Archive for October, 2009
Patrick Leather Storage Bed
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Patrick Storage Bed by Cattelan Italia, a contemporary model with plenty of storage space for your linens and bed accessories is a stylish bed that grabbed my concentration. Made of crocodile leather, this upholstered bed comes in two sizes namely king and queen sizes. Available in three colors, this model in silver color apart from brown and black colors has pleased me to give more attention. It appears that this model also available in soft leather colors.
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The interesting aspect I liked about this model is that, the designing with fewer edifices giving better visual impact to the eye. With stainless steel feet, the bed has an extra protection for its life. |
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Bedroom Furniture, Master Bedroom, Contemporary Furniture
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Outdoor Innovation in Design by Emu
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There’s magic in wicker, the innovative fiber that combines an extremely natural look with extraordinary resistance to bad weather and sunlight. A thousand-year-old craft, wicker maintains shape and color over years and is more durable than natural fibers. Emu makes wicker furniture using the company’s excellent advanced technology. The company’s product line contains pieces that are stylish, durable and create a great impression.
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The Dafne Wicker Armchair shows that style can coexist with tradition. An Italian design with a slight Oriental touch, it conjures up images of rest and relaxation, whether it’s in your own garden or on the terrace of a luxury villa by the sea. Woven and built with wicker, the armchair comes with wide curved armrests that are reminiscent of a Buddhist Pagoda! Available in natural and brown colors that complement the outdoors, it has an unusual flowing structure that is as comfortable as it looks!
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Emu’s collection seems full of hidden shapes and surprises. Another classic, the Nilo Round Table looks almost like an hourglass. Designed by Alfredo Chairamonte and Mark Marin for Emu, it’s a harmonious combination of tempered glass tabletop and wicker. The best part about this exquisite wicker design? It fits into an indoor as well as outdoor setting. I think it’s innovation, elegance and art, all coming together in a contemporary circle.
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Like I said, wicker furniture is great for the outdoors and brings up instant images of leisurely and relaxing times. So when it comes to a chaise lounge, you just can’t beat the Horus Chaise Lounge by Emu. With an adjustable backrest, it’s a great mix of style and comfort. The chair reclines to any degree and comes with an aluminum frame, a seating area and backrest made of wicker and a pair of wooden wheels for greater mobility. To me it looks the best thing to place in your poolside or the backyard on a lovely summer day and feel the sun on your face and wind in your hair. |
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Outdoor Firepits, Teak Benches, Modern Furniture
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Unique Counter Height Tables
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Using different counter height tables offers you an interesting way to change up the older order of tables. By raising the height of these tables you offer a unique perspective on the room and everything in it. It offers the illusion of a larger area where there isn’t, boosting the overall appearance of space in your room. One great example of this is with gathering tables. These are tables designed for sitting for a talk with friends. With an elegant design you can feel more relaxed and less cramped than you might with a typical table in the same space. If you have higher ceilings you can also give the room a more intimate look by using a darker counter height table.
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You can also find unique coffee tables and end tables in the counter height style. Perfect for home and office settings these tables lend a certain air of sophistication and elegance to most any environment. Use them for flower arrangements, a lounge table or reception areas and you won’t go wrong. The look lifts the eye to a higher height and offers you a less stooped, cramped feeling to the areas in which you use them. Offering varying heights to your furniture means opening the space that’s so often overcrowded by traditional furniture. Opening this space |
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visually offers the eye more to look at and makes smaller areas seem much larger than they would otherwise be. Counter height tables such as the TS2 Side Table are an asset in smaller apartments and homes where space is so very limited.
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Adjustable Tables, Console Tables, Contemporary Furniture
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Cotemporary Looks in Your Home Office Furniture
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Office furniture may come off rather bland but with a little effort and time you can have a great contemporary look that will help open up the room and reduce the clutter that often overruns these areas. Of all the office furniture pieces, desks are most important to the overall look of the room. This is where you spend the majority of your time in the room and the best way to set the look of the room for those who enter it. You’ll want a desk that offers you a comfortable place to sit as much as offering a great piece of furniture that suits the design and layout of the room.
