Contemporary art and design… Things which used to belong to two separate worlds, today, go hand in hand. Designers are fighting for the attention and purchasing power of collectors and the status of “Intellectual Artwork” for their creations. Regulating editions and prices, along with the stigma associated with extravagance: These have been the fuel sources…
My dear readers! Today I am thrilled to have my friend Dana from Me, Myself & DIY blog here on L’Essenziale to share some really cool ideas on how to repurpose ordinary jars, baskets & buckets. Enjoy! ——————- Items like these make great repurpose projects for DIY decorating and organization. Not only because of the…
Gone are the days when planning an interior design project or home remodeling just relied on a tape measure, pencil, pad and our imagination. Today, modern technology offers interior design professionals and amateurs various rendering and visualization tools. With some of these, anyone can draw a floor plan and preview it in 3D within several…
Buying antiques is always a very exciting event: on one side you are acquiring something for your home that has a distinct character and sense of history, on the other (if you buy the right thing), you are making a profitable investment for the future. Though I can’t call myself an antique expert (and I…
OMG, it happened! Today I turn 30! This date is so BIG (big in a sense of my thoughts, concerns and anticipations about it) that I feel really strange that it has finally arrived. In my mind the time stopped for me at the age of 22 (don’t know why) and despite the figure in my…
Grey sky, cool mornings and brown leaves… The first signs of autumn are already here. In these cold and rainy days, it is so nice to pamper yourself with a warm and relaxing bath. I am a huge supporter of the idea that bathroom should not only a place for hygiene procedures, but rather a peaceful…
Every day I look through an incredible amount of home decorating magazines, websites, blogs. Sometimes I am amazed and thrilled. Sometimes interior design mistakes just shout on me from the screen and pages. Those who ever did renovation by himself most probably faced a situation when the final result looked not quite the same as it was…
In winter the houses of both my parents and my grandparents were always full of pickled cucumbers, mushrooms, homemade jams and juices. Beautifully stocked on the shelves and with nice handwritten labels on them they instantly created such a warm and homely feel. To be honest, I never myself in my adult life was thinking…
In 1915 Kazimir Malevich painted his famous “Black Suprematic Square” and by doing so he put a bold line between the old and the new art. He basically has depicted how this “new art” will look like: primitive, provocative and ugly. All accumulated during many centuries traditions were nullified. In fact his painting informed us…
Whether you’re building a new home or giving your old one a refresh, nothing is as personal as the choice of colour you use. Pick a colour! Any colour! Sounds easy right? Unfortunately it’s not that simple – but there are some tools and tricks that can help you along the way. For many, choosing…
Everyone craves a little change from time to time and your young toddler is no different. With the baby bed taken out and your young one eager to express his own style, redecorating your toddler’s room can be a daunting task. Your “little one” is no longer a baby and those decorating days would’ve been…
August. Month of harvesting, homemade jams and collecting honey. Never during a year nature was that generous in giving away her treasures: fruits, berries, mushrooms, and of course wheat. It is so nice to bring them to our homes and also to create of them a beautiful and heart-warming decor. In this post today 16 beautiful ideas of…