Dashboard Chapter 2: Let’s Redesign the Cards Together!

There's a lot of built-in storage, and the three bedrooms and three bathrooms are just that -- not massive living spaces unto themselves. You should think about designing your living room. With smart ceilings, you can seamlessly incorporate technology into your living spaces without compromising on style. Window Treatments and DoorsAlthough functional, window treatments and designs on doors can enhance an overall design concept and brighten any room. Check out the different types of storage and shelving that might fit your design concept and how to display your favorite objects. Greenteaks tells that one of the biggest changes you might see in color trends this year is a jump from warm pastels to bold and bright jewel colors. A more opulent traditional bath might utilize formal, neoclassical shell motifs, perhaps with an 18th-century color palette of ivory, shell pink, and taupe. For instance: For a warm atmosphere, paint walls the color of blossoms -- orange, pink, yellow; for a cooler ambience, tone it down with walls the shade of subdued green leaves. Consider a color that is two shades lighter than your wall color. Cinnabar, the rich red color of Chinese lacquer, takes center stage on a masterfully designed vanity and is balanced by strong planes of black and white throughout the room.
Contemporary-style rooms often exhibit walls and trim of the same color; traditional-style rooms usually feature white or contrast-color trim. Contrasting this rather austere geometry, Chinese scenes of nature and a vase filled with exuberant sprays of white orchids create a soothing balance. What works with everything: Asian art and textiles that celebrate nature in a stylized way, such as batiks; wood shutters or matchstick blinds; glass and glass-look acrylic pulls and accents; rich neutrals (ebony, ivory, mahogany); a few jewel-tone colors; and shapes that are either pared way down or flawlessly crafted. This look was made for the new sink bowls in hammered metal or art glass that sit entirely on top of the counter: Pair one with a primitive-style gooseneck faucet and inventive fittings in antiqued brass or brushed nickel. If you're on a budget but your heart is set on a custom mural, consult a nearby art school; if the historical look of murals is what you're after, wall-covering versions are also available. Decorative paint treatments can establish a style, set a mood, provide texture, and hide flaws -- all at the same time. Even homes that are more cutting-edge still have many of the same features that homes did 50 to 100 years ago.
Dimensions are also invaluable when it comes to older homes. New homes today have about three times as many closets as houses built in the '50s, but it seems that's still not enough. We’re still working on figuring out that part of the API. Patterns can be modern or traditional, making them part of the "transitional" style of decorating. Continue on to the next page for more on transitional styles and why they make such ideal designs for bathroom decorating. Enhance your life with a home remodel - Kitchens, Baths, Cabinets & More! Paint is the fastest, least expensive way to bring new life to dull walls. Another way to accent a bathroom is by using geometric designs and patterns. In more active households where fingerprints are a way of life, semigloss walls and high-gloss trim will endure the wear and tear and clean up better. And, if your project entails more decoration than mn remodeling, you'll be amazed at the difference new wall treatments make. The goal of Project Grace is to make customization and organization of dashboards easy and intuitive for all users in a household. You can't finish the work overnight, even a small project. A sunken tub lined in small stone blue tiles and surrounded by larger tiles in warm-hued umber gives the slightly mysterious feeling of a pool in an ancient grotto.
One design element that contributes to the solid sense of dignity in this space is a series of grids: small on the authentic Asian shoji screen, mid-size on the cabinet's mullions, and large on the floor tiles and transom-height windows. A large conch or sawtooth clamshell is great to hold soaps; a clear, heavy brandy snifter filled with the very best finds from family beach vacations recalls happy memories. Our greatest passion is everything that has to do with inside space planning at Concept Contruction, thus we are the best commercial contractors in London. A deft blend of antique and modern, practical and inspirational, eclectic takes the best from many eras. A more down-to-earth cousin of urbane eclectic style, Ethnic Flair goes global and comes on strong in the new millennium. If you love to travel and appreciate a sophisticated scheme that can't be easily pigeonholed, you may be drawn to the wit and dignity of eclectic style.