Showing posts with label Dining room. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dining room. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

HGTV 2012 Dream Home Review

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This years newest home up for grabs offers a lot of design for the lucky winner this year. One look through the photographs of this home and you will easily be able to envision yourself in it. Why? Well the design is one that merges contemporary and traditional, along with wonderful touches of rustic flavor in décor. If you live in South Carolina and want to turn your current home into a dream home see the link below for a local contractor.
Here's a look at a few key rooms that this beautiful home has to offer.

The Dining room
The dining room in the home is not over sized, but kept in scale and adjacent to the kitchen making it a functional eating space that will no doubt be used frequently. A rustic trestle table, flanked by white Windsor chairs, and blue and white upholstered seating make this a warm and comfy place to entertain. Windows lend themselves to the back yard view and keep the space connected to the land.
Products used in the décor of this dream home's dining room can be purchased at the link supplied at the bottom of this article. For photos of this year's dream home dining room see the link at the bottom of this article:

The Kitchen
HGTV's 2012 Dream kitchen is a bright open space open to the dining room and privy to the dynamic views of the back yard space. With a unexpected color pallet that has blues, creams and gray, it easily keeps the room light and bright. High end stainless steel appliances, great lighting that highlight a great prep area make this room feel like a real home. Wonderful touches are found everywhere, and you can have them in your own home. To see specific products and where you can buy your own that were used in the design of this dream home see the link below.

The Family Room
The family room is definitely a comfy space for enjoying your family. Warm colors, comfy furniture for all and soft lighting make this room a gathering place that may even trump the kitchen. Although the designer may have been aiming for a jazzy energetic space, visually it looks comfy, and casual. A great place for family game night, movies and sitting with a good book to read. Part of the reason it may have that cozy feeling is that the room is not over sized. Roomy enough for the family and friends yet visually it is a quaint space. See for yourself by checking out the virtual tour of this room yourself below.

The Great Room
For a truly inspired entertaining space this year's dream home great room is top notch and where it is at! There is very little not to like in this room and if the other rooms weren't spacious enough for you this room has the wow factor you may be after with high ceilings, stone walls and a fireplace that will definitely be the star attraction this is where the dream home comes to life. See the virtual tour link below and be blown away. The color pallet is virtually the same as in the kitchen so everything works throughout the space with each other. If you see something you'd love to buy in this designer great room be sure to check out the product list link below.

The Master Bedroom and bath
Everything about the master bedroom of this home says comfort, and elegance all rolled up into one. High ceilings, romantic touches of soft fabrics, warm colors and lighting make this room the true master suite we all want. The color pallet was borrowed from the view outside of the master suite's windows and they work so well in the space. It truly is about the outdoors and at the same time, so lovely with luxurious touches. Complete with its own sitting room, you will find yourself struggling to leave. See the virtual tour below.

Master Bath
This dream home's master bath has unique touches like opposing sinks so each person get's their own sink area , lots of tiled wall space and a truly spa like experience that has a very natural look as well. The real eye catcher is the shower area which on first glance looks like a glass encased walk in closet, a large on. Complete with a bench, and the best shower system imaginable, you will certainly get clean and at the same time the windows allow for extra light and a view. If you want to soak, the dream master bath also boasts a deep soaking tub. Gorgeous and great for soaking, you may find it hard to get out of once you're in it. Find the link to the virtual tour below.
These are just a few key rooms for you to dream about in this year's 2012 HGTV Dream Home, be sure to enter twice daily at this link: HGTV launches 2012 Dream Home Giveaway , and good luck!

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

HGTV helps you become your own designer

Dawn Gagnon bedroom style board

If you love interior decorating and designing you will love the HGTV websites newest design tool Style boards.  Style boards allow you to use a wide assortment of backgrounds, and accessories to create a style board just like Interior decorators and designers use in their client presentations. These tools will let you put together a dream room, whether it is a new sleek designed kitchen, or a fabulous master bedroom retreat, you are only limited by your imagination. The accessories are expansive, including drapes, candles, chandeliers, area rugs, beds, headboards, etc.

