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October 2010

158 posts

Write a Bike, the Ultimate Way to Personalize a Bicycle → feedproxy.google.com

All of you must know at least two people who are in love with their bicycles. Most of the bike owner we encountered often like to add a little extra to the pedal-driven vehicle, making it more…

Oct 31, 2010
10 Ways Open Shelving will Enhance your Home → feedproxy.google.com

Storage in your home doesn’t always have to be shoved behind closed doors. Some of the best storage is that which can be displayed beautifully and doubles as décor. Open shelving does just that, it…

Oct 31, 2010
10 Ways to Breathe Life into Old Cabinetry → feedproxy.google.com

Home cabinetry is one of the most expensive components of your home. Whether you are choosing kitchen or bathroom cabinets, bringing life into old cabinets will save money and give your home a face…

Oct 31, 2010
Self-Suficient White Steel Villa in Costa Rica → feedproxy.google.com

Robles Arquitectos created this incredible beach Villa in Costa Rica. The house is wonderfully situated on a small hill above the ocean, 20km from away from any town. The self-sustainable…

Oct 30, 2010
How to Plan a Personalized Gym for your Home → feedproxy.google.com

In this modern day and age when you’re trying to squeeze everything into your schedule, wouldn’t it be nice to have a home gym? Instead of driving to the gym, waiting to get on a treadmill and then…

Oct 29, 2010
A Miniature World of Fantasy and Games: Rhapsody Children’s Beds → feedproxy.google.com

We don’t know if it is right to call the furniture products below “children’s beds”, simply due to the fact that the last thing children would think about while being in them is sleep. The beautiful…

Oct 29, 2010
Complex Modern Architecture: Casa en el Uro in Mexico → feedproxy.google.com

Casa en el Uro was designed by 7XA Architects and is located in el Uro, Mexico. For us it is a showcase of contemporary architecture in its most intricate form. This residence consists of various…

Oct 29, 2010
Gorgeous Suitcases with Speakers to Style Up your Home → feedproxy.google.com

Over the years, more and more people search for unique ideas that will make them love their home and their life even more. For those of you who have always wanted to have the possibility of carrying…

Oct 29, 2010
How to Live a Green Apartment Lifestyle → feedproxy.google.com

Living a green lifestyle doesn’t mean you have to own a house, apartment owners can do their share in being ‘green’ and eco-friendly. When living in an apartment, appliances, and utilities are most…

Oct 29, 2010
Small and Cozy Reader’s Apartment in Cluj-Napoca, Romania → feedproxy.google.com

We received some photos of this tasteful one room apartment from Gina Malin, one of our Freshome readers. Located in Cluj Napoca, Romania, this cozy crib has a few American influences, due to the…

Oct 29, 2010
Remarkable Passive Solar House with Views of Mount Olympus → feedproxy.google.com

This amazing home comes from Christina Zerva Architects and is located in Nikaia, Greece, overlooking the godly Mount Olympus. It is a passive solar house, which means it contains materials and…

Oct 28, 2010
How to Transform your Basement into an Extra Room → feedproxy.google.com

In your home are you still trying to find extra space to put a spare bedroom, home office or play area for the kids? Your basement which is only being used for storage right now could be your…

Oct 28, 2010
Interview: Mixing Creativity, Crazyness and Design with Valentina Glez Wohlers → feedproxy.google.com

Valentina Glez Wohlers or simply Val, is a young creative born in Mexico City, currently professing in London. Aside from being a designer, she is currently teaching creativity and design in…

Oct 28, 2010
How to Bring Earth Inspiring Brown into your Home → feedproxy.google.com

Brown symbolizes the earth and being grounded, and what better color to surround yourself in your home? From natural organic materials to strength in gorgeous wood flooring and furniture, brown is a…

Oct 28, 2010
A Massive Display of Modern Living : Brentwood Residence → feedproxy.google.com

Brentwood Residence is an impressive residential project from Belzberg Architects, a company with quite a few amazing works. Located in a picturesque landscape near the Santa Monica Mountains,…

Oct 28, 2010
The Perfect Boys Bedroom by Perianth → feedproxy.google.com

This may seem like a room filled with “clichés”, meaning that everything that crosses our mind when we think of a boy’s room can be found here. But in this case, the “clichés” lead to a dream place…

Oct 28, 2010
10 Home Energy Efficient Tips to Save you Money → feedproxy.google.com

Your home is one of the major contributors to where your money is spent monthly. Your home is also the source for Earth depleting resources that we all are responsible for everyday. In order to save…

Oct 28, 2010
How to Choose a Place to Live when Relocating → feedproxy.google.com

