Home Interior 000: March 2010

Homeowners Plan to Live in Homes Longer & Turn To Remodel Projects

Energy Efficient Home Remodeling Projects are Hot Projects This Year By Mark J. DonovanA recent Wells Fargo and Company survey suggests the average homeowner has increased their expected time to live in their home to 16 years. This fact is in no doubt due to the housing market collapse and the resultant high percentage of homes that are worth less than their mortgages.Though homeowners are

Amazing Interiors Design Collection from Brandon Barre

Amazing Interiors Design Collection

Complex Apartment Interior Design in Soho

As most of you already know, Soho is short for “South Houston” and refers to a small neighborhood located South of Manhattan. This complex apartment design seems to counterweight the crazy and chaotic lifestyle of this particular USA region. The flat features an interesting terrace of impressive dimensions, a place of relaxation and promising outdoor parties. Interiors are airy and spacious. The living-room houses an interesting white bookcase and a dining area. Original looking wooden stairs connect the flat with the upper terrace, a symbol of living life “in the big city”

Complex Apartment Interior Design in Soho

Complex Apartment Interior Design

Could Rising Mortgage Delinquencies Trigger a Further Housing Market Decline

By Mark J. DonovanThe 4th quarter of 2009 saw a precipitous increase in mortgage delinquencies, rising to 14%. Much of the rise was associated with credit-worthy borrowers. Current and performing mortgages fell to 86.4%, down 0.9% from the previous quarter. This represents the 7th consecutive quarter of decline.The news is not surprising with so many homes’ underwater, worth less than their

Glimmers of Hope in the Housing Market?

By Mark J. DonovanThough home prices have continued to slide over the past 4 months the slope of the slide is showing signs of flattening. In fact, some housing markets are actually anticipating a slight rise in home prices over the next year. See “Where Home Prices are Rising”.About 75% of the nation’s homes are expected to fall another 5% or less over the next year. A far cry from the 30 to 50%

Best Home Design series of Modern Room Flooring at a Penthouse

Wood flooring is one of the best flooring design, here is the sample of the use of wood material on flooring, cabinetry, kitchen cabinet, and another storage system of this penthouse unit. This beautiful penthouse is located in Boston, Just enjoy and see these beautiful home furnishing and it's wooden flooring.

The MiniMe McMansion Trend

By Mark J. DonovanWith the housing market still in the tank, and housing sales still declining, major builders are opting for the MiniMe McMansion in a way to breathe life into a comatose patient. The question is - will it work. Is the American public, with its historic appetite for living large, opt for going backwards and living small. My bet is they won’t, but hey it’s better to try something

Is a Double Dip Housing Recession Inevitable?

By Mark J. DonovanNew home sales declined for a fourth month in February. Down 2% from January and 13% from last February. So why the continued decline? Unemployment is officially at 9.7% (and unofficially more like 17%) and tighter bank lending policies (a good thing). But will the housing market do a double dip and get much worse?? Possibly, if the Fed shuts down the currency printing presses

Beautiful Contemporary House with Hydroponic Rooftop Garden

This villa is designed by Enric Ruiz-Geli’s firm Cloud9. It is an example of usual contemporary structure made of concrete but with a quite intriguing shape and very usual features that changes its look entirely. The most cool feature is that the building itself is the extension of the site. It is conceived as a growing C-shaped spiral with grass and plants on the roof. Besides hydroponic rooftop garden there is an underground garage so the structure is very economical and environmental. There is a lot of glazing in the house and its rear features an almost 50 foot-wide expanse of glass. Being environmental by itself the house also features the landscape views from many rooms.{via}

Sofas and Living Rooms Interior Design Ideas

Pottery Barn is a design company founded in 1949 in Manhattan and planned on their work reflecting the idea that” home furnishings should be exceptional in comfort, style and quality.” We don not know much about their comfort and quality, but one thing we can say for sure: their furniture looks absolutely amazing! Perhaps it is the vintage touch or the original letters and numbers embedded in the decorations. Or the colors that are not too flashy, nor neutral. And what do you think about the overall arrangements? The flower arrangements really seem to fit in and light up the rooms. Whichever it is, we invite you to take a closer look and pick out those elements that you like the most. In other words, we hope you will find plenty of inspiration in the pictures below.[via]

Modern Kitchen Countetops from Pedini

Pedini round kitchen countetops could become a new trend in kitchens design, because of super ergonomic technologies, a gorgeous minimal look and the round countertop that gives an impressive amount of possibilities. Isn’t that cool when you can reach your stove, shelves, fridge, cutting board and other stuff needed to cook without making a step? Finally I can say that the Pendini kitchens are so beautiful and stylish that you’ll want to spend more time in your kitchen than ever before.

Tiling Bathroom Floor

Tips on Installing Bathroom Floor TileBy Mark J. DonovanLast weekend I spent much of it tiling a bathroom floor. The weekend prior I prepared the subfloor by removing the old linoleum, rough sanding the subfloor, and installing additional screws into the subfloor. The subfloor was a ¼” Luan based material resting on ¾” tongue and groove plywood. Though I have heard complaints of installing

Cedar Outdoor Furniture

Spring is the perfect time to update your outdoor furniture. When choosing outdoor furniture, it's important to purchase quality furniture that is designed to withstand harsh weather and other outdoor elements. Western Red Cedar and Northern White Cedar are good choices for hardy, outdoor furniture because this type of wood is naturally resistant to insect damage and decay. It can be stained or

Contemporary Beachfront Masterpiece House For Sale in Albert Park

Find Contemporary House and masterpiece for sale? Beachfront Masterpiece listed for sale at price $896,500.No expense has been spared on this one-of-a-kind House. This Contemporary 5 bedroom, 4 bath, 6 Garage, 5 cars parking stand.Circa 2000 this beautifully appointed home boasting stunning bay views can provide 5 bedroom accommodation with separate self contained residence at the rear and parking for up to 5 cars.A beautifully landscaped outdoor living area with a pool and a spa are a focal point for the large light filled living areas. [via]

Contemporary Beachfront Masterpiece

Contemporary Beachfront Masterpiece House

Contemporary House Design

Contemporary Beachfront Masterpiece House