Parrot on a PorchA Journey Toward the Little Mansion Dream

The “little mansion” is designed to have 3 bedrooms on the second floor. But we’ve requested the developer to just have 2 bedrooms for a start so that we’ll be having a bigger master’s bedroom. My son’s too little anyway to have his own room. It’s very timely that I have read this article about Bedroom trends for 2010. Hubby and I will have a guide and reasonable options in bringing these two bedrooms “updated” and à la mode in terms of styles and designs perfect for this year.

* Bold Bed Linen – the easiest way to bring up the bedroom with bold colors are through bed linens with vintage-y bright florals or sugared pastels.

* Elegant Headboards – go for a super-chic style and elegantly designed headboards ala-boutique hotel style. On colors, a palette of sleek greys and blacks and an accent colour, such as yellow or lime do the trick.

* Statement Beds – remember those Georgian type of beds with poles and ceilings..beds that of royalties. Classic but remember to infuse a modern touch for a twist.

* Feature Walls – Feminine floral wallpapers are perfect for creating a soft, romantic feel.

It’s been a while since I last shared updates about the Little Mansion Project. How I wish I have the luxury of time to blog about the recent development in details. But with all these offline events that I am committed to attend and with all these hustling and bustling activities in preparation of the Holidays plus being swamped with online works, with best efforts, I’ll try to make a brief overview one of these days. All I can say is that the excitement is REALLY getting more intense. *wink*

Meanwhile, I’m sharing one of my workstation inspirations from Sergi’s works which I hope I’d be able to incorporate in our little mansion.

Just simple yet very spacious and functional.

As previously blogged, I really have a penchant with blue-colored or blue-themed rooms. I’ve come across a site that says the cool color of blue can actually make a small space appear bigger as it appears to recede from the viewer.

Here are just a few inspirations I pooled from my favorite home interior blogs:

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I grew up having Legos as part of our childhood toys. My sisters and I would interactively create each our own dream houses and other structures. It is one of the most popular all time favorite construction games and with children around the world spending 5 billion hours a year playing with LEGO bricks, there’s no doubt that Lego fans, not only the kids, but even those young at heart would love to have this as part of their home furnishings.

Do take note that this is not just a imprinted or painted design but this a kitchen center (IKEA Kitchen Island) covered with more than 20,000 real LEGO pieces. Called the Munchausen LEGO Kitchen Centre, it was designed by Paris-based duo designers Simon Pillard & Philippe Rosetti. (Posted via The Cool Hunter)

Along with our house hunt, I am also taking baby steps towards realizing that dream house by searching for home ideas like interiors, furniture and other home inspirations through interior design and architecture blogs and sites on the web. For example, take a look at these kitchen design concepts. Aren’t they impressive?

Yes, I am so into our house hunting project that my online time is usually spent on bookmarking sites and shops about home design, furniture inspiration, interior design and architecture. I am even subscribed to my favorite home design blog’s feeds on my Google Reader getting a daily dose of ideas and inspiration. Its latest blog post features this Mastella’s unique modern vanity bathtub. It has organic curves inspired by an egg’s shape only with a flat edge making it ideal for practical wall placement without sacrificing style. This is the perfect tub for my ideal bathroom.

If you have seen the movie Twilight, then it wouldn’t take you a second to recognize whose house is this?

It’s the Cullen’s!!!

The Cullen House, supposedly located just outside of Forks, WA, is actually known as The Hoke House or the “Nike” House. It was designed for Nike executive John Hoke and his family and was designed by architect Jeff Kovel via ‘Skylab Architecture’ it’s 4300 squares, built by Metcalf Construction, with Lucy Metcalf as the interior designer and landscaper.

Don’t you just love the interiors and exteriors of this modern vampire house?

Photos snagged from designtavern.com.