Decoration ideas and recommendations to bring that inspiration to your house that will give it a special look. Inspirational tips to add functionality and good looks !
When all construction works are done, furniture is bought and installed, starts the most challenging interior design stage – creating the “Wow-factor”. Very often designers do it by creating one of a kind wall decor. However, looking at large blank wall it is so easy to get stuck and mostly people will end up with…
You believe that wardrobe is the best place for your voguish fashion finds? Not necessarily, as beautiful apparel on display will be a wonderful way to add some chic and style to the space. Showing off your wears will immediately create a very relaxing and bohemian look. You just need to learn how to arrange it…
Wall art has become the most attractive decorative item in the present market. There are other types of artwork that come with the unique way of communicating to people. There are different reasons why people make use of the wall art for the interior decoration. Besides, making use of the artworks to decorate the home…
As I already mentioned, I am very busy with my bedroom makeover. Now when the walls are painted and the main dirty work is done, it is time for my favourite part – decorating itself. One of my serious concerns is the bed, or the headboard to be precise. The challenge is that we are…
Maybe it is summer, maybe it is tiring heat in Moscow, but I am all the time dreaming about vacation by the sea. I was so lucky that four years of my life I spent in the most beautiful corners of the world: Maldives and Seychelles – tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, and now every…
This is my third post in the series of creativity exercises for designers. The first one was aimed to develop ability to make connections and the second one to look at things differently. Today we shall talk about the process of generating ideas under certain specified requirements. This is a very important point as most…
This post is going to contain many pictures and very few words. I just wanted to share the photographs from my recent trip to France. I was fascinated by charm and beauty of the countryside of this magnificent country. Manicured lawns, neat hedges, amazing gardens and of course roses… roses everywhere: Related articles Elegant romance…
Hello, hello! I’m so happy to be here with you at L’Essenziale with a guest post from Arcadian Home blog. It’s a great place to find interior design inspiration including creative decorating ideas for everything from beautiful outdoor lighting fixtures to colorful wall art and decorative accessories. Today, I’ve brought along images of eight of…
This is the first article in a series of “Creativity exercises” that I will post. Creativity is considered to be an essential skill for designers, artists, writers, musicians, though it is as much important for people with less “artistic” occupations as well. If you develop this quality, you will be able to offer new solutions…
Exploring the world of Azerbaijani carpets I was fascinated by great variety and originality of their ornaments. Every symbol has its meaning and is never placed on the carpet without purpose. Some of ornaments have protective character and they are meant to defend a carpet owner from evil spirits. Another symbols tell us a story…
Today’s inspiration came from looking at my Cameo brooch, which I have bought on Tbilisi Flea Market. It was produced in the beginning of the XX century and has a beautiful light pink background and ivory relief image of a woman’s face on it. I love Cameos. They remind me of romantic women of the…
Walking recently through the streets of old Baku I was fascinated by numerous antique doors I met on my way. Richly decorated with carvings each one of them had different design and its own character. It seemed that they all keep a secret, probably many secrets of people who lived in these houses for many…