These rugs carry a flower-inspired design, something that Piado has taken from the outdoors of Portugal. They are like three-dimensional art works for your flooring which are available in three different sizes. They are made from 100% New Zealand wool and come in vibrant red and green color schemes which should offer your home the necessary lift to perk up your abode.

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Layered Flower Motif Rugs

LED carpets are a rare sight, but design company Lama have done a brilliant job with the CELL+LED. The cutting-edge collection has LED lights incorporated in the fibre itself and were first seen at the business class of an Airbus. While essentially for commercial projects, we feel they will also look swanky in homes and make a super stylish statement.

CELL+LED Carpet

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Karpett Unusual Carpet

We know for a fact that welcome mats would normally be found at the front door. But for some reason, someone thought of making it into a room’s actual rug flooring. Now it is an idea but as far as ambiance and design is concerned, it may not necessarily be that appealing.

Also, it may give the person the wrong idea that they are always welcome there or inversely, being sarcastic. Good idea but it may not be the best one to have for your home.

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The Welcome Mat Carpet

Here is something different to give your home some life. Jockimo has introduced their Backlit Liquid Java Tiles, modular floor tiles that burst to life when pressure is applied. These new tiles allow the interactive liquid filled table tops, flooring, and bar tops to glow with color. With these new tiles, you virtually have a dance-floor like design in your home and something fun for kids to enjoy as well.

This interactive product ignites the imagination, regardless of age. In fact, trade show goers are reported to literally squeal when they first touch the product, a response not often caused by flooring.

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Transparent Backlit Liquid Lava Tiles

Here is a table that is bound to light and rock your world. Especially for people who have occastional gatherings in their home, the Disco Table is made up of LED lights in a multicolored fashion. You can actually make one yourself using a $50 IKEA table and then just add on the LED lights for style. Once you properly place the LEDS, it may all look like you have a virtual lighted flooring from discos, the same ones you may have seen from Saturday Night Fever. Certain to add life to the party!

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Disco Table with LED Lights

For the people who want something ingenious when it comes to cleaning up some waste, you don’t have to use your actual vacuum cleaner as a whole to get the job done. As you know, the important part of a vacuum is the actual unit the sips the dirt and garbage out of the messy flooring. But rather than worry about cleaning it up later, here is a disposable way wherein you can just use an old bucket to store the waste after vacuuming.

The concept is also ideal for vacuum cleaners that have broken holders. Rather than buy a new one and leave a perfectly functioning vacuum on the shelf, this alternative can save you some big bucks. The BucketVac is a very simple concept whose name says it all: a shop-vac attachment that easily fits on the top of any 5-gallon bucket. Just snap it into place, and you have something to clean up any wet or dry spills.

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Cleaning House with the BucketVAC

When it comes to interior designing and bringing back life to your home, concrete resurfacing may be a good idea. We have seen modern homes making use of new and improved flooring, something that can really change the face of any home in a hurry.

And for that, the ConcreteNetwork.com may have the solution to improve that aging home of yours. They have made available up-to-date consumer articles covering all aspects of concrete resurfacing. Articles cover a step-by-step overview of the resurfacing process, the differences on resurfacing interior floors and outdoor concrete, and much more.

Whether you want to improve the look of your interior floor or cover up cracks in an old outdoor patio, resurfacing is a great option for concrete. Get inspiration from around the country; visit the site’s online photo gallery for featured concrete projects.

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Concrete Resurfacing to Rejuvenate your Home

Color-a-Room is great tool at the Better Homes  and Garden which lets you choose and apply colors and patterns on your walls, flooring etc. One can then save their creations and print them out or share the url with friends. Check it out here.

Color-a-Room Tool

Add to the fact that you are also practicing in a sense the projected output of your future home. Interior designing is defined in a number of ways and you may be surprised at what you can produce with the given setup. Don’t hold back, employ some home modifications like painting, flooring and wall improvements or a room facelift. You don’t have to save them all for you future house. You can actually start now.

