Our Bachelor of Environmental Design program builds a strong foundation in design thinking and critical investigation. You will explore the social, cultural, and environmental impacts of placemaking through courses in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design. The program revolves around a core design studio sequence. In each studio, you will explore the connectedness of design at one of many scales: from the body to the fabric of the [...]
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How do you create a sense of timelessness inside a historic Mission Revival mansion? “You need to bring in all eras, ” says Los Angeles designer Patrick Dragonette, who mixed vintage furnishings with modern décor in the dining room he designed for the Wattles Park Designer Showcase, open to the public through April 16. “That’s what makes it fresh.” For the second year, Los Angeles-based interior designers were invited in to modernize the 1907 estate [...]
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The Living Room, one place in our house to emblazon a sense of genre which anyone is free to see. The exposure of this space creates the foremost impression on the guests, friends to stroke the lavish and luxurious life you are leading. It need to be extravagant and lavish, as long as it is able to portray who we really are and what we truly love, it is but enough. We discern this very well and so creation of a living room designs Indian style, becomes [...]
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Almost everyone has their own kind of dream house. What matters is how you decorate your home in the best possible way. Well, no doubt that you may ask an interior designer to design the house for you, but if you wish to give it a personalized touch- do it yourself. There is nothing difficult in it. This article will help you through with simple yet awesome living room decoration ideas which anyone can use at their homes. Not only will your living [...]
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An accent wall - a wall painted a different color than the other walls of the room - is an easy and effective way to not only liven up the space, but also (depending on the color you choose) to fool the eye into seeing the room as a different size than it really is. When it comes to choosing the right wall to highlight as an accent wall, and the best color to paint it, it helps to consider the room’s exposure, along with basic color theory. Here are [...]
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When it comes to living room sofas, sectionals are typically the crowd favorite. They are one of our top selling sofas in store and online. There are many reasons why sectionals are a practical choice for living rooms of all kinds. They allow for a lot of seating room without having to take up too much space. Another reason they do so well is because sectionals come tailored in many different ways. They can be fashioned in a U-shaped, round shaped [...]
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If you think creating a black and white living room is as simple as throwing all things B&W together, you re wrong. You can definitely do so but you might just end up with a room that s uninviting and cold. While B&W is a classic colour combination that has a timeless appeal, not knowing how to accent it, highlight certain elements can give you a room that just won t pop. A living room in B&W can get a little too harsh when [...]
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Another thing we’ve always liked to do is to entertain. And so what we’ve needed through out the centuries is a central location, a social hub, in the contexts of our homes. For many hundreds of years, this room has been referred to as the parlor, the front room, the sitting room, the lounge, or in more modern, North American terms – the living room . How the living room has evolved through the ages Let’s take a look at three areas here in this graphic: [...]
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Not all homes feature clean-cut lines with attractive transitions from one room to the next. In particular, l-shaped living spaces often create awkward transitions for homeowners who intend to design on their own. Taking advantage of the expertise of an interior designer is perhaps the best way to minimize the frustration of trying to figure out what works best to encourage an attractive continuation from one living area to the next. Choosing Furniture [...]
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Furniture design can be one of the most rewarding, albeit, deceiving parts of the interior design process. It s not as easy as one might think. You can go wrong as quickly as you can go right, but when it s right—the net result in amazingly satisfiying. It s all in the perfect fit,like most anything. A stunning amount of time and focus goes into tailoring a piece of furniture. The eye and the hand must coordinate seamlessly, and often working in [...]
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I know, I know – you think because of the size of our operation, we probably have some kind of CAD/CAM web site design and implementation process in place that equals something like Tony Stark’s suspended graphics in his Iron Man workshop. Actually, Armitage, Inc. DOES have a great system in place to project manage our website design and builds for clients, particularly as we handle every aspect of the site builds including all the brand identity [...]
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Brooke and Steve relax with two of their children in the alfresco dining area. “We wanted the outdoor spaces to be real rooms, an extension of what is inside the home, ” says Brooke. The couple planted boxwoods and other trees and shrubs both outside and inside the home so that “you feel like the lines blur between inside and out, ” says Steve. The small sconce beside the door is antique. A glassed-in walkway leads to the children’s rooms. “When designing [...]
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Taking a step away from the highly structured living spaces of the past, our open floor plan designs create spacious, informal interiors that connect common areas. This style has steadily grown in popularity over the years and was first available as a key element of modern homes, but now it can be found within any kind of exterior style. The main attraction of an open floor plan is the great room, which combines the living and dining rooms into a [...]
