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The Porch House located just west of Springfield, Missouri, presented Hufft Projects with a unique challenge. The clients desired a residence that referenced the traditional forms of farmhouses but also spoke to something distinctly modern. A hybrid building emerged and the Porch House greets visitors with its namesake – a large east and south facing ten foot cantilevering canopy that provides dramatic cover. The residence also commands a view of the expansive river valley to the south. L-shaped in plan, the house’s master suite is located in the western leg and is isolated away from other functions allowing privacy. The living room, dining room, and kitchen anchor the southern, more traditional wing of the house with its spacious vaulted ceilings. A chimney punctuates this area and features a granite clad fireplace on the interior and an exterior fireplace expressing split face concrete block. Photo Credit: Mike Sinclair

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Interior and product design for a specialty tea company P & T ́s mission is to make fine teas and tea culture more accessible and rewarding to a broader audience. On freestanding presentation cubes outfitted with sliding drawers the individual teas are displayed in a practical fashion with accompanying information, logically organized according to their degree of oxidation. Leaving the conventional `apothecary´ over the counter mold behind, customers are invited to smell the individual teas on display, read about their origins, production processes and their tasting characteristics or sample a particular tea, expertly brewed and served by a 'teaist' at one of the tea tasting stations in the Chinese and Taiwanese style of Gong-Fu. This also spatially sets up the presentation of tea in the center while accessories are providing the backdrop, placed in wall shelves and lined up to form a continuous belt tying all rooms together. The presentation cubes are accompagnied by light wire frames that host the functional lightning and swarms of traditional chinese lanterns which give the installation a poetic note. By responding to the cubic furniture in the 3rd dimension these frames put once more the focus on the laid out teas and objects. Chinese five-elements-theory has influenced the choice of colors, which links water, the basic element for brewing tea, to black and the minerals it contains to white. All colors range between these extreme poles in shades of grey and employ a quiet environment that stands aside, allowing the tender colors of the natural tea leaves and the bright colored glazing of the accessories to speak for itself.

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Colour schemes play a crucial role in interior design. They brighten up the darkest of spaces and transform a dull room into a place of energy and excitement. The right mix of hues also affect one’s mood and behaviour, and they can be used to elicit specific energies a home or building owner wants to feel in their space. Colour psychology is a powerful tool in architecture and interior design. It goes beyond aesthetics; it contributes to various aspects of spatial utilisation, such as lighting, the illusion of space, environmental ambience, and user comfortability, among others. What do you need to know about colour psychology? In case you are looking for colour scheme recommendations from the best interior design in Singapore, below are a few things that are worth looking at: 1. Grey. Apart from becoming a household name due to a famous movie franchise, grey is known to be one of the most flexible and versatile colours that appeal to various personalities. It is a preferred shade for corporate environments and spaces that speak of class and sophistication because it speaks of intelligence and security. Grey also creates a feeling of calmness and composure, making it ideal for homes with growing families. Depending on its brightness or intensity, grey can work well with stronger colours, such as white, black, and blue. 2. Blue Blue is the colour of courage, loyalty, and confidence. People often wear blue because they feel like they’ll never go wrong with it. The same concept applies to interior design; people who prefer to use blue as a backdrop either want to feel calm and relaxed, or vocal and confident. Darker shades of blue are used on either floors or walls of ballrooms, convention centres, and conference rooms, as they showcase a luxurious ambience. Meanwhile, lighter hues such as powder blue, azure, or cerulean blue, instil a feeling of peace and tranquillity, making them great for bathrooms and bedrooms. 3. Red Red is the colour of ambition, strength, and fierceness. It is usually associated with power and love and many other strong emotions. It also screams for attention; thus, a lot of establishments in various industries use it to attract customers. While some people find it too loud to the eyes, red can be used as a central colour for interior spaces. It is ideal for master’s bedrooms because it ignites an intimate ambience. It is also used in study rooms and offices to create an environment of power and dominance. Some of the best interior design in Singapore have used red accessories to break the monotony of a room since they add excitement to areas that are dominated by white and pastels. 4. Brown Brown is a growing colour of choice in home interiors because of its calm and tranquil vibe. It is also a versatile shade that works with various colours and is essential in nature-inspired colour schemes. Brown may not only be used as a central colour, but as a complement to white, blue, green, and yellow shades. It is also suitable for furniture pieces to elicit a more natural and organic approach to space.

The most dominant in character of the house is the room for their 3-year-old daughter where we didn’t want her to be stuck with a bunch of cartoons for her growing years. We wanted that the room should be able to have different interpretations with the ever-changing personality of a child as she matures. A special care was taken to make the child’s room gender neutral to break the convention of the pink and blue mentality.

This is a mid-sized apartment in the Bangalore suburbs. The design idea was 'Conventional meets Contemporaryl'. The heirloom pieces my client inherited from her grandparents paved the way to the design philosophy. While the heritage pieces retain and bring in the old world charm, a series of new world finds are also dominant throughout the house. The beautiful Chettinad Pillar sourced from Pondicherry nods to the traditional value and adds character to the space. Cane weaves, solid wood furniture, hand painted wall art pieces, the brass and the greens, all accentuate the overall look. The highlight to me in this house however will be the relic desk that tells a story against the bare brick wall (puts the space to its best use too) and the large island with antique teak legs, bragging away the lovely grey and white modern kitchen in the backdrop. The sideboard screams mid century modern... however, it's startling how it blends in with the rest so very flawlessly!

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