Interior Design Sense

This beautiful and spacious apartment is located in Sweden and is said to be a “functionality dream”. Still preserving the feel of the old building it lies within, the place a display of modern elements as well. The apartment has two beautiful balconies, a spacious living room with a fireplace and a reading area where one can enjoy the rooftop views. The floors are made of hardwood in bright tones which gives an overall feeling of freshness and youth. An all equipped kitchen is located on the hallway, to the right and features stainless steel working spaces. The main bedroom is characterized by a sober, soothing color scheme while the kids’ room is colorful and fun. -via Alvhem

These amazing interiors belong to in a beautiful apartment in Lisbon, Portugal, a place which dates back to the year 1850. However, the more interesting part is that the home was redecorated by a family and the work was done without consulting any specialists. Sure, by the way things look, you might say this is a job well done and perhaps the owners are design specialists their selves. Some of the rooms have a white theme, preserving the 1980’s style. The living room is modern and vivid, with bright colors and plenty of good taste. Interesting furniture items such as a wooden cabinet with a vintage feel are a reminder of the apartment’s “age”. You could say this is a nice mix between old and new and a very successful approach to interior design. Do you agree?-via The White Sheet

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Designer Zaha Hadid creating this beautiful kitchen island called Z.Island. The island itself has been shaped from Corian into a custom shape that befits an ultra-modern design ideal. This kitchen makes a statement about jumping from current day ideas to well into the future, where pressing a button might produce a five course dinner. More information: here.

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Studioart is a company in Italy specialized in leather design. Their works are truly impressive and we would like to present a few of their latest collections today. It is hard to imagine that these amazing wall ideas in the pictures below are soft and cuddly. When we first saw them we thought that these were tiles like any others, made from sand stone. We were wrong. Pieces of leather are combined with other types of shiny or mate materials in order to create beautiful and innovative patterns. The color palette is either peaceful or very bold, depending on the interior they will serve.  We hope we’ve given you an inspiring alternative for conventional wallpapers or for wall painting. You can find more information on each collection on the site of the producer. How do you like them?

The Internationally acclaimed award-winning furniture designer Reinhard Dienes, is debuting an exclusive line of cardboard furniture with Fashion4Home. The furniture pieces are lightweight, sturdy and 100% recyclable as well as playful. The extraordinary design completes the overall picture and makes it an optical highlight to every room. Whether the Bookshelf and the sideboard is available in various colors to matches with your style. This stylish environmentally friendly furniture is a perfect choice for your home office furniture and a beautiful addition to your home interior. One more thing that I like at these pieces of cardboard furniture is that they don’t look like are made out of cardboard. It’s so well-designed that it honestly looks like a regular, well-made wooden bookshelf and sideboard …don’t you think ? – Via – ChicTip

Whether it’s portraying the freshness of a contemporary space or revealing the aged splendor of a country farmhouse, I can’t get enough of the soft light and gentle beauty of Tim Beddow’s photographs. He understands the individuality of these homes. Definitely not cookie cutter. Soft shadows, bright light, rich colour and texture, beautiful rough texture. Tim captures it all.

We have a special treat for you today. We found a beautiful three room apartment with inspiring interiors and we would like to share it with you.  In the images below you will notice that light is treated with a great deal of respect. Every room has large windows so that the need for artificial lighting is minimum. The living room has a young feel, is very spacious and homey. An interesting pendant lamp is the focal point of this interior and also the item that makes it stand out. The kitchen has an interesting color choice, it features appliances in stainless steel and a lot of storage space. Don’t miss out on  the really cool details such as the flower arrangements or the hung colorful paintings. As usual, in the end we invite you to share your opinions.-via Alvhem

This beautiful and unusual house was created by architect Tetsuya Nakazono from  Naf Architect & Design and is located in Hiroshima, Japan. The residence has a total living surface of 172, 55 square meters and it has three floors. The black cedar  material was chosen because the construction was built in a traditional Japanese area, with similar cedar projects and even cedar sake distilleries. The first level houses an entrance hall, the master bedroom, the tatami room and a bathroom. An elegant spiral staircase leads to the upper floors. As you start going up, a semi-opened space follows. We really like this concept as it offers a place where you have an unobstructed panoramic view of the surroundings. This is also a great place for a terrace. At the third floor is where the action is:  the living-room, dining room and kitchen complete this amazing home. Do you find this project as interesting as we do?-via Platforma Arquitectura

A stream runs through the center of Seoul, dividing the city into North and South, but for three decades it was totally buried beneath a busy downtown highway. In 2003, as part of a vast urban renewal project, the highway was removed and the stream was recovered and turned into a beautiful 5.8 km urban park. Demolishing roads in favor of urban parks is is a development project we can really get behind.

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