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Nowadays, privacy is a must. Which is why doors usually come in compact materials, that are rarely see-through. Today’s example comes with a twist. This is not your common open/close/use the knob for extra help kind of door, but one that could be considered a little more off track. “The Twist Door” belongs to HC [...]

You’ve seen a lot of residences here on Freshome lately built on terrains that are not leveled. This brings a particular challenge for architects, but also amazing end results. The Edge House by Jarmund / Vigsnæs AS Architects is located in Kolbotn, a suburb south of  Oslo out in the cold Norway. Its unusual architecture [...]

If you want a piano in your home, but until now space was a problem the piano table by Georg Bohle solves all these problems. Created from oak wood, it is functionally designed to serve both as dining table and as an electric piano. The piano table is a dining table or work space with [...]

This is where I wish I could teleport from Denver – but I got an email from www.seconddibs.com that they have some neato stuff that might be of interest to all of you which will be at a show this weekend in lovely Vermont:

The show information is here at JMK shows – and looks [...]

Tables have been used since ancient times. Various shapes and sizes of table were made and used by the early Egyptians and Chinese. The history of coffee tables dates back to the late 19th century, during the Victorian era in Britian. Before this period, coffee tables didn’t exist. Rather, tall, round tables called tea tables [...]

How do you feel about an apartment whose furniture you can see through? We bet you didn’t really give that idea much thought before, which is why today we would like to introduce you to this original themed-furniture interiors from Irina Grawe. The designer’s portfolio features a lot of interesting arrangements, most of them having [...]

From Agraz Architectures this amazing looking residence was built in collaboration with many artists, leaving nothing to chance. The house belongs to family Espinosa Viramontes, who wanted a place that would fit well in the neighborhood and also take on the challenges of the complicated terrain. We think the team did a great job at covering [...]