________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A wonderful cacophany of industrial meets heady masculine overtones. Maybe it’s the unmade bed? Maybe it’s the blue that once upon a time was allowed to be associated with male-dom. It reminds me of the potential new boyfriend’s apartment, where post first date one enters with wide eyes checking out the purposeful choices like the caged lighting, the slightly eiffel-esque bar stools and the mesh staircase. You peek the exposed brick work and nod in silent approval, the tile wall behind the bed…okaaayy…different….kinda cool though? Then you see the 2 dogeths…perched upon the teardrop stool…SOLD! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ …
Category: unusual homes
The Stair Home
“Our aim was to compose a homogenous continuous ribbon, which was achieved by using the painted fibreboards (MDF) on a steel supporting structure. Breaking up the monochromatic whiteness of the living room, the red orange loft complememted by the built in lighting became a vivid nuance in the simple apartment fitting the young style of our clients.” batlab. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This home style was basically imagined by a young couple and actualised by their chosen architects. They placed the bed right above the door with a male and female vibe attributed to the set of stairs flowing from …
Nomadic Homes
Inspire Notes: These beautifully restored vintage trailers and teepees can be found in a rather cool nomadic hotel in Marfa Texas. You can book to spend the night here in El Cosmico for around one hundred dollars, but what we love about it are the colourful accessories, the classic pieces of furniture and the cool creative hippie vibe. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Our great thanks to: Source: El Cosmico
The Slide Home
Inspire Notes: This home chimes so many bells with us. It is a home clearly built to the utter desire of it’s inhabitants. It is not the same ol’ same’ol. It’s probably not for everybody – it’s not an eyeball kisser by any stretch of the imagination and stands out from the neighbours homes like an alien warship – but who cares! Plus with this home your children may just love you forever! This three floor building has a perimeter slide that whizzes you down to the second and first floor. Endless fun and great exercise, especially if you are …