• NEW ONLINE COURSE “Finding Your Confidence with Colour” What’s that all about?

    It’s fair to say that we have all been stuck indoors quite a bit recently. After a few weeks of staring at the same four walls and scrolling a lot of Instagram interiors images many people’s minds have turned to wanting an Interior change. I reached out to ask people “If they could have 10 minutes with a an interior designer, what would they want to know more about to help you?” They all responded “I want to know how to use colour in my home. I love it but I’m just so scared of making a mistake.”

    Posted by Phoebe Oldrey in Colour, Interior Design Advice, What's That About? - collection

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  • The Delicate Art of Zoning an Interior

    The fashion of knocking through and extending our houses has meant that the way our homes are configured is radically different from the way they used to be. This has seen the death of the dining room, the waning use of the living room and the birth of the mega kitchen.

    Posted by Phoebe Oldrey in Interior Design Advice

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  • Phoebe’s Fab Three – Pick of the Dining Room Tables

    With the rise of the Command Centre kitchen where every aspect of life now culminates, the dining room table has become the centre  . From family meals, to entertaining, to homework and craft projects, to decisive family conversations (where was your last family holiday planned from?), even businesses are run from them! It is the one piece of furniture that brings a family together. Think of it as the board room table of family life. So picking the right one is really important.

    Posted by Phoebe Oldrey in Interior Design Advice, Shopping & Stuff

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  • Designing the Perfect Family Kitchen

    Why is it that everyone at a party ends up in the kitchen?

    I experienced this first hand on New Year’s Eve this year. I desperately tried to corral my guests into the lounge; after all it is a good-looking room and also has comfortable seating. But would they go? Apparently not.

    Posted by Phoebe Oldrey in Interior Design Advice

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  • A Blogger with Writer’s Block

    So where have I been? It has been a mad, mad, mad couple of months running Smartstyle Interiors with lots of Interior Design jobs on the go; it has felt exhilarating! I get up each morning and get my head down for a day of designing and managing the implementation on projects.

    Posted by Phoebe Oldrey in Story of Us

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