Design for a Beautiful Life

Kitchen and Bath Design Trends for 2010

The National Kitchen & Bath Association Unveils Kitchen and Bath Trends for 2010
 
This week, the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) revealed its key kitchen and bath design trends for the new year. Culled from a survey of designers that was conducted by the association, they indicate a continuation of a number of existing trends [...]

John Saladino brings Vermeer’s artistry to life

Based on the movie Girl with a Pearl Earring, design legend John Saladino transforms this Soho apartment. “As one of the great Dutch painters of the seventeenth century, Johannes Vermeer transformed scenes of everyday life into masterpieces revered for their silent intensity, purity of light and form.” Saladino used a gorgeous palette of colors inspired from the girl’s headdress of luminescent blues, rich taupes and dreamy whites.

2009 Idea Cottage: Space-Savvy Design

The next big thing in architecture is right-size living. That means using money-saving, environmentally sound materials to build a smaller but savvier house in which no square inch is squandered yet luxuries still abound. I’On, the idyllic 11-year-old village between historic Charleston and nearby barrier islands, is leading the way once again with its new Jefferson Canal Courtyards neighborhood. We show you how we achieved high style in a compact space.

Video showcase of products from K/BIS 2009 (kitchen & bath products)

If you’re in the market for building or remodeling a new kitchen and/or bath, take a look at the latest and greatest new products that were shown at K/BIS 2009. These are the trend setters and the latest innovations from the best brands.
 
Even if you’re not in the market, it’s always fun to watch [...]

A Playhouse All For You?

Shell House in Isla Mujeres Mexico from Point Click Home.
What a fabulous house! It looks to me like something out of a dream I once had. There are so many questions I have about this house.

Is it lived in by the owner or can someone rent it for a vacation?
What does the furniture look like [...]