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Tropical home designs

Modern Bali Retreat With East-Influenced Decor

Modern Bali Retreat With East-Influenced Decor
Today’s eye-candy is for all those of you who are missing a good seaside vacation and are eager to see a beautiful little slice of paradise. This is a gorgeous modern Bali retreat, which is perfect to relax, enjoy swimming and sunbathing. Fella Villas is created by the founders of the iconic Australian swimwear brand... 
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Modern home designs

Modern Home Extension With Eye-Catchy Decor

Modern Home Extension With Eye-Catchy Decor
Nestled high above Silicon Valley, the Shou Sugi Ban House was a project that consisted of a major remodel and addition to an existing modern home. At the head of the project was Schwartz and Architecture, who were inspired by the surrounding sights and textures, like the boulders, bark, and leaves. A two-story addition was... 
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Modern home designs

Modern Zen Moscow Apartment With An Indoor Garden

Modern Zen Moscow Apartment With An Indoor Garden
Traditional Japanese interiors and natural landscapes influenced the design of this apartment in Moscow, which was recently renovated by local studio M17. One of the focal points in the design is a 19-metre-long polygonal wall made of wood veneer panels. The wall’s faceted appearance is intended to depict rough stone mountains. It runs along the... 
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Chairs

Comfy Chair With Built-In Bookshelves For Book Lovers

Comfy Chair With Built-In Bookshelves For Book Lovers
Love reading? I’ve found a perfect furniture piece for you! This is pure perfection from Japanese studio YOY created for those who love reading and spend lots of time doing it. This comfy chair is made of a soft seating and backrest, behind which there are bookshelves. The chair is very stable and you can... 
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Beach house designs

Angular Beach Home That Blends In With The Dunes

Angular Beach Home That Blends In With The Dunes
This home, a half-sunk diamond, is experienced very differently from each of its sides. The house is seamlessly integrated into the landscape, at once blending in and sticking out. Solar panels are discretely tucked into the dunes next to the house, and passive building techniques maximize energy efficiency and improve insulation. Each room in the... 
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Ceramic tiles

Smink Tiles Made Using Wabi-Sabi Principles

Smink Tiles Made Using Wabi-Sabi Principles
Dutch designer Marianne Smink translates the welcome imperfections of hand-stamped and brush-painted designs in her screen-printed tiles. Smink’s tiles all fall under Japanese wabi-sabi principles —with a Dutch edge. The Quarter Circle tiles feature the simple but sharp outline of a quarter circle, only subtly visible against a loosely painted background. Together the quarters enhance... 
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Chairs

Minimalist KK Chair That Represents Human Nature

Minimalist KK Chair That Represents Human Nature
Japanese designers are known as masters of creating minimalist designs and objects. This KK Chair is no exception, it was created by Osaka-based interior designer kräfte / Yukio Kimura. KK Chair has a dark side and a light side that represents the human condition – it’s not only a stylish furniture piece but also a... 
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