Pinterest is a platform where you can see images related to any topic you like, including fashion, hairstyles, music, and most importantly; interior design. When it comes to interior design you can find more images than you can imagine, from color palettes to furniture to choose from.

Whenever you acquire a new furniture piece it is normal to sometimes feel overwhelmed because you don’t know which steps to follow or how to arrange all components, that’s why it is so helpful to get inspiration from other designs. Today I have placed 3 designs from the Pinterest platform you can recreate at your place with your LC2 Sofa and other elements.

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Photo taken from Florida Designs

The Le Corbusier furniture piece brings to this entertained room a sophisticated air together with a modern and unique vibe. The steel materials from the LC2 sofa and the Barcelona chair are ones responsible for the elegant look. This design is very easy to obtain, just remember to choose a neutral palette for walls.

Photo taken from living.corriere.it

The glass is the best partner for modern design. Mix steel and glass materials and create the luxurious design you want!

They are everywhere. Almost literally. String Lights are used massively, both in Indoors and Outdoors. Even indoors are used in several rooms at the same time, since they are hanged on our backyards, in our living rooms and our bedrooms. 

Are we maybe using them too much? maybe. But now we are living the furor. Nevertheless, the phenomena of the string lights are old data. Since 1882 we find records of their use, when Edward Johnson, partner of Thomas Edison,  rounded a Christmas tree with a string of red, white, and blue bulbs, electrified by a generator. It was the birth of the modern Christmas tree. In the 1910s this tradition became popular in all populations, and since then several uses were given to the string lights, till nowadays. 

Today, string lights are used to create a holiday – like an environment around several spots of the house.  Outdoors is a natural emplacement, above your patio furniture, enjoying a drink or dancing in the middle of the night.  In your bedroom, sting lights help to create a magical, colorful moment without that amount of artificial light.

String lights are a perfect complement for a Mid Century Modern decor, due to its contrast with the dark, wooden smoked references of MCM and the live, direct, funny reactions by color lights. 
For more information, offers and inspo, go to Manhattan Home Design, the best online store for Mid Century Modern furniture, with classics like the

Barcelona Chair, and the Barcelona Sofa.

Are you one of those who has a favorite accent chair in your living room but would like to be able to use it in your bedroom as well? That’s a very common situation, and you probably need to know the Flag Halyard Chair since it’s a very versatile design that adapts to different types of environments, both indoors and outdoors. This well-known design by the famous Danish Hans Wegner is not simply a decorative chair, but a piece designed for rest and comfort, with an unrivaled elegant touch provided by its finishes and materials. It’s a design that combines very well with different color schemes, patterns, textures, and decorating styles.

One of the most wonderful aspects of a chair like this is its functionality since you can use it to read or even sunbathe on the balcony. All this, without leaving aside the inestimable aesthetic value it has. The Flag Halyard Chair replica by Manhattan Home Design is such a faithful design that it’s able to unite a design scheme and give it coherence or even become its focal point. A chair as lush as this can echo the modern style of its surroundings, adding unique textures, visual interest, and much more comfort.

If you want your Flag Halyard Chair reproduction to be a key element not only in your living room but also in your bedroom, you can explore all its features and discover everything it can do for you.

Is there anyone in the world that never watched an episode of Friends? If you are a Baby Boomer or a Gen X born, this is almost impossible, even if you weren’t a fan of this site com. Some of their episodes are classics of the 1990s TV and are wildly remembered. And some of the most remember episodes have to do with furniture, of course. What does a Sofa have to do with Ross Geller and the best practices of decor? Let’s see.

The Episode: Ross Buys a Sofa

Ross, the meticulous and demanding brother of Monica buys a sofa. But he finds that he has to pay for the shipping, and a high amount (nearly as much as the couch itself), so he refuses to pay for delivery. He asks Rachel to help him carry it all the way to his apartment, and the trouble begins. The two get stuck in the stairs (as there is no elevator) and it seems that it takes three to move that sofa. Chandler comes to rescue, but even the three of them can do nothing except smash the couch against the stairs, and the sofa is so hurt in the end that it ends up cut in half. 

