http://www.architecturalclassics.com/blog Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:57:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en _ We have posted on several doormats on the site … it is actually quite difficult to find well-designed and/or traditional style doormats, but quite easy to find crazy, out-there ones. These flip flop doormats are by the masters of the onomatopoeic shoe, Havaianas, and include a pair of built in ... http://www.architecturalclassics.com/blog/door-mats-that-are-shoe-ins-%e2%80%a6-literally/ At Architectural Classics, we love doors, and see them as an art of their own. Just like the human body, we reckon they look pretty good without all the bits, bobs, accessories and makeup (apart from essential usability items, like handles and knockers … also non-negotiable on the human body ... http://www.architecturalclassics.com/blog/doors-as-a-different-sort-of-art/ Okay, so this post is not strictly about doors, or even strictly about design … it is strictly about a photographer. But holy crackers, does he make doors look good! As well as chairs, walls, glasses of cordial on persimmon trays, crazy shrunken heads on sticks (okay, they might be ... http://www.architecturalclassics.com/blog/floral-chairs-and-other-beautiful-home-ideas/ Folding sliding doors can make for a really unique feature in your home, letting in plenty of fresh air and light, and making for stunning views. Plus, you get to put ordinary door handles on them - no reduction of your range options! Folding sliding doors take up minimal room when ... http://www.architecturalclassics.com/blog/have-you-thought-about%e2%80%a6/ If you had a dollar for every minute you spent outside the bathroom door, twiddling your thumbs, watching the clock tick down towards the minute you were supposed to be at work (or past that minute), waiting for your blooming brother or husband to finish waxing their legs and let ... http://www.architecturalclassics.com/blog/beyond-door-thousand-14-hurry-up-in-that-bathroom/ This door looks like it leads to Santa's workshop, in the middle of Edinburgh! Wouldn't you just feel like you were coming home to a dungeon every night, if it weren't for the colourful door to this dwelling? Painting the panels different colors can work extremely well, and while this ... http://www.architecturalclassics.com/blog/colourful-door/ You may have seen some of our posts on doors that look like plain ordinary bookshelves, and drooled a bit. It just sounds so decadent, and sort of Addams Family-ish, having a secret room in your house concealed by a bookcase! We have hinted at this before - the instructions ... http://www.architecturalclassics.com/blog/make-your-own-secret-batcave/ We've spoken a lot about the energy and symbolism of doors. Your front door is the gateway to a hidden world, for all those that have never been inside your house… why not make it seem fun, mysterious, ethereal, crazy, or just a bit different to every other boring door ... http://www.architecturalclassics.com/blog/yellow-door/ For those of you that arrived at this post from the main site, this may seem a bit 'duuuuhhh' worthy - but for those of you that got to the blog direct from Google or another ad, prepare to be amazed and flabbergasted! The online shop has changed, and it's ... http://www.architecturalclassics.com/blog/new-site-arrives-after-lengthy-web-port-delays-yay/ Do you ever lie awake at night, just waiting in fear for the Incredible Hulk to come smashing through your door and carry you off over the horizon? Do you worry about stray bullets or hand-launched rockets coming whizzing through your bedroom door, smashing you to smithereens? Well, you could ... http://www.architecturalclassics.com/blog/the-ultimate-in-home-security-doors-from-a-757-jet/