Interior Design Sense

This designer reclaimed wood bookcase boasts history wrapped in a modern package. The Shipwood Dark Bookcase by Fashion For Home is made using wood salvaged from old Chinese riverboats, featuring knots and “imperfections” that tell a story and give the piece its distinctive character. The slanted slat dividers add interest to this eclectic design. This open backless bookshelf is substantial but light, making a great room divider and displaying your favorite knickknacks. Or, placed in a home library, office or den, this is among the most stylish book storage systems we’ve come across! This sustainable reclaimed wood collection, designed by LDK, includes a golden plaque on each piece indicating the age and origin of the wood used. For more information on the Shipwood Dark Bookcase, visit Fashion For Home.

This cardboard bookshelf by Fashion For Home takes paper up a notch. Designed by Reinhard Deines using durable layered cardboard, the Dickens bookshelf offers smart storage for your favorite reads. The assorted shelving holds books, magazines and albums in style in their different-sized compartments which feature rounded shapes with a retro look. But this cool bookshelf is modern through and through, from concept to aesthetic. And it’s made of cardboard, which means it’s 100 per cent recyclable! Strong, stylish and sustainable – the Dickens bookshelf makes a great addition to the modern library, home office, living area or den. More details are available at Fashion For Home.

Like delicate illuminated raindrops, we have officially “fallen” for the Drop light by Doolight. This contemporary-style light fixture is a cordless, heatless, limitless design – the individual rechargeable drops can be used separately as single lamps throughout the home, or grouped together in the modern flower-shaped base for an overhead lighting effect. Brighten or dim their intensity to create a lively, romantic or dreamy atmosphere according to your mood. Activate and adjust the Drop light simply by touching and holding the side of the fixture. On the move? No worries – just grab one of the drops and carry it with you to light the way. Charge it for a couple of hours and enjoy 10 more of illumination. The Drop light is made of flexible silicon, offering durability and practicality to the design. More information is available by visiting Doolight.

The metallic trend is alive and well with this flashy furniture by Koket. Not for the bland of taste, the Intuition table and the Guilt mirror deliver a double dose of drama to your home.

Whet your appetite for the bold and the beautiful with this stunning dining table design. The base boasts a ribbon wound around, supporting the circular glass top, finished in dramatic black on the outside and glitzy gold peeking through from the interior.

Complement the look with this dramatic sunburst mirror, which simply screams “glamour!” with its edgy lines and glamorous gold-toned hammered finish framing a convex mirror. Talk about a “guilty” pleasure!

For more information and to check out the full Guilty Pleasures furniture collection, visit Koket.

Grab your forty winks in style with these modern and creative bed designs. There are so many interesting bed designs out there and we collected some of our favorites to inspire you to make your sleeping quarters extra special. Typically, people don’t seek out unusual bed designs when planning out an interior bedroom scheme. It seems that a bed is a bed and we are generally quite traditional when it comes to them. Instead we get expressive with the bed linens, or with different furniture pieces all together, like chairs, for example. But the beds featured here show us just how expressive, creative and innovative bed designs can be. So scroll along and enjoy.

This first bed, Fluttua C by Lago, is really amazing because not only is it suspended, but it’s round – both excellent features that make it super special. Its round shape means you can sleep on it in any direction you please and the bed height is adjustable. Additionally, it is equipped with a lighting system underneath that really enhances that floating illusion.

This next bed, called Burlesque by Romeo Orsi, shows us that headboards are a great way to get bold and beautiful in the bedroom. The unusual shape and the more classic feel of the button tufting provide a wonderful contrast that makes this headboard extremely unique. Its passionate red color is show-stopping.

Apart from looking really cool with that glowing base, Dream bed by Slide, strikes us as an excellent idea for lofts or open floor plans. A platform base with such great presence is ideal for visually defining the sleeping area. This bed is quite modern and magical.

Lago has another great idea with their JustMat bed – a mattress on wheels with a folding section at the head. Different kinds of covers are available for a variety of looks or style expressions and because the bed is on wheels it’s easily maneuverable. The bed idea is quite simple but by no means usual.

