How to pick a paint colour
It’s Saturday and you have decided that you are going to paint the bedroom this weekend. You know you want it light blue – so how hard can it be to choose a paint?
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Balancing your colour scheme with the 60/30/10 rule
A beautiful room design is a “work of art” and lots of different things are working in it to build a space with interest and personality.
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Air Pollution in our Homes
There are only three very basic things we need in this world to live: water, air, food. Everything else – including light (though our food does require this to grow) – is an added bonus. Air is probably the one we take the most for granted and when we think of polluted air we see smoggy cities and congested motorways. However, air pollution ironically is starting to be 2-5% higher inside our homes than outside.
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Wellness in Design – What’s that about?
Over the last few years there have been a few buzz words that have started to really infiltrate our culture. One of them is “wellness”, another “self-care”. We have all become alert to the hype around wellness and how we should be shaping our lives to take our mental and physical health into account. But how many of us are asking if our homes or workspaces are supporting our wellness instead of just supporting our Instagram likes?
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Designing your Bathroom with relaxation at the heart
What is the bathroom to you? A room you spring through to get clean before either leaping into your day or your bed. But what if this room could be doing more for you? As a designer I often see this as an over-looked space, where more thought is put into the tile selection than the health of the person using the room. I think these rooms could be the key to addressing a couple of health and happiness issues. What if your bathroom was more of a spa? Not just a spa that helped you relax but also helped with your health.
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Phoebe’s Fab Three – Animals for your animals!
Children’s rooms are one of my biggest pleasures to design! My clients and I love letting the creativity flow. Though it is wise to buy all your big furniture with longevity in mind, allow yourself to run wild with the smaller items like wall décor and small furniture.
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