DIY & Decor

Category: Interior Design

  • Zoning

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    Zoning In my experience, the most successful kitchens I’ve designed have been those where I’ve used the concept of "zoning".. What is zoning? I investigate my clients’ lifestyle and design a kitchen accordingly by creating zones for certain activities & storage. For example, those who do juicing daily get a juicing zone – an area…

  • Art Deco

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    Art Deco Art Deco was the dominant design style between two world wars. In our minds we associate it with skyscrapers, exciting ocean liners and Hollywood glamour. It was actually a design movement originated in Europe to modernize art, architecture and design – and living. It was known as modernistic or Style Moderne until the…

  • Chinese decoration

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    The Olympics in Beijing probably made most of us a bit more interested in Chinese culture – be it the food, traditions, Feng Shui or decoration. If it’s the Chinese decoration that caught your imagination, here are a few tips and ideas as to how achieve the look easily and cheaply.. Chinese decoration is about simplicity…

  • Glossy interiors

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    As I wrote in the previous article, gloss and lacquered finishes are yet again fashionable. However, you don’t need to replace all your furniture, with a bit of imagination you can update your home to shine! Walls If you’re happy with the wall colors, just add a shimmery or pearly  layer of varnish or glaze…

  • High Gloss finishes

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    After a period of matt finishes being the trend, gloss is back and it’s everywhere – on walls, walls, furniture and ornaments.  This new trend was started by the nostalgic inspiration of Art deco and Hollywood Glamour of the twenties and thirties, but now every modern chic interior has to shimmer by glossy surfaces. Applying…

  • Bathroom Decor Trends

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    For the last couple of years two approaches have been dominating bathroom design & decoration – the modern and the natural. The modern bathroom is about high-tech gadgets and finishes. This look is defined by walk-in showers with frameless glass panels or a wet-room;  wall-mounted taps; wall-mounted TV; mood-lighting systems; steam enclosures; chrome, glass and…

  • Small Rooms

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    We are living in smaller homes than we used to, yet we need to accommodate more stuff than ever before. In our previous article on decorating small spaces, we wrote about some of the basic rules of designing small rooms. If you’ve just moved into a smallish apartment or house read that article first –…

  • Spare room

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    When we are lucky enough to have a spare room in our home, most of us turn it into a guest bedroom. We place a double bed and some undesired furniture into the room and wait for the guests arrive. This is all very well if you have regular guests or run a B&B. But…

  • Spring remodeling

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    If you have a remodeling project, spring time is probably the best time to do it. By now you should have thought about what you need to remodel rather than just redecorate. Remodeling requires the revamping of a space, so it’s normally a more time-consuming and expensive project..   Nevertheless you should also think about…

  • Wabi-Sabi

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    Wabi Sabi Wabi-Sabi is the latest interior design trend. But what is it? Apparently it’s an ancient Japanese aesthetic that sees beauty in nature, simplicity, imperfection and impermanence. Wabi is a spiritual path to simplicity and solitude whilst Sabi is a natural process through age resulting in objects that are irregular, unpretentious and impermanent. Isn’t…