This renovation and addition by Terry Boling is very well done. The end result is a home any modern fan would love. There are a few uses of ordinary elements that make this house truly stand out. Take a closer look at the “wood” wall, strips of birch plywood. The fireplace surround looks to be some type of fiber board. This is great inspiration. Who knew common materials could create such stunning surfaces and textures. Link and pics after the jump.

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After shopping around and comparing prices I decided to build my own credenza. I came across this site http://x818.com/oss3/ Pete made this cool credenza with very little cutting, drilling or gluing. After doing the research on europly “the wood Pete used” I realized it would be too expensive. So I started looking for alternatives.

I came up with the idea of using two Ikea Lack shelves and making my own. Just my luck, we found one Lack shelve in the scratch and dent section and purchased another. I ordered a set of hairpin legs from http://www.ianmaclean.com for that little touch of retro. The silver track I picked up from the local HD. I love the way it turned out and all the remotes work through the Plexiglas. Total cost was around $275. Lots of pics after the jump.

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I am a true fan of the DIY project, especially if you can pull off a good DIY Modern. I think most fans of modern design can only afford the cheap modern furniture cough Ikea cough cough. When I ran upon this set of photos on Flickr I was pretty excited. Nicole and Herold have completely remodeled there home and I love what they did in the bathroom. They did their own concrete countertops and utilized Ikea cabinets very very cool, more pics after the jump.

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