Located in Seattle, Washington this 5100 square feet house is designed to maximize the relationship to the lake through section and massing exploration. It has an open plan around a living space that allows a visual connection to adjacent spaces while maintaining a privacy within. To compliment the site and provide balance between structure and landscape, the main living spaces were lowered to four feet above lake level, rendering a lower profile. Starting from the house’s entrance views through it reveal the lake beyond which looks to be on the same level. The are two courtyards: one at the public entry side and another at the private lakeside. The tallest volume is utilized to bring privacy for outdoor living to the lakeside by shielding it from the adjoining property. [SkB Architects]

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Since 1936 Italian company Bonaldo has produced creative and elegant furniture for the whole house. Thanks to the great experience every product done by this company is characterized by the stylish design and the excellent Italian quality. Bonaldo offers a large selection of various contemporary beds, which could become a proud of any bedroom. A very interesting model, Squaring penisola, is created for big rooms and presents itself as the double bed upholstered on all sides. This bed could perfectly be located in the middle of a room. Thanks to the large bed base you could not only comfortable sleep on it, but also have enough space to place small portable Tv or laptop and pleasantly relax. This construction could be also comfortable for those people who like to eat in the bed. The further information about this big double bed you could find on Bonaldo site.

You could also check out Leather Bed For White Bedroom Design – Giotto By Bonaldo. [Double bed for the middle of a room]

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French company Mezza Style offers a cool way to become closer to the nature. It has combined garden spot with contemporary dining table and thanks to that created a great interior decoration piece. With such table you could always have a dinner under a beautiful tree and make your space more green. The table is made of steel and look quite modern. It could ideally fit not only for garden or patio, but also for interior rooms. The top can be square, round or rectangular. You could also choose between white steel top and wood one, which is available in different colors. If you think that the table with integrated tree could become a good addition of you outdoor or indoor design then you could find the further information on Mezza Style site.

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Designed by Case Architects, Columbia City Green is a houses project in a walking distance to Columbia City shops, restaurants, farmer’s markets, schools, library, movie theater Genesee Park, grocery stores, Edmunds Light Rail Station, bus lines, and other things. The price of such home is $699,000 what isn’t so big for 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bath house with garden on private master green roof deck overlooking the Eastern Cascade mountains. Besides that the home includes:

• Great open room, separate living room + bonus room
• Floor to ceiling windows capturing 180 degree Mt. view
• Bamboo and concrete in-floor radiant heat
• Open tread staircase with metal railings
• Low toxic paints and finishes
• Artful siding with high recycled content
• Energy and water savings of up to 30%
• Insulated concrete forms with high recycled content
• Native and edible landscaping
• 800 gallon underground cistern
• Organic garden beds

[Columbia City Green, Case Architects]

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This house is designed to be compact in both its planning and in its massing. An efficient floor plan with a nearly square footprint, and a simple shape that is wrapped with shingles and topped with gambrel roofs, led to an object-like form. The site is very tight. A house of this size was allowed by zoning only because it replaced an older house with the same ground cover. Although the views around are quite amazing. Oversized house’s windows with thick muntins helps its inhabitants to frame as much of them as possible. These windows with oversized shutters, stout columns, and big overhangs and porch brackets, give the house a hint of tongue-in-cheek playfulness. [Polhemus Savery DaSilva]

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For those lucky people who can enjoy warm weather at this time of the year, we’d like to show charming furniture for a modern outdoor space design. This is outdoor gazebo Jinday by French company Senses, which has the goal to make an outdoor space very comfortable and beautiful. The gazebo is inspired by the Japanese style and distinguishes by pure simple lines which are typical for this style. It is made of bangkirai and teak wood. The white canopy is an a perfect harmony with the white mattresses, which are equipped with gazebo. This combination of white fabric and natural wood looks very organic and could create very romantic atmosphere. The canopy is easy to remove to clean. Besides, this outdoor gazebo can be perfectly accompanied by a practical coffee table, which could make your relaxing even more comfortable and pleasant. More information about this model and other beautiful outdoor gazebos you could find on Senses site.

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Italian designers are the best in the creating of all kinds of beautiful furniture. Italian companies produce as an elegant classic furniture as ultra modern models. They just make interior design trends and always surprise us by amazing products. Besides Italian furniture traditionally stands out by a high quality and a long warranty. Below you could admire by very refine modern tables, which are made in Italy. These glass top dining and coffee tables are completely handmade of MineralStone, which look as a real stone or marble. Glass top perfectly adds very beautiful legs, which amaze by their original shapes. The tables are presented in great variety of colors. You could find more information about these modern glass top tables and even buy them on Tavoli.eu.

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This two-story penthouse condominium is design by BUILD LLC for an active couple which lives contemporary lifestyle. An extensive bamboo and walnut cabinet package organizes the spaces and allows for a tidy, clean living experience. On of interesting and unique moments in the design is a glass stair above a glowing shower enclosure. There are also floor-to-ceiling glass doors and folding planes of material which become sitting benches. The overall design is not only contemporary but also very comfy and warmth thanks to materials used. Thanks to its location the penthouse also features amazing views that could be enjoyed while relaxing in the comfortable lounge chair. [BUILD LLC]

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You could make your room very stylish and more comfy with a nice carpet collection by Woodnotes. Carpets from this collection are made of paper yarn and are presented in nice brown and beige color scheme. This color scheme is very pleasant and could fit for many styles of an interior design. Such carpets are quite universal and neutral but in the same time could add the warmth and comfort for any room. Thanks to the tight weave, the carpets do not ignite easily. They are antistatic and suitable for persons with allergies. These brown carpets are available in different sizes and shapes. They can be with edging or with hand sewn ends. You could find the further information about these brown and beige carpets on Woodnotes site.

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This house on Lake Washington occupies the border between land and water. The young family lives here so they renovated their cottage in order to give space for contemporary lifestyle. They kept the good things like the friendly scale and casual beach cabin feel but added a new 400 square feet ground-level and 1000 square feet second floor. That gave them more brighter rooms with inner skin made of cedar and glass that imparting warmth and transparency. Over the glass and wood is protective shell of steel that can weather winter storms and the damp lakeside climate. [Johnston Architects]

Photos by Will Austin.

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