There are so many benefits to living a life without walls, both the walls you put up between yourself and other people or the walls you put up between your living room and your kitchen. With open floor plans, it’s easy to feel like you have more space available and it gives you a lot more options for interior design. Whether you have an open concept home already or are considering it, let these beautiful, open spaces be your inspiration....

A beautifully decorated room is appealing, couple that with an amazing view and you have these 25 spectacular designs from around the globe. A running river, the waters flapping on the ocean, or the sun coming over the mountainside all can be seen from the terraces of these beautiful private residences and villas available for rent. Architect:Saota Just beyond this two story high living area lies the ocean. Step out onto the veranda and you are on the sea....

A three-bedroom home can be the perfect size for a wide variety of arrangements. Three bedrooms can offer separate room for children, make a comfortable space for roommate, or allow for offices and guest rooms for smaller families and couples. The visualizations here show many different ways that three bedrooms can be put to good use with stylish furnishings and unique layouts. Visualizer:Jeremy Gamelin This colorful home would be an ideal choice for music lovers, featuring two bedrooms and a spacious living area, complete with music storage and stereo, that opens out onto a cozy veranda....

These three little homes may be super compact but they are also super stylish! Clever layout and zoning techniques help fit in all the mod cons and home comforts, with unique room dividers creating clear sections in open plan spaces. See how dramatic modern lighting schemes are able to turn up the drama, completely unaffected by size restrictions. Plentiful hints of colour add character to the home interiors whilst surfaces - for the most part - remain uncluttered and simply decorated....

Cuckoo clocks often bring to mind, well, the cuckoo. The mainstay in that crazy aunty or neighbour’s living room, childhood memories may evoke a touch of the odd or alternative. These cuckoo clocks present a whole different picture. Revamped to suit the modern interior, these cuckoos are more art deco, minimalistic, Japanese – rather than crazy cat lady - inspired. Large panes of white or plain wood house gorgeous hand-painted birds, popping out the side or front of a stylish, minimalist, and often hand-crafted piece....

We all remember our first piggy bank. Our first step on our road to saving, the little pig with the hole in the top was a childhood landmark – and one that helps us keep saving today. Whether your little one wants to save or you just need a swear jar, these fifty piggy and coin banks make collecting coins fun. Get your traditional piggy in porcelain, silver or glass. Stash your coins in a book, the perfect anti-looting disguise....

Remember the Seychelles, where cobbled paths led to a tree-lined shower? Or that hotel in the Philippines, where the presenter showed a bath, lotus pool and sink area covered in lush forest? Create a cleansing haven of your own, with these fifty outdoor shower spaces for inspiration. Take a rainforest shower over polished wood decking, watering flower beds simultaneously. Sip a glass of wine in an armchair before washing, watching the fire roar and warm the area beside you....

Walking to your master bedroom at night, or awakening there in the morning, what type of decor do you wish would greet you? If it’s not the room you have currently, then we are ready with a whopping 51 inspirational bedroom ideas , plus tips & accessories to help you design your very own new space. From master bedroom colour schemes and bedroom furniture sets, to gorgeous lighting schemes and show-stopping accent walls, it’s all going on right here....

Room dividers separate a large living space into smaller areas without cutting off connection entirely. This visual screening can be imperative in studio apartments, desirable in family homes, and decorative in spacious dwellings. Here, we show a myriad types of room dividers and the spaces they complement. You’ll find ideas for floor-to-ceiling room dividers that build a feeling of grandeur and muxarabi screens that create stunning light play. There are curtain room dividers that offer a flexible solution, and freestanding screens for portability....

Shipping container homes have grown in popularity but they do raise questions. Are shipping container homes cheaper? How long do shipping container homes last? Shipping container homes cost less than traditional homes, but customization and permit costs should still be considered. With proper maintenance, they can last 25 years or more. The most common shipping container sizes for homes are 20 and 40 feet long with a standard height of 8′ 6″....

