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Introduce Floral Fabrics and Fauna Patterns Into Your Home Decor

February 14, 2019

With the arrival of spring, the interior design and home decor industry will once again be in a frenzy over floral fabrics and fauna patterns. These harmonious design elements help you bring nature inside your home interiors, giving it a fresher and more lively touch. Today, the Best Design books blog explores a bit more about these two styles, from tropical paradises to jungle-themed interiors and even blossoming designs. One of the biggest trends for this year is romantic floral designs, including motifs of botanical flowers blooming to depictions of gardens. Floral fabrics come in all types of patterns and sizes and look their finest when incorporated in home decor elements such as wallpapers, curtains, pillows or even furniture designs. They come to add a strong yet graceful environment to any home interior. Using patterns inspired by fauna is one of the best ways to bring nature back into your home. For example, one of the best examples that homeowners and interior designers swear by is when vibrant motifs of flowers coexist with soaring animals. These patterns are often highly adorned and have a whimsical aesthetic to them in order…

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Add a Zen Yet Timeless Touch to Your Interiors by Using Neutral Colors

February 14, 2019

Over the past weeks, the Best Design Books blog has displayed a comprehensive range of design moodboards all focused on a particular theme. Today, we return to color trends with neutral colors. These sublime shades are often regarded as the great colors that do not oversaturate a space and actually complement really well other colors. There are endless possibilities to create a marvelous interior design using neutral tones, so now, take a look at a series of contemporary interiors that feature neutral tones as the main star! In the context of interior design, neutral means without color. Neutrals such as beige, ivory, taupe, black, gray and shades of white appear to be without color, but in many applications these hues often have undertones. Be aware of these underlying tones as you match colors or choose paint. For example, beige might have an undertone of pink, tan or gold. White might be slightly ivory, yellow, bluish or peachy. Neutrals can be used in decor in two basic ways — either as a soft, neutral only, quiet look or as background colors for dramatic accents. If you prefer an all-neutral division, the best way to have a…

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Take A Look At 30 Incredible Living Room Ideas

February 14, 2019

Take A Look At 30 Incredible Living Room Ideas ⇒ : If you are in need of inspiration, this is the perfect article for you. The Covet Group brands, such as Boca do Lobo, Brabbu, DelightFULL, Essential Home and Luxxu bring you 30 living room ideas, ranging from the contemporary to mid-century modern styles. Here you will find every product idea you need, from upholstery to lighting. Enjoy! Here’s an extraordinarily designed corner that you can replicate to your own living room. The table lamp (Basie) by DelightFULL gives a mid-century modern touch to this space. The incredible mid-century modern velvet armchair (Carver) provides the perfect combination between comfort and style, but the breath-taking contemporary gold mirror (Diamond) completely steals the show. Both of the pieces are by Essential Home. This living room corner is the perfect place to daydream in. The mid-century modern velvet armchair (Bardot) gives you the comfort you need to enjoy a great book, while the contemporary side table (Botti) becomes the best place to put it down. The incredible contemporary gold mirror (Diamond) grants edginess to this space. All pieces are designed by Essential Home. If you’re thriving for a mid-century modern…

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A Colorful Match Made in Heaven: Living Coral & Dusk Blue Terracotta

February 13, 2019

Pantone has for 20 years influence product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries by setting the best color trends. Yearly selecting innovative hues that are bound to change the interior design of one’s home, Pantone has recently unveiled the 2019 color of the year and the winner hue is Living Coral. This warm shade is referenced as #16-1546 Living Coral and is bound to provide a welcoming touch to your home decor. Today, the Best Design Books blog has come across a color combination that is a match made in heaven in an utterly inspiring design moodboard, and that is Living Coral and Dusk Blue Terracotta! Throughout this article, you’ll get to see amazing interior design spaces that highlight these two beautiful tones and their various shades. Vibrant yet mellow, Pantone 16-1546 living coral embraces us with warmth and nourishment to provide comfort in our continually shifting environment. In reaction to the increase of digital technology and seeing that social media is more embedded in one’s daily life, this unique color tone emerges a way to introduce immersive experiences that give room for connections and intimacy. Sociable and spirited, the engaging nature of Pantone…

