Get The Look - Molded Plastic

Photo Inspiration - Ramon Esteve Estudio de Arcquitectura

This Get The Look is a great example of HomeInfatuation.com's buying methods.  We are very taken with all of the outdoor spaces in Ramon Esteve's architectural designs but we are especially taken with the furniture.  Once we saw this molded plastic furniture we knew we had to have it and our buyer set out to find it.  We are excited to present this inspiring line of furnishings to you

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Inspiration Board - All White Outdoor Spaces

There is a lot of information out there about how to bravely use color.  I think one of the most courageous design decisions you can make however is to decorate with no color at all and use an all-white palette.  Done wrong and it look like you have no sense of design.  Done right and the space is clean, crisp, serene and the mark of a sophisticated designer.  This week we will spend some time admiring some all white outdoor spaces done right.

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Design 101 - Molded Plastic Chaise Lounges

Jean Randazzo

If you are designing for a contemporary and modern look in your outdoor space, you should be sure to shop molded plastic chaise lounges.  They come in interesting shapes, are relatively light weight and easy to clean and you can find them in stark white to bold primary colors.

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Design 101 - Space Design for an Outdoor Dining Room

Ramon Esteve de Estudio Arquitectura

When faced with a bare deck or patio it is sometimes difficult to visualize how to break the space up into different outdoor ‘rooms’.  I am a function over form kind of girl when it comes to design so I always start looking at a space with function in mind.

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Exceptional Spaces - Modern Design

Modern design is a look that is immediately recognizable but one that I find hard to define. I find myself saying things like sleek, lots of glass, white, minimal, stark.  Perhaps those are decent descriptors but I don't feel like that defines the design term well.  As a lover of but a neophyte when it comes to architecture and design I started to wonder how many of you also have a hard time talking about modern design let alone designing with it confidently.  This week we are going to being talking about modern architecture, color palettes and furniture design and placement in hopes to demystify this design term.  To start the week off a selection of exceptional architect designed modern outdoor spaces to inspire you.

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Exceptional Spaces - Transition

Exceptional Spaces is the feature where we bring to you the unusually excellent and superior examples of luxury outdoor living that we discover in our business.

This month our topic of discussion is transition.  As the season shifts from summer to fall our interaction with our outdoor spaces transitions too.  From color, lighting and warmth to entertaining and decor our focus shifts to respond to different needs and desires.

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