Homedit.com Interior Design & Architecture Inspiration Newsletter

Sanderson 50s Wallpapers
The versatile Betrox concrete kitchen worktop
30 Christmas Tree Decoration Ideas for 2011
Painted Amaryllis Butter Dish
Wood Puzzle
The New Google Floor Interior Design in London Called L4
The Glass Facade House in Muñopepe, Spain
Turquoise interior design from Ana Antunes
Thermalbad- A spa with brewing history
Easy DIY Paperback Christmas Trees

Posted: 10 Dec 2011 09:58 AM PST

My grandma lives in a small village in the countryside and she whitewashes her house at least twice every year. That happens because the walls get dirty for various reasons like smoke, dust, kids living on the premises and so on. And since I have my own kids I do that , too. But sometimes you just don’t find enough time and resources for this. That is why it is great to look for other alternatives. And one of the best solutions is to use wallpaper. Wallpapers have very different patterns that are already printed on them. They are washable and a lot more resistant than a whitewashed wall. These Sanderson 50s Wallpapers are amazing because they have an interesting modern design.

The pattern is made of small shapes that look like feathers or leaves of different colours. The colours are strong and come in great contrast, obtaining a great visual effect. It can be part of the overall design of the room and brings a touch of freshness and colour to it. The wallpaper is designed by Miro and can be purchased for £31.00. The price refers to a piece of wallpaper with the following dimensions: Width- 52cms and Length- 10m.

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The versatile Betrox concrete kitchen worktop

Posted: 10 Dec 2011 07:01 AM PST

Betrox is aa very light and versatile panel of concrete that can be used in a large variety of spaces and for many different purposes. Betrox was designed by EDFAN. The colored panels can be used over bathroom and kitchen countertops, sinks and basically any type of furniture.You can also use them as freestanding ornamental panels.

It’s a very adjustable item that can adapt to the aesthetic and technical requirements of each project. The Betrox panel’s structure is based on cement and quartz. It’s highly durable and resistant and it can face humidity without a problem. This makes it great for all types of surfaces. It’s extremely functional, durable and versatile. As for the design of this product, it’s simple, sophisticated and with a rustic appearance.

The Betrox panels can be used both indoors and outdoors. You can use them in your home, in the kitchen or bathroom, in stores, in bars and restaurants and basically anywhere you might find it useful.

Another detail that makes this item extremely versatile is the fact that it comes in a large variety of colors. You can use different colors for each project, you can combine them and you can easily match them with your already existing décor. This also allows for the combination of colors, textures and ornamental elements and patterns.

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30 Christmas Tree Decoration Ideas for 2011

Posted: 10 Dec 2011 04:53 AM PST

A Christmas without a Christmas tree is a day without daylight. Obviously, the importance of Christmas tree needs no explanation. Let's think of decorating it the way you like. A Christmas tree is the popular name of Yule tree. It can be used both in the natural or artificial form. In the aspect of natural tree, you need to quench its thirst for water. If you go for a natural one, make sure you make suitable arrangement for water.

In case of artificial Christmas tree, you need to take all the care to keep the needles in a perfect way. Your sincerity should be to keep it look natural. There should be enough room in between the branches to house your ornamentations.

The thing uppermost in your mind is to illuminate the Christmas tree. Either you can decorate it with lights or you can purchase a Christmas tree already fitted with lights. However, in the former case, to get the maximum luminous impact the experts are of the opinion to fit your Christmas tree with lights in proportion of its height. For example, you may fit 250-450 miniature lights for a tree of 3.5 to 4.5 feet height.

Apart from light, the best way to decorate your Christmas tree is to follow the inside-out rule. It will speak of the richness of the heart. Velvet or satin flowers are to be added to the branches. Color balls available in the market could be hanged, from the branches. To get the look of a natural tree endowed with flowers and fruits. Silver colored silk ribbons can be tied with glue along the stem of the tree to enhance that natural look.

To bring the impact of the heavenly atmosphere with the wake of Jesus' birth a star is a must at the top of the tree.{found on site}

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Painted Amaryllis Butter Dish

Posted: 10 Dec 2011 03:22 AM PST

The fridge is really useful, as it keeps the products in our homes fresh and good to eat for a long time. You can store here fruit and vegetables, meat and cooked food, anything you need and want to. However, sometimes, when there are many things with different smells and tastes stored next to each other, they may exchange smells and tastes and you will be surprised to find your milk tastes like cabbage.

That happens because air inside circulates and some items like milk and butter absorb the smell around them. That is why it is a good idea to always keep the butter stored in a closed container. And I think this Painted Amaryllis Butter Dish is perfect.

This dish allows you easy access to the butter and when you lift the lid you can have as much or as little butter as you want. At the same time, the lid protects it from the unwanted influences from the other items in the fridge. It’s safe and very practical and it also looks great. The dish is made of ceramics and is hand painted with nice and red amaryllis flowers. The item is safe to clean in the dishwasher and you can also use it in the microwave oven without having any troubles. You can purchase it now for €16.00 from Anthropologie.

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Wood Puzzle

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 11:39 PM PST

When it’s Christmas, but also on other occasions people love decorating their homes and prepare them for the holiday season. There are now many shops where you can find all the decorations you can think of and some more, but I think the best thing to do is Do It Yourself. There are certain kits that give you all the possible instructions and materials and tell you exactly what to do every step of the way. Here you can order a Wood Puzzle Kit that will be sent to you for just $24.

The kit contains some smaller and bigger slices of wood , some glue and a wooden square frame. The rest is up to you and your imagination. The point is to arrange all the pieces of wood inside the frame and obtain a nice decorative work this way. After the work is done just leave it to dry and after that use it as a nice decorative object you can display on the wall or maybe as a coaster for your table. Any way, the result is spectacular and it involves your own skills and imagination, which is all the more rewarding.