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Transforming Rented Homes to Temporary Havens

Remodeling is only common for people who want their homes to come up with a new and ideal look and if you think about it, you don’t really turn to the pros to do it. They will have some ideas to get a better designed home but for sure, you will be scratching your head once the quote for it all lands on your hands.

One thing you should note, they will also be after commissions. Some may turn to friends but the reality of it all is that remodeling can be done by anyone if you approach it properly. And perhaps the first thing you should do is assess your current setup starting from floors to panels and see where you can improve on.

It will entail cost for sure. But take away the numbers of interior designer’s talent fees and you can already save a lot. This is not to generalize the efficiency of home interior designers but the fact remains, each penny saved is what any home owner would want.

Add to the fact that once that happens, they can perhaps invest a chunk of that saved cost for raw materials to be used to which simple installation such as installation of kitchen cabinets or even new flooring can be done cost-effectively.

Remodeling With General Emphasis

What is a home without the usual welcoming mat or perhaps the enhanced flooring that some people look up to when it comes to perking up the ambiance level of homes? While rugs may not be that expensive and come in different designs and makes, eco-friendly rugs are something that can be of consideration as well.

The Hug Rug is a barrier mat made from recycled materials like tires and plastic bottle tops. So if you are among the millions trying to turn your house to the green standards, a mat can welcome you towards the way.

Phoenox Textiles Ltd, a family business at Spring Grove Mill, Clayton West, has already won an award for Hug Rug, a barrier mat which is made entirely from recycled materials, including tyres and plastic bottle tops and is 100% recyclable.

The product – which will be launched to consumers in February next year – earned Phoenox Textiles a trophy in the Glee Awards 2008 at Birmingham’s NEC.

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Grab the Hug Rug for your Home

Transparent House is carving their own niche and winning critical acclaim for their stunning concrete art flooring. One can apply any pattern to their floor as this San Francisco firm can handle anything. Go here for more info. I am in love with this floral pattern as it has a magical quality to it.

Art Flooring by Transparent House

When in bedrooms, we love to lie down on our favorite beds, have some pillows elevate our heads a bit and watch our favorite television program or play some DVD movies we have around. We may want to sit or slouch by the floor where we can use bean bags or have some cushions. If we have a rug for flooring, we can always just lay down on the position that best relaxes us.

Rarely will you see a person watch television standing up. Sitting or laying down is the normal way we enjoy watching anything. It just depends on what stuff we have around.

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Where do you watch Television?

In reality they are aggressively trying to push for the house flooring and bedding market, items which are surely brining in high demand. While the issues concerning their level and quality of work is still fresh in the air, it is obvious that they will soon be among the home and bed players offering to the market today.

Source: China : Hot housing market drive floor coverings & bedding sales

China Aiming to Penetrate House and Bed Markets

Reed Crawford is the man behind the Formable Furniture which includes interlocking pieces that stiffen at the pull of a wire cable. This makes for some pretty creative designs and the possibilities are endless.  While the all black color scheme lacks luster however one can turn it into shelving, seating, or flooring.

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Formable Furniture

See how you can retain that appealing look and not gamble on making the quality look poor with proper handling and cleaning maintenance today.

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Safeguarding your Upholstery

If are into beds and furniture like us, you should really check out the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City which will be held from May 19th through May 22nd.

More than 600 exhibitors will display contemporary furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, wall coverings, accessories, textiles, and kitchen and bath for residential and commercial interiors.

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International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City

Check out the Tatami Bed if you want to go with the hardcore Japanese Asian look. The straw sheets can be a very relaxing platform to sleep on, sorta like sleeping on natural grass. I’ve personally like this type of flooring as it’s great for hot summers and easy to maintain without need for separate bed sheets. Since I can’t afford one, I stick with my straw FlipFlops I got from AE. (shown below)

Tatami Bed

Check out some of the cool asian furniture you can decorate your living room with, including the furniture used in Korean farm houses.

My personal favorite is the Maru coffee table. The coffee table is assembled from original slabs of Korean flooring. The wood is three inches thick, and held up with legs from the actual porch supports.

Sometimes, old furniture can bring your living room a fresh “asian” look for serenity and peace.

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Asian design and Korean Farm Style