Next time you see an old bike rusting by the side of the road bet you never thought that it could be used as a centrepiece design in your living room. We’ll before you start laughing, designer Andy Gregg, has built a successful business from doing just that : turning old bikes into desirable contemporary furniture pieces.

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When we think of ‘Vintage Modern’, we have a tendenancy to think of a popular music amplifier make. That is if your into music and live music at that. However, if you conjour up images of classic vintage 50′s, 60′s and 70′s design pieces – then you have come to the right place.

Today we are going to select a few vintage modern pieces that wouldn’t look out of place in a Pink Floyd psychedelic video. We hope you enjoy these classic spage age designs.

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What does your door say about you? Does your front exterior door look inviting and stylish or are you more of a stay well away from my abode type person. Y’see, doors do communicate a message to those who live outside your habitual domain. I’m not meaning the small stickers, either, telling cold-calling salesmen to stay well away. There are very many styles of doors of which to choose to help fit in with your neighbourhood environment.
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It seems our personal bathing habits may get primitive according to some experts. It’s time to do away with our white ceramic bathroom suites and start to think of more contemporary, natural materials to help furnish the littlest room in the house. Copper baths seem to be making a splash (bad joke I know) again in what looks like a kickback to more simple times, also consider Brass baths.

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As the year ticks away and 2008 slips into 2009 we decided that having a post centered around Man’s keeper of time : The Clock. No matter if you have your clock in the centre of your mantlepiece, hoisted high on the wall or merely glowing from your DVD recorder, it’s there to remind us all just how short a day really can be.

Perhaps your a person whose goverened by Time, constantly checking the clock or watch and fretting where Time went. Or you may be the type who manages Time better than most and knows how to waste Time well. However, you run your day, having these contemporary retro clocks, in and around your home can show others that you at least know how to have a good Time.
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Like most people I like to be sociable and you’ll find me at my most sociable when I’m propping up the bar down at the local pub. Now, I’m reaching a certain age, I’m getting to thinking about turning one of the kids’ rooms into my own personal space. OK, fine, I know my kids are not even out of primary school yet, but you have to plan ahead, is my motto. Within my personal space I’m already decorating and filling the place with all types of man things : and the thing at the very top of my list is a Home Bar.
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Recently, I came across a new concept and style of taking photographs and videos called : Tilt Shift. The idea behind Tilt Shift is to photograph real life objects, places from above or a far-off distance then manipulate the image to create a miniature-scale model. It really is an ingenious idea and some of the creations using the technique are mind-blowing fantastic. It won’t be long before these Tilt Shift images will be called contemporary art.

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It was a golden era for the silver screen and those who were part of it shall be forever remembered as demi gods within our culture. Stars such as Marlon Brando, John Wayne, Clark Gable shone in an era when scripts were filled with wonderful dialogue and even popular singers of that time, Elvis Pressley, Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, were thrust onto the big screen with various levels of success. Vintage Hollywood it was and still is.
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I have had heaps of fun this morning playing with a number of online room planners. With just a few, simple, clicks of the mouse I had re-worked, re-furnished and re-imagined how my living room, bathroom and kitchen would should look like. As always, there is some bit of marketing going on in the background like when you want to drag a new designer coffee table into our digital creation it’ll tell how much it costs and where is best to purchase it from, clever.

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It is normally termed as the ‘smallest room in the house’ and when it comes to decoration, the bathroom is 9 times out of 10 overlooked. But times are changing. Now, people want their bathroom to have character, influence and style. Contemporary bathroom suites are becoming sought after items as people look for fresh and invigorating design ideas. Marble has never looked so good. If your looking for contemporary furniture ideas then get in touch with us at the UK Contemporary Furniture and we’ll point you in the right direction of having furniture with flair.

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