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Discover 30 Bedroom Ideas To Be Inspired By

February 13, 2019

Bedroom Ideas – You’ve found the perfect place to be inspired. The Covet Group brands, such as Boca do Lobo, Brabbu, DelightFULL, Essential Home and Luxxu bring you 30 bedroom ideas, with styles ranging from contemporary to mid-century modern. Here you will find every product idea you need, from upholstery to lighting. Enjoy! GET PRICE The centerpiece of this bedroom is clearly the mid-century modern bed – Sophia by Essential Home, with its soft color palette. The minimalist lighting (Ike) by DelightFULL is functional while going beautifully with the gold bedside table (Botti) also by Essential Home. GET PRICE This contemporary bedroom is full of statements like the contemporary lighting pieces (Apache), the brass bedside table (Koi), both by Brabbu, and the graphic rug. All is perfectly balanced thanks to the contemporary cream armchair (Dalyan) also by Brabbu. GET PRICE This luxurious bedroom caters a modern decor, thanks to elegant accents like the fur bedding, the velvet armchair (Naj Bold) and the wooden bedside table. The modern table lamp (Calla) brings a touch of light into space. GET PRICE This modern bedroom decor exudes luxury and elegance. The contemporary lighting (Amik) goes together beautifully with the bespoke golden…

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Find 5 Staggering Wall Mirror Designs in this Exhilarating Moodboard

February 12, 2019

Today’s topic of discussing will be slightly different as the Best Design Blogs explores five of the most staggering wall mirror designs that can be seen in an outstanding moodboard created by Trendbook. Whether Foxed, mottled or antiqued, whatever you choose to call them, distressed-style mirrors add intrigue and mystery through faded and patchy reflections, and the following mirrored pieces are no exception! Many may have the notion that a mirror is merely a simple and practical object, yet these pieces can bright a whole room up and should be considered as a weapon to use in interior design. Wall mirrors are often used to amplify light and add drama to a division. These decorative accessories can differ the dynamics of a room in regards to energy, depth and dimension. They can completely transform an interior space and reflect a brighter ambience, and often match perfectly with all sorts of furniture designs and accessories. These highly practical pieces will allow you to double up the space and can also be quite complementary to the surrounding furniture and accessories. Below, you can find some of the most staggering mirrored designs ever created. Convex Metamorphosis mirror It…

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Set the Mood of Your Home Decor Using the Creativity Tones of Neo Mint

February 12, 2019

After exploring the phenomenal hues of Cloud Pink, the Best Design Books blogs returns yet again to talk about another trendy shade, Neo Mint. According to specialists in the field, this bright hue is bound to be one of the favourites in both 2019 and 2020, whether we are talking about the interior design or fashion industries. Trendbook has also created an outstanding moodboard that highlights the best qualities of this unique color, so let’s take a look. Trend forecasting service WGSN has revealed that a pastel shade of green, coined “neo mint”, will dominate the worlds of fashion and interiors in the foreseeable future as we previously mentioned. According to the trend forecaster, which is headquartered in London, neo mint is a gender-neutral colour with “an oxygenating, fresh tone that aligns science and technology with nature”. This gender-neutral color adds a sense of freshness and serenity. It is an oxygenating tone that is often associated with futuristic developments, especially in science and technology while also maintaining a deep seeded connection with nature. Regarded as a creative color, Neo Mint is the perfect tone use in kid’s bedroom ideas or as a glowing…

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Color Trends: See How Cloud Pink Can Become the Shade of the Future

