The Wisteria Winner Is . . .

But first, an important message from our sponsor. 

Well, isn’t that how all contests are?  You build the anticipation and then cut to a commercial?  In the case of a blog contest, it might not be so dramatic, but I am so excited about revealing the winner as this was my first contest!  Thanks to everyone who commented and shared your thoughts on my “Details In Design” series.  It was great fun to put this together!

The contest ended on April 30th and the winner will be receiving a $75.00 gift certificate from Wisteria.com, to indulge in anything they might like.  I wonder what they’ll choose? . . . .

Will it be a set of jewel topped bottles?

What about a French Country cake stand?

Perhaps a set of Tapas dishware?

 

Maybe some clever book boxes?

I’ll admit, while it’s tempting to go shopping for myself, I do think it’s better to give than to receive, so I’ll share the contest results.

And the winner is! . . . . .Tamara Matthews-Stephenson, of Nest by Tamara!  Tamara is a fabulous blogger and interior designer, from New York, so her win makes this give-a-way very special, indeed.  I’m honored to have her posts, along with all of the others, as I so enjoy her writing and capturing of great design.  Congratulations, Tamara!  Be sure to email me with mailing instructions for the gift certificate, by May 30th.  (icbwbusiness@gmail.com) 

Thanks, again, to all of the participants.  You are all winners of my heart!

Cheers to you!  Wanda

PARK DESIGN HOUSE Minimalist

Minimalist garden design

How minimalist design for the home garden?
Park home owners increasingly become the status symbol. Mix & match style house with a garden can produce a unique look and increasingly reflects the owner.

At present, the park houses not only as a mere supplement, but it's getting just as important as architecture and interiors. Even for some people has become a symbol of prestige. The better someone's home garden arrangement, reflecting the social class of owners.

Park in your house. Same personal with home design. It is expected that the design reflects not only personal but also supports the home owner activity and the needs of residents of the space. From the head of the family, wife to the kids.

For example, one of the lifestyle trend now is to hold a garden party with a barbeque in the evening or late afternoon. Of course, we will gladly run this program when we garden with good design, especially at night.

If we have children who are active. Obviously need a roomy place to play. Garden elements such as swings and play ground equipment that other children can we match the garden design.

Certainly many aspects that must be taken into account in designing the park. Although we do get help from the landscaper, still we must pay attention to the important aspects in the design of the park, namely: expansion of existing parks, activities shall be accommodated in the park, the harmony of gardens with buildings.

Like architecture, garden design known in a variety of gardens. What is the type of garden? There are various types of parks are generally known. Distinguished by the cultural background and geographical origin of the development of the park. Differences in composition and animating characters that used the park.

There are so many types of garden that a traditional cultural background and geographical. There's Japanese garden, china garden, garden french, American, English, tropical Bali, a tropical Thailand and Japan, there is a growing garden suitable times, such as garden modern, minimalist and dry garden. Each type reflects a strong character and have different effects lover.

That one architectural style developed today are minimalist. This style emerged after World War II. Nowhere on Those days lots of people's houses destroyed by the war so That the government make a home in modular form (Standard and Poor 'in Aceh now), WHO is easy and cheap workmanship but still with the design well. Key features of this building is a simple form, without ornament and emphasis on function space.

Simple and without ornament is suitable to the spirit and lifestyle during this period. Simple and emphasis on function. Unfortunately in Indonesia, this minimalist style so expensive because it is not made of modules that are available and must be custom made.

Distinctive minimalist building is at least ornament and color who tend to be styled 'industry' is a white, gray and black.

Houses do not have minimalism minimalist garden as well. Mix & match (solid-match) of the various garden-style residential homes can make you look more stylish.

Home Interior Design With Wood

Home interior design with wood materials. Minimalist design in the house

Minimalist Design Style House Widely Used

Minimalist Home Design

Architect Design minimalist house developed very rapidly in recent years. We met many people who wanted to use a minimalist style to follow fashion. Usually those who like to force the youngsters, an executive with a dynamic lifestyle, urban lifestyle, and all kind of simple, neat and elegant and this express themselves.

very clear and nothing wrong if the force is not only one of the main architectural styles, but also answers the times are getting "the most out of something at least." These funds may be construction of a minimal, or even a lifestyle that is minimized. various reasons ejected, this force was used because of limited funds, but it can still be reversed limitations of trend following. yes legitimate reason, but there is another sniper stance-a stance that could reduce the cost to be affordable.

