Tag: house design

IKEA bets on remote interior design as AI changes sales strategy

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House Design
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An IKEA store in Nice, France, on May 11, 2022.ERIC GAILLARD/Reuters

IKEA is training call center workers to become interior design advisers as the Swedish furniture giant aims to offer more home improvement services and hand run-of-the-mill customer queries to an artificial intelligence bot called Billie.

In April, IKEA expanded its interior design services to the UK and United States, after previously launching in parts of Europe, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and elsewhere. In the UK, customers pay £25 ($31.44) for a 45-60 minute interior design advice video call and suggested product list, and can pay £125 for three workspace design consultations, a floor plan and 3D visuals.

Ingka says it has trained 8,500 call center workers as interior design advisers since 2021, while Billie – launched the same year with a name inspired by IKEA’s Billy bookcase range – has handled 47

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81 Irresistible Tiny House Designs That Captured Our Hearts

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House Design

While the world races to build skyscrapers that graze the heavens (we’re looking at you, Dubai), there’s a quiet revolution happening in the corners of society. The tiny house movement has gained an insane following since the early 2000s, pulling an increasing number of people toward a more sustainable and budget-friendly way of life through small living spaces. Why, you ask? Let’s just say that the sight of a tiny home, efficiently packed with every essential you can think of, can successfully make your heart skip a beat. Or two. Possibly a dozen. And we have a particularly soft spot for them.

But it goes deeper than just the feeling of living in cute, small houses. While the concept of simple spaces has a much longer history, the modern movement as we know it today took off in response to a combination of factors, including the financial crisis of 2007-2008,

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Not Just Design, Complete Infrastructure Makes Residential Here A Target

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House Design
Jakarta –

There are many reasons that become the basis for someone to choose a housing area related to location, model, size, facilities, and price. On the other hand, the COVID-19 pandemic that we have experienced since the beginning of 2020 has also brought many adaptations related to special placements that are placed with designs, features, and facilities to ensure all residents stay healthy.

The development of infrastructure and facilities in the Jakarta buffer zone has also made the Jabodetabek megapolitan area more mature and integrated. This has finally encouraged people’s interest in choosing landed houses in suburban areas in line with the development of easier accessibility and offering more affordable prices compared to houses in Jakarta.

The pandemic has also made public awareness of health continue to increase and this is what developers continue to realize in terms of design, features and facilities in their area. This is what

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Does Owning a Bathtub Increase the Resale Value of My Home? Dry Design

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House Design

Some form of in-home bath has been common since the mid-19th century. The main or master bathroom as we know it today has been standard in all new homes since the 1980s, so it’s only natural to assume a bathtub should be in the master bathroom. But what if you don’t shower? Does it make sense to invest in a bathtub if you’re never going to use it? What if you don’t really have room for a tub?

Bathing is not a crowd pleaser, as is the dining room. Getting rid of them can win space in your own home for things that truly meet your needs and personal way of life. In my last 15 years designing bathrooms, I think only about 15% to 20% of my clients have had showers. So, the question becomes, “Should I own it for resale”?

The answer is no, you don’t need to

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Only 3.5 meters wide, look at modern home designs

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House Design
The arrangement is so efficient and very pleasing to the eye.

Dream – The trend of tiny houses with aesthetic arrangements is currently in great demand. Each corner is decorated with detail, including lighting, so it’s very pleasing to the eye and makes you feel at home.

Are you looking to organize a room or maybe you want to make a tiny house but maximally comfortable? Friends of Dream can see the design of the TT House in Binh Tan district, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

This house is 3.5 meters wide by 12 meters long with a very modern design. The façade uses natural stone materials, with wooden doors combined with glass and iron.