February 11, 2019

For 20 years, Pantone’s Color of the Year has influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, including fashion, home furnishings, and industrial design, as well as product, packaging, and graphic design. One of the major color trends that the institute has been keeping an eye out for is Cloud Pink, and this spectacular shade is the perfect complement a wide variety of spaces, from restaurants and stores to even kids bedrooms. Regarded as a natural evolution from Millennial pink, the soft and feminine appeal of Cloud Pink is indescribable. This light-toned pink connotes of sweetness and tenderness. When applied to interiors, it adds warmth and a more whimsical touch to one’s spaces. Pink is a color of extremes and its versatile nature is part of what keeps consumers coming back. The proof of that can be the extreme variety of pieces that out can make with that shade. You can even make a complete bedroom out of it. Whether you opt to introduce this color in a sofá, bed, a vanity console or even the walls of your kid’s bedroom, the result will be simply outstanding. One of the…

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Moodboards: Get Interior Design Inspirations Using Natural Materials

February 8, 2019

The use of natural materials is going to be the biggest interior design trends for this year and, as you see, it can be done in any part of the house. Trendbook has created a stunning moodboard that features some of the best materials one should keep an eye out for when selecting the furniture designs for their home interiors, including terracotta, pearls, gold, feathers, coal, marble and wood. Now, the Best Design Books blog will let you know a bit more about this type of materials as well as give you a few interior design inspirations. Always with gold accents and contemporary style present. With some inspiration in a nature theme, you have bamboo accents and wooden stools. Wood is a detail that gives the natural look while always maintaining the luxuriousness. Mirrors can bring more light to the room too. Environmental awareness has been on the rise in every single aspect of our lives, and interior design is no exception. Designers and homeowners alike have been embracing the eco-friendly trend and natural materials have been prevalent in interior design in the past few years. Besides being good for the environment, these materials are good for…

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The Mid-Century Style Is all About Classical Silhouettes and Patterns

February 7, 2019

In this article, the Best Design Books blog returns to talk about yet another exciting design movement, the Mid-century style. Under the tagline of forecasting the future of design and home interiors, Trendbook has created a series of inspirational moodboard with the purpose of providing inspiration for one to remodel their own home interiors, so let’s take a look at the characteristics of this design style as well as a series of furniture designs that best represent it. Nowadays, Mid-century interiors are all about organic style and ease of living, and that’s reflected in their structure. The simple lines and pure forms of mid-century styles are what makes it so iconic. It is simple without being boring but eye-catching without being fussy. Furniture is kept simple and without unnecessary elements. A mid-century modern floral chandelier gives an extraordinary glow to this Art Deco apartment designed by Steven Gambrel. The stunning Dahlia chandelier was designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. The mid-century days were so rich with innovative and talented artists. Their work reflected bold new territory in the art world, and it complements this groundbreaking style perfectly. Finish the room with classic mid-century art and…

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Best of Package: Winning Designs from Pentawards

February 6, 2019

Best of Package: Winning Designs from Pentawards – Attract, protect, inform, collect—good packaging is synonymous with multitasking. Creating these ultimate all-rounders calls for a deep understanding of the good, the market, the customer, the environment, the flow of trade—no easy task. Each year, the Pentawards spotlight the ingenious masterminds behind these complex containers and grant their coveted trophies to the cleverest and most innovative designs in the field. This latest edition of The Package Design Book rounds up the winning designs from the 2017–2018 competitions. With introductory essays, product descriptions, and plenty of images, this book features more than 400 winners from over 40 countries across five main categories—beverages, food, body, luxury, and other markets—and no fewer than 57 subcategories. The result is an authoritative survey of the best of the best, and a rich celebration of packaging as a kaleidoscopic art form. The author Pentawards is the first and only worldwide competition dedicated to packaging design in all its forms, and is open to anyone associated with its creation or marketing. Aside from prize-giving, Pentawards’ mission is the worldwide promotion of packaging design among companies, media, economic and political authorities, and the general public. The editor Julius Wiedemann…

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