Home of Sara Camre, Architect | View it here | [via]
Hellooo lovely white floors and walls, so nice to meet you. And, may I say your truck-mural-in-the-hallway has me tongue tied? It knocked me over the head… in a good way, of course.
This home of Sara Camre is a perfect example of how using white on floors and walls can really make furniture and art ‘pop’, even when the colors are softer shades/hues. I wish I had the guts to do a white floor somewhere, but each place I’ve lived has had really pretty wood floors, so there’s been no real need other than my curiosity to see how it might look.
Update: found more pics at Boligmagasinet.dk.
[via heyhome]
[posted by katie on November 16, 2009 at 11:11 am. Copyright BLTD LLC, 2009.]
Penny Floor | View it here
I’m sure I’ve seen or heard of this before, but these pictures are worth a look. Notcot did a post on The Standard Grill’s (left) floor with some commentary (including a how-to and legal tender issues) that led to a link of Paul Smith’s boutique (right) in Paris with the same idea on the walls.
[via materialicious via notcot]
[posted by katie on July 27, 2009 at 12:38 pm. Copyright BLTD LLC, 2009.]
Popham Design Tiles | View it here
Handmade tiles usually aren’t the sort of thing I like, but these by Popham Design are so graphically strong I can’t help but like them.
popham design brings a modern design sensibility to the tradition of Moroccan cement tiles. Our tiles are made by hand by skilled artisans in our Marrakech factory. The designs take their aesthetic cue from our life in Morocco and the things that inspire us…Grouped into four collections – scribbles + loops, classics + twists, flora + fauna, and plain + shapely – the patterns within each are designed to be flexible so that the same tiles can be arranged in numerous layouts. In conjunction with our color palette, popham design tiles encourage creativity. “Have fun and show us what you can do,” they seem to say. popham design tiles are suitable as wall and floor coverings for residential and commercial environments – and appropriate for both interior and exterior applications.
[via dwell]
[posted by katie on June 24, 2009 at 6:35 pm. Copyright BLTD LLC, 2009.]
tham and videgard hansson arkitekts | View it here
Whoa, check out this apartment with its crazy color-transitional parquet floors. Not sure how much I’d like to live there with that much color all the time, but it’s certainly nice to look at. Visit designboom for bigger/more pics.
they used patterns and colour to order space in previous projects that the occupants had seen.
the overlapping colours transform the layout of the apartment and add a new structure of spaces
linked to each other across the original plan. the parquet floor also function as a uniting system
that offer design possibilities. once they had set up colours in different shades, they developed
each room in relation to the others, every piece of parquet was defined to fit into the right postion,
there was no random factor in the construction process. -designboom
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[posted by katie on April 7, 2009 at 12:20 pm. Copyright BLTD LLC, 2009.]
Ting’s Leather Belt Floor Tiles -- $ 75| Buy it here
I remember posting Ting Studio’s Belt Floor Mat back in June of 2007 and it blew me away. But this, this is really spectacular. You can have a whole floor of recycled leather belts. There’s not a whole lot of info on the site (that I could find), but Met Home’s May issue (pg 74) lists the floor tiles at $75 per square foot. It’s expensive, but man, it might just be worth it.
Apartment Therapy has a little more info about the floor tiles too if you’re interested.
$75/sq ft., Buy it here.
(Also, I wonder how easy it would be to replicate this yourself? You’d have to do some hunting at resale shops for the belts, but as far as adhesive I just don’t know…)
[posted by katie on April 6, 2009 at 12:47 pm. Copyright BLTD LLC, 2009.]
Tetris Tiles | View it here | [via]
I probably played Tetris for hours on end in 6th grade. I have been reacquainted with Tetris recently while at a friend’s house who still has her old Nintendo, so it’s great to see it being used here in a home application. I’m not quite sure it would be a match in my home, but I do really love the idea. Perfect for a kids bath perhaps?
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[posted by kris on September 17, 2008 at 10:35 am. Copyright BLTD LLC, 2008.]
Foundry Maple reclaimed floors | View it here
If faced with obtaining new flooring in a remodel or new construction, I would never opt for new wood because of the sustainability issues, but these reclaimed floors are quite stunning and would be a great juxtapose for super sleek and modern white walls and furnishings. Ideally, you could find a local reclaiming mill so you’re not paying for transport of wood for long distances.
[posted by kris]
[posted by kris on September 9, 2008 at 10:37 am. Copyright BLTD LLC, 2008.]
Epoxy Floors | View it here | [via]
The Apartment did this remodel using self-leveling Epoxy for a super sheeny, modern look. It’s an economical way to create a fresh-slate for tired floors.
[posted by kris]
[posted by kris on September 3, 2008 at 9:11 am. Copyright BLTD LLC, 2008.]
Custom Gradient Mosaic Tile | View it here
I’m loving this custom gradient tile from Hakatai as seen in the Drury Plaza Hotel. Hakatai has a gradient tool on their website so you can create your own Gradient tile. Pretty stunning.
[posted by kris]
[posted by kris on August 25, 2008 at 10:47 am. Copyright BLTD LLC, 2008.]
Penny Tile -- $ 5.75| Buy it here
Penny tile is really quite versatile. It can be used on floors and walls in old homes and new construction alike. It can even be used in both residential and commercial without looking out of place.
I love the look in this home. And, at $5.75 a square foot it’s fairly economical too.
[posted by kris]
[posted by kris on August 6, 2008 at 10:14 am. Copyright BLTD LLC, 2008.]
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