There’s a special kind of thrill in turning “junk” into jaw-dropping decor. Old shutters are perfect for that. They already have texture, history, and those lovely slats that whisper farmhouse charm and coastal cottage vibes. In this guide I start with the fun part first—design implementations you can use right now. Think shutter headboards that...
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46 Old Ladder Garden Repurpose Ideas
There’s a great trend for sustainability and giving a new life to old things to save our nature, and if you have some unnecessary things at hand, don’t rush to throw them away, maybe you could use them somehow? An old ladder or stepladder is a thing that can be easily reused in many ways...
An Old Dutch Farm Converted Into A Contemporary Home
This truly unique house is a part of an old apple farm in the Dutch village of Rossum, and it was renovated by Hilberinkbosch Architecten. The fruit farm of this project features a typical architectural style from this region. The building has a protected status and bears the name Nooitgedacht, which is a Dutch word...
Contemporary House Atop An Old Granite Mill
The stone base of a former mill has been repurposed as a raised plinth for house in Scotland, designed by TAP Architects. The new home – called The Larch Mill on account of its black Siberian larch cladding – is designed to reference this history. Dug into a gently sloping site, the granite mill building...
Bold Modernist Extension For A Victorian Home
St Vincents Place Residence by local practice B.E architecture is a home of daring contradictions. Fronted by a beautifully restored Victorian façade, the recently renovated residence features a modern extension whose minimalist design is seamlessly interwoven with the historic character of the existing building and designed a passion for high craftsmanship and art. The extension...
27 Ideas To Make Your Bedroom Cozier For Cold Seasons
A bedroom is a place where we fall asleep and wake up, and it’s extremely important how you feel and sleep there because if you sleep bad, you feel bad, too. Now that the fall has come, it’s more difficult to wake up and get up in the morning, and we all definitely need to...
Industrial And Mid-Century Modern Loft In An Old Barn
These buildings in Amsterdam, formerly a pair of barns intended for crop storage, have been transformed into modern, loft-like living spaces. Located just north of the IJ river in the neighborhood of Amsterdam Noord. Houben & Van Mierlo Architecten lead the design on these charming homes. The buildings went through several metamorphoses over the years,...
47 Smart Ways To Hide Mess And Household Eyesores
Every home has lots of eye sores that may spoil the whole look. I’d like to share some super easy and cool life hacks that will help you to cover these eye sores or fix them somehow without spending plenty of money or time, most of these ideas can be easily DIYed. Laundry Hampers And...
125-Year-Old Duplex With Modern Interiors
Named ‘the Lejeune Residence’, architecture open form has revitalized a once neglected duplex building in Montréal into a single-family home with flexible interiors and an exterior garden. The open-plan spaces have been organized to provide a subtle distinction between inside and outside. During the summer, the living room furniture is moved outside to the terrace,...
Industrial Building Furnishings Of Bricks And Wood
Designers Rachel Griffin and Emilie Pallard aimed to reinterpret exterior construction materials for use in the interior with ‘Building’, a collection of objects that uses bricks at their foundation. Each object in the collection uses the weight of the bricks as an anchor, while the wooden components are threaded through the existing perforations to tie...









