Imagine that you were able to peek into the bedroom of a young socialite who lived in the turn of the century. This is the kind of young woman who thrived on being able to twist men around her fingers and who danced the night through until dawn at least three evening a week. These women were the ones who men wanted to be with and who women wanted to be. What do you think their bedroom would look like?

Chances are, if a woman lived back then and had a great deal of money, she likely had a bed that looked exactly like the Cherie Bed in her bedroom. This beautiful metal bed is unique and extremely ornate. It features metal castings that are very detailed along with beautiful scrollwork. Every kind of curve you could think of is found in this bed, including a unique swoop at the bottom of the footboard that curves upwards into a whole new curve. The posts are solid and sturdy and have tops that look very much like a chess piece. Finished in a satin beige, this bedroom furniture would work well matching almost any décor.

Pair this bed with some beautiful and silky linens and plenty of pillows and you may very well be looking at what the bed of a fluttering socialite looked like many years ago. Created by Hillsdale Furniture, this bed is designed to last for a number of generations and far beyond.

Chandeliers have long been bringing the tag of upgrading the level of homes, adding a touch of class and elegance placed in the right places. Sure they will have their issue of using to many incandescent bulbs that are the contributing elements towards aura and ambiance but the thing is also thinking that they are not the usual things turned on everyday.

This is to emphasize on the issue that chandeliers encourage wasting electricity. But whether they are lighted on or not, you can just feel the difference that they brought before and will continue to do so today for homes who still acknowledge the difference in home atmosphere that these classy chandeliers bring to any home.

Chandeliers have made a shimmering return to cool. Virtually all revamped restaurants and hotel bars are dotted with ornate cut-glass, crystal and plastic light fixtures.

Cheap and chic versions are available at big box stores and then there are the singular creations of designers like Arik Levy. Levy is a prolific designer who has put his stamp on everything from opera sets to jewellery and furniture.

(Source) The Gazette

If you are thinking about installing that modern-looking kitchen countertop, Solaris Modern Kitchen might be a way to go.  Although at first-sight your visitors might mistaken it for your underground science lab for mixing metamphatamines, with a closer-look, the verdict is clear that the modern kitchen will make your visitors wonder how to get one for their metamphatamine lab.

Now, just don’t blow up your kitchen.

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Check out this foldable fuzzy pet bed, which actually looks exactly like my foldable beach bed.   It might be a great way to reward your loved furry ones with cozy naps he/she will love to take on anyway.

Heck, your pet would thank you if you took it to your next family outdoor outing along with your baby’s chair.

Let your puppy or dog bask in the lap of luxury with our Foldable Fuzzy Pet Bed. This bed features a foldable aluminum frame for easy storage.

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The key towards ideal good home designs today is not overdoing it. Makes sense? Apparently this is good advice. We do tend to look beyond the stars and go overboard. While many want to get the best, it does not come from trying to jam-pack your home these days. It still all boils down from a vision and logical designing.

More so, there are ways to get ideal home designs without overdoing it. HGTV even offers a lot of it when they air on national television which coincides with the popular virtual design community to which anyone can find great ideas when it comes to unique modern design ideas.

Angelo Surmelis, a designer and host for HGTV shares some common errors to avoid these home design mistakes:

1. Not Understanding your Home
2. Too Much Clutter
3. Too Much or Too Little Color
4. Creating a furnished lineup
5. Lighting

(Source) Lifestyles

Ever since the 17th century, the United Kingdom has always been known to uphold quality in everything that they do. This has been passed on to the succeeding generations and we can see today that much of this has been the prime reason for being the top quality furniture products.

The furniture biz has been growing today and we see the birth of new furniture manufacturers originating from countries like China but if there is one thing that the British hold, it is the emphasis on quality rather than mass production.

This has been the trademark of British quality and for sure, upholding that tradition is a need. That is perhaps why an apprenticeship program to make sure quality does indeed continue to last.

