Elegant Simplicity
Elegant Simplicity
Your home is a very important place – much more than just the place where you eat and sleep.
Homes should do more than just reflect your design aesthetic, or likes and dislikes. It should address your personal and practical needs. It must be functional as it is beautiful–and that’s easier said than done.
In my experience there are three common fundamental design problems in Sydney homes today. Let me share them with you and elaborate on how I tend to go about fixing each.
Good home designers have the technical knowledge, tools and ideas to create a lovely house for just about anyone. Great designers, on the other hand, offer much more than that.
For one, great home designers have a greater understanding of the world around them and seek out potential solutions even before any real problem could arise. Superb designers know how to share their ideas and make them real.
Here are three essential home designer qualities you should be looking for:
It is often misconstrued that seasonal changes influence home design trends, but for me, it is an art that has been developed over decades.
There are home design trends that will be outdated over time, yet there are also new concepts that will influence and inspire future living spaces. It is responding to shifts in social and environmental structures, resulting to an art form, that is both expected and surprising.
There are several new home design trends, but here are some of the best ones you should watch out for:
Not much good can come out of a poor floor plan, which is why I like to play safe by standing up to the needs of geometry, privacy, accessibility and so on.
Having a smart plan is equal to getting half the job done. Here are of my fool-proof tips which you may want to consider before selecting floor plans for new homes.
When building a house or adding an extension to your existing home, you may excitedly think about all sorts of things — the theme, the fixtures you want or simply the extra living quality. But it is very rare that people think about the shadows in home design. Shadows that their new home or home extension may create.
For me (and you), shadows in home design play a critical role in every building and renovation project. Let me explain why and give you a few tips to keep your neighbours as friends.
Can you imagine a home — or any kind of structure for that matter — without any discernible design?
Now that has to be quite a sight, in the worst way imaginable. Without any kind of useful design, a home would just be a bunch of concrete, metal and wood put together, nothing more. Design, after all, is responsible not only for the structure’s form, but also its function, and how both go in harmony with each other.
To help put everything in the proper perspective, here are 10 quotes about home design from people renowned in their respective fields, including one that may seem out of place, but actually makes a lot of sense.
Marvel’s much awaited film Thor: Ragnarok has been attracting quite some attention. Rumour mills are working overtime regarding the involvement of Cate Blanchett (Hela) and Anthony Hopkins (Odin). Viewers are already glued to Hopkins’s character and its supposed banishment from Asgard. Almost equally, they will be anticipating how their heroes, Hulk and Thor, team up to the Loki & Hela challenge.
There are many who take time off their usual activities after Christmas and this makes January a month which sees ample home renovation activity. There are people who want to begin anew and what better way than redefining their home. Renovation does not only make your living arena more enjoyable but is also a time-tested way to boost the return on investment for your home. After all, it is quite likely that you have resale in mind. When it comes to home renovation, here are 3 extremely significant points for you to remember.
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