Hello, hello and Happy Sunday! Today I am delighted to have with us interior designer Konstadina Nastou. She is based in Greece and has worked in the industry for more then 10 years. Specially for L’Essenziale she agreed to put together three inspirational design schemes for decorating a living room. All of them were made using Olioboard– wonderful…
One of the things I am really grateful for is that my blog and eventually my boutique gave me the opportunity to meet some really talented people from all over the world. The artisans and artists I am working with have different personalities and characters, but there is one thing that I’ve noticed that unites…
Hello, friends! Today I am delighted to have Amandine Dowle here on L’Essenziale blog to share this amazing project of creating beautiful shabby-chic coffee table out of an old wooden pallet. Enjoy! I would like to share with you one of my DIY project that has been a great success. Indeed I had a lot…
Thanksgiving is just a week away and it is time to think of a delicious festive menu and beautiful table decor to surprise and amaze your family and friends. To get you inspired I have picked these 11 stylish and creative ideas for a Thanksgiving tablescape. 1. Purle napkins together with golden plates look incredibly…
Do you believe in horoscopes? Well, that might be stupid, but I do. Of course, not in those silly forecasts published every week in women’s magazines, but in the fact that people born in the same month and year have something similar in their character, habits, attitude. I think it would be great if all…
Just discovered this amazing infographic on Good to be Home – how cool! It shows step by step how to make a Roman blind yourself. In fact it isn’t rocket science and doesn’t require lots of equipment. Roman blinds are very elegant and versatile – can’t figure out the space where they wouldn’t look well. They…
We all know how important lighting is for both indoor and outdoor spaces. Often light can be the deciding factor in how a certain space appears. There’s no point in putting a huge amount of effort, time and money into designing an area only to skimp on the light. If the light’s lacking then the…
Many people associate patchwork mainly with Shabby chic and Country spaces. In the meantime designers successfully apply patchwork ideas in modern interiors and found many new creative ways of using them in contemporary decor. It is hard to say who and when exactly invented the patchwork. The earliest examples were found in the Egyptian tombs…
The ‘man cave’ has progressed considerably over the years. Originally it was a place only for the man – no women, no family and no friends. It was a space for the man to simply be that – a man. These days however, it’s boomed into something a little more flexible. A room where they…
Just spotted this amazing vignette on Tumblr and decided that today’s post will be about styling a coffee table. Usually coffee table is located in front of a sofa and in the middle of a living room naturally becoming its focal point. Leaving it pristine empty is a huge mistake as beautifully styled table is able to distract…
As promised to myself (and also to all my readers in the previous post ) I am pushing pretty hard my Interior Design Course! Today I’ve completed the furniture layout floor plan for my clients. Here was the brief: Your clients, Ross and Sophie Bennett, are a couple in their late 40’s with three children ages 10, 14 &…
So so proud that at least one part of my project for the KLC studies – design of the bespoke drinks cabinet is finally done! For those who don’t know – I am doing an Open learning course with KLC School of Design in London. So ashamed to say that I started it two and half…