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You are about to enter a well planned place, a fresh small apartment, where modern blend of materials, textiles and colors invites to relaxation and recharging batteries after work in an agitated European capital, Bucharest. For those of you who like more youtful interior design, this lovely and calm retreat designed by talented Romanian interior design architects Monica Corduneanu and Paula-Maria Duta from ArchInteriors will be eye candy.  As an enchanting one room apartment enriched with creative details, making everything look cozy, managed to make an impression on us! With its simplicity and dedication towards clear lines, this small apartment, specifically designed for a young and energetic couple, is beautiful, dynamic and modern.

Interior design architects brought to life the living room, bathroom and kitchen areas  by creating a perfect symbiosis between distinct zones of interest: relaxation zones (defined by a warm beige color palette) and more active ones highlighted in green. We love how this interesting color combination conveys the idea of a multifunctional space: cheerful and energetic on one hand, cozy and relaxing on the other hand. Those warm, earthy colors used on one side of the room highlights the bold green used as accent on the opposite wall, creating in this way a strong visual impact and a center on interest, which is the TV set.

To add a touch of originality, the other accent wall isn’t just simple painted, but it’s out of the ordinary through a creative drawing alternating dark and light shades of the background color, which frames some decorations items. The soft and comfortable-looking couch also enhances the impression of a peaceful and inviting place. Modern and minimalist furniture, decorations along with an airy white curtain with drapery  in the same shade of green  on the wall beautifully complement the entire living space that greatly enjoy light. Both kitchen and bathroom designs follows the same pattern as living room.

Small yet practical and comfortable, the kitchen environment communicate energy and joy, brightening it through the use of the same vivid green color, that creates dimension in combination, with plain white, that make the kitchen feel more spacious than it actually is. Some cute pictures with simple white frames give a playful touch to the overall look of the room. Simple yet stylish, the bathroom is a warm space, that surprises the eye due to the dark graphic element used against the immaculate white tiles. Designers choose to dress in tiles only the bathtub area, the other one painting it with an earthy dark shade, which makes quite an interesting contrast with white. How do you feel about this relaxing ambience?

Photos © ArchInteriors

We stumbled across these lovely series of table lamps created by Norwegian designer Kristine Five Melvær, which are quite simple yet very interesting and a little bit different. The lamp designs showcasing forms inspired by the surrounding nature are creatively made, as they may resemble different things like buds, big raindrops, snowdrops and why not fruits.

Bloom, as they were called, have steel structures in various heights and colorful printed canvas bulbs with visible seams on the material surface that are reminiscent of fibers, together contributing  to their association with organic shapes. At night, their warm light highlights most of all the upper part of their delicate silhouette, so that the raindrops seems to float. We love them because they really add light in a quite unexpected way. These pieces work beautifully both alone and together making a great accent in modern spaces.

Photos © Erik Five Gunnerud

We discovered this Infinity Duplex on Sotheby’s International Realty® and we fell in love with it. Currently on the market for $3,200,000, this luxury residence is gorgeous and after you’ll see the pictures you’ll agree with us. It has a splendid location with spectacular water, bay and city views to die for. Just imagine how great would be to start your day with that stunning San Francisco’s bridge view and end your busy day in the same way. Amazing!  Offering a 1,800 square feet of interior living space, the Infinity Duplex residence is one of the largest in the whole development.

Well divided, it has considerable custom improvements to architecture and design. The bathrooms and the three bedrooms were redesigned, the kitchen was expended, significant built-in-cabinetry was added. Lighting, media, climate and window shade, all are controlled using sophisticated digital infrastructure. The residence has a luxurious floor plan with  two private sky terraces of  approximately 470 square feet each, that opens the home to the surrounding city. The interiors exudes a wonderful contemporary design style, which is stylish, elegant and minimalistic, giving you a clean and fresh feel, a modern island of calm in an agitated city. Discover for yourself other inspiring details from these beautiful images below. What do you think? Would you like to live there?

 Source and photos @sothebyshomes.com

Highly appreciated in its 26-year history, the Ballard Designs brand was created to offer timeless, European-inspired home décor items to design-oriented customers who want furnishings of value and exceptional quality. Over time the brand has constantly grown expanding it’s catalog and nowadays it becomes an online trusted decorating resource full of fantastic ideas for both interior and exterior design. We discovered it some time ago and we were impressed by the wide range of great products and gorgeous signature collections they deliver.

Buyers all over the world who are in search of inspiration will find exciting new products each season in both their website and retail stores, so the furniture of your dreams or a beautiful accessories are just a click away. A full-color catalog loaded with gorgeous design ideas and styles is available each month to get inspired and transform your home decor. Starting with 2010, Ballard Designs extended its collection with exclusively product lines created by their first outside partner, the award-winning interior designer Suzanne Kasler, who make original pieces that blend her unique eye for unexpected with Ballard hand craftmanship.

Today, you can find also the Southern Living Collection, an exclusive line of versatile serving accessories, and Casa Florentina which signs custom made Italian furniture brought to life by master artisans using age-old techniques, accessories and naturally, hand finished bed linens for a luxurious and comfortably look. Here are some pictures infused with interesting suggestions for your interior decor.

 Photos © Ballard Designs