Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Dark Moody Bachelor Pad Design: 2 Single Bedroom L-Shaped Examples [Includes Floor Plans]

Being a young professional in a bachelor time of life calls for a trendy pad. A place to kick back and chill after a fast day of working hard, before the evening of playing hard begins. These two cool bachelor pad interiors have dark and moody decor in common, a color palette of black and gray dominates both. A serious look with a nighttime atmosphere, presenting as a slick office turned nightclub effect. Contributing to the no frills masculine look, industrial style concrete walls can be found throughout the L-shaped apartments. Moments of neon lighting brighten each space and evoke the edgy feel an inner city by night.
The first of our two dark bachelor apartment designs has a scheme that incorporates warm moments of taupe, like the modern sectional sofa seen here. The hue softens and lightens the overall look of the room.
A media projector provides a large scale viewing screen without adding any bulk to the wall, in an already limited living space. It can also be retracted out of sight when it’s time to do a little working from home.
The modern sofa is arranged in an L-shape to divide the lounge area from the kitchen. A low level media unit runs the length of the far wall, perfect for keeping a movie DVD collection or games consoles and controllers tucked away out of view.
A projected clock fills up the blank concrete wall when the screen is retracted. A concrete planter on the dual level coffee table ties in with the rooms industrial look.
In the bedroom, a floor lamp stands in place of one bedside table. Further along the headboard wall, a quirky neon sign calls party time. Again, the furniture in this room has been upholstered in a shade of taupe to add a warmer note to the gray concrete surroundings. Smooth wooden flooring brings an additional look of homey comfort to the room.
The blue neon glow from the typographical lamp is repeated around the edge of the floating bedroom storage. Overhead lighting is kept simple and atmospheric with the implementation of just a few recessed spotlights.
Two large copper planters hold a screen of greenery to visually section the sleeping space from the small reading area. Split level flooring also works towards defining the two different areas.
The entryway takes on a locker room look, and offers a glimpse through into the living room via the shutter wall.
The bathroom stands opposite the entryway, accessed from the homes single hallway that runs between the lounge/kitchen and the bedroom.
In the washroom a muted stripe of green picks out the storage cabinets. Under-cabinet lighting brightens the vanity area. A walk-in shower stands to the left, the WC is tucked behind a modesty wall to the right.

2 Modern Homes the Use Grey for a Calming Effect

A home is a reflection of the occupant's personality. Even in a rental space, the furniture, textiles, and lights are choices that make a difference in how the space and the occupant are perceived. Color is a huge part of that personality that a home creates. From vibrant bohemian hues to the stark white of some minimalist spaces, color choice is critical in interior design. We can think of the color grey as being a bit non-committal and even a cop out of a color choice, but the truth is that grey has its own personality, as you will see in the homes featured here.
The first home does not simply build a space around a single grey element, but instead takes on many shades of the color — venturing all the way to white — to create a unique and unified look.
According to color psychology, grey can be a color that makes people feel calm, safe, and secure.
By using so many shades of grey in the main living area, this home is saying to guests that this is a place that it is safe to be. Come in, relax, and enjoy your time with friends and family.
Of course, some grey choices have practical implications as well, with grey flooring being an option that can easily hide dirt, for example.
This particular design calls further attention to the choice of grey walls with a large wall clock design element that actually uses the wall itself as the face of the clock.
In the kitchen, soft grey dining room pendant lights diffuse light over the breakfast bar while wood cutting boards reflect the natural aspect of grey in stone, and clouds.

Sanctuary House in Cape Town By Saota

Architects from SAOTA have done an amazing job on a gorgeous contemporary house in Cape Town, South Africa. The site was bought by a client who loved the initial Design Concept, that was made for the previous owner, and wanted to go ahead as planned.

 Siting on a 874,7sqm plot this stunning house has a lot to offer beginning with the dramatic sloped site and breathtaking views. The house has 5 floors which connect to the adjacent natural ground level or raised platforms. Moreover it is only 2 storys above Nettleton Road.



Modern Eco-Friendly Garden Studio in London

In.it.studios is an UK based company that design customizable garden studios. This garden studio in London is one of their works that shows how passionate the company is about modern and eco-friendly design. It’s prefab in cedar and installed on the site as a guest house nestled amongst the trees. The garden studio features a double-glazed windows, heating, lighting and other things that makes it a perfect backyard addition. There are several other customizable prefab products that company can install for you.