Happy Women’s Day!
This world is a better place because of Women. Mother, sister, daughter, friend, lover or wife… no matter what their role is…. they add meaning to our existence…. the bring love to our life… HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY!
Spectacular Villa in China by Francesco Morfini e Fabio Rispo
In today’s blog post I would like to share with you spectacular interior design project, accomplished recently by Italian architects Francesco Morfini e Fabio Rispo. This sensational villa is part of the big residential complex, located in China. The villas have the total area of around 2000 square meters, distributed on 4 levels . Walls adorned with wood paneling, stucco and marble,…
Drink and Draw
Hello guys! How are you doing? I had a really lovely weekend and yesterday I went to the event called “Drink and Draw” – it is basically an art lesson teaching people who don’t have any painting skills at all. It was the first time I attended it, but I liked it so much so that I will…
How to Create a Drop Dead Gorgeous Family Room
For many people, the family room is the heart of their home. It’s where the kids play games, do their homework or watch TV, and where the adults do much of the same. Because it is such a multi-functional room it needs to be all things to all people, which can make decorating the place…
Russian Maslenitsa in Arkhangelskoe
Today we celebrate Maslenitsa – my favourite holiday of all the holidays! It is a Russian folk holiday celebrated during the last week before Great Lent, however its roots date back to the era before Christianity, when all Russians were pagans and believed in the god of sun, god of wind and rain, etc. During the whole week…
The Beauty of Traditional Armenian Dress
I don’t know why, but these decorative plates featuring Armenian women in traditional dresses created by talented Armenian artist Anush Khemcyan have become top sellers in my boutique… People order them from all over the world – America, Europe, Russia… Of course each time it is so exciting to dispatch every new piece – but…
New Venture: Partnership with Square Design Interiors
I am very excited to announce today that I am starting a new, absolutely exciting phase in my interior design career. Since the beginning of this year L’Essenziale has partnered with interior design studio from Greece – Square Design Interiors to execute projects both in Russia and Greece. The owner of the company Sandra Korka has…
Favorite Shop: Orly Design
I must admit that one of my greatest weaknesses is that I get distracted very easily. In fact, I was writing a blog about Feng Shui tips for the kitchen. Then for one minute I thought I would browse through Etsy just to relax a bit, when I stumbled upon this absolutely adorable shop called Orly Design and it just took…
Decorating with Red – the Colour of LOVE
It is St Valentine’s Eve today and I thought it would be a good idea to talk about red – the colour of love, desire and passion. Some people say that they don’t like red, mainly referring to the bright scarlet hue, however there are so many shades of red, from pinks to fuchsia and bordeaux,…
Style at a Glance: Biedermeier
I am reading a very interesting (and a very heavy!) book By Judith Miller Furniture: World Styles from Classical to Contemporary and it reminded me that it’s being a while I haven’t updated my History of Styles folder. I am reading at the moment about Biedermeier and personally I love this very elegant and minimalistic style. Let’s…
Beautiful Hotel in Rome
I immediately fell in love with this gorgeous little hotel, when I saw its pictures in Vogue. G-Rough Hotel, which will be available for bookings from the 1st of March, is located in Rome, Italy. Decorated in minimalistic, yet very bold style, it features mid-century Italian furniture by some of the most celebrated designers, including Paolo…