and colour. It gives pictures of almost incredible beauty...
- John F. Kenyon





 Plants and Gardening - 
Therapy for the Mind, Body and Soul.
Why do plants have such a positive impact on us?
There are a number of reasons, including:
They have a predictable cycle of life that provides comfort in  our time of rapid change.
They are responsive but nonthreatening.
They form no opinions or judgments about their caretakers. 
They soften our man-made environment.
They provide relaxation and tranquility.

Like poetry, plants bring a sense of rthym, harmony and balance into any space.

You can close your eyes for a minute and envisage the serene and calming feeling you experience whilst taking a walk through a park, a little forest, through the woods or a mass of vegetation, and listening to the sound of the birds chirping away with abandon, the soothing cool breeze, the sound of the quiet streams flowing by or the sound of rushing waters from a fountain closeby.... its a picture of the tranquil, engulfing, beauty of nature.

You can  bring in this feeling of nature into your home by introducing indoor plants and also grooming a garden in your outdoor space. Plants also bring in fresh and purified air, whilst adding beauty and colour to your home.

The care of plants instills the expression of love and affection in its owner, but because of the constraints of our busy and working lifestyles, there is also the option of artificial plants, which only create the impression of the beauty and colour, but without the delicate touch of natural plants. Natural plants respond best to sunlight exposure, so there must be an inlet of sunlight

Enliven and vivify your home with plants, there is no limit to where plants can be introduced in your home.


Introducing potted plants in the kitchen

Plants gracing the hallway

Potted plants on a table by the window

Beautiful array of plants in the living room with a view to an outdoor garden

Rich mass of plants in the lounge

Plants on the porch stairs



Plants beautifully adorning the front porch seating area


the allure of outdoor plants, gardens, greenery, vegetation......