Modern Kitchen Interior Design Questions Answered!

1. hey guys...can anyone send me website links for modern interior design photos ?

   for living room, kitchen, bedoom & bathrooms? thanks

2. Interior design ideas? Working with modern furniture in small condo!?

   I'm moving into a new condo. Long story short, it's owned by my boyfriend's uncle.... so he's giving me all of the furniture that's in there. It's a very small one-bedroom. I wish I had a picture, but I don't. It's got white walls, white carpet, white ceilings, and black furniture. Black leather sofa, black tv stand, black dining room chairs, black stools, black oriental-inspired dresser, and a black bedframe with a semi-circle headboard. The coffee table is a rectangular piece of glass over a really awesome panther-sculpture. The panther's shoulders and hips hold up the table. The only splash of color is the cabinets in the kitchen that have been painted a bright turquoise. The condo is much more modern than my tastes, but I'm willing to work with it. The only problem is.... I'm not completely satisfied with the way it looks just yet. I hate having so much white and black in a small space. I like the contrast, but it's too overwhelming. Another issue is my furniture I'm bringing with me is mostly earth colors like brown and beige. Any ideas how I could make this work? Suggestions for painting the wall another color? Or possibly the cabinets? I'm fine with turquoise but if there's another color that works better I'm willing to give it a try. Thanks!

3. (10 points best answer!) Interior design help?

   Okay, please forgive me if this is a bit long. Just....bear with me. :) (By the way, this is not for my house. It's for a project I'm working on.) First off, the kitchen. What I had in mind was stainless steel appliances; built-in stoves (is that what they're called? You'll have to help me with names for things here), double range, double door fridge (one side fridge, one side freezer). In the middle is a island with four bar stools; two on each side. All the counter tops are black granite and the cupboards have black wood borders but are glass. For color, I was thinking a vibrant red for a nice contrast with the black wood/counter tops. Second, the dinning room. Okay...here's where I'm drawing a blank. The kitchen is a little bit closed off from the dinning room. For the table I'm thinking avant cherry wood. But as far as paint goes, I'm stuck. What color would look good in there? Third, the entrance way. Basically when you come through the front door, it's very open. The living room is to the left (they're basically attached) and the dining room is to the right. There are other rooms that are closed off with doors directly in front, but further back towards the back of the house. Should it just be the same color as the living room? If not, what color should it be? Fourth, the living room. I was previously thinking red, but the kitchen is already red. The couches are brown leather and there are two antique brown leather chairs. (Link: http://www.miniaturesandmore.com/shop/media/LeatherSteffey.jpg) There is a fireplace with an undecided color of bricks. What color should the living room be? And what decor could I put up? Rawr. That's all I have for right now. Also, there can't be any navy blues, red wine mahogany, or stupid vibrant colors (like lime green). This house is supposed to look classy and luxious, but modern and homey. Thanks a million! Any suggestions, advice, or corrections are greatly appreciated! Sorry the link for the chair doesn't work :S

4. Can I mix modern with Old World style?

   For those interior decorators out there.... I live in an apartment and decorating is difficult. This apt has forest green carpet (I know lol) but I like this apt because it has a built in bar between the kitchen and living room. I decided to go with a wine bar theme for the place. focal point in the living room is an elec. fireplace, dark espresso finish. Modern coffee /end tables also in espresso, dark chocolate modern leather sofa and chairs, and ottomans... bright burgundy accents and pillows. Now, everything so far is modern.... I want to use all old world style accessories. Can I do this? I have antique leather bound books, treasure chests, wrought iron wall hangings and candle holders, antique pendulum clock , and tiffany style lamps. Finished color scheme would be dark brown, burgundy/wine, forest green, off white (walls), and some gold and wrought iron. Can I mix modern furniture with old world style accessories and get away with it, or is this a no no in design circles?

