Design Trends in a Post-Covid World Neuroaesthics, Biophilia, multi-purpose, rustic, clever storage, up-cycling, outdoor living With COVID still raging around the world, it makes sense that interior design looks towards trends that favour low economic growth and recession. With many countries still in lockdown and more people working from home, interior designers have had to…
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Trendsetters
Trendsetters series – Eileen Gray
“To create, one must first question everything” Tribute to Eileen Gray : 1878 – 1976 – architect and furniture designer extraordinaire! Katherine Eileen Smith was born in Ireland in 1878 and spent her childhood in London. She later changed her name to Eileen Gray as her mother was Baroness Gray. Inspired by her father who…
Trends
Design Trends for 2020 – Part 1
2020 TRENDS Organic, multi-purpose and up-cycled Want to keep up to date with latest overseas trends? What is up and coming and how can you take advantage of new styles? See below to be inspired for these trend predictions for next year. I can’t say for certain that they will be 100% accurate but it’s…
Spaces
Kitchen Glamour
Glam up your Kitchen Bring a little glamour and style into your kitchen. When next you buy a kitchen appliance, lights, crockery or replace your cupboards consider colour and glitz in place of clean and white. We don’t often associate the kitchen with glamour but think about it….you probably spend more time in your kitchen…
Trendsetters
Trendsetters Series- Greta Grossman
“The easiest way to show what you can do, is to do it on your own.” A tribute to Greta Magnusson Grossman 1906-1999 – 50s design style icon (Disclosure) Greta Grossman is one of the most neglected designers of the 20th Century. Born and educated in Stockholm, Sweden, she moved to the US in 1940, …
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Earthy Tones and Happy Thoughts
[Disclosure] Even though we are in the depth of winter doesn’t mean we can’t boost our mood and have happy thoughts. Sometimes just a walk in nature can help improve your spirits. A promenade along the sea front costs you nothing, stroll the pathways of a nature reserve and feel the earth and fallen leaves…
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Display your Objets D’art
Definition of “objet d’art” an article of artistic value a curio : a decorative object which is novel, rare, or bizarre My favourite styling trick right now is to place great objects on a wall display! From pretty fans, to pictures to memorabilia, there are so many ways you can frame, hang, display or show…
DIY
Terrariums and more – little gardens within
What is about our love affair with everything miniature? Bonsai and terrariums being two examples! I’m going to examine this obsession in more detail. I love plants but have no time for gardening, apart from a big garden cleanup and planting screening shrubs. No one can ever accuse me of being lazy but I would…
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5 tricks to create the illusion of a higher ceiling
TRICKS FOR LOW CEILINGS (disclosure) A question I am often asked is how to style a house with low ceilings. People are put off by the look of a low ceiling, but there are clever tricks you can use to make it appear higher. Historically ceilings in homes prior to the 1950s were often 3…
Inspiration
My love affair with South Carolina
I have just returned from a quick trip to USA where I spent a few days in a small coastal town in South Carolina. I really fell in love with the area, especially the 300 acre Myrtle Beach State Park which opens onto a far-reaching stretch of unspoiled Grand Strand coastline. The park was the…