The entrance of a home is the scene setter for the mood that is displayed throughout the rest of the space. Sometimes when decorating the key is finding a…
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Simplicity in Detail
Colour is just as important as the architecture when trying to capture the right mood for a room. The simplicity of this reading room designed by Jay Jeffers is deceptive. The…
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Quiet Contemplation
The window seat came into fashion during the late 18th century. Georgian architecture specified tall, narrow sash windows and the seat filled the recess of the window. Really a miniature…
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Make An Entrance
How an entrance to a home is designed is the beginning of a process that makes it truly hospitable. This entrance designed by James Michael Howard has formidable scale and…
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Revival of Style
This splendid snippet of a hallway designed by Kathryn Ireland displays a fine example of the architectural stylistic movement that is the Spanish Revival Style. Taken from the Spanish…
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Heart and Soul
I hope this room is used a lot, as designer Amanda Nesbit has given it a big heart. Complex mouldings give the cabinet its grand proportions and honours tradition, while…
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Luminous Refinement
A lot of detail can go into a room that appears at first glance to have very little detail at all. This bathroom designed by Frank Roop displays that quintessential…
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Eastern Desire
How do several ideas rise to the surface and become one look? By keeping the colours and shapes strong and simple, designer Kara Mann has purposefully designed this room. Taking…
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All Serious Readers Welcome
This library should bring the green eyed monster out of every person that ever owned a book. It seems so functional, but at the same time bows robustly to style….
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Windsor Smith on the Homefront
Hot off the press and currently residing on top of my pile, is a design book titled Homefront – Design for Modern Living. This sumptuously photographed coffee table book, by the exceptionally gifted Windsor...
Anaesthetic
TheBen and Kiri Wahrlich, Kiwi designers that work and live in Sydney launched ANAESTHETIC in 2011. Based on simple values, they create clever, sophisticated lighting products that are original in design...
Oh Oh Ottoman ….
What could be a more practical piece of furniture than an leather ottoman. Whether you are a traditionalist or a minimalist when it comes to decorating your home, an ottoman, also know...
