AG Design Beat
Simple paint accent adds drama to bathrooms
Interior design trend spotting Whether you are spicing up your home or office for yourself, or staging a home for sale, there are some fabulous interior design trends that are quite inexpensive yet make a dramatic impact. One of those accents we are seeing in the design world is sink accents, but rather than expensive blown glass or crazy shapes ...
15 gorgeous upholstered headboards – interior design trends
Beauty in the bedroom Whether upgrading your home, staging a home for sale, or simply looking for design inspiration, upholstered headboards are one of 2012′s hottest design trends, but we’re not talking your average headboard, we’re talking creative fabrics, textures, and sizes. We’re talking headboards that take up the entire wall or are so soft, you can’t help but to ...
Two story atrium inside a historic downtown San Francisco home
The San Francisco Cube House John Maniscalco Architecture transformed a dilapidated 1895 Victorian home in San Francisco into the “Cube House” which is a gorgeous, modern work of art. The home had major challenges when undergoing its renovation – a historically protected façade, abnormally long building footprint, and zero lot-line configuration. The challenges were overcome as the family of four ...
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Fireplace controlled via iPhone or Android app
WiFi Fireplace The new DX1500 gas fireplace from Escea, featuring connectivity to iPhones and Android devices via WiFi which can be used as a remote control, as well as high efficiency and the option for a single or double sided, see-through fireplace. Designed with intelligent mobility in mind, users simply download the app and users can control the temperature, flame ...
Inspirational home offices on a budget
Interior design trend spotting With the work day no longer ending at 5:00pm with a dramatic whistle and a rush to your personal life, homeowners and renters are looking for ways to work from home comfortably, whether that is their primary work area or not. Some are limited on space, many are limited on budget, but neither is a constraint ...
Reinventing shipping palettes – hot design trend
Reinventing shipping palettes How many times have you driven past your grocery store or a warehouse and seen dozens of shipping palettes stacked up by the dumpster as trash? Probably many, but have you ever wondered alternative uses for them? Sure, we’ve all seen the lazy futon done with shipping palettes for years, but as upcycling has gained popularity, recycled ...
How to have a hipster home – 10 illustrated tips
Hipster design is hot Interior design with your inner hipster is hot. It’s ironic and your friends will never understand because they can’t get past their mainstream Pottery Barn catalog design ideas. You are different and you know that there are better ways to feel superior than to spend thousands on an overpriced armoire. You do not have to go ...
LoveMyHome virtual design tool taps your inner crib designer
Virtual design tool – LoveMyHome AGBeat covers the hottest interior design trends with a dash of exterior design trends, but not all people can instantly visualize their space with an orange chair or damask wallpaper, so LoveMyHome offers a virtual design environment as demonstrated above that allows users to build a floor plan, furnish and decorate. The 3d virtual design ...
Circles – the hottest interior design element in 2012
Long live 360 degrees! Circles aren’t just the hottest design trend in web design for 2012, interior design is following suit as our culture shifts toward a less stuffy, less starchy traditional, stark modern look to a warmer look incorporating circles to soften any space and make it more approachable. Whether staging a vacant home or decorating your new home, ...
Ponte Vecchio – a small town built on a bridge – would this work in the U.S.?
The amazing history of Ponte Vecchio The Ponte Vecchio (which means “old bridge” in Italian) in Florence was built in the time of the Romans and is a tourist attraction and local hotspot over the Arno River, featuring shops, restaurants and residences. The bridge experienced damage during World War II but it is rumored that Hitler directly ordered that the ...
Gorgeous wall tiles that make any room pop – interior design trend spotting
Interior design trend Whether preparing a home for sale, settling into a new place, injecting new life into your office or home, there are some interior design trends that should not be missed, for example, gorgeous 3D wall tiles are hot right now and not only are the amazingly gorgeous, they are actually affordable! “I’ve never seen another wall treatment ...
Lego style loft in Barcelona crams a full home into 260 square feet
Super small living – like a rockstar In the super trendy Born district in Barcelona, Spanish architect Barbara Appolloni has designed a tiny apartment home out of a former pigeon loft. Yes, a pigeon loft. The 260 square feet feature all of the amenities of a normal apartment, but with a twist – as demonstrated in the video above, everything ...
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