“British furniture has a glorious legacy that dates back to the 17th century. Sadly, British manufacturing is petering out, which is why we are now running an apprentice training scheme to train woodworkers in traditional cabinet-making.” The problem is these skills come at a price that can’t compete with the likes of China — Benchmark’s Rose dressing table, above, by Kay & Stemmer, costs £3,950 — but British made these days is more about quality than quantity

(Source) Times Online

How many rooms do you have in your home? If you’re like most people, you will have included one thing that many homes of yesterday didn’t have: an office. Offices have become extremely handy for most families. They are the place that the children do their homework, that the bills are paid, and that many women and men work from home in. Offices are fun to furnish, as there are tons of different desks that are fun to choose from. Have you ever though, however, about putting a daybed in your office?

Putting a daybed in an office is often an ideal situation. It gives you or any guests that you may have in your office to sit at, and it is the perfect place for any guests to sleep on if they need to stay over for a night or two. Having a daybed works well when you’ve got children who have friends spend the night, especially when your daybed has an optional trundle unit, allowing you to sleep two children comfortably and easily.

The Chalet Daybed with Link Spring by Hillsdale Furniture is a daybed that would work well in an office situation. This bed is made of metal and is finished in a textured black powder finish coat. The simple lines are classic, while the caps on the post at a touch of art to the room. If you’re searching for a daybed to put in an office, the Chalet Daybed is ideal.

Some may call it old-fashioned but we have to admit, bars in homes did have their way of spicing up that right atmosphere people look for at certain times when they want to have a drink and be alone. We see bars present these days but not as many as home designs of before.

Today we see old school bars making their ways back into the scene today. Rather than spending much of their time in pubs and bars, people can enjoy them inside their homes with the proper spacing and design.

Home drinks bars are shrugging off their Del Boy image and sneaking into the smartest properties now that crisp designs and glamorous materials are raising the style stakes

Perhaps the influence of trendy city bars like The Reform in Leeds, Bacchanalia in Manchester and Exclusive Newz in Liverpool is generating a desire to recreate a cocktail-hour atmosphere at home. Or maybe it’s the fact that people increasingly want to entertain without the fuss of organising a dinner party. Either way, home drinks bars and cocktail cabinets are becoming fashionable again.

(Source) Telegraph.co.uk

Combining comfort with eco-friendliness is certainly one of the battle cries that EcoMemory Foam is thinking off when Anatomic Global Inc. was trying to develop a bed product to suit both worlds. Apparently, the quality of bedding today goes way beyond design and price. It also requires the touch of eco-friendliness and now, people can have the choice to own one in Las Vegas.

Developed by founder David Farley with 20 years of experience in medical industry sleep systems, EcoMemoryFoam has taken the best of memory foam technology and improved on it. Using open cell technology, they have created a memory foam mattress that breathes and helps you sleep cooler. EcoMemoryFoam also utilizes the patent-pending Neutral Posture Support System, which is scientifically designed with seven support zones to relieve the stress on your back muscles and refresh the body. EcoMemoryFoam is manufactured in the United States, and the company can ship anywhere within 48 hours, which allows retailers to avoid keeping inventory.

EcoMemoryFoam mattresses utilize the patent-pending Neutral Posture Support System, which is scientifically designed with seven support zones to relieve stress and refresh the body. Patented zero-emissions technology is used to create the coolest-temperature, most supportive memory foam beds available.

(Source) Furniture World

As far as comfort in chairs or sofas is concerned, sitting on them could really be something worthwhile if they had the lumpy cushions that make it entirely cozy each time we get the chance to sit down. This is best exemplified by Madam Ruben, employing a thick and comfy mattress like foam cushion that make them ideal and tempting to sit in due to their unique manner of design.

The Madam Rubens chairs, currently on display at the Please Do Not Sit exhibit at the Tools Gallery in Paris (until July 26, 2008) are some of the most voluptuous chairs and stools you’re likely to see. Willems not only had the vision for these chair designs, marrying the mattress forms to the curvaceous legs and backs of antique furniture, but he created a process for recycling mattresses, removing the wires and other hardware embedded in the mattress.

(Source) Inventorspot