Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Feb 10, 2012, 5:53 am
Are you a fan of dice games such as backgammon, ludo, and snakes & ladders? If so, you will love this red dice cube accent table made by designer Matthew Williams. The wooden table can be used for a whole host of different activities or it can be placed in a location solely for decorative and featur...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Feb 9, 2012, 7:17 am
Peacocks are known worldwide for being the beautifully colourful birds with the dazzling tail feathers that are used to attract potential mates. This hand-painted wooden peacock is fine example of this stunning bird being inspiration for creative craftsmen skilled in wood carving. The Indian Peafowl...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Feb 8, 2012, 3:31 pm
Artists who are lucky enough to live by the sea or ocean will likely enjoy walking along the coastline hoping to come across a large piece of driftwood with which to sculpt. This driftwood orb chandelier is likely the creation of someone who suddenly saw the marvellous potential in these washed-up o...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Feb 8, 2012, 6:09 am
Have you been looking for a credenza which is a lot different from the rest? Take a look at this contemporary Sachi credenza by Japanese designer Akemi Tanaka that features a central peek-a-boo rectangular hole, smooth attractive surfaces, and plenty of storage cabinet space within. It’s a stand-a...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Feb 6, 2012, 8:30 pm
Stained glass windows are mostly regarded as decorative aspects of Christian religious architecture such as churches and cathedrals. However, they have also been a fundamental part of other buildings, including the domestic setting of a family home. This beautifully decorated square stained glass wi...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Feb 6, 2012, 7:58 am
Paths are synonymous with journeys, whether actual physical journeys or ones taken in a figurative sense to show the natural progression of our lives and the choices we make. This very beautiful “Around the Tree” hand-painted canvas portrays a path winding around a small group of trees in a see...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Feb 5, 2012, 3:59 am
A planter is a container used to hold indoor plants for placement in the home. This beautifully decorated “Debutante” head-shaped flower planter has been hand-sculpted and will make an attractive, as well as functional, accessory for just about any interior setting. Planters come in a wide range...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Feb 2, 2012, 7:09 am
Have you or someone you know recently entered the law profession? Perhaps you are a long-standing attorney who would like to keep an artistic and visually appealing reminder of what law and justice truly means. If so, take a look at this exquisite Lady Justice bronze sculpture for a desk, table or s...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Feb 1, 2012, 7:50 pm
Are you a fan of the 16 oil paintings known collectively as ‘Dogs Playing Poker’ by the American artist C. M. Coolidge? If so and you are fond of tapestries, you will adore this ‘A Friend in Need’ tapestry wall hanging based on one of the famous scenes of dogs acting in a human manner. Anthr...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Feb 1, 2012, 5:53 am
We’ve all had those moments when we want to hide away from the world and feel secure in a protective environment where we can lick our emotional wounds or recharge are mental batteries. This is precisely what South Korean designer Seung-Yong Song had in mind when designing the fabulous chair withi...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 31, 2012, 3:00 am
One of the most unique lamps I’ve ever come across is this BANG! table lamp by Bitplay. The seemingly ordinary white lamp looks perfect for placement on a home office desk or bedroom homework table. That is until you start playing with the accompanying toy gun which is in fact a remote control. Ai...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 30, 2012, 9:14 am
Most people like games of one sort or another and when combined with a favourite interest such as a love of history, the two can make an exceptional addition to a home interior. This is most definitely the case with this large Crusader themed chess set with playing pieces in the costumes and styles ...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 29, 2012, 8:11 am
A contemporary home needs a stylish hallway in which to meet and greet visiting friends and guests. This “At Sign” (@) entry hook for keys, coats, scarves, bags and hats is an ideal wall fixture for an entryway of a home which has a decidedly technological and computer themed décor arrangement ...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 26, 2012, 1:55 pm
A sofa table is designed for one primary purpose and that is to stand behind a sofa in a large interior space. They are frequently found in fashionable living rooms and provide an area for decorative items such as floral arrangements, sculptures and picture frames to be situated. If you’re looking...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 25, 2012, 9:23 am
As a cat lover, a creation like this scrap metal cat sculpture is irresistible. However, it becomes doubly so when you find out the sculpture is in fact also a functioning cat food and water bowl holder. The wonderfully whimsical piece is made by renowned American sculptor Richard Kolb who has becom...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 24, 2012, 8:05 am
Alice in Wonderland is one of the all-time most popular children’s stories ever written. This rotating Alice in Wonderland themed alarm clock for children and adults is a delightful accessory for fans of the original Lewis Carroll book and the more recent movie adaptation. Featuring a clock face t...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 23, 2012, 1:29 pm
Singular wine bottle holders come in all shapes, sizes and styles. Some of my favourite are whimsical in appearance and an example of one of these is this humorous drinking chef wine bottle holder that sits on a table-top. Dining and kitchen table surfaces are frequently decorative and aesthetically...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 22, 2012, 10:00 pm
