MY DREAM HOUSE: April 2011

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Photo Wallpapers for Every Room: Interior Design Ideas

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:25 PM PDT

The wallpaper mural of the 1970s could easily be described as tacky—kitschy, even− but a similar movement is afoot. Today's version of wall treatments, however, are exciting and suitable for those who prefer the professionally designed look. This wall treatment evolution furthermore has more dimension that its predecessors.

Today’s wallpaper murals allow designers and homeowners to turn personal photos, fine art prints, natural images and scenes, or patterns into wallpaper murals. See for example this set from paper designers Eazywallz. There are no size limits and the images can be applied to bureaus, closets, and other large voids.

Unlike the funky wall mural your weird uncle had in his 1970s living room, contemporary wall treatments are self-adhesive and reusable. Designers are using them for residential and commercial, indoor and outdoor projects. The papers look and feel like thin canvas, lacking the sheen of yesteryear, and presenting instead richer, cleaner, more substantial appearance.

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Friday, April 29, 2011

Fancy Staircase Treatments: Interior Design Ideas

Fancy Staircase Treatments

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:19 AM PDT

Whether whimsical or precise, traditional or state-of-the-arts, staircases add significant interior architecture value to an abode. This collection demonstrates all of the above. They brilliantly blossom with color. They demonstrate the family-oriented character of the home's owners. They take our breath away, and they lend a sense of stability or mystery.

So many staircases seem matter of fact, or at least blasé. Others bear no railings and seemingly no security measure for those with height concerns, but staircases can be designed to fit any style.

Most of today's posts demonstrate that contemporary doesn't automatically mean monochromatic. Nor is it entirely linear. Today there are far more choices including elegant yet tight curves, labyrinthine hand-rail sculptures, warm lines, and near invisibility.

They may be narrow but the contrast between steep colorful twists and stark white walls makes a compelling experience.

Take a journey through psychedelic lyrics or along a ‘yellow brick road.’

Parents and kids can enjoy this young-at-heart staircase.

Floating through images of Mexican architect Luis Barragán stunning, classic works.

Create multiple uses or an eclectic aesthetic.

Contrast horizontal texture with the vertical nature of the stairs.

Sculptured balustrades and rails lend another layer of aesthetics.

Perhaps an art that harkens back to the work of Dalí?

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