5. Is this a good meet-up for a romance to be? 10pts?

   Hey 10 pts to detailed, helpful critques, thanks to everyone who answers. Note: this is a few chapters in. The main character is a man, Rachelle is the Leaders girlfriend. Camilla is Rachellr's sister and law and Nora is Camilla's daughter -- I let the Leader open the gate before me, and we walked up the path to the door, with a pot of colourful flowers hanging down on each side. A young girl, about twenty years old, opened the door to us. She had loose, blonde wavy hair that was held by a claw-clip, mysterious grey eyes and a face that showed she was rushing. She wore an open blue cardigan, a lighter and longer blue top underneath and a large studded belt on top and dark jeans. “Sir,” she said to the Leader. “Come in.” She held the door wide open to let us in and she smiled at me. “Nora,” she introduced, extending her hand for a shake. “Jone,” I replied. The interior design was just as modern as the exterior. It was bright, colourful and had lots of space. Nora told us to sit down whilst she fetched Rachelle and brought us something to drink. On the glass coffee table before the sofa was a sketch pad with a rough drawing of a dress. I was admiring the artistic skills when I heard someone enter the room. A lady of about forty entered from the kitchen, sitting in her wheelchair. She had thin, light brown hair that had begun to grey at the roots, wrinkles that had begun to settle around her small, bored eyes and thin lips that were set in a straight line. Her lips cornered up slightly, as though she could only smile so much. “It is nice to see you, sir,” she said. Her voice was monotonous. “You too, Camilla. This is Jone Mead, one of my most special employees.” I smiled at the compliment and bowed my head to Camilla. She nodded back and wheeled closer to the sofa, but remained quiet. The Leader stood up as Rachelle walked down the stairs, with Nora trailing behind. The couple embraced and I stood to be formally and finally introduced. “Rachelle Young,” she curtsied. “It is lovely to meet you; I’ve heard a lot of good stuff about you.” Despite my earlier unfair judgements about her vulgarity, I liked the way she spoke with confidence and politeness. “It’s a pleasure to meet you too.” “I’ll just get some coffee,” Nora said. “Let me help you,” I offered. She thanked and beckoned me to follow her into the kitchen. She looked energetic, happy and almost restless. I bulked up the courage to make conversation, it surprised me. I wasn’t a person to make small talk, especially with strangers. “So,” I began, but my voice came out wrong, broke. I coughed to clear my throat. “So, was that your fashion sketch?” “Yep, it’s a work in progress. Like it?” “It’s great, you’ve got great skill.” “Thank you,” she beamed, in a sweet little-girl voice. She got out the cups was lip-singing, bobbing her head along with the tune. "I've always wanted to be a fashion designer," she said suddenly. "Have you always wanted to be a senior member of parliament?" It took me a moment to reply. I had never heard of or seen Nora before, but she knew about me. “No, actually I wanted to be singer.” She turned, interested. “You can sing?” I smiled and laughed lightly. “No.” Nora laughed too, only she was louder than me. I poured the coffee into the mugs as Nora got out the tray and she carried it carefully back to the living room. The Leader and Rachelle were indulged in conversation, and though they didn’t seem to be leaving Camilla out, the quiet woman didn’t pay interest. “Ah, thank you,” the Leader said, taking the coffee as Nora offered. Nora gave her mother a cup and everyone else helped themselves. I sipped the hot drink as the conversation continued. “I came here to personally invite you all to the Annual School Purity Awareness Day,” the Leader said. He then asked me to take out the leaflet, and I did so, resting them on the table before me. “We’d be delighted,” Rachelle said instantly, looking at Nora and Camilla for agreement. Nora nodded and thanked the Leader for the invitation and Camilla managed to do the same, she was kind but not enthusiastic. I felt wrong to wonder why she constantly looked so empty, but I did appreciate her politeness. Not long after we got ready to leave. “It was lovely to meet you all,” I said to the three women. Nora and Rachelle accompanied us to the door after Camilla said goodbye. Rachelle and the Leader hugged and Nora gave me a huge smile and a wave as I looked back at her when I stood at the gate. I was looking forward to see her again at the event. -- x Thanks for the stars :) but some answers/suggestions, even if only small would be helpful

6. National Historic Place Register...could my house be on it?

   ok so my house was originally built in 1825 and was supposedly a stop on the underground railroad. throughout its history, some noteable people and families have lived there (maybe not ntl. names, but def local for my city) it was also designed by a famous architect in my city in 1900, after it burned down. since then, the interior style has remained much the same, with some exeptions including the kitchen (modern appliances, style and the paint and architecture throughout the house, which isnt anywhere close to what the original color scheme would be. also, the exterior is painted an olive green, as opposed to the original white. do you think that it could possibly be added to the nhpr (dont know if thats even what its called but u kno what i mean right??) o ya and when it burned down in 1900 the walls still stayed in tact so the original 1825 walls are still there, they just changed the style and built a 2nd floor.... o yess and also the first governor of my state (unnamed for privacy reasons) most likely brought the gingko tree in our back yard over from china...and general lafayette (from rev. war) visited our house at one point

7. Needing help choosing a business name...?

   I am currently taking an enterprise management class. In this class we have to make a business plan like we were really starting our own business. Well, I have chose to start an interior store. My store will include furninture and accessories for living room, kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms ect. and an interior decorating/designing business will also be offered through my company. Now i have to pick out a name and i cant come up with anything! I need a catchy modern and cute name that would appeal to a younger grounp of adults (20's-late 30's) thank you soo much!

8. Can you patch badly damaged plaster walls?

   I've just bought a house and whoever owned it previously was horrendous at DIY! The units are all fine and quite modern, but they've stripped some tiles off the walls and left an awful mess. There's not a smooth surface to be seen, lumps have fallen out etc.. but I'd really like a tiled splash back. They've even "painted on" some plaster in one area! I've had a suggestion of a stainless steel splash back which I really dont want (reminds me of working kitchens) and we've even considered putting plastic boarding designed for shower interiors on the wall. Can you not just patch up the surface with fresh plaster? And ideally not have to bring in a proffessional plasterer?