Maps are incredibly fascinating when you look at the detail and information they provide. And whilst they are a means of communicating the wondrous world around us, they can be perceived as works of art in their own right. Whether it be a tube map, or a more complex city map, you can’t deny they’re interesting to look at. Maps have provided us with a universal medium for centuries, regardless of language or culture, and the earliest known maps go back as far…
With tomorrow being Valentines day and all, I thought it only apt to do a post, not on love itself, but the colour red that represents our celebration of love. Not for the faint hearted, red is definitely an IN YOUR FACE kind of colour. It’s not surprising then, that most of us are perhaps a little scared, or unsure of how to implement it within our homes. Our concept of red is hugely variable. It’s emotionally charged colour that is representative of quite…
If Monday’s post, #10 Ways To Add Personality to Your Bathrooms, got you thinking about redesigning your bathroom, today’s post might just be of some help to you. Top Tiling Tips From A Tiling Professional The professional in question that I’ve pestered chatted to for this post happens to be my brother. He runs a hugely successful tiling company, together with his business partner. Their vast portfolio of works here in the UK, as well as abroad, includes some fabulous residential and commercial properties, with the odd celebrity…
Hello, readers old and new. As it’s a Wednesday that I am posting this, and for some of us the weekend can’t come fast enough, I thought I would treat us all to some lovely furniture eye candy. If you adore and appreciate great design, then you’re going to love today’s Design Crush – The Beetle Chair. Ready for some Beetle mania? The Beetle Chair, By GamFratesi For Gubi. You may have come across this elegant Beetle Chair when flicking through interior magazines such as Elle Decoration. And if…
One of the noticeable things about January, and I’m not talking about the grey and cold weather here, is that we are pretty much skint strapped for cash after the indulgences, and present buying of December. With some of us planning to redesign our homes this coming year, I thought I’d offer some money-saving inspiration, by the way of a Splurge vs Save series. As a designer, there will always be a client budget to stick to regardless of the size of a design scheme. It’s…
Today’s post is inspired by these amazing Tom Dixon Bash Vessel bowls that I spotted whilst at Heal’s a few weeks ago. And as we are only 12 days away from Christmas, I am rather hoping Santa knows just how good I have been this year!! There are so many ways that you can introduce metallics into your homes, and I thought you might like to escape with me for five minutes for some interior inspiration, and forget about all the shopping and…