Alcove beds
provide an excellent way to save space, are amazingly cozy, and can
also be a lot of fun. They also add a nice touch of character to your
home. Take a look at the 21 coolest alcove beds we could find.
This place is so atmospheric - it feels like from fantasy movie more
than reality, the rustic feel gives idea that the place was abandoned
for years, but still looking nice and cozy, and that terrace!
Unfortunately i don´t know anything more about the house that it is
suposed to be in France, it would be nice to know who lives there, from
some photos I would bet on some artist, painter maybe, the place is so
meditative and inspirational, great place for a studio!
After spending two years cooking and recipe testing
in his 1950s kitchen, cookbook author Chris Reynolds knew the time was
right to redo his kitchen. As he tells us, it was "while baking, at
least, three recipes a day" that he was able to plan out his perfect
kitchen — something timeless, free of gimmicks or trendy finishes.
A lovely transformation! Without adding
any square footage to the space or moving any appliances, Chris was able
to create a bright, classic live/work kitchen studio. The removal of
one wall that had blocked the light enabled him to add counter seating
for guests. And although he didn't add any additional cabinet space, he
did put in a few more drawers and tall pantries, which greatly increased
the kitchen's functionality.
Chris also stayed with the retro vibe of his kitchen by installing quartz countertops that look like vintage speckled Formica!
Here's what else Chris says about his kitchen makeover:
The house is a 1949 ranch and the cabinetry in the before photos
are original. I designed the new kitchen myself. I kept notes and
sketches while I was testing and photographing recipes for my cookbook.
The kitchen was very dark with only one overhead light and the window
above the sink and had awkward storage with many cabinets too high for
me to reach. The work triangle was efficient so I kept all the
appliances in the same place which saved money.
We removed the wall between the kitchen and the laundry room and
also removed a walk-in pantry. With the wall gone, light now pours in
from two windows and the back door. I ran cabinetry down the entire
length of the "refrigerator wall" with pantries and a long stretch of
counter for baking. The open shelving was needed since there is a heat
vent. It was much cheaper to create open shelves (originally intended
for cookbooks) than it was to reroute the ductwork. We added an
additional bookshelf at the end of the peninsula. Being a culinary
professional, I have tons of cookbooks!
The goal was to create a timeless look with few gimmicks or trendy
finishes. I wanted the space to look like it had been built that way
back in 1949.
The only trouble during the renovation was having to rewire half
the house. Apparently having 3 breaker panels is against code. And,
there always seemed to be a ceiling beam where I wanted a recessed
light. But, the entire crew, and myself, remained flexible and the job
got done on time. I learned to pick my battles — I was not going to give
up my quartz counters or 5-burner stove!
Thanks so much for sharing, Chris!(Images: Chris Reynolds via The Kitchn's submission form)
The
construction process is definitely an art. There are many factors that
contribute to the construction of a building. Architects and
Construction Managers play a vital role in the process, and work closely
with the building owner. Let's take a look at the roles of these two
professions alongside the building creation process.
YLAB Arquitectos designed this
1,400 square foot apartment in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, Spain.
The whole apartment is a modern masterpiece which differentiates uses
between each room. The living room, placed in the center of the
apartment, helps each room communicate to each other. The wide windows
allow for a healthy amount of light to flow into the room. The
designers used low-back sofas and a fur rug in order to effectively
create a warm atmosphere. The kitchen-dining room is extremely elegant,
taking cues from old clubs and cafés. The lamp with its metallic
reflection, in gold leaf and Swarovski crystals, starkly contrasts the
warm atmosphere of the dining room.
Aerosmith are rock legends—surely they earned enough money melting
faces, shredding guitars, and blowing minds to die age at age 100
crashing their life-sustaining hover-pods into a mountain of cocaine and
strippers, right? No, as hard as it to believe, the band’s biggest ever
money-earner wasn’t one of their several multi-platinum albums or even
their appearance in the Wayne’s World movies—it was from the Guitar Hero: Aerosmith rhythm action game.