When you are planning to relocate to a new city you are excited with the possibilities your future has in store for you. Once the excitement settles in, you realize you need to find a place to live!…

Oct 27, 2010
Simply Genius: Letto Zip, the Bed That Almost Makes Itself → feedproxy.google.com

We have to say we are usually very foreseeing when it comes to the new designs that are being created, but we really did not see this coming. Letto Zip comes from Florida Furniture and is a dream…

Oct 27, 2010
Video Cameras “Disguised” as Pigeons Raising Awareness of the Need for Privacy → feedproxy.google.com

Here is an amazing idea by Thomas voor’t Hekke and Bas van Oerle of the group Helden. panoptICONS is an art project meant to raise awareness and refute the idea of people being constantly…

Oct 27, 2010
Eclectic Mix of Classic and Trendy on Set: Gossip Girl Interiors → feedproxy.google.com

Gossip girl, a scandalous drama about Manhattan`s elite, sets new trends in fashion and interior design. Every set created for the show manages to express the character`s complex personalities….

Oct 27, 2010
How to Determine if you Need an Interior Designer → feedproxy.google.com

Your home should be a reflection of your personal style, lifestyle and attitude towards life. If you look around your home and it is lacking life and personality you may need to hire an interior…

Oct 27, 2010
How to Decorate around your Flat Screen Television → feedproxy.google.com

You and your living room are happier because you have just acquired a flat screen television. Although, you seem to be having a small problem, everything around the television seems not to work. The…

Oct 27, 2010
Thinking Outside the Square: The Ruiz-Maasburg Penthouse in Madrid → feedproxy.google.com

Sometimes the space constrains lead to some of the most incredible home designs. This is the story of the Ruiz-Maasburg Penthouse in Madrid designed by Héctor Ruiz-Velázquez. Forced to turn an…

Oct 27, 2010
A Home So Beautiful is Hard to Come By : Hunters Hill Residence in Australia → feedproxy.google.com

This beautiful and diverse home was designed by Stanic Harding Architects and is located in Hunters Hill, Australia. The project is actually a restoration and remodeling of a decaying 1950′s…

Oct 27, 2010
A Dynamic Approach to Architecture : Inverness Residence in California → feedproxy.google.com

Inverness Residence comes from Studios Architecture and has a striking, unusual design. Located 400 feet away from Tomales Bay on California’s Point Reyes National Seashore, this home is very…

Oct 27, 2010
Colors vs. Classic White Rocky Collection from Joel Escalona → feedproxy.google.com

We don’t know if you guys remember, but a few months ago we featured The Rocky Collection from Joel Escalona in black. In today’s post we would like to showcase two other approaches to this…

Oct 27, 2010
How to Cure Your Boring Kitchen with Pink → feedproxy.google.com

The color pink has long been associated with girls and femininity, but in October pink represents a cause that doesn’t know gender, it is breast cancer awareness. Breast cancer awareness charities…

Oct 25, 2010
A Bookcase Defying Gravity: Equilibrium by Malagana Design → feedproxy.google.com

Equilibrium Bookcase is an original and surprising product by Malagana Design, a studio in Colombia. We like to call it gravity defying, but in reality the bookcase is very solid. The design…

Oct 25, 2010
Cute Lord of the Rings Hobbit Houses in New Zealand → feedproxy.google.com

The Hobbit scenes from Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy were filmed on a hillside lot in Matamata, New Zealand. Now the little Hobbit Homes have become a tourist attraction, but also they became…

Oct 25, 2010
Taking Architecture Originality to Another Level: Villa Nefkens → feedproxy.google.com

Here is a residence that spells “originality”. Designed by Mecanoo Architects and located in Wageningen, The Netherlands, Villa Nefkens is a remarkable project. Overlooking the Rhine, this…

Oct 25, 2010
How to Bring Powerful Purple into your Décor → feedproxy.google.com

Purple in history has been long associated with mystery, wealth, and wisdom by royalty and those in higher power. From deep royal purple to lilac fresh light purple, the color is gorgeous in your…

Oct 25, 2010
How to Keep your Home Always Smelling Fresh → feedproxy.google.com

The atmosphere of your home is one of the ‘unsaid’ aesthetics that keeps you loving your home. When you are in it day in and day out, the way your home smells and feels will actually have a stronger…

Oct 25, 2010
Compact Residence Embedded in a Dreamy Landscape: The Ecomo Home → feedproxy.google.com

The beautiful and compact home comes from Pietro Russo – Ecomo and is located in Franschhoek, South Africa. The architecture took advantage of the mesmerizing landscape and created a home that…

Oct 25, 2010
Freshome Reader Help – Needs Advice for Layout of Flat → feedproxy.google.com

