28
Nov
2021 – an interior designer’s perspective
There will be a lot of media reflection on the year that was 2021. It started promisingly enough after 2020 when we had to deal with COVID and life...
24
Oct
Christmas Gift Guide 2021 – a designer’s selection
Hopefully Christmas 2021 will be a reunion between you and your loved ones following another difficult year of lock downs and shut borders. This year many of us spent...
22
Sep
Realising your hospitality design vision
In a previous post I wrote about the most common hospitality interior design mistakes experienced by my clients. One of the things I said is that realising your hospitality...
20
Aug
Time to complete an interior styling project
The initial conversations with a prospective and a new client are interesting to me. They are the beginning of a long, intimate, journey of creating a beautiful space. For...
21
Jul
Top Five Hospitality Design Mistakes
In all my years working in hospitality interior design, I can say with confidence that every project has problems. Some problems are quick and easy to resolve and some...
22
Jun
What are interior design specifications?
In every industry there is jargon. The interior design world is the same. Interior designers and related professionals such as architects use words that may not be easily understood...
25
May
Top Tips for Renovating a Cafe, Bar, Restaurant
While there have been many new bar, café and restaurant openings recently, many hospitality businesses had to close permanently due to an extended lock down periord in 2020. Walk...
28
Apr
Benefits of working with an interior designer – from client perspective
Although I know the benefits of working with an interior designer, I understand that people who want to engage with an interior designer will have are a lot of...
26
Mar
How to Choose & Apply Colour
I recently wrote a post about how to select a colour scheme on my blog The Design Basics. And another post on how to apply your colour scheme in...
22
Feb
Hospitality Kitchen Design
There is a lot of work that goes into planning a successful and efficient hospitality kitchen design. If you have you ever renovated or refurbished a residential kitchen in...