HOME DECORATION AND FURNITURE

Here, the ultra-modern minimalist design house in Komae, Japan, completed in 2007 by architect Makoto Yamaguchi Design. This modern house proves that simplicity is beauty, with a contemporary, clean lines and a palette, crisp white both inside and outside. From the outside, clean, boasting a cube-shaped slopes slightly, which lends an illusion of fluidity. The front was interrupted by a little but focus on the floor to ceiling windows, but beyond that, the exterior leaves everything to the imagination.


Home interior design: in the house this minimalist modern design with a pattern of milk continues to design, with a high wall finish and understated, with a mirror, forming a narrow alleys that sweeps you from one room to the next life. Makoto Yamaguchi Design
Photo credit: Ano Daici

In her Manhattan apartment, designer Amanda Nisbet lacquered the walls of the library with a custom-mixed green (based on Benjamin Moore's Forest Moss). She used the same color to spruce up the desk and chair set, coating the red leather desktop with green paint and swapping the chair’s red leather for a nailhead edged chartreuse Edelman leather on the front and a Clarence House gray velvet on the back. Above the desk hang three black-and-white photos from the Staley-Wise Gallery: A portrait of Mick Jagger by David Montgomery; a photograph of Yves Saint Laurent kissing Francoise de la Renta by Jerry Schatzberg; and a shot of the model Varuschka by Bert Stern.

Nisbet used more smoky gray tones throughout the room to ground the vibrancy of the wall paint. The sofa is upholstered in the same gray Clarence House velvet as the desk chair. The green throw pillows are from Madeleine Weinrib. The small tables are 1940s French and come from an old hotel in Paris. Made of brass and glass, they help open up the room; Nisbet said a coffee table would be too imposing in the tight space (the room is 10' by 12').

Rug is from the Rug Company. Roman window shade made of Holland & Sherry felt edged in Samuel & Sons’ Greek Key-pattered tape. Custom T-back slipper chair upholstered in Holland & Sherry gray pinstriped fabric. French chandelier is 1940s and made of mercury glass, brass, and wrought iron.

This small bathroom has been brightened up instantly with shimmering metallic wallpaper. This modern bathroom is given a glamorous twist with stunning wallpaper that shimmers in the light. Create a glamorous feature wall with iridescent tiles. Soft grey walls and deep brown floor tiles work well with a contemporary mirror and wall-mounted radiator to create a clean, modern look. A curved shower-bath is a great alternative to a shower enclosure in a small bathroom. Rich purple paintwork teamed with fresh white tiles creates a glamorous feel in this bathroom sanctuary. Create an intimate and glamorous bathroom by combining bold, organic patterned wallpaper with free-standing bathroom furniture.

Interior bedroom, glam and pretty. The geometry of the table and lamp play off the round shapes so nicely, too. And the clock! And the red cord of the lamp next to the red borders of the parasols! Oh, oh.

The tiny and fabulous Manhattan living room of Michelle Adams, a former domino magazine stylist and the mastermind behind the eco-friendly Rubie Green fabric range. Adams' decor was inspired by the JK Capri Hotel in Italy.

She uses this diminutive space to work on Rubie Green projects, stashing storage and clutter behind a curtain and hanging fabric samples above an inspiration board. She scored the Jonathan Adler Bel Air Lamp at his annual sample sale.

The IKEA 'Lack' bookcase holds books, jewelry, and Adams' domino collection. The bamboo chair at the Pottery Barn/Williams-Sonoma outlet store and covered the seat cushion in Rubie Green's 'Mary' print.

Another view of Trey Laird's library, featured in Elle Decor. Jeffrey Bilhuber found the Moroccan table at a Paris flea market. The wool carpet is by Beauvais. Bridgewater sofa designed by Bilhuber. The painting on the bookshelf is by Elizabeth Peyton.

Architect Jeffrey Povero maximized space in his 860-square-foot New York apartment with architectural custom shelving, which provides neatly efficient storage. He also used opposing paint colors to make the space seem larger: Benjamin Moore’s Iron Mountain (on walls) and white (in recesses) help the dark color dematerialize at the edges. Bedspread from ABC Carpet and Home.