Facing the damage, Ross decides to returns it to the store. And the only good thing he gets is $4 in store credit for exchange. And he accepts. 
What does this story tell us about furniture? Is it Ross too penny-piching? Yes, but we already know that.  Maybe some wise advice comes from the side of furniture.

Look for a real, good store. Why Does Ross buy a sofa without know the current cost of the shipping? and why paying as much as the cost of the sofa just for shipping? Today, a very good online store, like Manhattan Home Design, has free shipping for most of its items. That’s something you have to look for in a good store. And quality, trending articles, and affordable prices, too.

So, the best thing you can do, before buying a couch is:
Choose carefully your store. Look for a reliable dealer.

Measure! Measure your Sofa or search for the technical details on its web page. Please measure your space entries…Doors, elevators, and stairs. Don’t let everything on your friends!

Don’t miss the opportunity and go to Manhattan Home Design, the best online store for Mid Century Modern furniture, with classic design staples like the Barcelona Sofa and the Barcelona Chair.

The Moroccan rugs, in all its variations, are now an integral part of the decor in most of the modern design trends. Hugely popular, is hard to talk right now about rugs in decor without setting Moroccan before. 
It’s kind of ironic if we consider that Mid Century Modern, the Interior Design force that brought the trend for Moroccan rugs, its a movement that aimed to renovate all furniture with modern and efficient principles; but now,  Moroccan rugs are deeply connected, almost the same way a Barcelona Chair is part of the classic MCM staples. 
Originally, the Moroccan rugs are handwoven by indigenous people, in several cities of what is historically encompassed as the nation of Morocco. Fes and Rabat are the two most famous cities and they have their own style of rugs.  They were handwoven for thousand of years, and mainly for their functional features, with little aim of aesthetics. But ironically, this rusticity had the element of contrast that makes them fine suitable for Mid Century Modern.
It was due to Le Corbusier, who fell in love with the Berber rugs and used for its own house, that Moroccan rugs became so widely popular. Since there, the primitivism, and stong texture of the Moroccan rug made it the perfect companion to the minimalist, precise Mid Century Modern style.
You can get all the experience of Mid Century Modern in Manhattan Home Design, the best online store for Mid Century Modern furniture in NYC. Don’t lose the opportunity and make your perfect pair of Moroccan rugs and your Barcelona Chair. 

Back in the trends since the apparition of Mad Men in  TV, the Bar Carts are now pretty stable and demanded, and it seems that they will be part of our decor for a long time. But the bar carts are popular not only due to how cool Don Drapper could be seen reaching its bourbon. Bar Carts are functional.
A Bar Cart has always what you consider important. It may be your favorite liquor, but it is not restricted to that. And is portable. Take it to your bedroom and even outdoors. Nowadays, they are pretty much used as portable surface storage, carrying magazines, plants, and your unavoidable chargers, to act as charger station in Mid Century Modern style. 
Mostly squared, though they are some rounded models. Bar Carts have evolved from the glass – metal concept and wood has got in with some decent results. Their capacity for storage vary, but they always need to be light for easier handling. 
Have your favorite drink easily, served from your Bar Cart, and relaxing in your Barcelona Chair. Just like Don did. You can get all the experience of that in  Manhattan Home Design, the best online store for Mid Century Modern furniture in NYC.

Note: as we are in pandemic times we recommend the previous article about how to disinfect a fabric sofa.

Now that we have shown you how to keep your Togo sofa disinfected, it’s now time to share with you my solution for one of the big nightmares of fabric sofas owners, yes! Stains. 

In case you have not read the previous article, a Togo sofa is made of fabric material and it also features multi-density and padded covers, so the tips below works only for this kind of sofa.

Now, let’s list the steps you should follow:

• First, you must prepare your sofa by taking it off all the dust particles. You can do this by vacuum it.
• Get a bottle or bowl and mix the following ingredients: 2 cups of distilled water, 1 tablespoon of dishwashing liquid, and a bit of vinegar.
• Get a microfiber cloth and submerge it in the solution. After it, drain it so it’s only wet.
• Using the damp cloth, gently wipe the stained area and then blot it with another clean, dry item.

