9 Designer New Year’s Resolutions You Need to Adopt
Happy 2020 to you all! I hope that you’ve had a good and restorative holiday season, and are ready to tackle this new century head on! Whilst 2020 is still shiny and new, I thought I’d share with you some design resolutions that you can adopt in 2020 to make a positive chance to your […]
How to use Colour to Set the Mood in your Home – Part 2
A couple of days ago the doorbell rang. It was a delivery driver asking if I’d accept delivery of a parcel on behalf of my neighbour. Before she left, she turned to me and said “Your house has such a happy feeling to it”. What colour, or combination of colours, we chose to use in […]
How to use Colour to Set the Mood in your Home – Part 1
A large part of designing a home for well-being involves thinking about how we want our spaces to FEEL! What sort of behaviours do you want to see in each room? Do you want your living room to be a space where social conversations are held, or is it somewhere to watch TV? In your […]
Sustainability and Well-being
Sustainability is another hot topic these days, and I think it’s probably fair to say that we are all choosing to be more sustainable in our day-to-day lives. However, how do we extend that sustainable mind-set to an interior design project, where quite often we just want to get rid of the old, and bring […]
Does Your Home Bring You Joy?
When you think about your home, does it make you smile? Does your home inspire you; fill you with energy and creativity? And how can tangible things create an intangible feeling of joy anyway? Research has shown that there are certain properties that define the way an object looks and feels that give rise to […]
7 Ways to Transform your House into a Personal Sanctuary
As an interior designer, often when I first visit my client’s house, I find spaces completely devoid of personality. Rooms full of furniture, but nothing that grounds the space to create a relaxing, cosy environment. Things just feel a bit off key, lacking those final finishing touches. Whether you’re a minimalist, a maximalist, or somewhere […]
How Do Our Homes Affect Our Mental Health?
Yesterday was World Mental Health Day, so I thought I would spend some time on today’s blog post looking at the affect that our homes can have on our mental health. With humans increasingly spending up to 90% of their lives indoors, there is a growing body of scientific evidence showing that how we design […]
Colours by Nature
Colour is a major element when it comes to designing our homes for well-being. Colour imbues a space with energy, and the more energy we have, the more we are able to create, to be productive, and to engage with the world around us. Think about the sort of things that make you smile. That […]
Is there more to biophilic design than just adding pot plants?
Biophilic design is increasingly becoming the buzz word of the moment, but what exactly is it? The term Biophilia refers to our innate biological connection with nature. It helps explain why crackling fires and crashing waves captivate us; why a garden view can enhance our creativity; why shadows instil fascination and fear; and why animal […]
Do You Suffer From Chromophobia?
Chromophobia n. an abnormal fear of colours Last night I was honoured to attend the launch party for the latest gem to hit the bookstores – Karen Haller’s The Little Book of Colour – How to use the Psychology of Colour to Transform your Life. It’s about time that we all started to learn more […]