Kelly Hoppen Interior Designer Launches Plantation Shutters Collaboration

February 9, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
Kelly Hoppen Interior Designer Launches Plantation Shutters Collaboration

London based interior designer Kelly Hoppen is well known for an opulent clean interior style which created the perfect match for the UK’s premier shutters installation company Shutterly Fabulous. Together these two expert interiors companies have launched a stunning new range of wooden shutters. Kelly Hoppen is renowned for creating designs for private and commercial clients across the globe and has used Shutterly Fabulous for window coverings... 

Select Blinds Introduces its 2010 Wood Blind Product Line

January 25, 2010 Filed Under: Home Improvement
Select Blinds Introduces its 2010 Wood Blind Product Line

Wood blinds are interior decorators’ favorites to enrich any room with a horizontal blind. “Our 2010 wood blind assortment offers solutions for virtually any room,” says Select Blinds Founder and CMO, Rick Steele. “Our merchandising team has really hit a home run with our Designer Basswood Blinds,” continued Mr. Steele. “The fact that there are 3 slat sizes available in matching stains and colors for full room or... 

Elegant Modernism Silverman Residence

January 19, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
Elegant Modernism Silverman Residence

Presenting an unassuming facade to the street, this delightful home is a study in elegant Modernism created by Architectural designer Michael P. Johnson. ?But once inside the private entry court, your world expands as the composition of elegant white stucco volumes extend a welcome mat in the form of a cantilevered steel entry canopy that directs you into light-filled interiors, and extends through the home to form the view platform/balcony to the... 

WALLTAT 2010 Wall Decals and “Green” Wallpaper Collection

January 15, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Home Improvement
WALLTAT 2010 Wall Decals and "Green" Wallpaper Collection

WALLTAT entered the wall decals market just 2 years ago and quickly got the attention of design professionals with its fresh designs and ability to customize sizes and colors. “WALLTAT is truly a made to order company and I love that because it tells me that everything we make will be used.” Jordan’s passion for sustainable design and low waste has shaped an efficient production process allowing for wall decals to be customized in... 

3 Bed / 3 Bath Home upgraded by Interior Designer

January 11, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
3 Bed / 3 Bath Home upgraded by Interior Designer

Spectacular 3 Bed/3 Bath Home upgraded by Interior Designer. It shows like a Manhattan Penthouse! Beautiful Hardwood Floors. Contemporary Kitchen & Bathrooms with lots of Storage Space. High Ceilings, Lots of Windows and Light, plus a Huge Balcony. The Building has a Pool, Spa, Sauna and Yoga Room. Huge Fitness Center is the size of many commercial gyms. This unit comes with 2 Parking Spaces. On the Ground Floor is a Bakery/Coffee Shop, Subway... 

Go-Go’s Jane Wiedlin Offers “Spacey” Luxury Loft For Rent in LA

January 11, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
Go-Go's Jane Wiedlin Offers "Spacey" Luxury Loft For Rent in LA

Looking for an extraordinary place to live? Consider the convenience of downtown loft living, then imagine a residential loft clad in science-fiction and celebrity. A famous rock musician is offering to rent her very unique living space where she has spent the last few years creating a fantasy dream home. Actress and rhythm guitarist Jane Wiedlin, of the all-girl 80’s punk rock band The Go-Go’s, has been setting trends for decades in... 

Ethan Allen Furnishes HGTV Dream Home 2010

January 8, 2010 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
Ethan Allen Furnishes HGTV Dream Home 2010

Ethan Allen has again partnered with HGTV as primary furnisher of the HGTV Dream Home. The HGTV Dream Home 2010, located in Sandia Park, New Mexico, proved an ideal stage for Ethan Allen’s custom services and wide range of products. Modern Style Meets Mountain Views was the theme for this year’s HGTV Dream Home. The single-story, 3,900-square-foot home has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a home office, a home theater, a gourmet kitchen with... 

Enchanting Contemporary New Mexican Home Awaits Winner of HGTV Dream Home Giveaway 2010

December 16, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Home Improvement, Real Estate
Enchanting Contemporary New Mexican Home Awaits Winner of HGTV Dream Home Giveaway 2010

A new, contemporary Pueblo-style home, as enchanting as its southwestern location near Santa Fe, New Mexico, awaits the winner of the HGTV Dream Home Giveaway 2010. The home is part of a $2 million grand-prize package that includes a 2010 GMC Terrain and $500,000 that will be awarded to one lucky viewer in March. Until then, online users can see a photo gallery and a 360-degree virtual tour of the 14th annual HGTV Dream Home at HGTV.com/dreamhome. In... 

A “Million Dollar” Christmas Piano

December 10, 2009 Filed Under: Home Improvement
A "Million Dollar" Christmas Piano

If you’re looking for a spectacular Christmas present for your special someone, consider the $1.2 million Kuhn-Bösendorfer piano, the world’s most expensive new piano. The 7’4” Kuhn-Bösendorfer piano, with its matching bench, is inset with around 100-thousand hand-cut lead crystal Kuhn Jewels arranged in an array of diamond patterns on the case, lid, legs and fallboard (key cover). The optical quality crystal reflects light like a living... 

Best Integrated Home System Award from Leading Home Automation Manufacturer Given to DSI Entertainment Systems

December 4, 2009 Filed Under: Home Improvement
Best Integrated Home System Award from Leading Home Automation Manufacturer Given to DSI Entertainment Systems

DSI Entertainment Systems, a leading electronic systems contractor specializing in home theater systems, media rooms, and home automation, won Crestron’s “Best Integrated Home System” Award for 2009, a prestigious award from the leading manufacturer in the home automation, systems integration, and controls industry. The winning home is a contemporary Malibu beachfront residence owned by the well-known philanthropist Wallis Annenberg. The Crestron...