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How to create different functional areas in a large room?

This apartment located in Saint-Petersburg was decorated by  INT2 . A good example for those who want to structure a large room and keep an open space while creating several different functional areas. This Scandinavian-style apartment is just perfect! The Main Room: Kitchen + Dining Room + Living Room + Office + Piano We note: ➨ Spaces delimitation: a wood loggia for the dining room, white bricks and a dark wood bar for the kitchen, a large rug around the sofa.   1. Kitchen We love: Art on a kitchen wall; White bricks that look like tiles; Industrial-style lights; Stools stored under the bar for a much neater impression. We note: ➨  Different floorings to show different spaces. 2. Dining Room We love: wood raw material; the rear shelves with beautiful tableware; the unpaired chairs.  3. Living-Room We love: the mix of different geometric patterns; the vintage style of the furniture. We love: the fox (an original touch in this Scandinavian design); the decentred canv...

A Living Wall

From Paris to Singapore through Palm Beach, a quick tour of the most beautiful living walls around the world. We could be in a jungle, @Pershing Hall, Paris @ Sevva, Hong Kong East Conservatory, Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania, US Artistic living wall on one of Saks’ wall in Palm Beach @Athenaeum Hotel in London, Made by living wall superstar, Patrick Blanc Singapore’s Supertrees, and the restaurant of the same name at the top of one of these big trees. Private Apartment in Paris Tropical Bathroom You would like to have one of these living walls at home? There are a lot of different solutions: you can make it yourself, order living wall kits, hire a specialist or even buy a stabilized plant frame (which need no water or light). Or you could just opt for the junglewallpaper !

10 Original Ways to Paint your Home

1. Paint the baseboards or the stairs (or both) Grafic black & grey baseboards with a yellow touch to energize the whole 2. Paint Geometric Figures DIY tutorial on  VintageRevivals ’ blog 3. Paint the doors 4. Paint one or two bands on the wall 5. Paint just one wall or a block © Jo Pesendorfer © Sophie Hanniet 6. Paint the furniture tone-on-tone 7. Paint the moldings   8. Paint the ceiling 9. Paint half of the wall 10. Paint… a canvas If you don’t dare to paint the whole wall, try the light way: just paint a canvas with a plain color (here the  Blue  by Klein) Or just buy the Pantone canvas !