Creating and living in a space that looks expensive but isn’t too harsh on the budget is becoming an increasingly easier project. Most of us want our homes to look like a professionally decorated mansion but not everyone has the funds to achieve it – but, there are so many different ways to craft unique…
When we were moving to Armenia we were told so many wonderful things about arts and crafts existing in this region. Especially it refers to jewellery, handmade pottery, woodcarving and carpet-weaving. Naturally I wanted to find something unique and rare for our boutique and for our home. The first step was a flea-market called Vernisage,…
Having a blog is similar to keeping a diary: what you write about is usually influenced by things that you see, people you meet and information you get. Yesterday I have received the following note on my Facebook page: “Dear Anna, I have two types of furniture now that I am merging my two rooms…
Yesterday I was watching a very nice movie called The Book Thief. I was really fascinated by the library which one of the characters had at her home. Since my childhood reading has always been one of my favorite pastimes (actually I was one of those whom people call “bookworms”) and I always dreamed to…
Labelled as one of the most popular renovation projects, the kitchen is the heart of the home with its entertaining action and busyness. When designing the room as a focal point, homeowners want next week’s look, today, combined with open spaces, convenience, flexible colour palettes and islands – all the elements of a well-crafted kitchen….
For my last interior design project, I need to come up with a solution how to hide large TV in the living room when not in use. Honestly speaking I completely support the client’s desire as I don’t like when TV automatically becomes a focal point in the room, so whenever possible I prefer to…
Decorating with natural elements such as stones, plants, flowers always creates at home a very relaxing mood and makes you feel close to the environment even living in the center of the megalopolis. Though it might seem difficult to find them during the winter period, there is one thing you can always get for sure in…
Some more musings about interior design trends in 2014: today we shall talk about lighting. Lighting is such an invention that apart from its functional purpose has a huge decorative value too. Some fixtures are able to completely change the look of the space. Especially it refers to big ceiling lights and chandeliers, which I personally…
Beginning of the year is usually the time when everyone is talking about future trends. Though I already made my predictions for 2014, I want to talk in deeper details about one design move, which I personally love very much: animal accents. They were used in interior decorating for many centuries but in the last…
Recently One Kings Lane has published a very interesting article about decoration inspiration from around the world. I found it very engaging as I love eclectic spaces which combine interior styles from different countries. I believe the most important trend going in interior design world right now is that designers step away from “one style…
Wow, it’s seems like yesterday I was writing resolutions for 2013 and today it is already the first day of 2014! I must say that 2013 was a really good year for me: I have met so many wonderful people, traveled to amazing places and learned so many new things. I have completed several interesting…
What I love about my country is the amount of public holidays we have. And the ‘heaviest’ season in terms of festive days is December-January. Officially we have days off from 1 to 8 January but you need to be Russian to know that when it comes to have fun there are no frames. We…