You read that correctly… it wasn’t too long ago when they build the IKEA here in Orlando Near the Mall at Millenia. Well, now there is one coming to Tampa on Wednesday, May 6, 2009! At the new IKEA Tampa, you’ll find everything you need for every room of your home: beautiful, well-designed home furnishings and accessories at amazingly low prices—plus lots of surprises.

Explore IKEA Tampa—and you could win big! Take the virtual tour to learn more about what makes shopping at IKEA Tampa so unique. And be sure to enter the two Grand Opening Sweepstakes one where you can win $1,000 IKEA gift card and the other one called the Big Blue Bag it Game visit site for more info.

I love the contemporary look and design of the homes shown. So when I came across this post about a Dutch architect named René van Zuuk who designed a house for himself in Almere in the Netherlands. I had to share it with you…!

The interior with the “green” feel of the outdoors is simply amazing…

While living in Central Florida (Orlando) I’ve always wondered if there were any Contemporary Style Homes in and around the area. It wasn’t till recently I came across this site (CentralFloridaModern.com) that allowed me to see further then where I was looking. Read the rest of this entry »

I was trying to find a site or sites similar to what IKEA has to offer because IKEA isn’t in Orlando yet. So, I found quite a few that offer some cool almost do it yourself stuff along with some cheap and expensive stuff to help spice up your living quarters.

• modusfurniture.co.uk
• design-milk.com
• craftzine.com
• wallpaperlab.com
• lowimpactliving.com
• padstyle.com
• apartmenttherapy.com
• capndesign.com
• cribcandy
• modernflat
• grass roots modern
• NOTCOT
• design*sponge

If you know of any good decorating sites please feel free to leave them as a comment.