A double bed and two single beds in one! A perfect idea for guest rooms because the bed design allows for easy adaptability. Plus, it looks pretty cute, with its rounded edges and cherry wood frame. It is the Petalo bed by Azucena.

The Sest bed for Elite has a very unique appearance. The frame, with its nice high headboard, is made of metal. But what makes it special is that the frame is meant to be adorned by meters and meters of string, which allows for a handmade quality with customized designs and color schemes. It took the artist that put the bed together for the Milan Furniture Fair 136 hours to complete – pretty special.

Romantic, refined, luxurious – this elegant brass armoire by Koket is a real showpiece. The Madmoiselle armoire, part of Koket’s debut Guilty Pleasures collection, is sure to seduce you at first glance with its jewel-toned pink-silk doors overlaid with the shimmer of polished brass in an elaborate butterfly design. As beautiful on the inside as out, behind its adorned doors there’s plenty of storage space with two adjustable shelves and eight drawers. Described as “jewelry for the home,” you can see that this handcrafted armoire was indeed a labor of love. Go ahead, indulge. Check out the full collection by visiting Koket.

The cool, contemporary look of this sink with no drain by Giquardo makes a sleek statement in any bathroom. The Bowl sink artfully blends organic and ultra-modern: carved from a block of black granite, white composite quartz or Belgian blue stone, these earthy materials provide a striking contrast to this contemporary concept. Modern square edges meet natural rounded forms, and we love the clean look with no drain – well, it’s there, it’s just hidden, offering all the function without compromising aesthetics. The Bowl sink comes in eight different sizes, in single and double bowl designs with deck- and wall-mounted hardware. Check it out by visiting Giquardo.

We were instantly “hooked” by these cool wall hooks by Thelermont Hupton. Each featuring a different hand gesture, this line of hand-shaped hooks says “thumbs up,” “hello,” with a wave, “shake,” “okay,” “up yours,” point, “peace” and “rock on,” all without saying a word! The hooks come in a range of hot hues including black, pink, orange, red or white, cast in composite materials with luscious lacquered finish. Mounted to your walls, these cool hand hooks are a fab functional element and they also make a great artistic addition to a plain wall. Retail price is £90.

If the hand gestures don’t get your message across, throw some kitchen utensils across the room – or just try these utensil-shaped hooks that resemble a saucepan, knife and rolling pin, stuck in the wall in the heat of the moment! Choose from red, black or white. The Saucepan hook retails for £25, the Knife hook is £22 and the Rolling Pin hook is £22.

Additional information is available by visiting Thelermont Hupton.

Bring a little royal British charm from across to the pond to your home with these quirky rugs by UK-based company Stamp Rugs. The Postage Stamp Rug collection features Her Majesty’s head embossed in 100-per-cent New Zealand wool, hand-woven in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal. Right down to the detail, these rugs boast authentic scalloped borders that echo the perforations you’ll find on the edges of real stamps. Available in a range of colors and sizes from 57-by-47-inch to 118-by-91-inch, and in custom made-to-order proportions as well, these rugs are a unique addition to any sized room. Cozy underfoot or hanging on the wall as a regal art piece, we love this fun must-have for the home. Check out the Postage Stamp Rug collection online at Stamp Rugs.

Make a strong style statement with these bold floor lamps by Viso. Designer Filipe Lisboa created the JUJU and Archie lamps with thoughts of function and an eye toward modern art. We’re not sure what qualities of the JUJU floor lamp caught out attention first – its impressive height, the seductive hourglass-shaped body or the dramatic oversized shade. Regardless, the three elements work together, resulting in a real stand-out object of fashion and function for the home. The high-gloss base comes in black or white, and customizable shades are available. Equally arresting but totally unique in terms of aesthetic, the Archie lamp is an overarching design that screams “style!” – indoors or out. Made of rotational molding, the floor lamp features an illuminated base topped by its main light source, a glowing globe dangling overhead, making a modern addition to your living room sitting area, or the deck. Check out these and other bold lamp designs by visiting Viso.