Check out the look of the Home Design Minimalism without excessive ornamentation, no trinkets, wearing materials exposed impressed with what is "honest" in appearance, not "lebay". Bak is an executive job with the look of a clean, neat, elegant, practical and express themselves, and for many people this is fun.

There is a reason that this style is one of the main form of protest by the followers understand minimalism on the exploitation of natural resources in an all-out used in vain. There is also that suggests that this "back to basic" because when the incidence in the United States is considered a very positive of a modern movement.

Tropic Minimalist Home Design Architecture in Indonesia

Tropic Minimalist Home Design Architecture in East Java, Indonesia

The architectural design minimalist house at home is not difficult as the size. We can make some small areas look even bigger then actual size. In Malang, East Java, Indonesia, several small houses adapt to minimize the architectural design tropical house. It uses some of gardening, wall color composition, texture and some home decor.

Minimalist House Design

Minimalist home decor could use some elements such as the use of a small gate, textured floors and gardening. minimalist home architecture design is not really good in the tropical climate. The cause of the high temperature makes the house hotter than a bigger house. But, if the small house architectural design to adapt good air circulation, it will affect the heat problem.

architecture necessary for a small area of the house. It can explore a small area appear larger than it is real.

Simply Elegant Minimalist Home Design

Simply Elegant Minimalist Home Design

Only a few plans to start building a house of minimalist elegance. We started small so that we can focus on quality. As we grow our commitment is to always represent the only plan that offers high-quality design inside and out. Architectural styles we offer will usually be a modern, livable house interpretation of American Classics. Unique house plans and sophisticated yet simple design of the house like Country, Craftsman, Bungalow, Shingle Style, Cape Cod, Cottage, Colonial and Farmhouse. Can not find the plan you're looking for? Please drop us a note with your suggestions or our custom design one for you.

Perfect Pairings In Design

High Point Market ~ #Details in Design ~ “Shorts” #1

Upon returning from the High Point Spring Market, I’ve had a lot of inquiries about I what I thought might be trending.  There is so much to cover, one post can’t do it all justice, so I’m going to pop in what I’ll call, “High Point Market Shorts”.  I promise to “keep my long stories short”, as I know visuals are always much more fun!

Back to this pairings post . . . I noticed, as I went from showroom to showroom, there were lots of happy couplings – and no, I’m not talking about reps who had been working way too many hours together!  Lamps, vases, pictures, tables, chairs, loveseats and sofas, shelves – just about anything imaginable had been neatly placed, side-by-side.  While designers might think we should be challenged to find a different way to display or plan a space, I think we are simply looking towards make rooms feel less cluttered, more balanced, and well . . . even more intimate.

  (This perfect “couple” greets you in the entryway!  - Councill Showroom)

So, without further adieu, I’ve created a little video for some of my market photos.  I hope you’ll keep checking back, as I’ll be posting more of my observations.  (You can turn off your sound, if you prefer to view in silence.)

Cheerful Pairings to You!  Wanda

Creating a Minimalist Home Design That Embodies "The Luxury of Enough"

Creating a minimalist home design that embodies "the luxury of enough" | Minimalist House Design

Why Houses Minimalist?
Many Americans long for a simple life and there are so many books and guides to help us find it in their daily routine and in the workplace. However, most of us are unpracticed in explaining to others (or even ourselves) what a simple house or a minimalist for a truly life would look like. We feel that there is something missing in our hurried routines, but we do not know where to start editing the complexity.

In my book, we began a simple exploration of the 21 homes across the country and the experiences of people who built them. The houses and their owners travel offers an interesting counterpoint to the way most people buy a new home developers in the market today.

Pathways to Home Search
21 houses are arranged in six lines that people use simple ask what really matters to them well in their lives and homes. Ranging from saving for flexibility in design, this track can help you consider your own home and how to simplify it. Roads are as follows:

Simple and minimalist design of the house is enough - A house is minimalist and simple is a positive affirmation of "the luxury of simply" By this we mean that a simple home design begins with finding out how much you really need and what you can eliminate .. Luxury of sufficient means to face the fact that you really do not need eight-burner stove and a larger kitchen for the house. Forty years ago, the utility used to be a bad word in home design. In the 1950s rambler, the utility room is not really a showplace for our guests. But today, many utilitarian buildings such as warehouses and an old barn, is a highly desirable location for new housing and work space. They are designed for pure function for storage and industry, but this time they worked brilliantly for the open-plan living. They offer the luxury of living in a world apart.

simple, minimalist home is often a rectangular, sometimes square, and was always "enough," whether in terms of dormers, the number of bathrooms, or square recordings. At this point, we visit homes that reflect their owners choosing to live instead of images they want to present to the street. This design for "adequate" appear deceptively simple because they really grew out of a lot of careful decision making.

