Black and White Minimalist Living Room Gallery

Usually people use white color for the room walls and black for some furniture pieces. Mostly that’s so because rooms looks more bright than. Here are several black and white minimalist living room gallery from several sources. Basic concept in creating a black and white is find the most dominant color between black and white, after that, we just combine it with another color, on above picture, there is a white living room that simply combined with black striped floor and pillows.

On above picture, there is another minimalist black and white living room with combination of dark floor with white sofa, so the room looks simple but elegant in minimalistic furniture concept. On below picture, there is a balanced combination with both color black and white in striped style. Completed with minimalist decoration such as hanging lamp, table and chairs.

Here are another black and white living room with full of elegance.

Miami Beach Real Estate Auction Scheduled

Miami Beach real estate has slowly and steadily lost a substantial amount of its value in the past few years. Most homes are selling at 2003 prices, with a few exceptions, and the bottom is yet to be seen. Foreclosures on Miami Beach were almost unheard of a few years ago, but not so anymore. On Wednesday June 3rd, 2009, another luxury home is scheduled for auction at the Courthouse in downtown Miami.

The property, located at 5005 Lakeview Drive in Miami Beach, consists of a charming Mediterranean house with 6,000 square feet of interior living space, that is situated on a lot measuring 47,540 square feet, with 200 linear feet of frontage on the intracoastal waterway. The large family home was purchased in March of 2004 for $3,100,000, according to the Dade County Property Records, and is presently being offered as a short sale for $3,000,000.

The estate has been on the market for sale since September 2007, when it was listed for $6,500,000. Five subsequent price reductions brought the price down to the $3,000,000 being asked today. The property is unlikely to be sold at auction, because most luxury home buyers are still sitting on the sidelines waiting to see how the real estate market plays out. Literally hundreds of luxury homes are presently for sale on Miami Beach, and the buyers are few.

Home owners who really want to sell are going to have to come to grips with a very different reality, the one that exists today, not the one that existed yesterday. Prices of luxury homes on Miami Beach are still inflated, and sellers are reluctant to admit that they may have to accept 30% to 50% less for their property than they originally anticipated. For those who doubt, there are some interesting statistics that appeared on Friday in the Miami Herald.

According to figures released by the Mortgage Bankers Association, in the first 3 months of this year, Florida ranked first in the country in foreclosures, with 11% of of its mortgage loans in foreclosure. In addition, one of four borrowers in Florida were either late on their mortgage payments or in foreclosure during the first quarter of 2009. A report just released by Zillow.com, a web based real estate service, states that approximately 71% of home owners who purchased a home or condo in Miami in the past 5 years, are "underwater", meaning that the amount they owe on their mortgage exceeds the present value of their home.

For home buyers, luxury or otherwise, all of this is good news, because a buyer can practically have his/her choice. "Low-ball" offers which were once frowned upon by both sellers and realtors, have become commonplace in today's market. As Donald Trump recently said on Larry King Live, "There has never been a better time to buy".

Modern Office Design with Modern Furnitures

Modern office always use a set of new and up to date interior style, on these several sample of modern office, there are several office decorations that use modern furniture, all these furniture include table, chair, cabinet and storage, and another office needs. On above picture, there is a front desk table with curve style to make the room little different with another usual shapes. Combined with similar shape on the chairs, these table and chair couple also had similar color on both chair and table.

This is a clean look office design with clean white color and combined with black recliner chair. This office use minimalist room design as the most favorite room design today.

Above and below office picture use modern design with minimalist design. Rounded style table with metal stand is the best furniture for this room, and on below picture, the use of glass table make this room more elegant and larger.

Minimalist Room Design with Minimalist Wall Units Furniture

Do you need more space to store your book in your special room, but you didn't have any space anymore? It's a time to optimize your minimalist room design with minimalist hanging wall unit storage. Created by Misuraemme, The collection include many items like different shelf elements, hanging drawer containers with invisible runners, bookcase and other storage containers that could accommodate not only books but also different decorative elements. The system also could include place for hanging flat TV. Everything made of large variety of wood with different lacquer finishes and glossy aluminum handles. Crossing wall units could easily be combined with other units from Misuraemme collections. Visit their site to find information more about that.

Favorite Children Bedroom Color Composition

Every children had their own favorite color for their room, right children room composition are important for child's soul grow, they will grow in good condition and help them to find their identity. Alright, it's all aboard for bedtime and playtime in this colorful child's bedroom. When it's time for sleep, scramble up a stack of suitcases from world traveling adventures and enter the caboose where pillows and cozy blankets will surely inspire dreams of future treasure hunting in foreign lands.

You'll know your on the right carriage to "Ride the Rails" when you see Williamsburg Valley Railroad, named after the owner of this bedroom. Be sure to check the schedule first though – it's posted on the blackboard right beside.

Ernestomeda Kitchen Ideas for Highest Segmen Market

Ernestomeda, is a young and dynamic company focused on the highest segment of the kitchen market. The winning choice of adopting an advanced and innovative approach to business variables has brought immediate results, allowing ernestomeda to successfully pursue the Italian and international markets. The high quality of the products goes hand in hand with very competitive prices; the design avoids the unnecessary, but with extreme good taste fulfils the requirements of the sophisticated and very demanding consumer.

Creative Room Decorating by Durante

How to decorate a room creativity? on these picture there are several of Italian creative room decorating. Architecture in the space are, of-fact, the singular abstract sculptures of Durante, His attitude of 'faber' artist is visible in the care used in selecting materials for the artistic employment, that are not deaf and hostile materials clashing with the shape to deny it, but an instrument, to bring it alive and luminous. The research of the cromatic effects that the pigments show according to different supports on which they adhere, is sharp. On cloth, burlap, wood, metal, with acrylics color he uses clay powder, copper, iron and bronze and the 'cocciopesto' to give substance to the painting.

