Building a new family home is always an exciting time for families, and many of my clients find that every member of their household – kids included – want to have their say on how they think the house should look. While I agree it’s a great idea to give children at least some input into the look…
After writing my latest blog post about the black on black on black house I saw on Grand Designs NZ, I thought I’d dedicate this post to a similar, yet almost opposite extreme: The All White interior. For some time now there has been a very strong trend to white interiors. Many years ago I had…
Grand Designs is a show I’ve always enjoyed watching, but now that it is set in New Zealand I find the series to be even more captivating. As I’ve mentioned a couple of times on my blog already, the light here is very different to the light overseas, so often looks that are used in other countries don’t translate well…
There’s no denying that for many people looking to build a home, group housing is the only option available to them. When funds are limited, and families are happy to accept a pre-drawn plan, group housing can be wonderful. However, when I heard of three separate couples – all of whom had a reasonably generous budget…
While visiting the Interiorzine website earlier this week, I came across an article featuring the hottest kitchen trends for 2018 and beyond. I’ve been feeling inspired ever since. Of the lot (and there were a lot) the image featured above was my favourite kitchen of them all. This is how it looks from a different angle:…
Back in Feburary, when I wrote my first blog post, I talked about the fact that a big part of my job is keeping my preferences to myself. Though I still firmly believe that a good designer needs to be a bit of a chameleon, I thought it’d be nice to share some of the…
I was looking for inspiration recently, and happened upon this beautiful architecturally designed home. My first impression was that this was an incredibly well designed house, with many elements of interest and skillful, creative architecture. However, I soon found myself thinking, Yes, but who would live here? When I look at perfect houses like this, I…
The third and final installment in my colour series, today I’m looking at trends. If you haven’t seen my first two colour-themed posts, you can check them out here and here. You may not realise it, but interior design and fashion are closely linked, with colour especially being very much a trend thing. Over the years, a…
For the second installment of my three-part colour series, I’m going to focus on the ways in which colour should be viewed. Colour is hugely effected by the light and various hues surrounding it. It is for this reason that I encourage my clients to study any colour they are considering using in their interiors extremely…
When it comes to colour, we all have our own personal preferences and aversions. Because it’s such a huge part of design, I’ve decided to dedicate my next three blog posts to all things colour. Believe me, there’s a lot more to it than you might think… Colour. You know what you like and you…