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$110,000 Kitchen Design Contest Sponsored by Electrolux
Want to test your design abilities? Electrolux is sponsoring a kitchen design competition with a great prize package: Download the application and rules here. Submission Deadline: 17-10-2008 This year, Electrolux challenges members of the architecture & design community to present innovative, thoughtful concepts of a kitchen that meets the changing needs of today?s modern family for a chance [...]...read the rest of this post
Design Hole Has Moved
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before and after: leona?s chair
inspired by the textiles she used to reupholster her chair, leona jaeger made over this simple chair with some paint, pattern and cheerful fabric. click here to see more of leona’s work. have a before & after you’d like to share on d*s? just shoot me an email right here with your pictures [stay tuned tomorrow for [...]...read the rest of this post
Kitchen Retrospective
House Beautiful is running a series called 30 Days of Kitchens on their website. Here’s one from the 1960s that reminds me of the kitchen I grew up with. We didn’t have a large enough kitchen for an island or separate ovens. We had the hi-lo oven in black, harvest gold and eventually bisque. Thinking back, it [...]...read the rest of this post
Dining chic
Just picture a large dining room with a muted color on the walls and a sleek dining table in the center. Hanging overhead is a mod chandelier with soft lighting. Decor is sparse, and the dinnerware is simple. Then you turn around, and... BAM! The Soho Sideboard from Boca Do Lobo doubles as a stunning artistic piece -- with varying......read the rest of this post
Announcement
The Modern Outdoors channel is now live ... Enjoy it!