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Modern furniture is rigidly shaped but surprisingly comfortable. When selling a home, or furnishing a recently purchased property, consider modern design options. Modern living room design infuses a home space with contemporary style while retaining warmth and comfort. For attracting buyers, entertaining friends or just enjoying peace and quiet, a modern aesthetic is relatively simple to achieve with some basic design know-how. Paint the walls using [...]
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After countless iterations, testing and retunings, the Sonos Playbase was born. The 58-millimeter-high device doesn’t look much like a speaker, but it packs all the sonic fidelity of other Sonos products like the Playbar and Play:5. The new Wi-Fi-enabled speaker, which starts shipping on April 4th, takes on a somewhat odd, oblong, flat shape designed to sit comfortably and inconspicuously beneath most standard television sets. “Designers are a little [...]
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This cool contemporary living room is perfect for lounging around, relaxing or even entertaining guests. The vibrant colors give it a lively feel no matter the occasion. Contemporary Living Room with Bohemian Art Designer Sarah Stacey adds an unexpected touch to this contemporary, bohemian living room by hanging a multicolored rug on the wall. The piece makes an easy focal point to the room and accents the simple blue sofa. Contemporary Living Room [...]
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Furniture made by hand so you can make it your own. Living Designs Furniture features locally made and personally styled living room furniture for an affordable price. Each piece in our showroom is made by hand in our on-site factory. We are furniture people with a penchant for design, a devotion to quality, and a soft spot for our community. Choose from a wide variety of fabrics and designs to create a unique look reflective of your personal taste [...]
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The W hotel s POV rooftop bar reopens to the public this weekend after a swanky new renovation to its outdoor terrace and indoor lounge. The design, conceived by New York–based architectural firm nemaworkshop, riffs on all things Washington—even red tape. The very first thing visible as guests exit the elevator is a 50-foot sculptural “red tape wall” as a nod to D.C. bureaucracy. Made from laser-cut, powder-coated metal, the red tape wall glows with [...]
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Charm your family to good-mood every day, by creating well-thought out interiors for your home. Buy the latest furniture such as dining sets, coffee tables, wardrobes and more. Are you looking for ways to keep your home or office interiors well-arranged? Glance through our selection of stunning sofas, beds, dining-table sets, sofa cum beds, mattresses, recliners, center tables, office chairs, storage furniture such as wardrobes, cabinets, shoe racks [...]
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While their new apartment s Spanish-style building, built in the early 1920s, was packed with a classic European aesthetic that both Scott and Alex appreciated, choosing a style for its interiors proved much more difficult. I m an interior designer whose previous home was a Southern bungalow packed with traditional and European-style furniture,Scott explains. Alex, a fashion consultant and pure midcentury modernist, came from a 1950s-era San Francisco [...]
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As someone who enjoys entertaining, a Menlo Park, California single mother asked designer Tineke Triggs to make her existing kitchen and surrounding living more conducive for everyday living and the dinner parties she likes to host for family and friends. Triggs details how she transformed the home s small spaces into a single, user-friendly great room that is attractive and modern. What were the main items on the homeowners wish list? This single [...]
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In much of America, front doors are vestigial remnants, as most people enter their houses by driving into their garages and entering, usually through a mud room. This has always been a design problem; the car is, after all, a moving living room with a comfy adjustable chair, and the garage is… a garage. And none of the chairs in our living rooms are as comfortable or as adjustable as those mobile barcaloungers. But now, Hyundai has demonstrated the [...]
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Designing your house can be fun, exciting and a fantastic experience. You don t have to be a professional interior designer to get started thanks to excellent iPhone apps developed for interior designing on-the-fly. There are some amazing features each app brings to the table. From near-accurate measurements to 3D renders and walkthroughs, here s a list of iPhone apps for interior-designing your home, experimenting with alternative styles and doing [...]
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White Glove Service and Inside Delivery items are delivered into your home by appointment (Mon – Sat) in most metropolitan areas. A representative will call to arrange a delivery date and confirm an appointment time frame (typically a 4-hour window). Available in the contiguous 48 states only. Quick Ship fabric items receive delivery in 2 - 4 weeks. Special order fabric (SPO) items receive delivery in 8 - 10 weeks. White Glove Service: White Glove [...]
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