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Choosing a great desk has less to do with having an imposing desk and more to do with having a desk that suits your needs and has a true functionality. The better you can store things in it and on it the sleeker and more streamlined your office can be. Most contemporary office furniture desks are designed to have filing drawers, and a good solid surface to hold your computer and all the items you use with it. Look for a nice wooden desk such as the WD3 Contemporary Desk that offers these options and gives you enough room to slide underneath comfortably. Computers dictate office furniture patterns and the weight limit you’ll need to hold up the computer. If you have a fairly solid weighted personal computer, make sure that the computer office furniture that you choose can take the weight and hold it over time as well.
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Office Furniture Desk, Home Office Desks, Modern Furniture
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Modern Platform Beds and Fine Bedroom Furniture
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The modern look can easily be extended to your bedroom. All you need is a great platform bed such as the Marquis Contemporary Bed and a great set of fine bedroom furniture to really make the look come alive! Why a platform bed? What part of your bedroom takes up the most space and is the central focal point when you come into it? The bed acts as a major influence for the rest of your bedroom, after all it’s the main reason the room is used and they eye is naturally drawn to it every time you enter the room. A Platform queen bed offers simple lines and a great finish that intrigues the eye and |
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a frame that removes the need for box springs, lowering the bed, offering more storage space and a more relaxed looking room overall. This means that you have more area to work with and a reduced need for extra storage offering a much cleaner look.
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Contemporary design is all about reducing the clutter of a room and utilizing finer details to give you more space in a smaller area. Bedroom furniture and beds require less detail in this style and emphasize smooth lines and simpler textures. Fine bedroom furniture offers you a great new look and helps accentuate the appeal of the area you have rather than what you don’t. Contemporary design offers those with less space (even apartments) the chance to have a luxury look without having oversize furniture that sucks up all the space and offers little area to store things. Choosing a set with a beautiful wood grain and veneer is the first step on establishing a really beautiful room in a small space. A Platform queen works well for this and offers you an excellent opportunity to play with the layout of your room. |
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Bedroom Armoires, Bedroom Decorating Ideas, Modern Furniture
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Leather Sectional Sofas Make a Great Addition for Your Living Room
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Leather sectional sofas offer you a radical new element for the look of your room. Available in a wide array of colors, they are sure to suit your tastes in style and they blend well with the look of your contemporary living room and existing furniture. Comfort is also an important aspect of these pieces as they offer a great amount of it while fitting into modern style trends, a concern that can sometimes fall to the wayside where fashionable furniture designs come into play. One such piece is the Lester Leather Sofa; the soft leather material offers you a sophisticated look that doesn’t detract from the overall elegance of your room or the comfort and durability of the sofa either.
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Modern styles offer new shapes and styles that move away from the traditional ideas that demanded more space and care from their owners. Sofa sets are now better able to supply ample seating with more compact designs that offer unique cuts for the eye and body to enjoy. Living room furniture doesn’t have to be all about function and the same old brick of a couch!
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Contemporary designs offer styles that offer you more creativity and elegance in your living room furniture, take advantage of this idea and play with varying patterns and styles as you redesign the look of your room. The wonderful thing is that trying out something new and modern doesn’t mean having to pay higher prices. Many of these pieces are available at great discount prices to offset the higher cost of similar living room pieces.
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Recliner Sofas, Sofa Loveseat, Contemporary Furniture
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Get a Great Contemporary Look for Your Dining Room Decor
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Modern styles can help you to achieve a great looking dining room without costing you a fortune; it only takes time and a little searching to find a great set that matches up with your needs. Dining room decor doesn’t always have to mean owning a dining room furniture set full of embellishments and other elements that fit the more traditional mode. If your own sense of style leans toward the simple and more contemporary you’ll find a great deal of new designs and styles such as the Pechino Square Wooden Dining Table that will help you make a dining room that makes |
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you feel at home. Simple wooden dining chairscome in several styles and wood grains that work well for most any existing kitchen style. Choosing the right one for your tastes isn’t as hard as you might think.
