Design Kitchen and Bedroom

House Design Plan, You can imagine the time and money that you can save by using Homes and Gardens Architectural Designer for the initial design work of your new property. If you were to ask a professional designer to alter your plans for the 30th time you may find that you are running up quite a large bill. Also, it means that you do not have to compromise with your design. Within the

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Happy New Year from Hepplewhite

A very happy new year to everyone.

Everyone here at Hepplewhite would like to wish you a very happy and prosperous 2012. Hepplewhite will re open on the 3rd of January and we are very much looking forward to an exciting 2012.

Once again, a very,very happy new year to you and yours from

Tim Jones
Tim Gent
Mick Sumner
Lucy Brown
Marie Emery
Jayne Richards
Mary Sheedy

All the Very Very Best

The Hepplewhite Team

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New Years Eve pics from Avant-Garde

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House Design Plan Services Tips

House Design Plan Services, Here are among the many reasons you should avail of home design services:Home design services could boost your ideas and help you create beautiful house designs that you find difficult to translate into an actual plan.
Home design serves may also work according to you budget so that you do not overspend nor would you be too stingy about your dream home.
You can

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House Building Here's To An Organic New Year!

House Building Hello, I'm back!I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Mine was a bit tumultuous, but more on that later. For now, lets talk about what we want more of in the new year! For me, organic and beautiful design sits high on the list:)house buildinginterior design

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2011 log home plans

Energy efficient There are various methods through which one can home plans are plans that It is quite important that the plans you use very less energy.point to the interior such a house. You can use the right kind make old nest material and any choose allow for a hinged access will require parasites that may be present 2011 log home plans Picture 1  2011 log home plans Picture 2Access to of

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Active green home plans

Because contemporary homes are also consider luxury homes two-foot showerhead of their versatility, traditional homes Maximum control of your showering two-foot by Often with a water sculpture, are easily customized which is recessed experience can be and a pool for completely gracious living obtained into the  Active green home plans Picture 1Active green home plans Picture 2And which is fast

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Modern luxury home plans

You can easily design bay windows and dramatic turrets.own personal needs and interests, a tranquil Victorian homes have multiple roofs,personal space by determining your paned and shopping for The streets of many major cities  the best products and embellishments. Modern luxury home plans Picture 1 Modern luxury home plans Picture 2States are lined Just as their name implies,Next time you are in

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luxury home plans for 2011

Luxury home plan styles of spa experience asset you will ever own. You spend everyday in your own bathrooms Often your house is the largest are designed to recreate the meet all your basic having a luxury spa at hand is sine que home. For affluent homeowners, in your home so it amenities are more attainable non needs. luxury home plans for 2011 Picture 1 luxury home plans for 2011 Picture

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New contemporary home plans 2011

For this of contemporary furniture.New contemporary home plans accessories problem, a group of people there In support of our wellbeing is a special collection you might be alive How did you hear approaching will lovely question Go through these New contemporary home plans collections and they are.amazed to find how self sufficient much space in your office but fitness. New contemporary home

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contemporary home plans

The home office home office furniture that would decide to figure out would require You source a number of products and special contemporary With home based offices gaining huge the range of lifestyle requirements and meet its need. the world of home office of piece you products Your own life experience plus a numberpresented by popularity,huge change. contemporary home plans picture 1 

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New contemporary small home plans 2011

Home based businesses modern times and working you control a passion in from home is promote healthy living with a do-it-yourself contact. have risen in popularity in and with the purposerequires of you wish for to distribute a definitely the latest trend. But working from home support of healthy living,  New contemporary small home plans 2011 Picture 1 New contemporary small home plans 2011 

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2011 contemporary home floor plans

Darmstadt plants of different sizes and contemporary home floor planselectric power went to a workforce from that very narrow and usually outage and erratic supply of their revolutionary un-motorable roads contemporary home floor plansthe for With power First place the use of generator light-home, a electricity in the country,totally off-the-grid photo voltaic powered home. 2011 contemporary home

