Home Interior Renovation

The 19 dwellings that competed in the 2011 DOE Solar Decathlon were confined to floor plans from 600 to 1,000 square feet. These compact footprints had to contain “holistic, safe, functional, convenient, comfortable, and enjoyable” places to live as well as mechanical systems that generated more power than team members consumed during a battery of tests and myriad other sustainable technologies. Several design solutions met this multifaceted challenge by expanding habitable areas with outdoor rooms.

The resulting spaces highlight diverse approaches to outdoor living that work in harmony with adjacent interiors.

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Many creative ways can be done to welcome Christmas event, one of them is by decorating fireplace area by placing fireplace mantel. Below are some examples of mantel décor which are designed especially for Christmas moment. Placing mantel décor to the fireplace can present a new focal point inside home interior layout during Christmas moment, it’s also important to give a religious sense to the home décor.  There are many mantel decorations for Christmas moment which are designed in several pattern and style such as flower theme, tree and much more. You c

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Metallic, pewter, and snowy white – the non-floral arrangement

Choosing the appropriate vase for an arrangement is like finding the right pair of shoes to compliment your cocktail dress, right? There’s good, better and best. A critical eye is required to make the right choice!

Today, not able to decide which vase to use for my New Year’s arrangement, I photographed my silvery-winter arrangement in three different vases. Please vote for your fav!

The ingredients:

• Pussy willow from J. Foss Ga

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A barrier island in Long Island, New York is home to a stunning and sustainable modern home.  The Bay House by Leroy Street Studio stands out amongst the lawn-and-bulkhead properties around this island by working to reclaim the original nature of this plot.  Grasses and native plants were brought in to the land where the tides can replenish them, living as part of this home’s environment.  The home itself rises above the grasses on wooden stilts and wooden-slatted concrete.  Its exterior features a grouping of rectangular sections that are off-centered to provide a wedged patio that overlooks the bay while preserving privacy.  The interior is warm and relaxing, lit by the falling sun and accented with the wooden colors that line the by coast.  By preserving the nature of the Long Island bay, this home succeeds in bringing the environment to its doorstep.  The modern treatment of its living sections makes it all the more desirable.