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Ok, so I may take flack, but yes, we’re taking down the pink plastic tiles in the bathroom, too many are missing or broken and so we’re replacing it all with square black tile. Here’s what we’re planning for a vanity (to the right).
Then we’re going to inset some glass tiles in a stripe around [...]

(image via: Julie_Berlin)
There are certain things that most of us take for granted – like well-lit streets. But leaving street lights blazing at all hours of the night, even in towns that don’t see much foot traffic, doesn’t always make ecological and financial sense. A handful of German towns are trying a rather unconventional solution [...]

Freshome is almost 3 years old and I feel it would be wonderful to give some space to our readers to present themselves. A lot of different people visit Freshome, some come and go, some come occasionally, some are with us daily, and a few of them have been with us from the very beginning. [...]

Located in London, on Mallow Street, this contemporary apartment stands out due to its unusual design. With two floors, high ceilings, large and inclined windows, this place was built on the site of an old warehouse. It is located at the fourth floor and is reachable by elevator also. Getting back to the interior design, [...]

The Catedral de Sevilla.

via Wikipedia;

The cathedral was built to demonstrate Seville’s wealth, as it had become a major trading center in the years after the Reconquista. The builders of the cathedral decided in July 1401 to build a new temple, as the ancient Muslim mosque was in bad shape after the 1356 earthquake. According to the oral tradition of Seville, the decision of members of the chapter was: “Let a church so beautiful and so great that those who see it built will think we were mad”. According to the minutes of that day, the new church should be: “a work such as good, which like no other.”

Construction began in 1402 on the site of a former mosque, following the capture of Seville from the Moors; it continued until 1506. Church workers gave half their salaries to pay for architects, builders and other expenses

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We ran into an original idea for a wallpaper, which becomes a great source of inspiration  once you put the whole thing into the right context and fill in the blanks. From Elding Oscarson,  these interiors belong to a graphic design company located in Oktavilla, Stockholm. The planning firm had to come up with the [...]

Star gazing via the Hubble Site.

Sometimes the smallest of details could determine the overall look of a room. In this particular case, we are referring to pillows and their strong design effect. Whether they are placed on the couch in the living-room or in your bedroom, they could become one of the central pieces of that interior with a little [...]

When it comes to choosing the bedroom furniture and coming up with the perfect interior design, things can get a little tricky. After all, it is the room  you spend most of your time in, even though half of it you are asleep. Still, a bedroom should inspire comfort and relaxation. Today’s example somehow comes [...]