Feeling sleepy and undecided? In need of a vitamin injection? Here’s good news. Paint your wall(s) in a brave red-pink and your heart will beat stronger, faster and happier. It’s hotter than ever! Not pink the girlie-girlie way, but ethnic, country, eclectic – whatever style you fancy. | photo: mikkel adsbol | | photo via [...]
This weekend has held the Autumn 2011 Formex Fair. As always with these fairs – and maybe with this one in particular – there is much ado about nothing. Of what makes this event, fresh ideas & insights, trends and innovations are extremely small parts. Actually, you almost only find it in the marketing material! [...]
Although I still love Chesterfield sofas, I must confess I’m having an affair with the Knoll sofa at the moment. It’s just so simple, elegant and classy that I can’t help myself! Designed by Florence Knoll in 1954, it has never really gone out of fashion – and it still looks amazingly sleek and modern [...]
It seems the British Patrioric/Union Jack trend that Henen wrote about on September 2nd ’09 is remarkably durable (it was not even new by then). By mere coincidence the other week, I was just strolling through Debenhams heading for another shop, I spot this sweet cushion, that got to accompany me to the pay desk [...]
My favourite sofa right now has got to be the Chesterfield sofa! And judging by the many Chesterfields featured in interior design magazines recently and the fact that most fashionable furniture stores seem to have at least one version in their catalogues and window displays , it is clear that I’m not alone and that [...]
As summer fades and evenings are getting darker, yellow is the perfect accent colour to illuminate our homes. No other color expresses hope and reassurance more than yellow. This was said when the Pantone Mimosa yellow was selected the Color of the Year for 2009. Bright sunny yellow, warm golden yellow, orange-and green hued yellows, [...]
