When it comes to security, appearance and energy efficiency of house steel front doors have a lot of advantages, as well as disadvantages. A quality steel exterior door can be in a variety of sizes, forms, and colors. Let’s find out all the pros and cons before choosing or not choosing one. Pros Steel front...
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26 Bright Front Doors To Accent House Exterior
The exterior of your house, your front porch, your front door are the first things your visitors see, and they should leave a good impression or maybe even strike. Usually, front doors are done in white, sometimes in dark shades, with neutral or dark stains and we seldom see bright front doors. What about changing...
8 Practical Tips To Visually Expand A Small Bedroom
Enlarging the actual area of the room is often impossible but changing its visual volume is a real thing. If you want your small bedroom to look bigger, these tips are right what you need. The Bed Zone An oversized headboard, a mirror wall, an accent wall or horizontal décor above the headboard are a...
Sustainable And Sophisticated 1960s Home Renovation
Architectural practice Archisbang renovated a 1960s residential building’, this bland, non-descript housing block has been transformed into a contemporary residence of minimalist sophistication and sculptural rigor. The first decision made was to strip the three-floor building down to its elemental cubic volume. Structural reinforcement and energy-saving insulation now further emphasize the structure’s cube-like massing by...
Minimalist And Meditative Retreat In A Russian Forest
Set on the edge of a dense pine forest in Russia’s Tyumen region, this house in western Siberia was conceived as a refuge from busy urban lifestyle. Architectural studio A61 and interior designers YY design created a meditative retreat where occupants can unwind, relax and reconnect with nature in comfort. The house turns its back...
Beautiful And Cozy Storybook Cottage Built In 1920s
This was the 5th cottage built by Hugh Comstock, who was known for building small houses that looked like something out of a fairy tale. The cottages in Carmel, where he built them, are known by their names rather than by typical street addresses, and this one is called “Our House.” It looks much the...
Stylish Dark Modern House In NYC Suburbs
Stuart Shanks Architecture has collaborated with B^space Studio to realize a custom residence outside of NYC. The dwelling is designed to reinterpret the traditional forms of the neighboring houses from the 1930s, stripped of all traditional decoration. Since the house is situated at the corner of a busy intersection, the design starts from the interior,...
English Tudor Revival-Style Home In Los Angeles
This English Tudor Revival-style home in Los Angeles still looks much the same as it probably did when it was built in the 1920s. It has many of its original details, including diamond-paned windows, dark beamed ceilings, and vintage tile bathrooms. This is a truly rare estate that exudes all the glamour of old Hollywoodland...
Modern Mock-Tudor Home With Industrial Touches
Surman Weston has built a house in Surbiton, south-west London, with a facade that riffs off the mock-Tudor facades of the surrounding suburban homes. Named Ditton Hill House, the home was designed to combine the client’s desire for a contemporary house that had an industrial aesthetic with an acknowledgement of its location in a London...
Off-Grid Olive House In Mallorca Mountains
This off-grid guesthouse was built by studio Mar Plus Ask has built in Mallorca, Spain, for creatives in need of a quiet escape. Tucked away high up in Mallorca’s Tramuntana mountains, the Olive House are run year-round by Mar Plus Ask as a silent refuge where solo architects, writers and artists can stay free from...