Acco Tables by Florian Schmid for Miniforms

The Acco tables are characterized by their unique wooden base, which is entirely made of walnut wood. The solid slats are slightly twisted towards their ends and are held together by a bottom and a top ring. That makes the base surprisingly strong and sturdy. The project is inspired by a wet folding meter stick, which was forgotten outdoors – overnight, and showed the next day bended ends. Generating a related pattern to the meter stick, the table legs are an expanded circular version of it, similar to how an accordion is working.

A Sci-fi Looking Furniture That Should Be Featured In Transformers

A new series of furniture specifically designed for small living spaces, while proposing functionality with a modern twist, was developed by Bobinette. This project challenges our conventional perspective on furniture, offering an almost sci-phi looking alternative to it that brings together advanced technologies and contemporary aesthetics of minimalism. The furniture line of the Latvian designer Roland Lands-bergs includes pieces developed for bedrooms, living rooms and kitchens, with a diverse and versatile range of futuristic looking compartments.

How to Plan For Lighting in Your Home

One key component of the home to consider when you're renovation your home is lighting. More than choosing a fancy light fixture, you want to plan out the lighting in your home based on your needs and the ultimate look and feel of the space. So before you start shopping, ask yourself these questions

5 Common Home Lighting Mistakes

You’d think that something as basic as lighting can’t go wrong, but you’ll be surprised. It can become a tricky subject, as you not only need to plan how it will function in your space, but consider its aesthetics, too.

Whether you live in a DB flat or landed house, good lighting can dramatically and effectively enhance your space, but poor lighting will take away from even the most well thought out designs.

So what’s the point of spending all that money renovating your home, if your lighting just becomes an eyesore? Here are some things people commonly oversee during their renovations.

Low Ceiling Height Here's How High You Should Hang Your Lamp

Pendant lamps are great choices for dining areas. As they come in many designs, they can also be used to express the decor theme you’re after.

How to get rid of walls stains made by crayon, markers and Blue-Tack

In a home with young children, it’s inevitable that your walls will become convenient canvases for these budding artists.

“Common marks can be easily cleaned by wiping with a soft sponge and a little soap solution, says Sari Cheong of Deluxe. You can also try removing crayon and marker stains with baking soda. Sprinkle the powder on a damp cloth, and scrub hard at the stain. Some also swear by toothpaste, which, like baking powder, acts as an abrasive to scrub out the stain. If the marks are on a colored wall, carry out a patch test on an inconspicuous corner to make sure your chosen method doesn’t remove paint color as well.

A Refurbished Shop House With a Japanese-Scandia Theme

In a corner of Jew Chi at rests this 3,000sqf conservation chophouse – home to Took Wii Cong and Catherine Ont Ling of Md.Ma Design Consultants. Seeing past its shoddy initial condition, the pair revamped the double-store estate, giving it a contemporary zest without compromising on the beauty of its original architecture. The result is a cross between Japanese and Scandinavian decor, amidst vintage tones.

8 Experts Share Their Best Bookshelf Styling

Selecting a sofa and coffee-table combination or picking a lamp for a bedroom is no problem for many home decorators, but ask them to style a set of shelves and things could get tricky. Ask for advice and many designers will suggest keeping things casual and a little undone, but nailing that perfectly relaxed but polished vibe is no easy feat. If you’re finding yourself in such a situation, these tips from some of the biggest names in design will help you to arrange perfectly casual-chic shelves in no time.

Jessica Alba's Girls Get Dream Bedroom Makeovers

Fashion designers Emily Current and Meritt Elliott designed glamorous bedrooms for Jessica Alba's two daughters, Honor and Haven. The dream-like escapes, which are spotlight in the latest issue of Domino, feature products from the Emily and Meritt for PBteen collection, and they make us more than a little envious of the Honor and Haven. Scroll through for a glimpse of Alba's home.

8 Shelfie Mistakes You Might Be Making

In my experience, there are two main categories of shelves in this world: the ones that are used to actually store things and the ones that are purely aesthetic. Regardless of where your own shelves fall on this spectrum, there are a few tips you can follow to help elevate your shelfie situation. Keep scrolling to find out what mistakes you might be making when styling your shelves, and how to fix them.

Inside a Chic Small Home with Major Style

This petite apartment spotted on Stashed makes the most of its small space with a cohesive color story and beautiful layered textures.

An Essential Guide to Basic Renovation Costs

"How much will it cost to renovate my house?" This is a common question, especially for new homeowners or those undergoing first-time renovations. It definitely makes sense to know how much the various works can cost, so you can plan according to your budget. We speak with Kelvin Toe of Space Sense, and William Chan of Spaced Designs to get a rough estimate of how much you can expect to fork out for basic renovation works in Singapore. Even if you're going to put it up for rental, it makes good investment sense to renovate your apartment for better yields.

1) Hacking Of Walls

This may just be the first thing you consider. It could be to join two bedrooms to create a larger space with an adjoining walk-in wardrobe, or to replace solid walls with lighter, sleeker partitions, or simply creating that open-plan layout. Hacking of a single wall in a HDB flat or apartment costs between $400 and $900, depending on the length, thickness and the area to be removed.

This Home Was Inspired by the Design of a Spaceship – and It Looks Great!

