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Image 1. Designer: Meysam Movahedi Source: Yanko Design.
Image 2. Designer: Artlebdev Studio. Source: Cool Design Concept + Ideas.

: : found a new interesting ID blog by .noel bellen.  
he was showing a lot of interesting concepts for electrical outlets. I really like both of these solutions. electrical outlets is an area waiting to be improved. 
 

Modern House Design Among the Treetops

Modern house design among the Treetops designe by Steven Isaacs and Lisa Saville Architect. This house built with the idea that the project have to be environmentally sensitive as possible. This home's elegant have the butterfly roof that provides shade, draws in morning light and channels rainwater into 9000-litre water tanks. Supplies are used for toilets, laundry and garden. A screen wall

Very Cool Modern Rugs from Mats-The Basics

We found a  really great rug line that we just have to share with you. Despite the clunky name, they make wonderful modern rugs that are stylish yet clean-lined and simple. That's so hard to find, don't you think so?   Many contemporary rugs are a bit too austere, too severe perhaps.

Here are some of our favorites:

The rugs runs between $500 for a 5x7 to $1500 for a 8 x 12.  They are very well-made too.  Most are made with 100% New Zealand wool, hand-tufted.

We'll be loading these up on our rugs section next week, so please check back soon.

Great Clips Salon Retail Makeover Design

A beautiful store retail design can make the retail looks great,  creating a new look for the Minneapolis-based salon franchisor that engages the consumer and reinforces brand initiatives. The new branding, merchandising, and design strategy was first applied to a store in a new strip center in the Minneapolis area.

A primary design challenge was to make the long, narrow space more functional and appealing. The check-in, waiting, and payment areas and merchandise displays were immediately inside the entrance in the previous design. In the new design, devoting more square footage to the entry space gives it a more open feeling. [retailfix]

Appreciating The Little Things in Life

Have you ever find yourself so wrapped up in the mundane tasks of life that you don't stop and smell the roses? We do. All the time. To the point where we stop enjoying life sometimes.

That's why we found this blog, One Thousand Awesome Things, so refreshing. It blogs about little things in life that make it so awesome. Here's a partial list:

■#1000 Broccoflower

■#999 That last, crumby triangle in a bag of potato chips

■#998 Getting grass stains

■#997 Locking people out of the car and pretending to drive away

■#996 Opening and sniffing a pack of tennis balls

■#995 Finding money you didn’t even know you lost

■#994 Waiters and waitresses who bring free refills without asking

■#993 Fat baseball players

■#992 Being the first table to get called up for the dinner buffet at a wedding

■#991 Really, really old Tupperware

■#990 Picking up a q and a u at the same time in Scrabble

■#989 Blowing your nose in the shower

■#988 The Gas Arrow

■#987 Picking the perfect nacho off someone else’s plate

■#986 When you pull to a red light and the guy in front of you nudges up a bit so you can make a right turn.

You can see the rest of the list here.

Now, didn't it bring a smile to your face?

Good.

Cool Leather Sectional

We were perusing through our old copies of Metropolitan Home today--oh man we miss that magazine!

Anyway, as we were looking through the pictures we were struck with how many clean-lined, cool living room scenes we find in Met Home.  We thought this leather sectional fits in really well with that look, don't you?

The sectional is made by Moroni. We love this line. The leather is so supple and soft and comfortable. The construction is really nice too, firm but not too firm...Just the way it supposed to be.

You can find the  sectional here. It costs about $5K including shipping, but if you are nice, there a nice coupon that you can use (hint:  it's quite substantial).

Email us and tell us you find this item via our blog. We'll email you the secret code.

Floral Crystal Chandelier

We're loving this floral chandelier from DK Living. It is made of several clear glass florets attached together to form a sphere chandelier. We saw it in person at the Las Vegas show and  we thought, whoa, it looks so much better in person. We can see it in a powder room or an entry way, perhaps? 

The chandelier is priced at $1025 including shipping. The diameter is 27.5" and it weights approximately 55 lbs.  You can find more info here.