What a great apartment in Stockholm, light and bright space. What makes the space and cozy atmosphere for me is: the Eames DWR chairs in the different lovely colors, the old chesterfield and the white tiles in the kitchen. Via Design Attractor
On a cliff in southern Sri Lanka you can spot this architectural concrete dream of a house. It is completed to perfection by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando. It is a great balance of contrasts, the heavy concrete surface is perfectly emphasized by the open and spatial plan; light and shadow unfold the exciting structure. And there are no superlatives to describe the open roof terrace with the fantastic eternity pool.
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Difficult not to notice this modern patio house in IJburg, Amsterdam. VMX Architects played with structure and colour and not the idea of blending in when they created this project. It is nothing like the other houses on the same row, but because it follows the same architectural shape as the other houses it somehow seem perfectly fitted in to the neighborhood. The bright yellow facade pops out and stands out as a beautiful piece of modern architecture. The inside is dominated by rough concrete and clean withe surfaces; and to bring the great statement of a beautiful facade, some yellow elements are added to the interior.
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Its rare to see a home with such a defined and beautiful composed color palette. I absolutely love it. With white as a color base, accessories and end walls are in pastels tones. Like the green wall behind the dinning table, which is more towards a moss green. And I also enjoy to see classic chairs like the RAR designed by Charles & Ray Eames, 1950 in unusual colors like her, in a mint green. Images by photographer Julien Fernandez.
This apartment was refurbished first time in 2005 by the russian architect Peter Kostelov, using almost only industrial materials throughout the apartment. The original one bedroom studio apartment was reconstructed into a few more separate rooms including a spacious living room, a bedroom, study room, library, two wardrobe rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a lavatory and shower for guests. And as you can see the concept was given a very masculine and raw edge. Scroll down to see the transformation seven years later.
Seven years later the same apartment has gotten a softer look. The layout is still the same, but the metal materials have been replaced by timber walls. So the once cold and pretty harsh interior now appears warm and soft and a lot more light is allowed into the space. Now it balance perfectly between the feminine and masculine approach. It still got a industrial look, just a lot more softer. Never underestimate the power of materials and its structure. A great transformation!
Found via Frame Magazine Photoes by Zinon Razutdinov
This stylish home was showcased by the great San Francisco blogger SFGirlbyBay. Its not the typical home we show of here at Ideas To Steal, but I thought the madly and wonderful mix of color and period furniture with mid-centry modern icons was definitely worth the share. Love the bold pink sofa. If you want to see the rest of the home visit Light Location to see the rest of this georgian house.
A fun and cheerful 23 square meter apartment in Paris. This living space is defined by vertical lines in three different shades of pastels. The lines creates a greater vertical volume. Furniture is customized to optimize the functional space. The pastel glass bricks let light flow into the small shower room. A very feminine and creative atmosphere.
Project by Aud Borromee.
Photos by Laurent Gueneau
First a air-raid shelter, later converted in to a prison, then a warehouse and now the home to the creative couple Christian Boros and Karen Lohman. He is owner of an advertising agency, and she is an art historian. The space consists of five floors; they use the penthouse floor for living and exhibiting their vast contemporary-art collection and rest of the floors are exhibition space. The walls are in concrete, with visible shuttering marks; it gives a rough expression and let the art be in focus. To contrast the coldness of the concrete they have used limestone floors in a warmer finish. I think this penthouse is a great example of how concrete can be a base or like a canvas for any style. Often we see and associate concrete with a very minimalistic and clean style, this one proves the opposite. With the warm natural tones, designer pieces, elements of wood and of course the collection of art it is more in a direction modern eclectic.
Found via ElleDecor Photo: Tim Brotherton/Katie Lock