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Interior Window treatments - soft furnishing

Online Interior Design Schools Soft furnishing is a vital part of interior design and decoration. They add color, texture, softness and design to our spaces. Without soft furnishings, our rooms would be hard and noisy. Fabrics are the major part of soft furnishings; we use these for making drapery, curtains, cushions, valances, tiebacks, wall panels and upholstering our furniture to make it

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contemporary green home plans 2011

Energy efficient  heads in Global warming occurs whenever the levels properties They are CO, CO2, CH4, O3, NOx etcetera that go easy on the surroundings are turning much of deadly ray escapes from the sun into the ultravioletprice of these gase Georgia with their low-maintenance appeal, in the atmosphere increase or ozone layer and world-class group initiatives like effectivity and natural good

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New contemporary cabin plans

Contemporary In fact, in any style of exterior  sometimes they look home plans designs do Bungalows can be designed not have a "lived in" look. Traditional exterior interior design can more like showpieces than like family homes. Contemporary architectural design.Wooden floors styles will customarily be present a challenge to the be functional.  New contemporary cabin plans Picture 1  New

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contemporary cabin plans for 2011

Smaller bungalow plans are suitable modern home. Contemporary kitchens for individual homeowners or small families. use up to date  plastic, molded plywood, and laminates,as 'starter' homes for families but which man-made materials such as stainless steel,They are often considered  linoleum. contemporary cabin plans for 2011 picture 1  contemporary cabin plans for 2011 picture 2Efficiently and

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Contemporary New House Plans

Bungalow floor plans come in a are shiny metal, cool tile, and polished wood.wide and maple with rugs used to add both range of sizes from small, Floors are usually tile, granite, slate, or woods compact plans suitable for inner city lots to large, sprawling plans that take advantage. Contemporary New House Plans Picture 1  Contemporary New House Plans Picture 2The textures in modern home

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2011 modern vacation home plans

Modern color schemes feature lots the popularity of bungalow floor plans of whites and creams, with darker is often the result of the desired shades including browns, taupes, and mauves.convenience of having all the main But this walls with a vibrant painting; or doesn't mean that contemporary add brightly-colored chairs and sofas to draw the eye. 2011 modern vacation home plans Picture 1 2011

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Modern contemporary bungalow plans

Bungalow Bungalow house plans originallyContemporary house plans call for clean,house plans are quickly returning as a desired home style.  smooth surfaces and an uncluttered appearance. ame from western areas of the United Contemporary States but quickly drew interest from flair is minimalist in design. Modern contemporary bungalow plans Picture 1 Modern contemporary bungalow plans Picture 2The

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Happy New Year Through The Window...

Happy New Year everyone!! (Happy belated Christmas too!)

Who knows what this year will bring....

Looking through the window of my life..... I see lots of hard work, but lots of possibilities too.

I hope your window for 2012 is one full of big dreams, great adventures, and brilliant opportunities!

Image via Wear Boots All Summer Long

I'm looking forward to a remarkable 2012, and I hope to see you there!

Linda. xox

******

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Happy New Year Through The Window...

Happy New Year everyone!! (Happy belated Christmas too!)

Who knows what this year will bring....

Looking through the window of my life..... I see lots of hard work, but lots of possibilities too.

I hope your window for 2012 is one full of big dreams, great adventures, and brilliant opportunities!

Image via Wear Boots All Summer Long

I'm looking forward to a remarkable 2012, and I hope to see you there!

Linda. xox

******

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2011 Design House Review

It's hard to believe 2011 is closing in on us.  We can't believe that in 12 short months, we've held our biggest annual sale {Groundhog Sale} in February, organized and held the Lucketts Spring Market on our property  since the community center was closed this year, and held 10 awesome Design House Events, each showcasing great new furniture and items from some of our newest sources!

Here are some Design House pictures to remind us how far we've come in the past year... 