Original Floor Plan

Aadi idea for his space

AADI: I own one flat which is on Ground floor and have some open space. Open space remains open always (no…

Oct 25, 2010
Remarkable Home with a View of the Golden Gate Bridge in California → feedproxy.google.com

Here is a home whose location dazzles the mind. Situated on a steeply sloped terrain and surrounded by lush vegetation, this home is both spectacular and secluded. The Belvedere Residence was…

Oct 24, 2010
Angry Birds Plush Toys Coming Soon → feedproxy.google.com

If you like to play games on your mobile phone you must be aware of Angry Birds …the #1 paid app for the past few months. Now it seems that the company behind Angry Birds, Rovio Mobile has decided…

Oct 24, 2010
A Cool Method to Turn a Sofa Into a Bed → feedproxy.google.com

We know you guys are used to seeing out-of-the-ordinary furniture on Freshome and that this sofa may seem a bit “common” at first. But we really like it mostly due to its unusual system that allows…

Oct 24, 2010
How to Choose an Exterior Paint Color for your Home → feedproxy.google.com

Your home has character with its style, ornamentation and color. While the adornment comes with the house, choosing an exterior paint color is up to you! For some this is an exciting chore, while…

Oct 24, 2010
Elegant Design, Asian Influences and Sustainability: Chuckanut Ridge House → feedproxy.google.com

Achieving homes with a minimal environmental impact seems to be the major architecture trend of the last years. For today, we bring you the Chuckanut Ridge House, a building designed by Prentiss…

Oct 24, 2010
Single-Family House in Mera-La Coruña by A-cero → feedproxy.google.com

If you read Freshome.com for some time you might be aware that A-cero is a comapany that has lots of projects on our website, and today they sent us another really cool house. In this post A-cero presents one of its first residential projects: a single-family house of 250m2 that tales place in Mera, a coastal village of La Coruña. It is a construction with a simple design based on straight lines and geometrical volumes. These architectural pieces have been created as terraces and corbels in the back façade from where is possible to see the spectaculars views of Atlantic Ocean. Limestone covered the whole building. Furthermore the housing’s façade includes many large windows that give a lot of luminosity and spaciousness sensation. It is a threes-story building (basement, ground and first floor).

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How to Choose the Perfect Range Hood for your Kitchen → feedproxy.google.com

Your kitchen stove or range is an integral part of your kitchen. Most likely if you’re an avid cook you use it several times a day and for the novice cook a few time a week. Regardless of the…

Oct 23, 2010
10 Ways to Enlighten your Home Using Yellow → feedproxy.google.com

When you ask anybody what color of the spectrum exudes cheerfulness, it has to be yellow! As this color is symbolic of the sun and the warmth and cheer it brings the Earth and its inhabitants. The…

Oct 23, 2010
Impressive House with a Different Architecture in Sao Paulo → feedproxy.google.com

Marcio Kogan built an amazing house with a few features that differentiate this building from anything we have seen before. Located near the largest park in Sao Pauolo, Brasil, the Corten House is…

Oct 23, 2010
Colourful Contemporary Clocks Collection from Pilot Design → feedproxy.google.com

Keith Moore created for Pilot Design a collection of beautiful, modern clocks that can be purchased from Etsy. Often using bamboo or other sustainable materials, Keith Moore has been building…

Oct 23, 2010
Spectacular Pool Home Offering a Diversity of Perspectives: DPR House → feedproxy.google.com

This fascinating home was designed by MCK Architects and meets our idea of a “surprise home”. We have to say that its facade first led us to believe this was a house exhibiting a traditional…

Oct 23, 2010
Sweet Nature Getaway: The Walensee Mountain Home in Switzerland → feedproxy.google.com

Here is a home for all of you are there who have a passion for mountain: the Walensee House comes from K_M Architektur and is located on the shores of Lake Walensee in Switzerland. A beautiful…

Oct 23, 2010
Dreamy Bedroom Furniture from Hulsta → feedproxy.google.com

The bedroom is probably the most important room in a house. This is where we prepare for the day that is to come but also this is the place for dreams. So you can see why luxury is not a thing we…

Oct 23, 2010
How to Clean your Garage over the Weekend → feedproxy.google.com

What is the reason why you can’t get your garage cleaned and organized? Is it the time it takes to organize it or is the daunting task of cleaning the garage too daunting? There are simple tasks…

Oct 23, 2010
How to Hire the Right Architect for your Home Project → feedproxy.google.com

When you decide to build a new home or renovate an existing one, an architect can help you put your ideas in motion. Architects help people take an idea of a space(s) and determine if the idea…

Oct 21, 2010
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