The royalties the band earned from the game dwarfed anything
they’d ever earned from any of their other albums, concerts, or even
their merchandise. Keep in mind, Aerosmith have been playing for three decades.
We don’t know if it’s depressing or hilarious that one of the most
famous bands on Earth earned more money from letting people pretend to
play their music than playing it themselves.
People making money as they age isn’t unheard of. In fact, it’s
usually the way the world works. You have to work your way up to the big
bucks through years of hard work—unless you’re a model, in which case,
it’s almost always the exact opposite. It’s a job where you’re literally
paid based on how thin and good-looking you are. It’s not a career
where time is your friend.
Apparently, no one has told Kate Moss that, because as she’s gotten
older, she’s found herself earning increasingly large amounts for
strutting her stuff down the catwalk. At the age of 39, she supposedly
earns three times as much money
from modeling as she did as a fresh-faced teen, serving as a walking
middle finger to everything we know about the fashion industry and life
in general. Though other models have remained successful as they’ve
grown older, such as Milla Jovovich and Tyra Banks, Moss is still noted
as one of the few on the list who is still actively modeling instead of
turning her attention to a different career.
8 50 Cent Is A Savvy Businessmen Who Raps In His Spare Time
Though known for such lyrical masterpieces as “In Da Club” and “I Got
Swag,” Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is stupidly smart and prudent when it
comes to investing money. For example, the rapper once made nearly $10
million in a day by using his Twitter followers to buy tons of stock in a company he owned a decent stake in.
Fiddy’s biggest boon by far, though, was Vitaminwater, which earned him a reported $60–80 million when the brand was bought out by Coca-Cola.
Today, Mr. Cent is valued at close to $500 million. Of course, a
considerable pile of that is from rapping, but a bigger, much dirtier
pile is from him just being a business genius.
7 Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Wealth Came From Real Estate
Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of those names that is synonymous with “action hero.” He’s so successful that he didn’t even collect a salary
when he was the governor of California. However, Schwarzenegger’s
initial wealth didn’t come from film, or even from the dozens of
body-building competitions he won prior to convincing Hollywood that
actors can speak in heavily-accented monotone. No, it all came from
clever investments in real estate.
By carefully and prudently investing the arguably paltry winnings from body-building competitions into exercise equipment and real estate,
Schwarzenegger was a millionaire by age 22. Of course, he later earned
millions more from his movies, but you could argue he couldn’t have made
that money in the first place without the money he made from real
estate.
6 Sammy Hagar Is Richer Than Everyone In Van Halen—From Tequila
After replacing David Lee Roth as the lead singer of Van Halen, you’d
hope that Sammy Hagar retired with enough money to rock until he died.
However, despite a stint as the front man of one of the best known rock
groups of all time and penning a few hits as a songwriter before that,
Hagar’s wealth has come primarily from one source—tequila.
Hagar is the founder of the Cabo Wabo Tequila brand, which was once
almost exclusively served at the restaurants and clubs he owned. That
is, until people realized that the tequila was actually good and it
began flying off of shelves. In 2007, Hagar sold a whopping 80-percent
share of the company for $80 million.
He sold the rest a few years later, citing that he was too lazy to be
bothered trying to market the brand when he’d already made enough money.
In fact, Hagar has made so much money from the deal, his clubs, and his
tequila empire that he’s now the single richest member, former or current, of Van Halen.
5 Akon Has Made More Money From Lady Gaga Than His Own Music
If you didn’t know that Lady Gaga was first discovered by Akon, we’re
sorry for spoiling that with the title of this entry. The story goes
that it was Akon who urged his record company to sign Gaga under his own
label within the companies umbrella, which the company did, hoping to
score a few more albums out of the singer. Little did they know that
Gaga’s albums were soon to be more in-demand than Akon’s.
