Choosing the right smart devices for your home can be tough. Making sure these devices blend well with your interior design is another, more complicated story. Aside from function, color and style, you also have to consider the best spot in your living room where you can place them. If you’re not a pro at…
Downton Abbey is a hugely popular TV show watched by millions of people worldwide. Part of its appeal is that if offers an intriguing glimpse into a bygone age, a time that was populated by classic styles and furnishings, elegant people, and torrid emotions simmering just beneath the surface, albeit buttoned down by the English…
This gorgeous boutique hotel in nautical style is called Minervetta and is tribute to skillful artisans and local fishermen in the beautiful Amalfi Coast in Italy. Everything inside it is full of colour and joy. Rustic old Florentine dishes, amazing porcelain from Solimene factory, indigo tiles are masterly mixed together and coexist in harmony. Everything in this hotel…
Fall is upon us, which means winter is right around the corner. Keep your home from feeling and looking cold and uninviting during these chillier seasons by incorporating and changing up a few simple things around the house. Here’s a look at five easy ways you can make your home more cozy. Layer Bedding in…
A bedroom is your space where, after a whole day’s work, you need to slow down, get comfortable, relax and sleep. Your bedroom is your personal space which you can design exactly according to your personality and preferences. Depending upon the purposes for which you use your bedroom, you can design your bedroom accordingly. For…
I was preparing my answers for the interview for one of the Russian web magazine, where one of the questions made me really think. “The biggest enemy of style is…..” While my answer to it was “fear. Fear to experiment with colours, patterns and express your individuality…”, I thought it will be really cool to…
I am so excited to share with you this wonderful news – soon I will become and auntie! My parents and I spend days making long list of what we need to buy for my sister. There are so many beautiful and interesting things on the baby market, it’s really difficult not to get lost!…
It’s never too early to start planning for Christmas. If you want to go big this year with your Christmas decorations, you need to start preparing sooner than later. While no one should strive to have a National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation home look-a-like, there are tasteful ways to put on a stunning display with the right…
When meeting with my clients who plan home renovations, I always talk about current design trends. Of course their personal preferences and needs are my primary focus, but I consider it is my job to inform them on what’s hot in the design world right now. In that sense, bathrooms and kitchens for some reason are often…
Filled with light, tranquility and relaxation, conservatories are so easy to fall in love with. You might like your living room or adore your bedroom, but this little private space connecting you with the nature around is going to become your happy place in no time. Don’t believe it? Here is a compiled list of…
Mint green is one of those colours that I am constantly drawn to. It is relaxing, soothing and very tranquil. It reminds me of the peaceful ocean waters in the lagoon on a sunny day and old buildings painted once in bright green that became dingy under the bright sunshine. So far I haven’t met…
Happy Thursday, my dear readers! Rainy, gloomy and cold in Moscow. I try to avoid going out and for the past three days I almost became a cave woman, working from home and not seeing anybody. The big plus was that it gave me opportunity to extensively work on the latest interior design project. I…