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Photo of a mid-sized contemporary kitchen/dining combo in Gothenburg with grey walls.

Paul Burk
Large contemporary look-out basement in DC Metro with light hardwood floors and beige floor.

Colin Price Photography
Inspiration for an eclectic formal living room in San Francisco with pink walls, no fireplace and no tv.

Photgrapher: Mary Summers Designer: Cassie from Hi Sugarplum Blog Cassie Freeman accented this already vibrant room with Loom Decor's custom yellow linen drapery to even out the space and put a spin on a traditional room. For a unique style add a contrasting color trim to tie the drapery into the traditional aspects of the room. Shop and create your custom window treatments at loomdecor.com

Emily Followill
Beach style formal living room in Atlanta with beige walls and medium hardwood floors.

A mural of a Titian painting and a hot pink radiator adds an exotic note to this Victorian bathroom
Design ideas for a transitional bathroom in Other with a one-piece toilet, grey walls and ceramic floors.

ON-TREND SCALES Move over metro tiles and line a wall with fabulously funky Fish Scale designs. Also known as scallop, fun or mermaid tiles, this pleasing-to-the-eye shape is a Moroccan tile classic that's trending hard right now and offers a sophisticated alternative to metro/subway designs. Mermaids tiles are this year's unicorns (so they say) and Fish Scale tiles are how to take the trend to a far more grown-up level. Especially striking across a whole wall or in a shower room, make the surface pop in vivid shades of blue and green for an oceanic vibe that'll refresh and invigorate. If colour doesn't float your boat, just exchange the bold hues for neutral shades and use a dark grout to highlight the pattern. Alternatively, go to www.tiledesire.com there are more than 40 colours to choose and mix!! Photo Credits: http://iortz-photo.com/

Design ideas for a large traditional open plan kitchen in Los Angeles with a farmhouse sink, white cabinets, wood benchtops, white splashback, stainless steel appliances, medium hardwood floors, with island and shaker cabinets.

Dark and dramatic living room featuring this stunning bay window seat. Built in furniture makes the most of the compact space whilst sumptuous textures, rich colours and black walls bring drama a-plenty. Photo Susie Lowe

Greg Fonne
Eclectic master bathroom in London with an undermount sink, glass benchtops, a freestanding tub, an open shower, black tile, mosaic tile, grey walls, concrete floors and an open shower.

Dino Tonn
This is an example of a traditional women's walk-in wardrobe in Phoenix with recessed-panel cabinets, beige cabinets and pink floor.

MLR PHOTO
Inspiration for a contemporary 3/4 bathroom in London with a vessel sink, blue cabinets, a corner shower, white tile and pink walls.

Design ideas for an arts and crafts one-storey brick blue exterior in Other.

Michael Hunter
Large eclectic living room in Dallas with white walls, light hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a tile fireplace surround, a wall-mounted tv and brown floor.

Dining area
Inspiration for a contemporary deck in Toronto with no cover.

Туалет с яркими стенами-акцентами брусничного цвета. Ироничный дизайн подчеркивает пенополиуретановый медальон с кроликом производства Regent Decor. Стены украшает испанская плитка кабанчик Equipe Ceramicas. Пол облицован пестрой плиткой Memory от Cicogres. Белоснежная тумба с раковиной Appollo. Контрастными деталями являются полотенце Keith от Missoni и дозатор жидкого мыла Piramid с геометрическим рисунком от шведского бренда Cult Design. Белый подвесной унитаз Active T3195 с крепежом T601001 фабрики Ideal Standart. Смеситель для раковины из одноименной коллекции Active. фотограф Светлана Игнатенко

Eclectic bedroom in Atlanta with white walls.

Mid-sized contemporary u-shaped eat-in kitchen in West Midlands with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, black appliances and with island.

Photography by Erin Little
This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary kitchen in Boston with flat-panel cabinets, quartzite benchtops, metallic splashback, stainless steel appliances, white benchtop, a single-bowl sink, white cabinets and subway tile splashback.