Today let’s talk a little bit about interior design trends. The year 2013 is slowly going away and all home decor stores are already packed with Christmas collections. In that time of year I like to reflect what was popular in the past year and look forward and try to predict what will be in…
Why do we fear things we don’t understand? Is it the self-preservation, desire to stay in our comfort zone or simple ignorance? Whatever it is but the fear of everything unexplainable, unusual and undefined accompanied mankind through its history. Today modern medicine seems to have read the riddle of albinism: it is just a little generic deviation. Nevertheless,…
Orange is the colour perhaps mostly associated with autumn. It reminds us of falling leaves, breathtaking October sunsets, Halloween celebration and pumpkin harvesting. Orange is the warmest hue on the colour wheel as it is located between red and yellow and is obtained by mixing these two pigments together. That’s why it combines characteristics of…
“Ok, so what do we need for fabric dyeing?” – I asked. ” Paint, fabric, brushes and water” – he said. “And that’s it?” “That’s it.” At this moment I remembered the quote of my favourite actress Michèle Mercier: ‘Everyone knows the seven notes of the octave, but only Mr. Luli knows how to compose operas’. In…
Rough rustic linen and delicate glamorous lace… What a perfect couple! My passion for linen has started with my first visit to Latvia, where it is considered as a part of culture and national heritage. By the way did you know that Latvia and Lithuania produce the best linen in the world? No wonder since linen…
So most of us live in a space that we wish was bigger. All this means is that we are forced to be inventive and creative enough to love our places as they should be loved. There truly are endless ways to make a home feel land look bigger. First, I cannot stress this enough,…
Some people like it, some people no, but we all have to admit that Scandinavian is one of the most popular styles in Interior Design today. No wonder, as this style is always associated with bright, clean and modern spaces, decorated with eco-friendly, natural materials. Scandinavian decor is admired by those who love pure lines,…
One thing which never stops to amaze me here in Armenia is an incredible hospitality of local people. You make an appointment for a coffee to discuss business, you need to be ready to spend the whole afternoon talking about the meaning of life. Actually attitude of locals towards time at some point astonished me…
Chandelier has always been a centerpiece for a room. Needless to say that you need to pay a lot of attention when choosing one. I personally love when chandeliers are big. I mean big big. One might object that you need a huge space to accommodate such a piece. True, but it is not always…
Finally after several months of writing, reading and researching I managed to do it: I’ve double the daily traffic to my blog! And I managed to do it in less than one month. Stay with me a little longer and I will share with you how. Having a blog doesn’t only mean writing articles and…
Very often when decorating our homes we don’t want to limit ourselves within one theme and we start to mix in one space objects from different styles, epochs, countries. This type of interiors are called Eclectic. Eclecticism appeared in the XIX century and initially meant the mixture of Baroque, Classicism and Renaissance. Today any interior which…
There are so many things going on here, which I am just so anxious to share with you! My online venture is growing and developing and I am really excited about all the changes. Here are some recent updates: 1st update: Christmas is coming soon You hear that right and I am not joking! Three…