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Surroundings have the power to significantly impact the perception of reality and influence whether or not we return to it, and cafés and restaurants are no different. Commercial design plays a fundamental role in creating a complete and memorable experience for the consumer, which can often influence the customer's decision to buy or whether they will return to your space. If you’re the owner of a café or bistro and want to remodel your space continue reading this article so that you can be inspired by this aesthetic, which draws a little from French café vibes, and which will make even the most demanding coffee lovers not want to leave your café. To provide you with the maximum comfort and bring you the unique feelings that autumn provides, the Anna Chair is customised in scarlet tones, just like the leaves that fall delicately in the street it’s the perfect bistro chair. This sumptuous upholstery piece is inspired by the classic style up-to-date influences to create a furniture masterpiece of timeless elegance. The bespoke Anna chair brings a feeling of mystery and irresistible luxury, providing maximum cosiness and allure to the most exquisite spaces. Keeping up with the Art Déco Style, the Haring Table is in this space to serve as a support for the hot drinks typical of this season, which will be followed by the long conversations between friends, lovers or family members that will be shared in this space. With a delicate nature, Haring is the perfect decorative piece to a luxurious place like this one, giving an exclusive touch to the surrounding area. Surrender to this gorgeous statement piece as it will make any room complete. Immediately above the table is the Royal Pendant. As Belgium is a country linked to royal customs, we wanted to bring a little of this heritage to this space by incorporating this lighting collection into it. Composed of brass and glass, the different levels of this handmade pendant are a remarkable display of how a modern touch can elevate a traditional design. In order to complement the space, bringing a cosy ambient light, much needed now that the days are getting shorter, the Floor Lamp, from the same collection, was also incorporated to make the space comfier for those who visit it. Be inspired to decorate your own aesthetic café inspired by the French café vibes, while incorporating the colours of this magical season and creating a welcoming space that is sure to catch the eye of everyone who passes by, making them come back again and again.

Nordic-Inspired Custom Home in Kenmore | Scandinavian Design Meets the Pacific N

Cutuli Homes

Built by Cutuli Homes in Kenmore, Washington, this custom home brings the warmth, simplicity, and natural beauty of Scandinavian design to the Pacific Northwest. Inspired by the homeowner’s Norwegian heritage, the open kitchen, family room, and game room were designed as connected gathering spaces that feel bright, welcoming, and distinctly Nordic. One of the home’s defining features is its extensive use of light natural ash wood with a matte, low-sheen clear finish. Rather than staining the wood, the natural finish allows the grain, variation, and character of the material to become part of the architecture. The wood flows through the dramatic ceilings, custom cabinetry, built-ins, shelving, island details, flooring, and window trim, creating a remarkably cohesive interior. The combination of natural wood and crisp white walls reflects a fundamental principle of Scandinavian design: maximizing available natural light while bringing the beauty of nature indoors. It is an approach particularly well suited to the Pacific Northwest, where Kenmore’s long rainy season and often-gray winter skies share some of the same design challenges that have influenced Nordic homes for generations. The kitchen continues the European influence with clean-lined custom cabinetry, an open layout, natural materials, and a contemporary convection cooktop. Rather than relying on applied ornamentation, the architecture celebrates craftsmanship, proportion, wood grain, and thoughtful functionality. The adjoining family and game areas continue the same material palette, with custom built-ins, integrated shelving, a built-in window bench, and expansive windows that connect the light interior to the surrounding Northwest landscape. The result is a home that feels both authentically Scandinavian and unmistakably Pacific Northwest—a highly personal interpretation of Norwegian heritage designed for modern life in Kenmore. Builder: Cutuli Homes Location: Kenmore, Washington Style: Scandinavian / Nordic-Inspired Pacific Northwest Contemporary Project Type: Custom Hom