And that’s it! Comment below if you have any other way for cleaning a fabric sofa.

If something has taught us COVID-19 is that we must pay attention to maintaining not only hands disinfected but also the things we daily use too. So the other day when I was cleaning the house and I thought that one of the objects we daily use when we get home is our Togo sofa and get a bit scared because I thought that I wasn’t being as cautious as I could. That’s why today I decided to share the tips I’m using at home to disinfect my sofa.

A Togo sofa is an extravagant sofa made of fabric material. It is made of multi-density and padded covers therefore it is important to have precaution in the moment of cleaning it.

I decided to show you a picture and a brief description of my Togo sofa in order to see if you have similar features on your own sofa. Now, how you can disinfect it? Easier than you imagine!

• Take an empty spray bottle.
• Combine a diluted essential oil with antibacterial properties -The one I use is a tea tree, but you can use the one that fits you better- with rubbing alcohol.
• Spray the solution all over the sofa and wait 5 min.
• Dry it with a vacuum.

And that’s it! On the other, if you want to remove stains from fabric sofas, check the article linked.

Light is at the center of Interior Design, along with Space and Color. Indeed, light and color are deeply related, and mastering its use makes the difference in great interior design. 

When we are in presence of great, outstanding designed spaces, we always tend to enjoy the presence of light. When the light that enters through a window and creates a cone of shine, either in our bed or in a spot of the living room, is one of the best spectacles of a well-designed room. 

What is light in Interior Design?
What we call light is a manifestation of electromagnetic waves. Light and color are the segments of the spectrum that we can see. Each color has its own wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum, but the light turns to be the sum of all colors. This is a very important fact, and that’s why it never underestimated how important is natural light in interior design.

Natural light and artificial light

Natural light has undeniable advantages over artificial light, and the general advice is to get the most of it. But certain structural conditions and functional requirements lead us to set several lighting solutions.

Artificial light. 

Artificial light is a necessity. For any space, is hard to anticipate all the lighting needs that users inside the house will require. So, according to its function, lights are considered as:

Ambient light

It refers to the general solutions for the house.  The entire Living Room, the bedroom, the dining room all required a general light to allow the use of spaces when the night comes.

 
Task Light

Used to focus on a very specific area, task lamps are useful tools that help us in our home office spaces,  or with our kids’ homework in school. Usually, the need for task light is solved with floor lamps or task lamps.

                                                                                        Accent Light

                                                                                             
We use accent lights when we look to enhance or portray a specific object. A piece of art, a painting, or a fountain, may benefit from a single focus directed to it.

Nevertheless, if it’s true that artificial light helps us with a great part of our daily living, a Designer must weigh very well what is the correct mix between natural light and the different kinds of artificial light. Keep in mind always that artificial light is not that rich as natural.

Artificial light has always a limited section of the wavelength, and therefore it can’t give to the user the rest and clarity that natural light has.      
                                                                                                                     

 Go to Manhattan Home Design, the best place for Mid Century Modern Style pieces, like the Barcelona Chair, or the Eames Lounge Chair. 

Black Friday is coming, and as many people do, maybe you are thinking to get something valuable for you and your home. Something, like for example, a Barcelona Daybed. 

But this year, there are some doubts about Black Friday for many people. The Covid 19 issue raises several questions. How is it going to be? how to go to a store, or how to wait for your turn to get inside ? will be there crowds in the malls as it was used to?

Maybe some of these doubts make you feel some anxiety is you are waiting for the Black Day Traditional Offers. But, when it has to do with the Barcelona Daybed, relax, because in Manhattan Home Design we got all covered for you. 

Manhattan Home design: The convenience of one online store.

That’s the great advantage of online shopping. No crowds. No long rows. No endless waiting to cancel your order. Just at one click, and from the comfort and security of your own place, you will be capable of purchasing your beloved Barcelona Daybed, and this way add to your living room that sophisticated piece that you wanted so much. The technology of the future meets the commitment with the quality of timeless pieces in Manhattan Home Design, to give you the best experience in Mid Century Modern pieces, like the Barcelona Daybed.