The first interesting thing about this project is its location. The Isle of Coll is a small Scottish island that belongs to the Mull island group. I have never been there, however I wouldn’t be surprised if it were packed with cool old ruins (you see, I love old stuff) of sombre homes where brave Scotsmen used to live with their clan.

So when I bumped into the project I’m going to tell you about, the Scottish landscape was just as I imagined. Moreover, the White House project and its attitude towards the old structure were the perfect restoration project for the region.

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The beautiful Endemico Resquardo Silvestre Hotel, which consists of 20 separate rooms or small huts approx. 215 sq. ft. each, is located in Valle de Guadalupe, Ensenada, Mexico. People, it is sooo romantic!

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Meet Caddy by Joseph Joseph. It has come to make clutter near the sink history. Washing up liquid bottles, brushes, sponges and wet or dry dishcloths will be all happily living together under the same roof.

Sounds like a dream? Well, in this case dreams can easily and inexpensively come true. In two color combinations, a dark and light grey one and a white and fresh green one, this set of convenience provides a basket to store the liquid bottle and brush, while the wet dishcloths can be comfortably hanging from the integrated rail, getting all nice and dry.

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Picture yourself on a slope of a beautiful lake´s shore surrounded by trees waiting for the sunset. Now imagine a private retreat where all of this is possible while lying down in bed or even while having a shower. That´s Sunset Cabin!

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When good design meets nature, then a family of lamps designed by Miguel Herranz , win the “design plus” award in “Lighting and Building” hosted in Frankfurt, 2006. Being a confessed nature lover and a design lover simultaneously, these lamps could hardly have slipped my attention, while easily won my appreciation.

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This house, situated in Lithuania’s Pavilniai Regional Park, must have been a contradictory project. First, because it is located in a regional park, which already sounds a bit out of place considering a 3,520 sq. ft. modern home in relevance to its surroundings , and secondly, because it has to do with historic substance – moreover, with the newly discovered valuable historic substance. Yet, the project has been carried out and, owing to the architects’ talent, became an outstanding landmark of the park.

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There is something about capturing moments involving movement that somehow amazes me. The whole thing of capturing anything that can’t actually be captured is fascinating, not?

Concerning product design, a perfect example is the Dropp bowl, designed by German Niels Romer for Menu. Admittedly brilliantly and uniquely designed, it simulates a drop of paint falling and it guarantees to both make a statement with its existence, while successfully serving various needs.

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April 24th, 2012

In Brooklyn and Full of Brick

Published in Home Interior Design |

Old exposed brick walls seem like they have so much to say, don’t they? I imagine that maybe once they were covered up but now they’re free. Many of them are worn but have stood the test of time. They exude wisdom and comfort and they seem to offer support and protection.

OK, for those of you who don’t have an absurdly complex connection to brick walls (like me!), you absolutely can not deny their charm. The material itself instantly adds an interesting textural element to any space, like we see happening in this apartment right here. But the brick is only one of the elements that makes this studio apartment so sweet.

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Do you believe in miracles? Let me introduce you to one in particular. In Fujisawa, Japan there´s a very small site where Japanese architects, ON design, definitely transformed less into more. ‘The house with empty lot’ is a private residence for a musician and a surfer couple, featuring only 62, 98 sq. m. of building area.

Situated on a tight space with barely no open facades, the volume is conceived as a hybrid living space with an individual ‘tiny house’ on each side. This spatial separation provides the privacy required for the coexistence of two different hobbies and lifestyles.

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Yesterday, as I was opening my package from Vermont Rolling Pins, the first thing that came to mind was “Craftsmanship”. Smooth and lightweight, my new French rolling pin was nestled in its box, waiting for me to lift it up in my hands and feel the ever-so-smooth Maple wood material and the slightly curved shape of this fabulous cooking tool – The fact that it was light as a feather seemed to make me smile even more.

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This project is an apartment extension in Munchengladbach, Germany. A rather dull row of apartment houses has been freshened up by an addition of a concrete-glass structure on the roof (I guess not more than 210 sq. ft.).
The apartment itself is situated in the higher, two-story building, on the first floor. So there was a great opportunity to utilize such a location and enclose the area on the roof of the next, lower building. So the project of the extension and roof reconstruction was developed. It was decided to build a new structure on the adjacent roof and to convert the rest of the space into a terrace.

More about Munchengladbach Apartment Extension: Refreshing

Hello prettiest of measuring cups ever! I can hardly control my enthusiasm when a product seems to fulfill my highest expectations. You see, I’m one of these modern housewives, who combine taking care of a household with working from home and I must admit that nothing relaxes me more than spending a little time in the kitchen, baking a simple but delicious and favorite chocolate cake. All that in between (or very often during as well) styling, photographing, writing blog posts and articles for Busyboo of course ; )

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It’s hard to say how the concept of the 47% House’s shape appeared in the heads of the architects, but it seems to me that the original point was to design a roof as a shell. The idea of looking at a roof as something bigger than just the cover of the upper part of a structure; instead, looking at it as an independent structure by itself; a shelter for all spaces of a home – whether outdoors or indoors.

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Sometimes restrictions lead to outstanding results! The Belly House, by Japanese architect Tomohiro Hata, brilliantly testifies to that. In Kyoto, Japan, there are several laws which restrict external volume, shape, materials and color. So actually when you think of it the exterior appearance of this house was already decided. A pre-defined ‘package’ works as a starting point to a marvelous architectural solution.

More about Belly House: the space between