North facing rooms - what colour should they be!?
So what colour should you paint these un-desired rooms that everyone is dreading? Many would say white!! Make it white to brighten it up,...
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- May 31
- 3 min
How does the designer collaborate with the architect and the contractor?
When it comes to a gut renovation - a seamless collaboration between your designer architect, and contractor is the key to success. We...
- May 18
- 3 min
Design principles for rental properties
If you bought a house for the purpose of renting it out, here is what you have to think about in terms of improvements. Advantage...
- May 2
- 2 min
Coloured kitchen cabinets timeless or not?
Lots of my readers have asked me whether or not I am an advocate of coloured kitchen cabinets given I keep talking about timeless design...
- Apr 27
- 2 min
Why you shouldn’t cherry pick design advice!?
As a designer I take a comprehensive approach to creating a design scheme. I consider a wide range of factors such as the client's...
- Apr 12
- 3 min
How to prioritise your budget?
Where to invest and where to save?! I always say a budget is never unlimited, even for an Arab Sheikh where the funds seem endless, there...
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Town house gut renovation
Given that everything on instagram looks so effortlessly easy - sometimes we forget that in every aspect of life there is probably a long...
- Feb 2
- 1 min
Find Your Art!
Firstly let's define the term art and more specifically fine art vs. art.
What is the difference? Well, fine art is a machine for thinking
- Jan 27
- 1 min
Reader SOS - A warm and luxurious bedroom
Alicia reached out looking for help with the master bedroom in her future home! She wanted to see how to transform it into a luxurious,...
- Jan 24
- 1 min
The return of boudoir
Could the reinvention of the ‘boudoir’ so appreciated in the 19th century, be the solution to today’s chaotic world? What is the idea...
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