When I need inspiration or fresh ideas I always look through old interior design magazines which I have – and now there is already a huge collection of them in my house. One of my favourites is Spanish magazine “Interiors” – I like the fresh and contemporary spaces they feature. Yesterday sitting on my sofa…
Recently, we talked about considerations you need to take when planning a bathroom. Once you finalize the layout, it is time to choose furniture, materials and finishes. One of the big dilemmas home owners frequently have is which bathtub to choose, and particularly, which material it should be constructed of. No wonder, as there are…
I love antiques. I can spend hours in antique shops and flea markets. I enjoy the touch and feel of the old furniture. I like to create a history for every piece I see. “Who was its first owner? On which occasion did he buy it? How many houses it changed before it ended up…
When creating luxurious environment textile is one thing that should never be overlooked. You can spend thousands of dollars on latest technology, designer furniture, expensive paintings, and accessories but without adding high-end fabrics all your efforts will go in vain. A gentle touch of natural fibers, rich patterns and hand-made quality of deluxe textiles –…
Creating a colour scheme for interior design can be a very fun and interesting process. Usually it starts with inspiration which can be found in everything that surrounds us. Every day I collect things that attract me in terms of colour, texture and form: images from the magazines, my photographs, samples of fabrics, paint chips,…
I was analyzing my blog, trying to understand where I am standing, what I have achieved and what I need to do, when my eyes caught this article by Jon Morrow: The 7 Dumbest Mistakes You Can Make When Launching a New Blog. I think after reading it I looked somewhat like this: …because out…
Planning a bathroom is perhaps one of the most challenging areas in Interior Design. The difficulties are connected with usually small dimensions of the space, rigorous technical requirements, practical and aesthetic needs. Bearing in mind the following considerations will help you to plan functional and beautiful bathroom. 1) ERGONOMICS Ergonomics is the science studying interaction…
Kelly Hoppen, whatever she does: decorates the houses, creates new lines of interior products or writes a book, makes sure she does it well. The book that I’ve just read “Kelly Hoppen Style: The Golden Rules of Design” must be on the shelf of every Interior Designer. Some might like Kelly Hoppen’s style, some might…
It’s been a while I didn’t write anything in my History of Styles folder. My latest post there was dedicated to Rococo, and I thought it might be a good idea to go deeper and explore the style which is closely related to it – Chinoiserie. As usually, a little bit of history… At the end…
Do you remember Gil Elvgren pin-up girls? Our friend gave as a wonderful gift – a calendar with Brown & Bigelow reproduction paintings. My husband and I got so used to the company of these pretty girls that we felt really pity when year 2012 was over. That’s when we decided to make a do-it-yourself…
FROM RUNWAYS TO OUR HOMES Looking at spring collections of top fashion houses it looks like all designers just fell in love with black and white geometric prints. Without doubt, it has become the hottest trend of Spring 2013. Judge yourself: Black and white has always been a classic combination but this season the striking…
Luxury belongs to those ephemeral terms such as happiness, beauty, style, which are quite difficult to explain and even more difficult to define… So many times reading design books and magazines I have noticed expressions “luxury lifestyle”, “luxury living” and “luxury homes”. But what exactly do they mean? What are the indispensable attributes of luxury…