Door© Happynest.vn

Also made a permanent pot that extends on the side. You can put plants that make the atmosphere of the house more beautiful. Likewise at the top, there is a corner for placing

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This Midcentury Oakland Home Is Inspired by Hollywood Regency and Travel Memories

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When they’re not busy traveling to faraway locales, Shasta and Jen Scobie can almost always be found at the nearest (or furthest) thrift store, foraging for discarded pottery studios and other curious novelties. “I didn’t start traveling until my late 20s, but once I did, I made it a priority and collected many treasures over the years,” says Shasta, a strategic program manager for a tech company. And yet, the couple’s collection had little room to shine. “We had just three pieces of furniture: a bed, a couch and a table. Everything else was relegated to the sidelines and the house was more or less empty,” adds Jen, an engineering manager for a tech company. That is until the pandemic, when months of being indoors exposed the home’s shortcomings—and left them longing for a redesign. Luckily, they knew just the person for the job: dear friend and interior designer Nick

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Inside Bobby Berk’s Airy California HQ | Architectural Digest

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House Design

While many employers are grappling with the post-pandemic Return To Work conundrum, Bobby Berk, the interior design expert on Netflix’s Queer Eyes, has created an innovative solution. The designer’s work from home concept satisfies his growing team’s need for creativity, collaboration, and comfort. Berk purchased a 1970s Spanish-style home in the Hollywood Knolls neighborhood (conveniently located half a mile from his own home), renovated it, and turned it into his eponymous design firm’s new HQ.

“I wanted to find a space where I could really showcase our designs and products in a residential interior setting,” Berk tells AD of his new digs, which opened five months ago. “The front of this house is completely set up as if it’s an actual home. It has a dining room, the kitchen, andliving room. There’s a little library office that we use if somebody needs to take a Zoom and they don’t

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The Beauty of a One-Bedroom House? No Room for Guests.

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As the founders of Haver & Skolnick Architects, an upscale firm based in Roxbury, Conn., Charles M. Haver and Stewart R. Skolnick spent most of their days designing expansive country estates. But when it came time to design their own getaway, they wanted the exact opposite.

“We wanted something very small, with privacy and an ocean view,” said Mr. Oats, 64.

Specifically, they wanted a home that was just big enough for the two of them and their German shorthaired pointer, Keeper, after discovering that in the 1790s maintaining a house in Connecticut was a full-time job.

“In Roxbury, we have about 3,500 square feet in our home, and our offices are in an antique barn that’s an additional 3,500 square feet,” said Mr. Skolnick, 68. “So you have two guys rambling around in 7,000 square feet.”

Looking to build a weekend house near the ocean, the couple bought two

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Home decor, interior design: Tips and tricks to cool-off your space this summer

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House Design

The rising temperature is making our concrete houses feel no less than a furnace and as summer approaches, the scorching heat at home can make it difficult to stay indoors without an air conditioning unit. However, there are many people who cannot afford such luxury or prefer to use sustainable solutions.

Home decor, interior design: Tips and tricks to cool-off your space this summer (Photo by Kinga Howard on Unsplash)
Home decor, interior design: Tips and tricks to cool-off your space this summer (Photo by Kinga Howard on Unsplash)

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Bhavana Bindra, Managing Director at REHAU South Asia, shared, “While some of us will find the luxury of cooled homes using natural building materials such as bamboo, clay, straw, etc., some will be able to use advanced construction techniques such as insulated walls and panels but for most of us, the air-conditioner is running at its full capacity, often blinding us from the impact it has on the environment. To sustainably protect oneself from

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and how to fix them |

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House Design

Our entryways are one of the most functional spots in our home, working purely to welcome us into the home and help us get out the door a little easier. As a result, it is vital that the storage works and doesn’t make our lives any harder.

That being said, there are plenty of entryway storage mistakes many of us are making without even realizing it, and professional organizers say some simple fixes could make our homes a little more practical.

We have spoken to some of our favorite home organizers to learn their tops for entryway storageand which common mistakes we need to fix.

Entryway storage errors

Although entryway layout mistakes certainly play a large part in a non-functional entryway space, how we organize the storage is just as important.

This is what you need to avoid.

1. Lack of multi-purpose furniture

Modern entryway bench ideas with a light wood storage bench topped with green upholstered cushions and papasan chair

(Image credit: Damian Russell)

Entryways, no

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