Styleture

Do bathrooms have a gender? Should they? Depending on the inhabitants of a home and their design aesthetic, any room can have a gender leaning. We’re not taking sides because we feel good design should be bigger than just one thing. However, we have seen some products that clearly seem to think of themselves as having a decidedly more masculine appeal, in an absolutely gorgeous, take-no-prisoners way. If you feel like playing the gender card, there are many wonderful ways to say, ‘welcome to the men’s room,’ all are welcome.

Cesto from Corbett Lighting

Cesto from Corbett Lighting

If you want to add something entirely unexpected to a room, take a look at the elegant hand-crafted iron Cesto light from Corbett Lighting. It’s a completely updated and unique take on a basket-weave design – both solid-looking yet seemingly light as a feather. The oval open-weave lets all the available light shine through. Contemporary without being precious, this collection suits many different decors. Available as a one-light mini pendant or wall sconce up to a 10-light pendant, the Cesto is shown here in Napoli Bronze with a Champagne Shade. Also available in Modern Silver. For more information visit corbettlighting.com

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Spring is right around the corner and we know a lot of people will be looking to take on a new renovation project this spring, and what better project to do this year than a new man cave space! Here are a few designs and ideas that we’ve found that we think are just great.

Pool Table Designs:

Man Cave with Nice Pool Table- Image courtesy of HGTV's Rate This Space.

This is one of the nicest designs we’ve seen that includes a pool table. This really has a “cave” atmosphere with the stone archway and bar elements. The leather theater and leather bar/pool chairs also bring the man cave’s decor to a new level, and a new price point when compared with some of the other designs in this post. Here is another man cave where the focus centers around the pool table:

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Over the past few years Man Caves have been becoming more and more popular. If you don’t know already, Man Caves are places designed for the married man or family man as a place to have their space, decor and design. A Man Cave can be found in an addition, basement or even in a garage and have a number of styles whether it be the simple garage with a mini bar and T.V. or an elaborate basement redesign with all the amenities such as a pool table, dart board and full size bar. Here are a few things you can use to take your Man Cave to the next level this winter.

Clock / Aquarium:

Fishtank Clock

This Vertical Fish Tank II available on Opulent Items is a cool take on a modern design of a clock plus a place to keep your fish in your man cave.

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A vintage look has been a very popular style lately with so many people renting and buying beautiful old apartments and condos with tons of character. Here are a few products to consider when designing your own vintage pad:

• Vintage Seating - Vintage furniture is a must if you are going for the vintage look. A good place to start is with seating, and there are so many cool chairs, benches and couches out there with a vintage vibe that it will make your head spin. As with vintage lighting you can budget wisely, or go all out on a designer piece that was designed yesterday by one of the greats. Take a look at your home’s architecture and try to find furniture that will really bring out its good bones and character. If you know exactly what you want and don’t mind paying for it, you can even have it custom made by one of many expert furniture designers.

Vintage Bench by Chair Couture:

Cool Vintage Bench

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We haven’t done a post on stylish cars yet. So we thought we’d share with you some of our favorite cars to hit the market. From prudently stylish to lavish supercars, we’ve put it all right here for you:

Volvo C30

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The title itself sounds like an oxymoron, but believe it or not there is a lot of manly décor out there these days. There are plenty of masculine finishes, modern furnishings and state-of-the-art fixtures for delving into a “gentlemen’s club” inspired makeover. Many men prefer designs with perfectly straight lines, dark brooding colors, rustic and earthy accessories, and mind easing symmetry.

While interior design isn’t typically in itself “manly” we are seeing more and more men shopping for home-decorating products. Wendy Liebmann, founder and president of WSL Strategic Retail, who conducts a biannual survey, How America Shops, reported that 34 percent of the men interviewed said they were shopping more for home decor, compared to the 24 percent of women. Here are just a few products and designs that we found to be quite manly and stylish (click on any image for a larger version):

Troy Adams TV

Troy Adams Hidden TV

Now you see it, now you don’t: The HiddenScreen Media Cabinet by Troy Adams Design is a flat-screen television enclosure and storage unit, which conceals the television or storage shelves and doubles as a piece of art.

Magnetita Desk Lamp

Tech-savvy table lamp: The contemporary Magnetita by Designer Denis Santachiara for Studio Italia Design is a state-of-the-art table lamp equipped with high-efficiency, eco-friendly LEDs for direct and indirect lighting. The aluminum frame features an adjustable and cutting-edge balancing system in which magnets maintain its equilibrium for smooth and precise movement.

ALNO TV Cabinet

Kitchen cabinets with built-in flat screen television: The LIBERO collection by ALNO is a sophisticated combination of design, function and convenience. LIBERO elements can be paired with ALNO HOME or LIFESTYLE kitchen cabinet collections to create a seamless transition from kitchen to living area. One of the main highlights is a screen wall unit, which is a 17” ad-notam flat screen television that is located on the back of the mirrored or glass door. The picture is flawless, and the sound is transmitted through flat speakers. The inside of the unit can be used for storage.

Wenge Encased Bathtub: Italian Designers’ Ludovica+Roberto Palomba studied the interiors of homes in the world’s biggest cities before designing their Lb3 bathroom suite for Laufen. The freestanding bathtub encased in a wengé wood surround is perfect for the creation of a masculine bathroom:

LAUFEN Lb3 Bathroom

MotoArt creates high quality furniture out of vintage airplane parts. They are based in Los Angeles and use old aircraft parts such as rudders, flaps, stabilizers, engine cells, fuselage, windows, and even galley carts, which they make into mobile mini bars. The owners of MotoArt have a love for these old aircrafts, and are saddened when they see these magnificent machines that flew the skies for years just crushed and recycled for the metal. This is what has fueled their business, as they travel to airplane junkyards, cut the pieces off of the aircraft, and then transform them into remarkable and functional works of art.

MotoArt reception desks have become popular with big corporations that are looking for a wow piece for their reception area. These pieces appeal to corporations because they are so detailed, boast a modern style and are sure to spice up a reception area as symbols of style and power. MotoArt has been commissioned by companies including GE, CNN and even Boeing International.

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