Where Design and Interiors Meets Happiness and Wellbeing
San Giorgio Hotel is not like a typical hotel. In fact, the interior doesn’t look much like a hotel at all. It’s more like staying in the holiday home of a cool friend. Or the kind of hideaway you wish you had as your own personal bolt-hole whenever you felt the need to escape away for a few days.
We collect objects that are beautiful, have meaning, stories or good memories associated with them. Or simply because they make us smile. Together as a group, with a common theme, they become a collection.
But there’s an art to displaying your collections.
Done correctly, a collection adds interest to your home, giving it personality. And keeps your interior from feeling too stark. Even if you usually prefer minimalist interiors, a well considered display will enhance your decor.
Done badly, however, and it can look rather like a cluttered mess.
Once you learn secrets of what makes a good display, you’ll be able to arrange your collection just like the stylists do. And with clever styling even every day objects can be turned into an art installation.
We all know how important it is to keep hydrated and drink at least two litres of water a day. But if you’re still buying bottled water, did you know that it is costing you five hundred times more than if you drank tap water?
That’s the equivalent of paying £1,500 for a pint of beer or a glass of wine!
The price of tap water is approximately one tenth of a pence per litre, compared with an average of 69p a litre for bottled water. This means that over the course of a year, if you fill a reusable bottle and drink tap water it will cost around £1. But if you drink bottled water it will cost you around £503.70.
That’s staggering, isn’t it?
Can a family home be minimalist in design, yet still feel warm and inviting?
Many of us aspire to have a home that is organised and free from clutter. But it isn’t always so easy when you have children. Although you may want to apply the ‘less is more’ philosophy to your home decor, this can be difficult. The “less” is often available space, and the “more” seems to be endless plastic toys.
With the use of some clever design techniques, though, it is possible to create a minimalist interior that still looks like a family home. (Rather than a sterile exhibition space.) As this coastal apartment in Slovenia shows.
There can be few things more comforting than a hot drink to warm you up on a cold day. And because autumn is fast approaching and the weather getting cooler, I thought a giveaway for one of these Mood Mugs would be just the thing.
Mood Mugs are a range of hand made porcelain mugs mugs with different quirky facial expressions. They have been cleverly designed with double wall insulation so they don’t need handles. You can choose from happy, sleepy, cheeky and moody. So you can let everyone know exactly how you are feeling.
Summer is coming to an end.
As the weather cools and the nights draw in earlier, there’s a definite feeling of autumn in the air.
The unique colours and scents of autumn make it a feast for the senses. So with this in mind, I thought I’d share with you seven things to love about autumn.
Southern Ocean Lodge is a fusion of modern design and nature. If you’ve ever wanted to get away from it all to somewhere completely different, a place of total relaxation and a retreat from the stresses of every day. Then I think I have found just the place for you.
This unique boutique hotel is situated on Kangaroo Island in Southern Australia. Known as Australia’s Galapagos, the island features spectacular natural attractions, native wildlife and views of the South Ocean stretching toward the Antarctic. With more than a third of Kangaroo Island declared as a conservation or national park, it is the perfect place to explore and get close to nature. The climate is Mediterranean like, with warm summers and temperate winters.
What do you do if you have limited space in your home, but a large selection of books? How can you make your interior appear streamlined and spacious, without downsizing your beloved collection?
Books really give a room character. Being surrounded by your favourite books can be a source of optimism and delight, memories and emotions. And that’s even before taking them off the shelf!
The Polka Dot Dunk Mug is probably one of our most popular products ever. The only thing is that up to now it was only every available in a right handed version.
However, at long last the special edition Polka Dot Dunk Mug is now available in a LEFT handed version too! Yay!
To celebrate, we’re giving away a Polka Dot Dunk Mug – and you can choose whether you want the right or left handed version 😉
Would you like a chance to win one?
This small loft bedroom is filled with smart storage solutions; and a decorating scheme that adds bright touches of colour and makes the most of the beautiful natural light.
But when interior designer Kia Sunda first saw the loft space of this home in Highbury, North London, it was cluttered and cramped. Out of sight from the rest of the house, it had become a bit of a dumping ground for discarded furniture and other items that had no real place anywhere else in the house.
