Win a $25K Home Make Over from TLC

Something came in our mail box today that we thought you might be interested in.  TLC is looking for home makeover candidates for their new show, Our House. Here are the details:

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TLC NOW SEEKING COUPLES FOR $25,000 HOME MAKEOVER

The TLC network is looking for fun, outgoing couples who live together in the Los Angeles area for their new home makeover show “Our House.”

The concept:

We give you $25,000 and three weeks to do whatever you want to your homeʼs interior. You can re-floor, refurnish, break down walls, install extreme fixtures and make it your dream house. And you have to do it all YOURSELF! (with a little help from your friends and the occasional plumber).

We're looking for married couples, dating couples, new home owners, long-time residents, couples who are strapped for cash and couples who just need a change. Whatever your story -- as long as you own your house and want TLC to pay you to re-invent it -- we want to hear from you!

Please send an email to OurHouseCasting@gmail.com with:

1) Your names and ages

2)Your best phone number(s)

3) Your houseʼs location

4) Photos of you both

5) A brief explanation of why you want to make over your home.

Good luck everybody!

Green Bedroom Decor for Small Bedroom Designs

Green is a fresh color that can be applied in any interior painting, make the interior looks gorgeous and cozy decorating ideas. A green color on bedroom designs can be well combined with white and natural wicker. Its a dreamy bedroom design.

 

Sleek Design from Fu Tung Chen

We stumbled accross Fu Tung Chen's work a few years back and we're still in love. Known for exquisite concrete design, his work has such an elegance and refined quality to it.

Here are some samples of his portfolio...

Photos: Fu Tung Cheng

Ralph Lauren's Decor Style

Did you see the spread in last month Elle Decor on Ralph Lauren?  His place is to die for, seriously.

Ralph Lauren has been around for so long. We remember saving up for a set of his paisley bedsheets in the 80S! His style evolves a bit, but not much. We suppose that's why they call it classic, right?

Here are some pictures from Elle Decor in case you haven't seen them.

All photos from Elle Decor

We've just added Ralph Lauren fabrics and Ralph Laruen wallpapers to our fabric store.  You can check them out here .

Hövding-revolutionizing the bike helmet market

: : For months now Iz and I have been talking about ideas for creative marketing strategies that would be aimed at convincing more people to wear bike helmets. Why people don't wear bike helmets I can't understand. A simple solution that will save your life one day. Let's just say it's a very unwise decision not to wear a helmet, one of the worst decisions you can make in your life.

Then today I get some great news from my Swedish friend Tina. A couple of her  classmates from the Design program at Lunds University, Sweden have been working on developing a new bike helmet which started as their thesis project while in school. Today,  6 years later they are launching their bike helmet, .Hövding.,  which looks like a collar and functions like an airbag for your head. A brilliant invention! Watch the video on their website to see how it works. Not only will it save your life, but it's a style statement as well, with interchangeable sleeves to match your outfit. Check out their available styles.

Congrats to the .Hövding. team, a great accomplishment! Let's hope this is the solution or at least the direction for the solution of this age old problem.

PLEASE WEAR AND ENCOURAGE THE ONES YOU LOVE TO WEAR A BIKE HELMET!

Taking an afternoon nap is good for the heart

Recent research shows that a quick forty winks in the middle of the day may reduce the risk of death from , particularly in young healthy men. A six year study in Greece found that those who took a thirty minute nap at least three times a week have a 37% lower risk of heart related deaths. To prove the relevance of these results the researchers also took into account the ill and physically activity of the people taking part in the test.

Experts said napping might help people to relax, reducing their stress levels. As it is known countries where siestas are common tend to have lower levels of heart disease. Therefore surely a siesta is
something to adopt.

The researchers in the Greek study looked at 23,681 men and women aged between twenty and eighty-six. The subjects did not have a history of heart disease or any other severe condition. The
researchers found those who took naps of any frequency and duration had a 34% lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who did not take midday naps. Those who took naps of more than 30
minutes three or more times a week had a 37% lower risk. Such results suggest to me that a nap is exactly what the ordered.

If a nap is good for our health then we should have a day bed to suit our needs. At the Bedstar store there is a beautiful range of day beds to in any home. These beds look like normal iron sided sofas but with a comfy mattress as the seat. Therefore it is no trouble to lay down and have thirty minutes of beauty sleep; sleep that can help your heart.

8 Italian Glamour Media Walls Luxury Entertainment Room Interior

Stunning media walls decorating ideas for luxury entertainment room interior design presented on this 8 sample pictures gallery. These creative ideas can be match with your modern or contemporary house interior. The famous Italian company called Vismara Design that is specializes in making glamour media wall systems furniture which accommodate TV, speakers, peripherals, and media. Vismara decorative media walls furniture designed in any various styles starting including Art Deco, Classic, Baroque and Contemporary but they are absolutely luxurious. In case you do not desire to hide your tech gear except rather like to show it off, these media walls are wonderful. Certainly you will want to pay much more for such glamour furniture design pieces which for one you can find in IKEA, Pottery Barn, and other large retailers. Every one of them is decorated through different luxury finishes. With these decorations you can find golden and silver color schemes leaves, elegant leather surfaces, elements made of Murano glass and so on. More information about this media