Furniture just so happens to take up a great majority of space in a room, and if you’re in a small space that can be pretty detrimental. Heavy tables, chairs, rugs and other items can block off the impending square footage unnecessarily, while there are alternatives out there that could really be great space savers– visually speaking.Lucite (or acrylic) furniture. This furniture comes as clear pieces typically; but can range with a whole array of color washes on all kinds of pieces. Break up the center of your living room with a clear coffee table, or create extra room around your dining room table for the ultimate chic design. See some of our favorite looks to help determine what route might be best for your room below.
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Few Creative Ideas for Lucite Furniture
Bringing Children’s Rooms Up-to-Date
Finding the right way to style a kid’s bedroom can prove to be extremely fun for both yourself and your little ones. Much of this will come down to whether or not you have the right children’s furniture at your disposal to pull off the look that you’re going for. Over at www.gltc.co.uk they prove that with a nudge in the right direction, you will be able to create the ideal look for a contemporary play room for the youngsters. Updating designs which have have been popular for decades can be quite a difficult task, but this brand specialises on being able to draw the best out of style which might have seen their day.
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City Architecture in Wood
CITY ARCHITECTURE IN WOOD:
Open Air Cinema “Pioneer”, VTB Bank and Chess-Club
We’ve got three “ArchiWood” premium winners who use wood in architecture and design.
Speaking about public space and its design, architectures recollect another material besides concrete, in order to create comfort in megalopolis. There are three best projects of architectural wood constructions according to the annual premium “ArchiWood” in the network of “ArchiMoscow” Exhibition.
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Bug Collection by Pereira & Fukusada
Bug Collection is a minimalist design created by Rui Pereira and Ryosuke Fukusada, debuting at Salone del Mobile. The Bug collection aims to create a deeper connection between the bathroom area and the rest of the home by revisiting furniture typologies. The designers wanted to use a natural material that could co-habit with the moist atmosphere of the space.
Wood was the first choice, but it required a lot of maintenance. Since they have been working with cork in other projects, they found it to be the perfect solution for this one in particular due to its unique properties: impermeability to liquids, thermal and acoustic insulator, hypoallergenic and soft to touch.
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“Medusae” Collection of Lighting by Roxy Russell
Contemporary lighting can be extremely expensive and for a lot of people, the last thing on the list when it comes to re-designing a space. Roxy Towdry-Russell’s Medusae lighting collection features 4 different kinds of Jellyfish inspired pendants. Hydra, Medusa, Polyp, and Ophelia all have their distinct looks and range in price from about $325 to $425. Each ambient light piece was created with an attempt to bring awareness of the looming plastic that’s carelessly disposed of in our oceans. The delicate polyester mylar pieces of these pendants are laser cut. Made in Los Angeles, each fixture is flat packed, shipped off and then assembled by the user.
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