Minimalist House Design of Wood

Example of minimalist design of the wooden houses. Design by http://minimalist-home-designs.blogspot.com/

Minimalist House Plan Design by Craftsman

Minimalist House Design

Simple and minimalist design house plans directly from the many houses have been built.

This has been one of the most popular of the Craftsman home design and shown here has been slightly modified from the plan first, modifications and improvements that have been suggested by different people who have built homes, so they are all very valuable as a result of practical experience. Although the picture shows the patch walls and foundations of field stone, the design lends itself quite as easily to a wall of brick or stone, or even for shingles or clapboards, if a wooden house as desired.

Outside the kitchen at the back is only recommended if the house built in this country, because in that city would not be necessary. In such a farmhouse outside the kitchen because it affords the easiest place for outdoor work such as laundry and ironing, canning, preserving and other tasks much less tedious if done in the open. The position of the chimney at the rear of the house to allow the stove to be placed on the porch he was to use it. This house was designed so that the kitchen in the vicinity may be added to or removed, as desired, without making any difference to the overall plan. Plan of the lower story shows the composition of ordinary open Craftsman houses. The entrance opens into the small entries are filtered from the living room by portieres weight, so no draft from the front door is felt on the inside.

Home Design Ideas

Home design interior: Outside the living room wall is a fireplace and bookshelves settings, as shown in the picture. A large table was placed in the middle, settle for it by coming back and facing the fire.

Floor Plans minimalist home design

Floor Plans simple home design

On The Road Again – To Market

A High Point Market Countdown ~ “Details in Design” ~ #6

In about 48 hours, the town of High Point will resume a slightly slower pace.  Market shuttles will be parked away until the crisp October breezes blow and the next whirlwind of activity begins.  I’m making one more round trip to make sure I haven’t left any stone unturned, before Thursday, the last day.

(A lovely setting of seating in the Pearson showroom.)

I enjoy visiting new vendors. It’s exciting to see what they can bring to the world of design, with their fresh and new concepts.  I’m also thankful to see vendors who’ve been “around the block”, a time or two.  There’s comfort in knowing, even in some challenging times, they are still able to provide designers with a trusted resource and quality product.  I like knowing, that even while I may not be the largest account they will see at the market, they will take care of me as if I might be designing a project for the White House.  (And, one never knows what might be ahead!)

(Parker Southern not only offers this lovely chair in a multitude of leather, the embossed design can be customized to fit Coats of Arms and company logos.)

So . . .  Thank you, Maria Sanford, customer service rep extraordinaire, with Pearson Furniture.  You are always so patient with my questions about customization and “how soon can I get it?”  Thanks to all of the folks at Parker Southern, who welcomed a new designer, many years ago into your showroom, and helped me put together my first opening order.  (And I’m so glad “Mamaw Starnes” still makes us boxes of her pecan tarts.)  Thanks to everyone, in this fine industry, who makes my work such a pleasant process, as I act as the liaison between the client and the vendor, in creating special places for people to live and work.  You deserve a hand – and probably a well-deserved rest!

 

Until next market . . .

Three cheers to all!  Wanda

Minimalist House Design and Simple

Minimalist House Design and Simple: Minimalist House Design

Minimalist Home with Unique Open Concept Design

Minimalist Home with Unique Open Concept Design

Minimalist Home Designs: CEBRA architect recently completed a house in Danish with a minimalist black and white profile exterior. Sinus's house hoping to have intended to incorporate the large glass area and saw the desire for privacy.

Minimalist House Design

The rooms in the house is conceived as an independent box which together form the central area to live with: Kitchen, family room and living room. Bedroom with own bathroom and toilet is one independent unit. Opposite the bedroom for two rooms placed end to end. Between the rooms there is a break, which can be used by children or adults that you like, or can be used as a third space.

Interior Home Design

The house appears as a dark mass with a white or cuttings pleatings - almost corresponds to cutting a piece of apple. Surface consists of a dark house with a covered roof and wall pieces and feel of gray bricks and joints dark shiny anthracite. Twigs covered with white plaster and painted.