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The New Google Floor Interior Design in London Called L4

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 10:43 PM PST

The first thing that came into my mind when I saw these images was : "Oh my Google! " What a place! If you didn't knew, Google recently opened a new floor in their London office, called L4.This is the engineers floor and it seems to be the trendiest working place in the whole world.We've had Google before brought to the attention , but this features play rooms with gaming consoles and pool tables, offices like no other with toys, corridors that look like an inside passage from an starship.

Meeting rooms with a little bit strange but comfortable sofas and chairs.A briliant spark cand appear any time, even when you walk around through hallways, therefore huge writing boards have been placed in any room and wall.Creativity is very important in this domain, so with this new office they are encouraging a relaxed environment and a playfull ambiance in which workers can relax and create.

Eliminating the usual look of an office already relaxes the employee and without feeling the presure of a strict place thoughts can run freely in our minds.Modernism is felt everywhere.From carpets to bright colors and furnishing.Vivid colors cover the entire floor leaving no dark corners at Google.

Unlimited supplies of food and drinks are availiable for free for all the employees in any moment.There is also a gym, a sound proofed room with musical instruments and it also features its own version of the Big Brother complete with deck chairs a carpet that resembles grass and a rowing boat.Since having fun at work doesn't do any harm, by the contrary it helps inovating, why not doing it?{found on dailymaily}

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The Glass Facade House in Muñopepe, Spain

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 09:00 PM PST

This contemporary residence is the Heute House. It's a beautiful home and it's located in Muñopepe, Spain. The Huete House was a project by BmasC Arquitectos. It sits at the foot of Avila mountains, in Muñopepe, in the boundary between the foothills and the village and it offer amazing views of the surroundings.

The Huete House features an almost all glass façade. This minimizes the boundaries between interior and exterior spaces and it also lets all the natural light get inside. This way the interior is bright and beautiful. The Huete House is a sort of residence located at the limit between urban and rural, between nature and artificial. It's also an environmentally sensitive residence.

The spare clay bricks that resulted after the construction have been recycled and got a new function. They all have been cut into three pieces. The ones on the sides are 4 cm wide and they will be used as ceramic tiles in the northern façade. The central ones will be recycled as a ceramic block for the south fence. Nothing is lost this way. The Huete House is a modern residence, with a contemporary design and an elegant and inviting interior décor. It's a lovely family home, with spacious rooms and lots of storage space. Also, the views are amazing.{found on architezer}

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Turquoise interior design from Ana Antunes

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 06:43 PM PST

New design styles and particularly interior design trends are based on things towards which we develop a feeling of coldness.Glass walls steel beams and poles, dark colored walls shape a more and more impersonal feeling.We are busy all the time, we work hard in small offices and more ofthen than you would think our homes look exactly as an office.

Some people take some time to think about their place that call home and how that place representes them and matches their sprit and personality.A famous Portuguese designer called Ana Antunes created this place having just that in her mind. It is an airy place, comfortable also thanks to the gorgeous pieces of furniture placed carefully around the room.

That levander couch for example is beautiful and the combination of levander and turquoise is stunning.The super cumfortable white couch also found as part of the décor is very well integrated in the feminine ambiance.A lot of decorative objects found in this arrangement are simple and delicate , taking details on a new level of style and smoothness.

The overall turquoise tint and soft pastels and slightly bold patterns also express youth and an open mind when it comes to decorating your living area to match your taste and personality.Like it or not but regardless of gender we all have a soft side which loves a great place to cudle.

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Thermalbad- A spa with brewing history

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 04:13 PM PST

Swiss are well known for many thing.Except banking they also have a great landscape.Being located in the Alps that area is filled with pure springs and rivers containing also thermal waters filled with minerals best for beer and health.Combinig these two elements can only result his place over here in Zurich.It is an old brewery that has been recently converted into an impressive spa called Thermalbad.

A spectacularly well preserved building from the previous century called the Hurlimann Brewery is now housing a different type of activity.The old infrastructure has been revamped and now guest can swim freely in and out of the old brewery.Probably the most dramatic change has been made to the roof.This is now transformed into an angular shaped swimming pool with warm temperatures reaching up to 106 degrees Fahrenheit or 41 degrees Celsius.

From there the surrounding area unfolds in all its splendor.Inside warm chambers with wooden paneling and low light decorated with extra comfortable sitting alternates with exposed stone walls with the original arches and access paths.Lighting in these chambers is brighter and white tinted.Food and drinks can be served and enjoyed from the bar and its related areas.Large indoor and outdoors swimming pools offers to the people living in that relatevely cold area an opportinity to relax and swim at the highest comfort stardards set up in an unique place full of history.

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Easy DIY Paperback Christmas Trees

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 01:04 PM PST

Christmas offers you a great opportunity to express your imagination, creativity and abilities. You can make splendid Christmas decoration of various materials which are usually cheap and imply an easy process. Wood, fabric or paper are among the most common used materials and the products seem to be extremely nice and attractive.

Another DIY project may also attract your attention. This time the paperback seems to be the main materials. The project refers to some lovely DIY Paperback Christmas Trees. There are three variants that you may choose, depending on your tastes and preferences.

Here are the other materials that you need for this DIY project: a paperback book, an exacto knife, dry adhesive, glitter and glue. With a little bit of patience and dexterity you will be able to create some wonderful decorative paperback Christmas Trees that will definitely become the centerpiece of your interior. The project is simple, cheap and does not imply too much hard work. All you need to do is to follow the each step of the instructions and the result will be stunning. Sometimes nothing compares with the things that we do with our bare hands and they make us feel proud of our potential and abilities too. Try to make these type things and you will notice the satisfactions by yourself.{found on kaylaaimee}

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