A sofa table is a long and narrow table used to display decor, add intrigue, or incorporate storage. Similar to a console table, they generally stand around 30 inches—higher than a coffee table, yet shorter than a chest of drawers. However, sofa tables certainly aren’t a new concept, as they date back to the late 1700s. While traditionally they were long dropleaf tables used in front of sofas, today you will often find them without a dropleaf and placed against the back of a couch....

Unlike the intricate opulence of traditional chandeliers, circle chandeliers feature a simplified silhouette that is stately enough for formal environments and laidback enough for casual placements. In this post, we’ve collected our favorite circle chandelier designs from around the web. We’ve selected approachable designs for interior themes ranging from mid-century modern to cottage chic and everything in between. Find the perfect circle chandelier for every style and every budget - from opulent crystal chandeliers to playful bohemian pendants - all collected in the fun compilation below....

Located in downtown Taipei, Taiwan, this studio is the home and workspace for two designers. Using their own creative spirit to create a place for themselves, the Ganna Studio fuses elements from this historic apartment with modern aesthetics, resulting in a space that is both welcoming and beautiful but where plenty of work can get accomplished. With no desire to make changes to the old building, which once housed the families of military personnel, the designers instead reinvigorated the interior of the apartment without tearing down or changing the charming exterior elements....

More and more jobs are allowing people to work from home. Having the flexibility to work from home has shown to increase worker productivity as well as happiness. While it used to be only a certain type of executive that would deign to have a home office, today it’s virtually a necessity. In this home, a 250 square meter (2690 square feet) apartment in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from visualizers at Design ATO Studio , the home office works seamlessly with the rest of the modern design while still offering plenty of space for a comfortable day of work....

The story of this home design began back when the client had the idea of situating a swimming pool in his apartment, a 477 square metre duplex in São Paulo, Brazil. Fernanda Marques Arquitetos Associados embraced the challenge, and proposed that a glass pool be made a novel part of the living room by amalgamating it with huge windows there. The next part of the project was to suitably house and display the homeowner’s large art collection and its future growth....

On a rocky hill in Senggigi, Batu Layar, Indonesia, a steeply contoured 1600 square metre plot has become the new home of a young couple and their three children. Created by Wahana Architects , the home has a 1200 square metre build area that beds snugly into its contoured environment. With a rise of around 25 metres from the main road, the Hill House gains terrific views over an ocean panorama....

With privileged views over the ria shore in Aveiro, West Portugal, this modern coastal house is designed to accommodate a multigenerational family. Children, parents and grandparents can come together in the connected, social living spaces, whilst also being able to find peaceful seclusion in more private rooms. Created by architectural firm Atelier Lopes da Costa , the house structure is sharp and compact with a pitched roof. Contemporary wood cladding and contrasting white render break up the solid facade to create a more dynamic finish....

While the luxury of Italian marble and antique oak can never quite be matched, the reality is that you do not need the most expensive materials to create a truly unique and stylish space. Instead, it is the way the materials fit and flow together that creates real luxury. This modern interior, made for a private residence outside of Moscow, is proof that even simple, inexpensive materials can create a beautiful home when used correctly....

Taiwan’s WCH Studio boasts a portfolio filled with refreshingly unique modern and contemporary urban spaces we love. These city dwellings are atypical in their architectural dialogue and decor sensibilities. The apartment we feature here reflects all of this boutique firm’s capabilities with its utilization of light and height in a multi-level format with rooms spanning out from a central dynamic staircase of steel and glass. The staircase boasts a smoky glass railing framed in steel with display shelves in backdrop....

What would you do with an extra room in your apartment? Frequent entertainers might find a spare guest room useful, while artists may set up a studio or storage space . The designers of these two single-bedroom apartments each took a different approach according to the needs of the residents – the first apartment features a traditional home office and library setup, while the second apartment uses the spare bedroom as a sort of media area for television and perhaps even video games....