What’s the first thing that pops into your head when someone mention’s these two words - Haunted House? Scary? That’s a given. Cold? Yes, there are cold patches inside the house where paranormal activity is present. Ugly? Yes again, but not all. There are haunted houses that are architectural wonders despite being threadbare for decades. Since it’s that time of the year to get spooky, let’s focus on these beautiful haunted houses that we actually want to own and live in! No, we don’t. We really appreciate their beauty though.  source LaLaurie Mansion Located at Royal Street in New Orleans, this tri-level building with juxtaposed French and Spanish Colonial architecture garnered plenty of admirers including Nicholas Cage. The actor...
Add sophisticated luxe to a testosterone-filled space, and you’ll end up having a gorgeous man cave. It doesn’t take a genius to know that having a handsome home provide benefits beyond the aesthetics.  Let’s enumerate its advantages for the bachelors, shall we? A beautifully-designed interior will increase the value of your property It’s a stress-reliever! Looking at a beautiful interior calms the nerves It’s one way to showcase a man’s identity And of course, it scores very well with the ladies We’ve scoured the web for the best man cave ideas that will make you phone your interior pro pronto!  source Aristocratic brute is what the NoLIta apartment above emanates. Designed by Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors, the...
Who in their right mind wouldn’t want to save money? The more, the merrier! But, true to human temperament, many of us want to save money without sacrificing a lot of comfort and a little bit of interior style. We assume that you belong to this group since you’re here, reading this post. Thanks, by the way. A great way to save money is by buying adaptable furnishings that will fit in all your present and future interior improvements. Timeless staples that will work in any interior design are undoubtedly golden. Of course, quality is paramount. You need a few core pieces that are highly versatile and exemplary crafted. You will scream (and possibly have a mini heart attack) once...
What do the Dessert Springs Motel, Purcell House, and the set of Mad Men have in common? All bore the style of design touted as one of the most highly influential since its inception in the early 1930s: Mid-Century Modern. The design concept of fine lines and simple patterns flourished when Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius (founders of the Bauhaus movement in the 1920s) moved to the United States to escape the Nazi abuse. This has since greatly influenced the American architecture and interior design until today. Revival of mid-century modern interiors has been on the rise as of late. There are hundreds of reasons for this, but it all boils down to the appreciation for minimalist...
The Martinique wallpaper is an iconic inception – an icon within an icon: The Beverly Hills Hotel. It is undoubtedly one of the nation’s well-known structures. It has a fabled history with exemplary Hollywood characters such as Fred Astaire, Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Lucille Ball, and Charlie Chaplin to name a few. The tropical-inspired wallpaper was the brainchild of the hotel’s decorator, Don Loper, in 1942, and is now revered as one of the best design patterns. The oversized banana leaves in various hues of green, mustard, and hints of burgundy lined the walls of the hotel’s coffee shop. What makes it so grand that people can’t help but be enthralled by the overelaborate prints? The answer is...
