Christmas Dinner Table Decoration Ideas

When decorating for the holiday season many people remember to decorate the yard, the Christmas tree and the mantle, but what about the dining room table? You want your dinner guests to be transformed into the holiday season mood immediately upon entering the dining room. Decorating the table for the Christmas dinner is a great way to make the day even more memorable. I will admit that red, green, white, gold and silver are still my favorites and probably always will be. The Christmas Day is near and I wanted to share a few Christmas table decoration ideas

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Beautiful Christmas Decorating Ideas for Your Home

Christmas is almost here again. It time to start thinking about decorating your home. Christmas home decorations are the main thing that gives life and color to our home every season. Choosing the right one is difficult especially when there is so much to choose from. Beautiful wreathes made of fragrant greens, lights twinkling in a multitude of colors, ornaments glittering, Christmas stockings… you can choose from a variety of unique designs. It can be challenging to find the right details to create a cozy feeling in your home during the holiday season. You need a bit of creativity and imagination when you come up with Christmas decorating ideas. So here are a few christmas decorating ideas to help you make your home feel warm and comfortable.

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Private House | Ljubno ob Savinji | Architecture

Architects Anton Žižek and Marjan Poboljšaj, both of whom graduated in 1997, are being noticed consistently at European events and competitions for their progressive design work — from interior design and furniture concepts to architecture. They are the founders of Superform, based in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.

Recently, Superform created an interesting retreat for a private client by combining two existing buildings in the town of Ljubno ob Savinji, 70 kilometers from the capital.

The first house that resembles the traditional buildings of the valley is monolithic and introverted and contains the bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchen. Its main materials are wood and stone.

Housing the living room, dining room and a large hall, the second house resembles a boat anchored in the green bay and is more extroverted, open an modern than the first. Its materials are glass, steel, Rheinzink and wood. The combined structure looks bold, yet agrees with its environment and looks entirely livable. Not an easy feat to achieve. - Tuija Seipell

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Courtyard House | Studio Junction | Architecture

Studio Junction designed an infill housing as an alternative urban typology.

By converting a contractor warehouse in a mixed-use industrial neighborhood, the ambition was to create a modern, affordable home and studio for a family of four.

The design of the house is generated by an emphasis on the views and activities of the interior courtyards, where all the windows look inwards.

Photos by Rob Fiocca & Peter Tan

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Italian Modern Kitchen Interior Designs by Bravo

Italian kitchens are always one step ahead of others as in stylish design as in high quality of materials. They are always beautiful and functional at the same time. Every kitchen presented by the famous Italian manufactures is a real work of art, which surprise by its attention even to the smallest details. Bravo company, which specializes in production of modern kitchens, has presented its new kitchen from Cube collection. The kitchen is made in one of the most trendy color solution. The big kitchen island combines black and wooden surfaces and all wall cabinets are completely white. This allows to make any kitchen looks more light and spacious. In addition to functional kitchen island and minimalist cabinets integrated into the wall, this kitchen has a larder. The large larder made in the same finish as the kitchen and divided from it by white doors. This kitchen is equipped by high-tech professional appliances. For example you could see below a very interesting and practical hood, which can be completely hidden in the top.

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Natural Residence House Design

Fairhaven Residence is a 3800 square feet home that consist of the collection of simple geometric boxes. The boxes are oriented and open to hills and views that surround the house. The rooms and views in it reveal themselves in a alternating fashion, like sheltered groves and open vistas during the walk in the woods. The entry, living and dining areas feature exposed steel and wood structure and polished concrete floors that flow out to the landscape. A “shadow” garden at the heart of the house affords glimpses of bamboo, water and light from nearly every room, while the upper floor is turned slightly to capture even more light and views.

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