If you haven’t worked this out already, one of my many design obsessions is wallpaper. By sharing my addiction one room at a time, I am attempting to create a wallpaper movement that will rival…
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Friday’s Furniture Find
Bedside tables can be a bedroom’s worst nightmare. Picking bed linen, window furnishings and paint colour can be a breeze, compared to finding just the right bedside table. One that will…
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Tartan… more than just a Scottish fashion
Whenever I think of tartan, my mind goes straight to a Ralph Lauren vignette. His layered interiors, fashioning groups of beautifully put-together men and women, surrounded by well-ordered greyhounds always make me a little envious. I recently…
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Dutiful Design
How we live is as complex and diverse as our individual personalities. Getting the most out of a space in a smaller home can be more of a challenge than designing for a larger space.
Many families live far away from loved ones and may need an extra bedroom for just a few weeks a year. One person may find it more effective to work from home, but a dedicated study is a luxury that the home just cannot afford. Even children grow quickly and for a time lose interest in playing alone in their bedrooms.
Small spaces need big solutions to help us function at our best and below are a few clever and accommodating ideas.
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Matte is back…. yes it’s back….
As far back as I can remember designers have bounced between matte and gloss when it comes to choosing wall tiles in bathrooms and cabinetry cupboard finishes for kitchens.
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It’s all in the Groove
It’s indisputable that we love our chrome, nickel and brass when it comes to choosing our cabinetry handles. Also popular since the invention of soft closers and push-to-open mechanisms, is the integrated pull handle….
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Danish Design Beauty
Hubsch, a Danish home and interior design company that produce simple, yet beautiful pieces for our homes have recently released their new Tendencies 2015 collection.
With over 500 new designs in a mix of materials, shapes and colours, including ceramic and porcelain vases, bowls, cups and plates in dusty blues, pale greens and soft greys. These designs come with a strong focus on simplicity.
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Marble’s enduring love affair with timber continues…..
The latest hot craze in furniture design would have to be the new modern take on the ever popular, mid century look.
Mixing polished marble tops with beautiful timbers, make for eye catching, practical dining, side tables and desks.
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Commit to your walls
In my eyes wallpaper will never go out of fashion. Yes, patterns, colours and textures are continually changing and you may find yourself switching between your love for hand-woven grasscloths,…
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The Tailored Interior
Santa couldn’t have been kinder to me this year. As hoped for I got a swag of design books and on the top of my list was The Tailored Interior by award winning…
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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...