Liberty Street

Lincoln Lighthill Architect

This project is a story of how buildings and relationships evolve over time, and how the two are intertwined in the making of architecture. The client, a single man, had just purchased a classic Edwardian flat on San Francisco’s Liberty Street, known for its historic homes and famous neighbors like Tracy Chapman, when his realtor connected him with LLA. The initial brief was to integrate a modern, minimalist kitchen and bathroom with the apartment's traditional aesthetic. The existing condition was a series of cramped rooms and a long hallway that divided the apartment into many separate spaces, some without natural light. The solution was to remove most of the walls in the middle of the flat, with extensive structural work hidden from view. This created an open connection between the living, dining and kitchen areas that flooded the formerly dark core of the apartment with light. Midway through the design process, the client and his partner, and avid cook, decided it was time to move in together. The project evolved further and LLA found inventive ways to pack more features and amenities into a design that was fundamentally about simplicity. The result of this creative tension is a large open kitchen with deceptively simple forms- a long back counter with three rows of drawers below, an island with a central cooktop and double cantilevers for seating, and a slightly mysterious wood box at the back. The box conceals the refrigerator, storage, linens, and laundry, and through a secret door, a large walk-in pantry. The bathroom evolved into a mini-spa, with a walk-through shower and Japanese-style soaking tub. The space shares light with the kitchen through a floor-to-ceiling translucent glass panel. Each client has a large dog, and so a small sliver of space under the upstairs neighbor's stair was turned into the perfect doggie den, complete with period correct doorway. The newly blended family moved in together when the project was completed. A poignant footnote, Maverick, the blonder, fluffier dog in the photos, was very old and sadly passed away shortly after they moved in. It made the photoshoot feel like a special event that honored and preserved his memory in pictures. Like all families, theirs continues to evolve and change, just as their home has over its 90 year life.

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CORAL GABLES Home - By J Design Group in South Florida - Interior Designers

J Design Group - Interior Designers Miami - Modern

An amazing, mouthwatering, modern interior design in the heart of Coral Gables by J Design Group. Floors throughout in marble and hardwood. The fundamentals of a house are what brings our interior designs together: floor, ceiling lighting, wall paneling, stairs, stair rails, doors, kitchen and bathrooms. Having all these areas properly designed will enhance our interior design to the maximum level. Clean lines, quality products and well-selected material will open up the spaces to embrace the furniture and accessories and bring together the mouthwatering interior design of your dreams. A timeless design will accompany you for many years to come, giving the day-to-day impression of freshness and enjoyable satisfaction. This house in the heart of Coral Gables was revived with a unique concept and materials giving our clients the perfect ambiance for entertaining and relaxing peacefully while feeling refreshed in their lovely new space. Their house has become one of their most beautiful homes equipped with all that the 21st century is providing to us, including state-of-the-art sound equipment, electronic lighting system and beautiful spaces all around their home. Coral Gables Key west, Florida New York, Miami modern, Contemporary Interior Designers, Modern Interior Designers, Coco Plum Interior Designers, Sunny Isles Interior Designers, Pinecrest Interior Designers, J Design Group interiors, South Florida designers, Best Miami Designers, Miami interiors, Miami décor, Miami Beach Designers, Best Miami Interior Designers, Miami Beach Interiors, Luxurious Design in Miami, Top designers, Deco Miami, Luxury interiors, Miami Beach Luxury Interiors, Miami Interior Design, Miami Interior Design Firms, Beach front, Top Interior Designers, top decor, Top Miami Decorators, Miami luxury condos, modern interiors, Modern, Pent house design, white interiors, Top Miami Interior Decorators, Top Miami Interior Designers, Modern Designers in Miami. J Design Group has created a beautiful interior design in this beautiful house in Coral Gables, Florida. Well selected spaces, are very comfortable all along this beautiful 4200 square feet house in Coral Gables, Florida.

CORAL GABLES Home - By J Design Group in South Florida - Interior Designers

J Design Group - Interior Designers Miami - Modern

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J Design Group - Interior Designers Miami - Modern

Memories Surround Me

Ancient Art of Stone

Memories Surround Me - Fireplace Ancient Art of Stone was commissioned by our clients in Spokane, Washington to create this natural stone, river rock fireplace. Much of the natural stone saucers in this fireplace project were supplied by our clients. Collected during 50 years of weekends and holidays fishing together, gathering the stone saucers then commissioning Ancient Art of Stone to build a fireplace to honour and remember the decades spent together.