Spectacular House Renovation in China Blends with the Seascape

Beijing-based Evolution Design took on the challenge of rehabilitating two decrepit buildings located in a scenic village in Zhoushan, China. The houses, which had been unoccupied for 70 years, are oriented toward the sea and offer panoramic views.

The architects combined the existing structures into a continuous space with a modern layout. “The new residence is composed of bedrooms renovated from the two old houses plus a studio converted from an old kitchen with collapsed roof that is now replaced by a glass ceiling,” the developing team explained.

One of the design highlights is a reinforced concrete “box” facing the sea, which serves as an open space living and dining area. This architectural element is also a link between the upstairs master bedroom and the two guestrooms below.

“The new house is built with reinforced concrete and is a perfect match in terms of both structure and space while remaining free of excessive decoration,” the designers said. “Concrete was specifically chosen to help the house withstand erosion stemming from the harsh sea climate.”

The interior design is a hypnotizing merger between old and new. Wood, concrete, stone and glass have been tastefully put on display to celebrate this distinction. Do you find this rural house renovation as captivating as we do? Photography by JianPing Yang & Yong Zhang.

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Best of the Best! Top 10 Posts of 2017

As 2017 draws to a close, we’ve revisited this year’s archives and consolidated the most popular posts just in case you missed something. While we’ve already reviewed the best of each category, we’ve taken it a bit further and rounded up the best of the best. Take a look to see which post was the overall most read post on Design Milk in 2017.

10. Panama Banana: A Quirky, Rocking, Outdoor Hammock
Look familiar? This hot pink and wood lounging rocker has appeared in a couple of other Best of posts recently, which is no surprise. It’s a fun rocking hammock that lets you rest and then lets you be active by flipping it over to become a soccer goal.

9. A Minimalist House Designed for a Couple Desiring a Downsize
A couple in Seattle made the choice to scale back and simplify their lives so they hired Suyama Peterson Deguchi to design a minimalist house without all of the excess.

8. A Modern House in Taichung That Combines Work and Home Life
A house in Taichung, Taiwan, was renovated by T.M Design Studio to meet the needs of the owner who needed a space to double as his office and home.

7. A 600 Square Foot Apartment That Maximizes Every Inch
An unfinished apartment purchased by a couple gets a maximized renovation after hiring Anthill Studio to incorporate their ideas about how to make the most out of such a compact space.

6. IKEA Releases the YPPERLIG Collection from HAY
Design brand HAY designed the YPPERLIG collection for IKEA, which blends their Danish aesthetic with IKEA’s accessibility and it includes seating, coffee tables, lighting, textiles, and accessories.

5. LA’s New Museum of Ice Cream Is the Coolest
For those not able to visit the traveling Museum of Ice Cream, we virtually visited the LA one which featured 12 different rooms, each with quirky installations that are right out of Willy Wonka’s playbook.

4. Netflix’s “Abstract: The Art of Design” Demystifies Design
Netflix launched a new series that attempts to avoid the tropes of “serious” design documentaries with playful profiles about the luminaries of modern design.

3. A Compact Apartment in Kiev with a Glass-Enclosed Bedroom
This modern, compact apartment is located in the center of Kiev with a light and airy feel that’s helped by a bedroom enclosed in glass.

2. Le Refuge: The Most Instagrammed Thing at Milan Design Week
Le Refuge, a pink, jungle-like daybed designed by Parisian/Italian artist and designer Marc Ange at the Wallpaper* Handmade exhibition space was the most Instagrammed thing during this year’s Milan Design Week and we checked it out.

Drumroll, please… And the most popular post of all posts in 2017 is…

1. Nostalgic Lofree Keyboard Brings Back the Touch and Sound of Typewriters
This typewriter inspired, retro-styled Lofree Keyboard delivers that pleasurable and resolute tactile and auditory feedback with every keystroke and readers couldn’t get enough of it!

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Keeping Warm with Hoodies from Society6

All of the sudden, it seems like Southern California caught up with the rest of the world in figuring out that it’s winter. There’s a sudden chill in the air that have caught all Southern Californians off-caught (we get thrown off when it’s anywhere less than 80 degrees). To help keep warm, we can all turn to Society6 for stylish hoodies (for both men and women) to keep warm and support emerging artists – it’s a win win situation!

Pug Yoga hoodie by Huebucket

Galactic Female Rebellion by FSDisseny

Black and white face hoodie by Tas Lima

Little Gentleman French Bulldog hoodie by Gabriel

sneaky cat hoodie by Laura Graves

Bear In Whimsical Wild hoodie by Picomodi

Into The Wild hoodie by Andreas Lie

Hi Bear hoodie by beccatapert

In an ongoing effort to support independent artists from around the world, Design Milk is proud to partner with Society6 to offer The Design Milk Dairy, a special collection of Society6 artists’ work curated by Design Milk and our readers. Proceeds from the The Design Milk Dairy help us bring Design Milk to you every day.

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Best of 2017: The Best Painted + Patterned Walls

We love a good patterned wall here at Design*Sponge. Whether it’s wallpaper, a mural, hand-painted styles or another unexpected material used to create something unique, we can’t get enough of interiors that embrace pattern. Today I’m sharing 15 of our favorite home tours from 2017 that use pattern and painted walls to create amazing spaces. Enjoy! –xo, Grace

Image above: This Austin, TX home uses a sophisticated patterned wallpaper to create a black and white mural-feel in the master bedroom.

The cheerful tree wallpaper in this Portland home tour really helped to add color and warmth to the kitchen.

We loved the polka-dot wallpaper in this Portland bungalow’s dining room.

This amazing home in Mexico uses palm frond wallpaper not only on the walls, but as an accent on the dresser, too!

This incredible painted headboard makes for a dramatic statement.

We love the patterned cactus wallpaper in this Tampa, Florida home.

Flamingos and swans had a real moment this year, and this dining room nook makeover highlighted painted birds in a bold way.

This Ohio rental’s bathroom really shines because of hand-painted floral wallpaper.

This London home uses botanical wallpaper to accent a sweet guest bedroom.

This Colorado home used folklore-inspired wallpaper to decorate its entryway.

This Cleveland home needed a little oomph, so the homeowner’s friend painted a floral mural on top of the existing wallpaper!

This Atwater Los Angeles home belongs to two photographers who embraced flamingo wallpaper and a warm peach color palette.

This Los Angeles rehab used accent walls of amazing floral wallpaper in several rooms.

This Southwestern home uses chalkboard paint to allow for constantly changing custom murals in the master bedroom.

Last but not least, this Mississippi home uses gold and white floral wallpaper to accent a beautiful bedroom alcove with vaulted ceilings.

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