
Bold interiors for a day
If you can have any interior for just a day, what would it be? You can be as bold and daring as you like .... Anything you can imagine! Wouldn't it be nice to use every leap year as an excuse to completely change your interior decor?! I would like to magic my spaces (and budget) to look like Peter Mikic or Vincent Darre interiors. A fashionable Islington drawing room designed by Peter Mikic. A stunning room designed by Peter Mikic. Vincet Darre is a Paris-based interior desig

Budget-Friendly Home Decorating Tips for Couples
Moving in with your partner is a major step in any relationship. In the famous words of the late writer Maya Angelou, “First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love.” If you’ve recently moved in with your loved one or are planning to move in together in the near future, congratulations! This is an exciting moment in your relationship. While learning to live with your significant other can be difficult, especially at first, one great way to reduce stress is by lo

To wallpaper or not? That is the question...
Yes! Absolutely! But do follow that famous motto by Mies van der Rohe 'less is more'!. One can certainly get it very wrong with wallpaper so be careful when choosing your pattern. We are big lovers of wallpaper from the mid-century geometric patterns, to oriental classics, metallics, botanicals and textured patterns. Here are a few points to consider when choosing wallpaper: > Do make a statement with bold wallpaper! > Do not wallpaper every room - one bold feature wall in a

Botanical wallpaper
On our ongoing theme of bringing nature home, what's not to love about these botany inspired wallpapers! A friend pointed out they remind her too much of William Morris Arts & Crafts designs. We don't necessarily think that's a bad thing! The Arts & Crafts movement certainly seems to keep on giving and inspiring modern design. These wallpapers are also reminiscent of modern patterned versions of early botanical illustrations from the fifteenth century onwards. As European exp

An internal garden
We are totally in love with internal courtyards! Modern internal gardens stem from Chinese Courtyard Houses which were built around Feng Shui concepts. In most cases, an internal garden would change the way you experience a space, improving the natural flow around the house and bringing a connection to nature. If designed and planned well, it should bring some natural light through a skylight, a window or a side opening and would act as a pivotal point in a house - perhaps al