... part of the Passover Seder ceremony marking the freedom from slavery of the Children of Israel from ancient Egypt. These six foodstuffs include: Maror and chazeret, Charoset, Karpas, Z’roa, and Beitzah. Sometimes salt ... are highly recognisable to anyone who has an affinity with the ancie...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 22, 2012, 4:16 am
What would you do if you saw a dilapidated classic 1959 Cadillac Coupe de Ville about to be sent to the scrapyard? If you’re anything like Californian furniture designer Tom Conci, you would turn the back half of the car into a sofa and place it in your living room. That’s indeed precisely what ...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 18, 2012, 10:03 pm
Are you a fan of crossword puzzles? If so, take a peek at this crossword puzzle wall clock designed in a crossword puzzle layout. The contemporary wall clock is square in shape and features white squares upon a black background just like one would find in a typical newspaper puzzle. What’s more, i...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 17, 2012, 11:02 am
Want to scare the neighbors? Wish to send chills down the spine of people walking past your home? Hoping to terrify any potential burglars from testing your locks? If so, menacing Mummy translucent window decoration might be just what you are looking for. Placed in one of your windows, the scary fig...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 16, 2012, 4:16 am
A baker’s rack is a multifunctional kitchen furniture piece that was traditionally used to cool baked foods such as pies where free air circulation was needed. Nowadays however, the rack is used more widely in the home and is commonly seen as a storage and counter-top apparatus for everyday requir...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 13, 2012, 8:48 am
Children love to imitate adults and the things they see around them. When it comes to the kitchen environment, a lot of things are too dangerous for little kids to play with but that needn’t mean the fun of the kitchen cannot come to them in another format. The contemporary kid’s play kitchen, a...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 12, 2012, 11:21 am
The beauty of nature becomes powerfully obvious to us all during a thunderstorm when the clouds in the night sky are briefly illuminated with electricity. Artists and painters throughout the centuries have tried to portray the visual brilliance of a lightning cloud whilst modern technology has allow...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 11, 2012, 4:04 am
Figurative bookends are a popular decorative item for bookshelves that need an interesting aesthetic enhancement. These mirrored statue bookends which show a human figure kneeling before their own reflection is a great example of how book props can really begin to define a décor scheme. In this cas...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 5, 2012, 12:00 pm
Most art college students soon become familiar with the works of Surrealist painter René Magritte. So much so that these bowler hat ceiling lights by British designer Jake Phipps are instantly recognisable as being inspired by the renowned Belgian surrealist artist. The bowler hat, now a much misse...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 4, 2012, 6:18 am
Are you so addicted to Facebook that the first thing you do upon waking in the morning is rush to see what’s new in your Facebook wall? Although most people won’t admit to it, more and more people are becoming addicted and indeed dependent on the famous social networking site created by Mark Zuc...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Jan 2, 2012, 4:41 am
Some of my favourite furniture is created using objects and materials that have previously been used in a different context. For example, using old house bricks to form the columns of a bookshelf or the creation of an armchair made entirely from what was once a Renault car. Then of course there is s...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Dec 18, 2011, 9:33 am
One of the most majestic beasts to walk the earth has to be the might elephant. The beautiful and strong form of the animal lends itself well to decorative art and a fine example of this is the large elephant statue made from solid teak wood shown in the picture below. It’s designed to sit upon a ...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Nov 3, 2011, 6:20 am
Sometimes one lamp is just not enough. We often wish we could somehow fit in two or maybe even three further lamps in order to enhance a particular area of one room. This is particularly the case when we have a number of decorative objects or functional requirements in a small location, such as the ...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Nov 2, 2011, 11:08 am
Jungles present a fascinating design theme for children and adults alike. This wooden jungle themed table and chair set for little kids is just such an example. Jungles are full of exciting animals, often with unique and beautiful markings, shapes and colours. There are hundreds of ways to design a ...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 31, 2011, 11:46 am
Old plastic bottles and glass jars are usually, at best, taken for recycling, and at worst, simply thrown into the trash. However, making use of these containers in another way is better solution entirely and this is precisely what the cleverly made silicon lace vase by Milk Design Limited does. Ins...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 27, 2011, 12:01 pm
In my personal opinion, a room without books is a lifeless empty shell, no matter what beautiful furnishings and décor are included within. This is precisely why a book such as Books Make a Home by The World of Interiors’ Chief Sub-editor Damian Thompson is so close to my heart. If you too love b...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 26, 2011, 7:41 am