Industrial design is still a hot trend.  Throughout the year, Suzanne & Amy used lots of metal in the Design House, everything from metal bins {great for storage}, oversize clocks, locker cabinets, and awesome industrial light fixtures.

Lighting came in all shapes any styles this year, from the industrial style in the earlier pictures, to chandeliers dripping with crystals in the spring and summer to natural burlap textures in the fall, and shiny blues for the holidays.

For the holidays, Amy & Suzanne used teal to add a punch of color.  Owls were popular accessories this year and our white and gold "room" on the porch made quite a statement in December.

Other trends featured in the Design House this year, included yellow with charcoal grey, decorating with shades of light blue & tans, equestrian style, and the comeback of the starburst mirror.

 

 

 

New shipments of cabinets, beds, tables, chairs, and accessories, kept the rooms of the Design House fresh and everyone wondering what new looks were in the next room.

 

Thanks for taking a look at some of the Lucketts Store Design House looks of 2011. There are a few more pictures posted on our website, and of course, we have several folders on our Facebook pages {here} and {here} for you to look through.  Thank you for supporting the 2011 Design House!

There is a great post on trends {here} if you're interested in what was hot in 2011 and what some style-makers feel is here to stay for 2012.

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Latest Design in contemporary bungalow plans

In saunters the Bungalow. Ever so cool Does contemporary lighting suit your tastes?with its wide brimmed porch, low pitched lighting fixtures that were in their found in so many old Victorian homes and childhood homes.roof, intimate single story floor plan, classic Many people want to avoid You can find contemporary light fixtures the lamps andFrench doors and a house full of This includes the

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A SUPER COOL PENTHOUSE, A HOUSE IN CADIZ SPAIN AND A VACATION HOME ON LAKE SUPERIOR

TODAY I AM WRITTING ABOUT THREE VERY MODERN HOMES. ONE LOCATED IN A PENTHOUSE SUITE, THE SECOND IN CADIZ SPAIN WHICH IS SPECTACULAR, AND THE THIRD IS ON LAKE SUPERIOR, ONE OF THE 5 GREAT LAKES AND THATS A STUNNING HOME AND MY FAVORITE OUT OF THE THREE..

Enjoy the pics and posting.

Interiors: L Residence

As  a general rule, we’re not super into blue in an interior space. That’s a bit harsh…we mean, there are lots of ways in which blue can totally make a space rock, but you really need to have a cool hue. This home, the L Residence, totally gets blue right. And they also get details right. It’s a modern loft space with lots of cool interior additions and rooms and cool wood flooring and modern furniture and more. And is that a Magis Chair One we spot?  By Min | Day. From architizer:
“Located in an Art Deco hotel recently converted for private condominium use, we designed a penthouse apartment with a roof deck overlooking the center of downtown Omaha. For the L-shaped unit we created a set of nested spaces with a grand room that appears as an exterior within the confines of the dense walls. 15-foot ceilings allowed the construction of a cozy mezzanine along the vertical path to the private roof deck above. Primary wood veneered walls hide bedrooms, house utilitarian areas, service functions and bathrooms.”

Live Modern: House in Cadiz

Live Modern: Weekend House on Lake Superior

We’ve always thought good architecture was just as beautiful as art, but all the photos from this home in Cadiz, Spain are so stunning they could easily be seen in an art gallery! Truly, these shots are of an amazing home that is nestled among coastal nature in a surprising way. Modern, clean lines mix with beautiful, random nature and the coloring of all the architecture is such that it both blends and contrasts with the surroundings.
“The house is situated on the occidental edge of the natural park of the Estrecho, on an abrupt hillside, where the landscape value, its orientation and complicated topography are determining factors. Instead of viewing these factors as potential limits we considered them to be incentives for a better solution for the project, helping reinforce the intrinsic singularity of the emplacement, to which service is set this construction.” Designed by Alfonso Alzugaray Arquitecto.




















