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PadStyle | Interior Design Blog | Modern Furniture | Home Decor         Trend Spotlight: Leafy Greens February 15, 2011 at 8:44 AM   Bringing nature indoors is a great way to stay ahead of the curve of interior design trends.  Because of the new eco-friendly wave that is hitting everything from cars to soda cans, you can now find many ways to “go green” in your own home.   Potted plants are a great way to enliven your living space, as they will not only clean the air around them but they are also great at tying a room together with a warm, inviting atmosphere.  When adding large, leafy greens to your home as accent pieces, you’ll notice the vibrant energy right away, and you can expand on this by playing with greens and earthy tones to highlight the natural elements in your decor. Check out our Modern Furniture collection on PadStyle Shop.         Trend Spotlight: Concrete Countertops February 14, 2011 at 7:11 AM   We’ve all seen the typical urban-industrial loft highlighted in the glossy pages of interior design mags (or splashed on the front page of design blogs), but much of the design ethos of loft living is seeping into the everyday. Take this relatively recent trend: eco-friendly, sustainable concrete slabs as countertops. These can be made as rough or as smooth as one desires, and they really are quite a durable surface. You can use them as kitchen counters or as bathroom accents, and they’ll bring that industrial vibe into your home in a lasting way. The above pictures are of a poured concrete counter with color inlays and recycled glass chips (above) and a polished but rough kitchen bar (below). For information on how to create your own concrete countertops, check out NaturalHandyMan.com, or visit The Concrete Network for inspiration. Check out our Modern Furniture collection on PadStyle Shop.         Trend Spotlight: The In-Room Spa February 13, 2011 at 8:11 AM   A relatively new trend on the modern interior decor scene is incorporating the relaxing atmosphere of a spa into your bedroom. Any master bedroom can be given an aura of calm with a little attention to detail. Add some over-stuffed chairs, subtle aromatherapy, mood lighting and even an indoor waterfall to really bring out the chill. You don’t have to have a masseuse on hand, but if you work a little creativity into your decor, you can make your bedroom a place that’s more than just a bed and a good book – it can be the go-to-place for all of your relaxation needs. Check out our Modern Furniture collection on PadStyle Shop.         Designer Spotlight: Schub Laden February 12, 2011 at 1:40 AM   The German-based Schub Laden is a modern interior designer to watch. They create chunky, modular and squared-off furniture that will appeal to anyone who wants to add a playful yet sturdy touch to their home. Most of Shub Laden’s work features at least partial natural wood grain in its texture. This is often mixed with pained wood in whimsical colors like lime green, to give the piece an eclectic air about it. You’ll find plenty of dressers, drawers and cabinets of all sizes on this designer’s web page. If you’re looking for a bold statement, the above-pictured large dresser drawers would do the trick. They feature reclaimed drawers with a variety of different textures, patterns and hardware, all combined in a single standalone unit.  Altogether, Shub Laden has found over 800 drawers to include in the many dressers they plan to create. The process that Shub Landen uses to create their found works of art is quite unique. Rather than measuring everything out and trying to squeeze in the reclaimed drawers, they first choose the drawers to work with and then create the casing and tracks around them. They normally use painted MDF for the body. If you’re looking for a completely unique piece of furniture that has a great back story attached, check out Shub Laden. Check out our Modern Furniture collection on PadStyle Shop.             This email was sent to soerya89@gmail.com. Delivered by Feed My Inbox PO Box 682532 Franklin, TN 37068 Account Login Unsubscribe Here