We’re guessing that didn’t bother Akon too much, since Gaga’s fame made him, in his own words,
“enough to retire”—and not just “go live in Florida” retire, but “rich
rapper living in a giant mansion forever” retire. As Lady Gaga was
signed to a part of Interscope Records run by Akon himself, he was
entitled to a piece of the million-dollar pie she ended up making.
4 Bob Ross Never Earned A Penny From His Paintings Or TV Show
Even though Bob Ross is universally known for his show, The Joy of Painting—as well as his rockin’ fro—he never made any money from either. According to Ross himself, he did the show for free. Even more impressive, he filmed 13 episodes in two days, filming each painting in real time in just under half an hour.
Instead, Ross made the bulk of his wealth from selling and
advertising art supplies, which he advertised on his TV show. Weirdly,
even after his death, it’s very hard to get your hands on a Bob Ross
painting, because the vast majority of them were given to charity or
stolen. Even from beyond the grave, Bob Ross isn’t a sell-out.
George Foreman, a gold medal winner and heavyweight boxing champion, openly admits that his life selling grills
to the public is both more financially rewarding and more satisfying
than anything else he’s ever done. Along with his now iconic Lean Mean
Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine, Foreman sells everything from shirts to
cleaning products adorned with his smiling visage.
More impressive is that Foreman is selling products that have
virtually nothing to do with the sport that made him famous, something
few athletes ever pull of correctly. Part of this is due to the fact
that, unlike other athletes who might put their name on any sub-par
product that came their way, Foreman has endorsed a product that is
actually pretty great. For example, in the heyday of his grill, Foreman
earned almost $5 million a month in endorsements. As the years have gone
on, he’s earned less and less—not because people stopped buying grills,
but because they’re so well-made, there’s no reason for customers to
buy another one. The man who could take a punch from Ali in his prime
clearly knows durability.
Though the audiophiles reading this may have some choice things to
say about the quality of Dr. Dre’s Beats for the price they cost, that
hasn’t stopped Dr. Dre making a killing selling them. In 2011,
electronics company HTC finally decided to jump on the Dre money train
and bought a 51 percent stake in the company for a cool $300 million. It
didn’t take long for the media to realize that this sale had doubled Dre’s estimated net worth, taking it from $125 million to $300 million overnight.
Although he bought back 25 percent of his company for $150 million
just a year later, this means that Dr. Dre has made less money breaking
musical ground in the last two decades than he has in just a few years
selling headphones described as “extraordinarily bad” by sound experts.
1 Joe DiMaggio’s Autograph Earned Him More Than Baseball Did
As one of the most famous baseball players of all time, you’d
expect—or at least hope—Joe DiMaggio had a pretty respectable nest egg
from his years of dominating the diamond, but alas, he didn’t. Luckily,
he did find a nice way of earning himself money—signing just about
anything he could get his hands on.
As with most celebrities, DiMaggio would sign things for free if
people asked him, but he had one rule—he wouldn’t sign a baseball bat unless you paid him $250,000.
Though out of the reach of the common man, DiMaggio’s fame was such
that signing one or two bats per year earned him enough to live on until
his death.
In effect, everyone won. Joe got to earn more money than he’d ever
earned in his baseball career, collectors got an incredibly rare piece
of baseball memorabilia, and fans got his signature—provided they
weren’t stupid enough to ask him to sign a bat or something.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of those names that is synonymous with “action hero.” He’s so successful that he didn’t even collect a salary
when he was the governor of California. However, Schwarzenegger’s
initial wealth didn’t come from film, or even from the dozens of
body-building competitions he won prior to convincing Hollywood that
actors can speak in heavily-accented monotone. No, it all came from
clever investments in real estate.
By carefully and prudently investing the arguably paltry winnings from body-building competitions into exercise equipment and real estate,
Schwarzenegger was a millionaire by age 22. Of course, he later earned
millions more from his movies, but you could argue he couldn’t have made
that money in the first place without the money he made from real
estate.