You can say the Force is strong in this home, for the owner was inspired by the Star Wars movies he loves! The fan hired Aidan Harwilll of Auden T to transform his five-room HDB flat into a space pod with a futuristic vibe. There was also the challenge of making space to house a Star Wars figurine collection that has grown to astronomical proportions since the owner started his collection in the mid-eighties.

A New Shop for Scandinavian-Style Furnishings

With its new shop at Sims Avenue, boutique furniture studio Divan offers an expanded range of products. Machination is a new series of clean-lined Scandinavian-style furniture, which features luxurious Belgian fabric woven from flax fiber; American walnut wood with innovative diamond cut technology; and Hungarian goose down feather.

Give your home a touch of velvet

It may take courage to create an ultra-glam look with extravagant textures in rich hues and jewel tones, but moody room sets come into their own this time of year, and grand designs can be a pleasure to come home to.

Are you a Nomad or a Settler?

CR editor Patrick Burgoyne recently took part in a salon event hosted by Flamingo’s Cultural Intelligence in partnership with Shelter and Smoke Creative (the team behind Shelter’s biannual magazine ‘Here’) to probe how our relationship with the home is undergoing a dramatic shift

Newest Sire, Apple Watch apps for smart homes

Sysop launches Apple Watch home automation 

Most recently is Sysop Company, unveiling that the latest update of Powerhouse, the company’s home automation app, is now fully integrated with Apple’s Home Kit.

Habitat to make a new Home in London with Flagship Store

Between 2008 and 2011 Habitat posted losses of £88m, so when the home furnishings retailer fell into administration in June 2011, it was undoubtedly sad for customers of the 47 year-old company, but probably not a surprise to analysts.
  
But Home Retail group believed in the homewards specialist, and kept its spirit alive with concession in Argos and Home base stores. Now Habitat is beginning to gain momentum, having today unveiled the first phase of its new flagship store design on London’s Rotten ham Court Road, as part of a multi-million pound refurbishment project.

Dimmable Lights save Energy Read for More Ways to Improve your Home

Re-designing your home is not just about a paint job or DE cluttering. With these home electrical tips, courtesy of Schneider Electric, you can also save energy and money.

Light up your house, and lower your bills

Natural lighting improves your mood, energy levels, and helps save on the electricity bill. As not all homes have this luxury, opt for systems with ambient lighting and/or dilemma occupancy sensors which reduce usage, such as Schneider Electrics Argus range.

Home Care Agency Tips: Memory Care for seniors

This week at Angel + Blame we're taking a look at the various kinds of work spaces in the home. Whether it's a whole room dedicated to the cause, or just a little corner of a room, it's always vital to make sure that the space is well executed to ensure the best working environment; whether you're running an entire business out of your home or organizing a hectic family life, the space you work in has to be just right. We've put together a little ABC of what we think makes a great study or work space, and a few examples of some previous spaces that Angel + Blame have created for a little inspiration!

This Home’s Garage Is in the Living Room and Bedroom, Shows off Cars

If you love your car, and would in effect die for it, then you need this house.

Created by Only Victories, The House in the Hill as it is called, offers a centralized garage, natural elements and sweeping views of the coastline (which one, I don’t know).

A Coastal Prep Pacific Palisades Home

Studio McGee is a design team whose projects always wow me. Their recent design of this gorgeous Pacific Palisades home was no exception. It reflects their signature bright clean aesthetic, and has a coastal prep east coast meets west coast vibe. I love the mainly blue and white palette, the attention to detail throughout, and of course their use of the classic Leopard Velvet pillows in the living room to add a pop of pattern.

Easy Ways to Add Character to your Home (Part 2)

Our first article focused on tips that will come in handy during the renovation or interior design process. However, if you want to add some final touches or are doing a simple revamp, these ideas are practical and affordable.

7 Savvy Ways to Use Patterned Tiles for Visual Impact

There’s nothing more impact yet low maintenance than decorative tiles! They're also perfect for rooms of all sizes as they visually fill up an area without actually eating up any floor space. Here are 7 ways you can to decorate with them!

Visually isolate different spaces by using contrasting surfaces. These striking Peranakan patterns, for example, separate the foyer from the rest of the home.

House Tour: Modern Scandi-Chic Home

Food and prop stylist Tara Ballantyne translates her time spent in Norway into a cozy, modern Scandi-chic home.

It was love at first sight. “I had been working in the world of interiors for a while,” says stylist, on-air expert for The Marilyn Denis Show and homeowner Tara Ballantyne of finding her muse. “But when I arrived in Norway, I thought, ‘This is it! This is my style.’” Tara lived there on and off for three years while her husband, Paul, played professional hockey. And although the couple returned to Canada nearly five years ago, in terms of style, Tara never really left.

Easy ways to add character to your home (Part 1)

Pick up some pointers from these homeowners who managed to add arresting details into their spaces without it being overwhelming. While it may get tricky with creative elements such as bold design statements and bright colors, don't shy away from it if that's what expresses your personality. After all, your home is a space to rest the mind and body.

Furnishing A Home Guidelines, Home Living Equipment

I remember when I bought my first home and had to furnish it. It feels like yesterday I had just grown marital and was still honestly new to selling furniture at what was then, my parents' home living furniture store. I was so excited to add a black leather Natuzzi couch, loveseat, and chair to my living room, and kept envisioning lounging on them with a good book; whether or not they would actually fit totally flew past me.