Wallpaper* released the winners of their annual Design Awards this week and as usual the field of innovative and decorative home furnishings is simply amazing. Here are some of the items that combine and artistic take on everyday furniture, appliances, and home accessories.
Designers G Di Tullio and S Ragaini joined talents to win the best New Domestic Appliance award for the 'Ciussai' bathroom heater that allows the user to stretch or wind the garden hose like structure to their liking or specific space requirements.
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Pool tables reach a structural and design high with help from Vincent Facquet, a 3 time world billiard champion who knows what a great table should be. Vincent's latest undertaking, Luxury Billiards makes three pool tables that feature backlit micro-fiber pockets for enhanced visibility and sound reduction, hidden ball and pool cue drawer, gold or platinum leafing, recessed pop out ball rack, and if that weren't enough, 18 diamonds positioned along the railing set in either gold or platinum. Luxury Billiards will customize your pool table to compliment your interior décor, and you know how important looks are. See the full collection of luxury pool tables made in France here.
With the New Year almost here, people are making resolutions to get more organized, complete unfinished projects, get rid of things they no longer use, and possibly redo or update their décor. Well before you start throwing everything out, STOP, and thing about whether or not you could reuse, renew, or recycle the item!
To reuse an item means to leave it in it's current state, with exception of adding décor to the item, or decorating the item itself. There are so many items in your home that are undiscovered treasures, all they need is a little TLC.
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Radiant floor heating is a topic that I hear thrown around that I feel may not be completely understood by the familiarity of the term. The technical concept behind it is quite simple and has been around for many years. Tubing is placed in the flooring. The tubing has hot water run through it which warms floors and the objects that come in contact with the floor such as furniture. Now, by warming it may mean that the objects get to a temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit which in no way damages the items though it sounds somewhat scary.
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Interior decorating is the chance to reveal your personality and show case the furniture and accessories you have chosen. Decorating with white is one way to create drama and visually expand any room making you less conscious of walls and boundaries. Like mirrors, white surroundings can make rooms look bigger and more modern, and the furniture and accessories seem to really pop against their back ground. Here are a few interior designs show casing the wonders of all white interior decorating.
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