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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Hello, dear friends! How was your week? Mine was pretty busy with my interior design studies. In this post I want to share with you the progress with my 4th Project for KLC: Designing Bathroom for Sarah Jessica Parker. Here is how my design concept for this project looked like: I wanted to design a bathroom…
As you know from my previous post I am now busy working on my 4th Project for KLC – “Celebrity Bathroom Plan”. I am designing an ensuite bathroom for Sarah Jessica Parker’s apartment in Paris (virtual, of course) and you can read here how I was creating the concept for this project. Now the next step…
I am still waiting for the marks for my third Module with KLC, but in the meantime I have already started to work on the next project and I must say I am so excited about it as it promises to be super interesting. The first part of it is called “Cerebrity Bathroom Design” and…
Hello, hello dear friends! The week was quite busy and can’t believe it is already Friday. Wishing you all a relaxing weekend! and here in this post wanted to share amazing vintage oriental rugs, that I’ve received in my boutique. 1. Vintage Soumak Rug from Dagestan, Russia (flat-weave) This tribal style rug was handmade in Dagestan in…
I’ve recently stumbled upon this gorgeous collection of bronze furniture, created by Dutch design studio Tjep. The owner and chief designer of the company Frank Tjepkema said that he wanted to create objects “totally opposite to the technology-driven trends”. “I like the idea that bronze is precious and is therefore implicitly sustainable, it is either preserved or remelted but…