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11 Floating Staircases

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Not only in the outlook of the buildings, great changes have also taken place in the houses’ interior design, say the floating stairs. So today we’d like to show you 11 trendy floating stairs, which are achieved using glass balustrade, hidden bolts, unique shapes, etc. And the above, Maison NW, is designed by Nathalie Wolberg Architecture. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Hydrofloors Create a Swimming Pool inside the room.

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The first time I looked at the Hydrofloors, I thought the thing shouldn’t exist, coz more and more people including me would go crazy! Compared with luxury swimming pools, the hidden pool created by Hydrofloors is more attractive, magnificent and of course more expensive. Whenever you’d like to swim, you can easily make the floors sink into the ground to a needed depth, using a control panel. Cool as that!

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Multifunctional Tiles

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Taking the tiles to a new altitude, Johanna Opalska has designed an innovative series of tiles that go functionally smart. You may have noticed that, apart from its regular task of decorating your home, these tiles could also serve as a vase, a lamp, a container, etc. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Grow Space For Kids

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All the kids around the world should thank the h2o Architects a lot, as they’ve come up with the piece of multi-use furniture to create you a multifunctional space for you to play, to rest and to study in.

The entire piece is designed to be shared by two children. To meet your kids’ various requirements, Eva’s Bed consists of stairs, aisles, shelves, tables, beds and other pieces of furniture. But perhaps the most attractive feature is the modular design enabling the users to rearrange the multiple spaces when they grow up. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Decorative Panels: Innovative Alternative for Wallpapers

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Available in various patterns, these innovative panels shown here will spice up both your offices and your living rooms. Announced to have the quality of being durable, these wallpapers have no formaldehyde, totally meeting the LEED standard. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Spiral Net

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‘Experiencing the Void’ is an innovative concept put forward by JDS architects for the Guggenheim museum. It is based on Frank Lloyd Wright’ concepts of space, which believes that users will have a continuous spatial experience when walling up or down a spiral-shaped ramp. And therefore ‘Experiencing the Void’ is mainly about a trampoline net that spirals down from the museum’s ceiling to the floor. The playful concept not only provides a functional walking alternative, but will help enhancing the social relationship between people. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Hanging Book Cases

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Nothing would suit you better to exhibit your favorite books than the Slim Book Case. These transparent book cases are available in two versions: the Slim Version (8 slots) could hold 10-12books and the Demi Slim (4 slots) enables you to place 4-6 books. So next time decorating your office or living room, you can have a try with these Slim Book Cases and books. I bet you’ll find great pleasure with them. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Magazines Wall

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So what have you done with the discarded magazines? Throw them away? Oh, guys, you will regret having done that after you check out the ‘Magazines Wall’ created by Elding Oscarson. In the graphic design company located in Oktavilla, Stockholm, you’ll find a wall constructed from bundles of magazines, which gives the interior a cool and refreshing look. Do you like it? I really love it a lot! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Villa Vals

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‘Villa Vals’ is a holiday home built underneath the alpine slopes of Vals, Switzerland. Architectural firms SeARCH has teamed up with another firm CMA to keep the whole building surrounded by natural landscapes. And when going through an underground tunnel, you’ll then find yourself inside Villa Vals’ interior, which makes full the use of the limited space to ensure you a comfortable living. Sounds great, right? I bet you’ll be happy to know that the house is available for rent.

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iPod Touch Bedding

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iPod Touch and beddings seem to be unrelated to each other in our mind. But obviously the designers don’t think so and they have come up with the iPod Touch Bedding that includes a matching pillowcase and duvet cover. Really good news to those iPod lovers! So what do you think of it?

If you’re living in Swedish, you could buy it right now. Guys in other countries, however, may still have to wait for it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Design a Jurassic Park Themed Bedroom for kids.

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If you’re planning to decorate your boy’s bedroom, you should have a look at the Jurassic Park Themed Bedroom presented here. A mural that reflects the Dinosaur Days, and a dinosaur’s bottom jaw as the bed, will any boy resist a room like this? You know, they love adventures and they love dinosaurs. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Wall Mounting Mini Garden

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The natural life may be just a sweet dream to most people. However, with the wall mounting mini garden which allows you to plant vegetables on the wall, you can easily create a green circumstance both at home and in office.
As the wall mounting garden is composed of several small modules, it’s convenient to fix them on the wall with tailor-made holders and take them off to water the plants. Due to a special treatment to the soil, you can supply fertilizer to the vegetable garden just once every year. Then what plants are suitable for cultivation? There’re many choices, such as scallion, basil, coriander, mint, tomato, strawberry, rosemary and so on.

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Frame bar

This photo is captured from St George Lycabettus Hotel in Kolonaki, Athens, the interiors use a very special design pattern where flowing white bands move on from one corner to another like an illusion, forming one integrated mass. Actually, we cannot distinguish which pattern belongs to floor, which pattern belongs to chairs and desks. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Punished, to the corner

This is a smart idea for those always lacking storage space. You can put something which is not usually use in it. In order to make it not so eyeball-attractive, you’d better paint it with the same color of your wall and ceiling. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Rotary cabinet

This cabinet is located in the center of the room. It can rotate 360 degrees, so you can get every unit, such as piano, desk, TV and so on, wherever you are in the room. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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