Clean and unique furniture are the keys in decorating a creative room. Colors combination also have dominant role in achieving a creative room, with similar or contrast color combination, can bring the sense of convenience.

These creative and smart room arrangement used two floor with wooden material, all decoration such as bookcase, table, stairs, roof and chairs are used creative design.

Home Office Design with Contemporary Style

When it comes to homes, the office is probably the last room you think about adding style too but just because it is a practical room doesn’t mean it can’t have great design appeal. Here are some home office decorating ideas for a contemporary style in your office.

In the home office, look at accessorizing with your office supplies as well as your desk and chairs. Choose your pencil jars, office calendar, wastebasket, in boxes and other accessories for a sleek contemporary look. Go for a minimalist style with sleek steel office furniture. Careful selection of accessories and furniture will add interest to your contemporary decorating approach

Your office decorating ideas for contemporary style will really come together when you put the right things on your windows and walls. Window treatments for the contemporary home decorating style should be minimalist. Try decorating your windows with simple blinds. Once you have your windows decorated, you’ll most likely notice that your walls seem kind of boring. To get your walls looking as great as your windows, think about adding modern art and photography sleek frames.

The ideal lighting can also help to round out your room design. Offices need to have good practical overhead lighting as well as desk lamps. Look for lighting that is simple or modernistic to coordinate with the contemporary home decorating style. Recessed lighting is always a good look.

Luxury Home Design with Italian Style

Italian style homes were the most popular style in the United States. Many historians say this style was favored for two reasons; these homes could be built with many different materials and the style could be easily adapted depending on the budget. Plus, several new technologies of the Victorian Era made it possible to quickly and inexpensively produce cast-iron and press-metal decorations.

Italian style homes feature a flat or low-pitched roof, widely overhanging eaves with large decorative brackets underneath, tall narrow windows and sometimes elaborate wrap-around porches. This style dominated the housing styles in America from 1850-1880 and is a very common style throughout San Francisco, but due to the height of the Civil War in the South, they are uncommon in the that region of the country.

Today, several luxury home design in the world used Italian style, that's make the design come more popular in home and architecture.

Rediscover the old..

It is really heartening to see Indian and Asian influence on international design and products. Things that are used on a daily basis, or some that have been forgotten as 'old style' or 'traditional', are now being feted in international boutiques as the latest in chic home possession. Take a look at the latest catalogue of Toast to re-discover Indian utilitarian items - from the ubiquitous dibba (lunch box) to colorful lanterns to the humble madras checks to steel dinnerware :)

(All images: Toast catalogue)

On another note, also sharing with you a quick dose of goodness from the hammams of Turkey, brought to us by Tad'e Pays du Levant. This mouthful of a boutique has a range of products inspired by ancient traditions of hammam (Turkish bath), keeping in line with ethical and ecological trade. Take a look at Tad'e Pays du Levant for its delicious sounding products and lovely pictures...

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Italian Luxury Interior Bedroom Design

Here are several Italian luxury interior bedroom design, created and designed by Mauro Pezzotti, an Italian architect, he got his high school diploma from an architect and home design school that specialized in science subjects. Organizing space specially for bedroom design is one of his talents, and it profed by these picture.

Continuum Condo South Beach – Alex Birkenstock Buys Penthouse for $9.9 Million

Continuum South Beach is one of the finest condo buildings on Miami Beach, standing 42 stories high, and located at the southernmost tip of South Beach. About 10 days ago, Alex Birkenstock, a German bachelor, and reportedly a member of the famed footwear Birkenstock family (although his New York realtor insisted that he is a “private hedge fund guy”, and not the Alex Birkenstock who recently departed from the operational business of Birkenstock), purchased a tri-level Miami Beach penthouse in the Continuum for $9.9 million. Birkenstock had no comment to make regarding his identity.

The 7,374 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 7.5 bathrooms condominium, on the 40th floor of the Continuum South Beach, boasts 360-degree views of the Atlantic Ocean, Biscayne Bay, and the city. The residence features 13 feet high ceilings, and a 26 feet high ceiling in the dining room, its own private elevator, and smart house touch panels that allow you to operate everything from the lighting to security to high-end audio and video systems. This most luxurious apartment in the sky is truly state of the art.

The Continuum is situated on 13 acres of some of the most prized real estate in the world, featuring 3 pools, 3 tennis courts, and 2 restaurants. Birkenstock bought the condo from Howard and Lilly Steinberg, who, according to the Dade County property records, purchased it in June 2003 for $7 million.

The Steinberg’s had been trying to sell the penthouse since March 2007, when they listed it for $25 million. In December 2007 they reduced the price to $21 million, and when they were unable to secure a buyer, they again lowered the price to $14.5 million at the end of November 2008.

Minimalist Bathroom Design, a Smart Solution of Home Design

Minimalist room design is smart solution for lack of room and space used, on these picrture we can see several sample of minimalist bathroom design. On above picture, there is a black and white bathroom ideas with white wall. Almost all of bathroom used white and black color, simple bathroom vanity and toilet paper holder used minimalistic shape.

On above picture, there is another minimalist bathroom ideas with two toliets and small bathroom vanity and completed with bathroom cabinet as a storage. And on below picture, there is a smart solution for reducing the space with installing glass shower to make the room looks larger. The hanging cabinet let the floor looks larger, and the lighting setting can improve the lighting sources.

Black and White Creative and Luxury Office Design

Here are several picture of black and white creative and luxury office design, created by i29, via dornob. Ultimately, this design strikes the right balance between conceptual and practical, artistic and functional. It serves its purposes well with ample light, seating, work and storage spaces but still makes for a radically unique office interior.