Joy Minimalist House Design

Joy minimalist house design | Minimalist Home Designs

Let us pause in our worship and bathroom square footage to calculate the employer's small house or a minimalist joy.

1. There were fewer places for things to get lost.
2. You can vacuum more quickly.
3. Lower heating bills.
4. There is no room for furniture you can not afford too.
5. Families spend more time together (because they have no choice).
   

Here is a picture of a minimalist home community on the web page:

Little House Society is a voice for the Small House Movement. That movement includes movie stars who have proudly downsized into 3000 square meters, happy family of five in the arts and crafts bungalow, multifamily housing in various forms, and more extreme examples, like the people on houseboats and trailers with only a few hundred feet square around them. Relative size, and mainly we promote discussion of the expressway, ecological, economic and psychological excessive housing takes our lives, and what some of us do to live better. This is not a movement about people who pose as "less than thou" but the people make their own choices to live more simple and small but they feel best fits their lives.

I would guess that most people live in small houses do so because of necessity, not choice. However, a small environmental benefits such as greater if they forced you as if you take a vow of poverty.

If Minimalist House Society is successful, the people who are not able to move to a bigger house will probably begin to feel proud of what they do well on this planet. And rich people who think the trade until the 12-room castle with skylight blinds greedy power only may be returned.

No wonder the National Association of Home Builders reported today that the index of builder sentiment fell this month to its lowest level since December.

Blending the Lines, (Of Design Styles)

A High Point Market Countdown ~ “Details in Design” ~ #5
As I am about to embark on the first day of the High Point Market – Spring Season 2010, I thought it would be a worthwhile read to see what the industry is predicting, in terms of interior fashion trends.  These are the true “insiders” as they develop product to be previewed by the world of:  interior designers, retailers, editors, design press, and any other trade connected guest who will be dropping into town for the next week.  Here is the link to the report:  High Point Market Trends – 2010

My take away, from the report, is how we’ll see a strong emphasis on color – and the psychology of what it does to lift our spirits.  We’ll also witness an even greater focus on eco-friendly products – sustainable and of reclaimed/recycled origins.  There will be some interest in mixing varied finishes.  Painting will be big . . . based on color trends, and texture will be important.  Special details, such as tufting, and applications of nailhead and trims, (even to more transitional designs), will reflect a desire to “bejewel” and enhance plainer pieces.  Feathering the nest is even more important, as people are still staying close to the security and comfort of home. 

 















Stay-tuned for more to come.  Off I go on one of my favorite adventures!

High Point Cheers!  Wanda

White House Interior Design

White house interior design

How To Design a House That Looks Beautiful Minimalist

How To Design a House That Looks Beautiful Minimalist

Minimalist home pictures, Casa Suntro, worthy to be a source of inspiration. Minimalist white house paint colors of this world by architect Jorge de la Garza Hermandez. Seminal works located on the right to appointed Morelos Mexico because Mexico and Indonesia are both tropical.

Houses in the tropics need to design a comfortable fit for occupancy. Let's see what the Hernandez. This minimalist house still gets a modern twist. White color options for exterior and interior to make the house look spacious. Modern white. In addition, the best view outside the home can be enjoyed from inside the house. Look at how the exotic sights of space inside.

Many people who choose to design dream house fascinated by the shape of the building. As if she would just stop as the home design connoisseur. And not the householder. True owner of the house, it must be able to enjoy everything in the yard of the house.

A Successful design is the design maximizes That all the land, either as a building either as a yard. Remain limited yard space Can be a soothing sight Arranged with if this is neat. Also the house succeeded in maximizing the beautiful Scenery "outside the home.

Tiny garden is minimalist, minimalist styled pool with beautiful views will produce a spectacular scenery. Either as a garden outside or roof (ed) garden, the garden roof, or a park that serves also as a roof.

All of them, just might come from an appropriate spatial arrangement, which was designed from the outset. That is why, since the beginning I did not believe a design can be generated without a survey. Without direct contact with the space, where the designs will be placed.

Contact with the space of land, the deposition process, to appreciate the condition and character of surrounding residents, that's what I mean as designing with heart.

My First Blog Contest!!

A High Point Market Countdown ~ “Details in Design” ~ #4

I'm very pleased to share my first blog contest with you!  If you’ve logged onto my BlogSpot:  http://interiorconceptsbywanda.blogspot.com/ – be sure to leave your comments on any posts, which include the words, "Details in Design", and I'll enter you into a drawing for a $75.00 gift certificate to: Wisteria - http://www.wisteria.com/  You can log-in to post a comment with most Google, Wordpress, LiveJournal, or other types of accounts. 

