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7 Ideas to Hide your TV set

After discussing movie decors last week, we move on to the other side of the screen to deal with a very popular object which is also very unaesthetic: TV set. A TV in a room is like the black element in Space Odyssey : it’s huge, it’s black, it’s useless, it takes pride of place and it spoils the décor… So how to make your TV set disappear? Black Element in Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick 1. A frame among others @betterhomesandgarden 2. Hide it in a niche or a chimney @decordata 3. Transform it into a mirror @ Seura 4. Frame it with a family picture or with art Customizable TV Frames from  DressMyTv 5. Play with trompe l’oeil @Completehome.com.au 6. Lock it in a closet @ElleDecor © Sex and the City 7. Try the automated closet @ LaFilleDeBrigitte

Decors and colors in Wes Anderson’s movies

With his last movie, The Grand Budapest Hotel , Wes Anderson not only confirms that he’s a brilliant director but also reveals that he could have been a great interior designer ! Colors, furniture, lights, disposition, all reveals that décor is important for esthetic reasons but also has a meaning of its own. Explosive colors Red and Purple Mixing bright red and purple is a bold choice, yet it is the main color theme of the Grand Budapest hotel. From the elevator walls to the lobby rugs through staff uniforms, red and purple are the sign that you belong to this special hotel. The two main characters are indeed proudly wearing these colors, even outside of the hotel. Not really well-known for being the best match, these two colors have first been associated by Yves Saint-Laurent, inspired by the mix and match of colors in Morocco. Maybe India (let’s remember Darjeeling Limited ) was Wes Anderson’s inspiration for this masterful association of colors. (with a touch of orange, like Yves S...

Books, Storage and Decoration

You are a compulsive buyer of books, you devour and pile them up until you don’t know what to do with them anymore. I know how you feel… Some ad hoc solutions for books addicts . Space-saving solution Bibliochaise by  Nobody&Co Make a table out of your books @Ritemail Invisible bookshelves Created by  NotTom By   Umbra By  TeeBooks . When books become part of your home décor At Sal Curioso Restaurant created by  Substance  Agency At the Sevva Restaurant in Hong Kong  Books with a twist Hook Book by Rose Bunker Clock Book By  Karlsson Library You can still use a traditional library, an idea stolen from Ralph Lauren Home: hang your paintings and photographs on your bookcases. © Ralph Lauren Bonus If you like books and decoration and you happen to be in Paris this week, don’t miss Philippe Starck book signing at the Salon du Livre. All you need to know about this event here , and if you just want to buy it you can find it here .