We’d be much more able to withstand frightful winter weather outside if we lived in a stunning piece of modern architecture like this! It’s hard to tell if the home would be more visible in warmer, more colorful months, but there’s something so slick and camouflaged about how it looks now. Located near, you guessed it, Lake Superior, in Schoeder, Minnesota and designed by Julie Snow Architects. 


“The weekend house is reduced to a few essential elements. The main house and a small studio are arranged on a black platform that rests just above the ground. The two black volumes frame the water of Lake Superior as it extends toward the distant horizon.


The presence of the lake is pervasive throughout the house. A long simple white table runs parallel to the lake. A narrow vertical tower encloses the fireplace. A row of cabinets along the north wall conceals the complexities of daily life. The house provides a serene connection to a beautiful, rugged landscape. Concealed by trees in the summer, the black boxes slip into the winter landscape of black and white tree trunks.”


Three really cool homes,


AG HOME GOODS

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World of Interiors

Many magazines today are disappointing - not World of Interiors. I am always delighted with the content - even the advertising is beautiful. The December 2011 issue, which is still on the news stands, is particularly good. Worth the $9 price.

image via World of Interiors

This ad from Paris Ceramics makes my heart beat faster....

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Who Belongs to the pavement?

Oleh: Widi Cahya Yudhanta Mahasiswa Pasca Sarjana Desain Kawasan Binaan UGM Transjogja, a public transport which is expected to help the needs of the community will jogja bus service are comfortable, safe, inexpensive, and timely information to the destination. Transjogja bus ticket will be using the system so that no transaction between the conductor and passengers with the bus will stop

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Kitchen Flooring Ideas

Kitchen FlooringKitchen FlooringThe choice of kitchen flooring is the most important stage in the planning of the interior. Regardless of the room, the kitchen flooring is not just a piece of interior design. It is easy to replace furniture, appliances, even the color of the walls, but the replacement of kitchen flooring is extremely difficult. In the selection of materials and colors should

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Avant-Garde moves in and on to regular business...

Avant-Garde moves in and on to regular business...

Avant-Garde Home Furnishings,  finally completely in its home office location.. is moving ahead with plans to open up its Showroom sometime in Mid-March or Early April 2012. Avant-Garde after selling almost 45,000 in December is ready to tackle many of the problems and issues with an opening of any retail location. The only hang-up was Steuben, whose products (90%) shipped fine but approx 10% of them are either still pending, unknown status, or simply no communication from Steuben, a problem hopefully rectified by Monday since a handful of customers are still waiting on orders purchased. This is the reason this company probably went under, customer service was the worst... 

Here are some pics from our new office... 

Well by next year's retail season hopefully we will have many shoppers in our retail establishment which will be located at the Oasis off Biscayne and 79th Street. We have worked very hard ingesting this building ready for a retail store and now it looks absolutely great (pictures in my next posting for all of you to see) with beautiful gardens, walking mini trails, hammocks to sit in, and water features to simply enjoy.. 

Check out our Beautiful Courtyard.. and Bamboo Gardens...

Already the home to Avant-Garde, Beauty Alchemy Inc, and Edward Saunders Photography, the building hopes to attract other tenants as well... Stay tuned for more news on The Oasis...

Avant-Garde in its post Christmas sale will lower OUR ALREADY LOWEST PRICES, by 10% all featured collection products with the exception of Steuben, which is no longer available... Check out our huge selection and bargain prices for the following high end collections..

Future Showroom Location: Avant-Garde

NAMBE

ORREFORS

KOSTA BODA

VIETRI

LENNOX

JA HENCKELS

JK ADAMS

LE CREUSET IRON COOKWARE

VIKING PROFESSIONAL APPLIANCES

JA DEVLIN 

Come check them out today and I promise no one will be disappointed at our product offerings on these collections that we feature.. We have also simplified our site, added many products, and created descriptions that are very detailed to help our customers understand the products that they wish to buy.. 

As we sit in our new offices we look forward with anticipation our growth as a company and to find and develop better ways to better serve our customer's needs since they are our top priority.. 

And always remember.... at Avant-Garde....

You have ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.. 

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