Tile stoves were first designed in Sweden in the 18th century in response to a shortage of wood suitable for burning. With a heat-retaining cast iron core and long multi-channel flues, the kakelugns retain heat, keeping rooms warm up to a whole day after the fire is out. Add a cozy touch to your interior...
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Coastal House With Traditional And Shabby Chic Elements
This home in Sydney shows all the beauty of traditional style with shabby chic touches. White walls, floors and ceilings create a great backdrop for beautiful furniture and works of art. Here the refined taste of the owners is seen very well: they bought some local works of art and furniture, which was also made...
Fresh Take On Traditional Mexican Style: Santa Fe House
This historic home was built in the early 1900s, and rebuilding it the architects wanted to save its original feel, while bringing in a sophisticated, fresh new take on Santa Fe. This look was accomplished by using light colors like whites, creams and pale grays, and adding modern furnishings, textiles and accessories with a handcrafted...
Fusion Of Industrial And Traditional: Theo Table Lamp
DAMM is a design studio exploring the wild lands between art and design, and you can see that in their new creation. They have elevated styrofoam packaging material by creating cast concrete facsimiles and stacking them to make the body of Theo, a table lamp. The shade is made of fabric, and both the body...
Off-The Grid Cabin With A Traditional Interior
Designed by Broadhurst Architects, this tiny cabin combines tradition with a few key contemporary touches which keep its design fresh. It is constructed mostly of locally sourced wood, with a cantilevered deck on one edge overlooking the valley below. As the house is not always occupied, in addition to the use of stilts to create...
Desert Farmhouse With Warm Traditional And Rustic Interiors
This house in Scottsdale, Arizona, by Oz Architects with interiors by David Michael Miller Associates. Modern family needs and aged Mediterranean patina in a rural farmhouse is a recipe of an ideal home. There is a central courtyard with pool providing ample opportunity to tie the inside to the out. A series of intimate rooms...
Squam Residence: Traditional Exterior And Modern Colorful Interior
The codes of this area of Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, require that all homes must preserve the historical character of the location by following certain guidelines consisting of pitched roofs and natural shingles facades. J. Brown Builders followed the rules designing this Squam residence but just look what they’ve done inside! The house has a large...
Traditional Villa In Greece With Ultra-Minimalist Interiors
This Villa Anemolia was built in Santorini, Greece, and presents 3 traditional and original vaulted rooms that are closed off of the street and only have windows that open to the inner courtyard. Extremely private, the courtyard offers a quiet place to unwind at the end of the day. The decor is kept to the...
Frame-Up Tile Collection Reinterpreting Traditional Italian Patterns
Italian tile manufacturer Refin has launched its latest collection of porcelain tiles called Frame-Up collection. It comprises four new decorative designs: two geometric patterns inspired by the artistic avant-garde circles of the period between the two world wars and the early Sixties – Vanguard Circle and Vanguard Square – and two reminiscent of the sinuous...
Traditional Home With Vintage Touches From A Library
Changing a library into a private home is a very interesting solution but the designers of this house in Portland definitely succeeded. Given the history of the building, its architecture and internal distribution were a little unusual for a home. The designers decided to keep most of the original elements: they preserved the big open...