Even if you are not able to purchase the items used in your own custom style board, it can be a great way to visualize your own style, and become inspired to create a space for yourself using the style board as a reference and template for
your real design. Whether you are in the market to renovate or redesign or not, the HGTV style board is a lot of fun to use and a great way to help you understand your likes and dislikes. Once completed, you can "publish" your creation and
have other decorating and design enthusiasts see your ideas.
To try out this fun application, simply visit : HGTV Style board and get started planning your next dream room.
Each of these designs are created at HGTV using their available tools to customize a room to suit your tastes. Even if you can't buy the items used in your creation, the inspiration to create something similar will spark your imagination and get you dreaming of what you can do with your own space.

 

My examples:

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    Saturday, July 9, 2011

    Bird Of Paradise Dining Room

    Bird Of Paradise Dining Room
    The Bird of Paradise Dining room is all about capturing the natural elements of Islands near and far. Using bamboo, wicker and the floral accent o f the Bird of Paradise painting and flowers, one gets a since of warm, tropical breezes, and a casual lifestyle that we all pursue.
    Cane, bamboo, wicker, and natural woods all work together to create an environment to relax and  enjoy a wonderful meal in. The pops of color brought forth by the painting, vase and furniture all keep this design natural, yet allow bursts of color found in the timeless, beautiful ever changing landscape of the islands..a true paradise.

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    Thursday, September 16, 2010

    Definition: Great room

    Many of us have a general idea of what a Great room is, and even what a Great room isn't in our homes. Loosely defined, the Great room is a room that usually is multi purpose, combining atleast two specific rooms into one open space. It may or may not contain high vaulted ceilings. This is in part because not all homeowners loved the high ceilings due to the added expense of heating and cooling a large room with a high ceiling. Construction companies soon offered both vaulted and standard ceilings in their home designs.
    The great room was part of a construction design to modernize the living spaces in homes to accomodate casual living with multiple functions. As more and more families sought out open spaces, the Great room did away with the formal living room, and/or the formal dining room in many cases to combine a large open space ideal for large families, and casual entertaining possibilities. In some cases the great room replaced the Den in the home. People were migrating away from dark, heavily wooded rooms that were usually on the back of the home, instead opting for Great rooms and bright, sun filled Sun rooms, also known as Florida rooms.

    Things to consider- If you are building a new home and are interested in having a Great room there are a few design factors to take into account. Great rooms are wonderful ways to open up the space in a home. However depending on what type of a layout you opt for, a Great room can be inconvenient. How so? Well if the Great room is a combination of living space and your kitchen,there will be extra effort involved with keeping your kitchen presentable. That doesn't present a problem to everyone, but if it does there are ways to work around this. Consider an alternate design combining perhaps a dining area with the living area keeping the kitchen out of the instant path of vision. Many newer home constructions today are eliminating formal dining rooms that are seperate from the living spaces. In most cases it will come down to what the home buyer and builder can work with.

    Following trends-
    Its not always a "win" when home owners follow currently trending cycles in home design, but the Great room has in fact been around a long time, and will not likely fade from the current trends any time soon. There are some home features still on the table as to whether they will fade out or stay.  The Foyer, Theater/media rooms,dens come to mind. That doesn't mean these aren't desirable in the eyes of the home buyer, it really is a question of what they are willing to pay to have them. The den is also being phased out as people are opting for seperate home offices. The latest craze in all things electronic is where we have seen such a huge interest generated in media/theatre rooms. While they are wildly popular, it is yet to be determined whether they will become a part of the standard home builder package in the future. The Foyer, although still being built in many new homes today, many home buyers simply see it as a waste of space in the home. Its still visually speaking  a nice touch, but again, not the most functional use of space in homes today.
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