I love these Swedish style headboards.  This is a cool bedroom for spending hot summer nights!

Contest Expires:  April 30, 2010.  The winner will be announced May 1st on my blog.  Prize must be claimed by May 30, 2010

Thanks for entering and best of luck!

Cheerful comments!  Wanda

Minimalist House Design in The Area of Land

Example of minimalist design houses in the area of land

Home Interior Design Ideas Modern Minimalist

Home interior design ideas modern minimalist

The Finishing Line

A High Point Market Countdown ~ “Details in Design” ~ #3

It has been my experience, if I ask almost any man about painting over a stained wood finish, it will elicit a facial expression somewhere between shock and horror.  I’ve witnessed this, firsthand, in my own household – and I’m an interior designer!  (I emphasized the “I’m” as it doesn’t seem to carry much weight in the opinion department.)  Nevertheless, if one sees it already applied by the manufacturer, well then, it must be perfectly acceptable.  I do want to offer a disclaimer . . . I’m not suggesting painting over any precious antique or artifact.  I would certainly defer to the advice of the Keno brothers before lifting a brush to Napoleon’s grandmother’s Recamier!

I did notice, at the fall High Point Market, painted or special finishes were popping up all over the place.  I would imagine we’ll see this trending even deeper at the spring show.  People are long past the concept of purchasing suites of furniture.  It’s more about the process of collecting and layering rooms.  Painted pieces, or even pieces incorporating exotic woods and finishes, are a way to add interest and whimsy.  We always can use a bit more whimsy, in my opinion.  Who wants to live in a stuffy space?

I love this line-up of chairs from Century’s Oscar de la Renta collection.  Wouldn’t you just expect to see a rainbow of colors against the “Cloud” finish?

This étagère from Councill Furniture sizzles in the color “Pepper”.

Metallic finishes will continue to be strong.  This French style chest, from Currey & Company, would be so “oooo la la” against lacquered walls in aubergine. 

These chests from Shine by S.H.O. demonstrate how a change of finish gives a whole new vibe to the same design.  One is in a lacquered white and the other is in a natural cerused white oak veneer.  (A cerused finish is very much the same as a “limed” finish.  An open grained wood has a special finish applied, in white or grey tones, where the remainder of the wood tone is allowed to show through.  See my recent newsletter tab for an article on this technique.)

Here are some examples of finishes and wood species, which are used to create little jeweled pieces of furniture.

A spoon foot, cabriole leg is often found in more traditional furniture pieces.  Look at how this splash of sunshine changes ones perspective!  Even with a deep, mohair cover, whimsy lives on.  (And you know how I feel about whimsy!)

Wishing you colorful cheers!  Wanda

How to Decorate a Minimalist Interior of the House With Photo Albums

How to decorate a minimalist interior of the house with photo albums:

1. Home interior design will look more beautiful by installing a photo album with small size if many
2. If you want to install a big size photo album should only be 1 or 2 only. because it is more beautiful and suitable in view
   

A Bird’s Eye View

A High Point Market Countdown ~ “Details in Design” ~ #2

Most of us are familiar with the expression, “a little bird told me . . .”, and we understand the bearer of the news just can’t contain their excitement.  They just have to give us a tid-bit of information so we’ll be in the inner loop. 

So – without keeping you in suspense, I’ll have to share “Details in Design ~ #2.  Here is my prediction for one of the recurring motifs which should be seen at the High Point Spring Market:

 

Pearson Furniture is offering it in a subtle pillow accent.

 

CR Laine upholstery pops it, in this chair, with a bit of green.

Then, they offer a different accoutrement in aqua.

Starting to get the picture?  (Courtesy from CR Laine.)

Maybe this little “nest” of a room, from Thibaut, will help.

 

Perhaps a visit from “Edgar”, by artist Robin Maria Pedrero, would open your “peepers”.

Sedgefield by Adams has carried this “flock of friends” for the past few years.  I never get tired of stopping by to visit their roosting spot.

This Barbara Cosgrove porcelain lamp is a “tweetrific” example of transforming a traditional design with a modern shade.

Yes - if you’re an admirer of all things avian, this should be your season!  I’ll be sure to put this on my trend watch list, and will tweet, (report), back to you.

Cheerful chirps your way!  ~ Wanda

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