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Maybe your choices are also affected by limited space and a smaller amount of people that will use these pieces on a day to day basis. There’s no reason you should have to invest in a larger table than what you need, with or without guests. Many smaller table sets offer you an extendable section for guests and the regular table without extension usually works well for about one to four people. This should suit those with smaller families and the parties they throw for family and friends from time to time. Most modern tables and dining room sets work well for smaller families unlike the more traditional pieces which can overtake a small kitchen and diners.
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Solid Wood Dining Table, Dinnerware Sets, Modern Furniture
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Sofa Designs Fabric
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Have you ever longed for a sofa that looks modern enough to be part of a contemporary living room but has old world charm and character as well? I’d look no further than the Wendy Designer Two/Three Seater Sofa. This Italian made designer sofa has a tough wooden structure on the inside but on the outside it’s the sheer beauty of design and upholstery that makes it so special. The curved armrests take inspiration from traditional furniture just like the elegantly curved wooden legs. Both give the sofa a unique look. This two or three seater’s other highlight is the |
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complete fabric upholstery. You get to choose between wonderful colors like a calm grey, a soothing cream, an earthy brown or a vibrant red. Now what will it be for me?
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Contemporary furniture can have several different influences. Another cutting edge designer sofa is the Allecra Modern Sofa which has a completely modern look and draws inspiration from an octagon! The beautiful, long metal legs add to the chic style. To enhance the elegance of this unconventional design, the fabric upholstery comes in a choice of four colors: red, brown, grey or cream.
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Now here’s yet another piece of upholstered beauty, the Marquesa Lowback Two/Three Seater Sofa. This piece of Italian living room furniture has a low back with great lumbar support that ensures complete comfortable seating. It also gives you a choice between two or three seats and comes with elegant metal legs. The upholstery fabric choices are red, brown, grey or cream. Now go ahead, indulge.
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Sectional Sofas, Leather Sectional Sofas, Contemporary Furniture
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Entertainment Unit Designs
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A well designed entertainment unit can highlight the style and drama of your den that much more. Many of them come with options that are tailor made for you to be a complete couch potato.
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Take the Dina Revolving Wooden TV Stand for instance. If you’d like your much coveted plasma TV to be placed in such a way that you can watch it from wherever you sit, this revolving stand can solve the problem in a go. It gives you the freedom to view your perfect plasma TV from any angle you please, without having to move your seating arrangement! And it comes in a design that is sure to grab all the attention the next time friends come home.
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Absolutely contemporary in both finish and design, these revolving TV stands are made in aluminum finished metal with tempered glass for a look that is totally eye-catching! You can choose from different colors for the glass, like Apple Green, White, Black, Red or Dark Brown. The wood finish comes in Wenge, Zebrano, Ebony and Teak.
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Another revolving TV stand that simply lets you lie back and enjoy what’s on air is the Bruna Entertainment TV Stand. A state-of-the-art plasma TV deserve the best place to display it and this revolving stand ensures that. With a stainless steel support and glass frame available in different colors, this stand is simply out of this world. |
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Home Entertainment Center, Corner TV Stands, Modern Furniture
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Rugs for children’s room
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Rugs are the best way to make a room cozy. If it’s the children’s room then area rugs are a great way to make the room feel inviting and warm and also give them a place to play and lounge around in. I looked up some area rugs and found some lovely ones in Spacify’s collection.The best thing is that all of them feature different themes which make it exciting for children as well.
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For instance, I love the Links Area Rug . Made of 100% wool, its attractive ‘link’ design is unique and playful design and is available in two sizes. I love the different color combinations. Gives me a chance to match the rug perfectly with the décor. The rugs are available in Blue, Green, Orange and Sable or White, Lotus Green and Orange. What a great way to add color to my child’s room. |
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Children love toy cars, buses, trucks and anything that moves. So get the car right inside the bedroom with the Transport Area Rug. The design is fun and funky and modern enough to suit any contemporary children’s room. These are 100% wool rugs and make your child stay warm too. An easy way to give your child’s den a fun makeover. |
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I also love the Season Area Rug. It brings the colors of the season into your child’s bedroom and warmth too! Affordable and beautiful, the area rug is made of 100% wool, making it an ideal choice for kids’ bedrooms. It’s available in two different sizes, making it easy to fit into your kind of space. |
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Kids Area Rugs, Kids Playroom Furniture, Contemporary Furniture
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