This computer armoire is an attractive, functional and very efficient item of furniture for the placement of home computers and related electrical equipment. Its appearance is similar to that of a traditional wardrobe but when opened up, it reveals storage areas and surfaces where computers, keyboar...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 24, 2011, 1:05 pm
Beauty and evil are combined in this delightful tapestry wall hanging showing the character of Lilith, a demon of ancient mythology. The tapestry is based on a painting by English artist John Collier and is decidedly Pre-Raphaelite in style and form, as was a lot of this artist’s work. The contras...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 23, 2011, 8:01 am
The tree of life is ever growing and from one generation to the next its branches increase in width and length. This is the basic philosophy behind this beautiful metal tree sculpture which doubles as a family photo frame holder. Within the four picture frames can be placed photographs of your famil...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 22, 2011, 2:46 am
The concept of boot storage is often consigned to sticking your taller items of footwear into the bottom of the wardrobe or just resting them in the corner of a room or hallway. For shoes, it is much easier and there are countless shoe rack designs but very few offer space for anything that rises gr...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 19, 2011, 11:55 pm
This Buddha tabletop fountain is ideal for a room which needs some extra tranquillity and a touch of eastern mysticism. In Western nations, the image of the Buddha has, over recent decades, become a well-known symbol of peace, meditation and mindfulness. Buddhism is growing with leaps and bounds in ...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 19, 2011, 9:36 am
This abstract wooden sculpture depicting a man deep in thought must resonate with a great many of us during our working day. Whilst we may not be sitting on the ground, the action of drifting off into a dream world instead of tapping away at a computer or having to fill in mundane forms is something...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 18, 2011, 11:56 pm
A laundry sink makes a great addition to a variety of interiors including laundry rooms, utility rooms, basements, sheds and garages. The basic concept of the laundry sink, otherwise known as a utility sink or laundry tub is to fulfil the role of the traditional kitchen or bathroom sink but in place...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 18, 2011, 1:06 pm
If you’re looking for an accent table with a sense of grounded stability, formal elegance and high functionality, then this square latticework table with shelves, as seen below, is going to fit your requirements. The black accent table is suitable for a wide range of living room décor schemes and...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 17, 2011, 7:55 pm
Kitchen food storage items don’t have to be a mundane affair as this 4 Piece Canister Set with a colorful French Bistro theme proves. Designed by Jennifer Grant, the four kitchen canisters are perfect for the storage of dry foodstuffs ranging from rice, flour and sugar to tea bags, coffee and cook...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 17, 2011, 5:03 am
Are you considering decorating a room in your home with a stylish black and white theme? Not too sure the best way to go about designing the interior however? The book “Black and White (and a Bit in Between) by renowned Interior Designer Celerie Kemble is definitely going to be reading material th...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 16, 2011, 6:22 am
The Linon Caitlin 3 piece breakfast nook set is made from pine wood and is not only attractive on the eye but fully functional as a dining space for all the family. It can be placed in the corner of a home kitchen and can complement an existing dining table arrangement in a nearby dining room space....
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 14, 2011, 1:55 pm
It’s often said, we are what we eat but have you ever considered you are also what you write on Facebook or Twitter? This is the basic concept behind the ingenious social media portrait which you can place on your wall. All your Facebook or Twitter messages you’ve posted over the last few weeks,...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 12, 2011, 10:01 pm
... the oak is the weeping willow. Its distinctive shape and delicate ... items such as these golden willow oval planters in white. The ... ’ll be located. The weeping willow tree can now be found ... the Americas by European settlers. Willow trees are, like most other ... close by to. ...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 12, 2011, 9:05 am
In the days before modern suitcases and fast air travel, trunks, or travelling chests as they were known, were a common accessory amongst travellers. Nowadays, trunks are more frequently used as items of furniture and this set of 3 rectangular rattan trunks is no different. Attractive in appearance ...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 11, 2011, 4:35 pm
The barnacle vase is a beautiful work of art inspired directly by the wonders of the natural world. Made in very much the same way as barnacles in the wild attach themselves to rocks and stones, the individual barnacles that make up the tall vase have also been painstakingly attached by the artist t...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 11, 2011, 4:26 am
A sea fan, otherwise known as a Gorgonian, is a soft tree-like coral found in all the oceans of the world, especially in the tropics and subtropics. Their natural beauty is clear to see and there little surprise they have been adapted into small nature-made sculptures for a table top or shelf. This ...
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Edward B. posted an article on Home Interior Design Themes - Oct 10, 2011, 5:46 am
A great way to add a multiple array of vivid colors to your kitchen interior is with this utensil carousel holder with six accompanying kitchen utensils. It’s bright, vibrant, interesting and fully functional and will inject color into your food preparation area like little else. The countertop to...
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