Saturday 11 October 2014

LET YOUR SPACE DO THE TALKING...


Every space reflects not just the personality of its occupant, but also tells an underlying story……

… I walked into the porch of a beautiful home with a serene ambience, knocked on the door and was greeted by the house keeper who welcomed me in and asked that I wait to meet with the boss, whom I was going to be meeting with for the very first time. Looking around the living room which was adorned in an impeccable array of white and beige colour schemes, lovely pieces of artworks and ornaments delicately displayed all around the house with so much detail and emphasis. The pieces of furniture looked Italian and very exquisite, looking outdoor through the large expanse of glass windows was a beautiful garden, it was breathe-taking and I could tell just by looking around the magnificent house that the owner was really a man of class and good taste. I anticipated meeting a man who would look clean and sleek. Then I heard a voice say “hello” and I turned to respond “Good morning Sir, am here to see Mr Richard, the owner of this home, I booked an appointment to see him here today”, “I am Mr Richard” he said. I was completely taken aback as he was a sharp contrast from the image the ambience of his home portrayed. He looked scruffy, unkempt…
Contemporary Sophisticated Home Style
 

So many times, we make an effort at telling people about ourselves, our nature, etc. and trying in a lot of words, ways and gestures to express who we really are, our likes, dislikes, what we are fond of, our favourite habits, past times etc. All of these traits are always expressed in our ‘styletitude’ (permit me to use that word, if there’s any word like that) which simply means ‘our style attitude’.

Our style attitude or Style personality is always reflected in our style choices and preferences, which is a psychological reflection of our personality.

Some people are introverts, hence tend toward conservative styles, they also most often may prefer antique, traditional, vintage or old school elements, pieces, attires etc. whilst others are extroverts and are very adventurous, extreme and outgoing with their style choices. They tend to be very trendy, love high fashion, contemporary modern styles and are in tune with eclectic pieces and elements. Others love a mix of both worlds, a little of the vintage and conservative touch alongside the trendy and modern style.
Eclectic Home Style
 

Our style sense, choices and personalities most often reflect not just in our fashion style, but also in our interiors as well. Interior design and décor projects aesthetic symmetry and customized architecture and remodeling, realizing that these are facets through which a company’s purpose can be symbolized or an individual’s personality expressed.

If you are a lover of bold, sharp colours, shapes, patterns, bright lights, busy & occupied spaces with pieces placed everywhere and little spare spaces, you love to occupy buildings within the city centre with a lot of hussle and bustle, it’s a reflection that you are an energetic, vibrant, busy minded, upwardly mobile and socially active person who pays little attention to cleared out spaces. If you love serene, quiet environments, the seaside, ancient pieces of arts, lover of nature, vegetation, beautiful landscapes, sober colours and subtle shapes and patterns, then you are more of a reflective, cool and calm person, meticulous and very detailed.


Vintage Home Style







 

Monday 16 June 2014

WHAT THE COLORS IN YOUR HOME SAY ABOUT YOUR PERSONA - MAKING A RED STATEMENT


Colours have character and personality. 


  • Are you are fashion lover with a sunny bright personality, 
  • Or are you a sober more reflective person? 
  • Are you adventurous and more outgoing 
  • Or more business-like and all-professional in person? 
There are colours which can be used in your space to depict and reflect your personality. Let's review a few colours.



RED.


The color red is a strong, exciting, energetic and positive colour.


It exudes a domineering and powerful masculine energy. 
It excites the emotions and motivates us to take action.
It signifies a pioneering spirit and leadership qualities, promoting ambition and determination.
It is also strong-willed and can give confidence to those who are shy or lacking in will power.
the color red awakens our physical life force. 
It is the color of sexuality and can stimulate deeper and more intimate passions in us, such as love and sex on the positive side or revenge and anger on the negative.
The color red can stimulate the appetite, often being used in restaurants for this purpose. 
It also increases craving for food and other stimuli.
Being surrounded by too much of the color red can cause us to become irritated, agitated and ultimately angry.    







Having a personality which is inclined to the color red identifies you as extroverted and optimistic, courageous and confident.
You are action oriented and physically active, you have strong survival instincts.
With a favorite color red, you like to be the center of attention, other people are drawn to the vitality and sense of excitement you emit, you are stimulating to be with and you radiate a great deal of energy. 
You are ambitious and competitive and like to be the winner - you are achievement oriented. 
If you favor the color red you have a passion and enthusiasm for life and are not afraid to pursue your dreams and goals.




 Because the color RED is so visually arresting, “even one red piece can transform a bland room.








Monday 14 April 2014

Style Straight From The World of Fashion & Right into Your Home.

Interior design reflects the personality of the occupant just same way fashion reflects your personal style, whether you are conservative, flamboyant, eclectic, a lover of colours, or lover of nature, lover of traditional, vintage or contemporary trends, or your personality is very professional & business-like, playful & carefree, very energetic & full of life or artistic & reflective in nature, and much more, all of these personality traits & characters will reflect in your home.
See how the shimmering brown shades are being captured from the runway into this home interior.

It’s so fascinating to see the thin line between fashion and interior design, isn’t it? As much as the two industries seem to be different, at the end of the day they go hand in hand from every perspective. Perhaps less when it comes to texture, but a lot when we’re speaking about color and I love seeing the similarity between fashion and home decor, even more putting them together and look closely at how colors blend, how a piece of art can look so good on a dress etc.



View the mix of turquoise blue and green in fashion & also in interior decor.


White and Black striped colours mixed with plain white can look dashing in fashion and also in your home interior. Notice the use of the touch of Brown.

Leopard print always looks good anywhere, either being pulled off as a fashion statement or in home design.

The flowing mix of beige, wine, peach and black colours of this lovely dress on the runway is seamlessly reflected in this beautiful home interior.


Stunning and classy mix of stone grey, black and white colours beautifully adorning the runway and the home interiors.

See how this model beautifully struts the runway adorning an attire with a charming mix of white and glossy bronze colours which is also reflected in this exquisite bedroom interior.

This model's fashion statement simply screams 'eclectic style' and so also does this home interior with a magical and free style combination of multiple colours & diverse pieces.

This model is definitely making a smashing statement clad in this citron yellow and purple outfit, see the reflection of same in this home interior.

Another beautiful eclectic style we got here, view the similarities and transition from fashion to interior design.


Simple and classy red and white style and decor statement.


Take a look at your home interior, what style statement does it make? does it reflect your personality and style sense?

And If you ever experience moments of indecisiveness and puzzlement when looking at your home interior or wanting to have a makeover or include a new decor piece in your home, just look through a fashion glossary and select the style that suits your home.




Saturday 8 February 2014

African Style Interiors

The Beauty of the African prints, patterns, texture and culture can be reflected in your home interior.
African themed interiors reflect the atmosphere of the rich jungle and wide open spaces.



By focusing on a few details you can decorate your home to reflect entirely the beauty of the African continent. The colors of Africa are colors in natural and neutral themes such as the color of the fertile soil which is a deep red and brown tone, or the colors of jungle- fresh green or simply black.

Your space can reflect an ambience that depicts and captures the African forestry and vegetation, wild animal life, nature and culture using handmade pottery, hand carved artworks and paintings, African textile, handmade furniture using cane and bamboo, and so much more.








The African inspired style is simply inexhaustible, it is earthy, adorned with creativity, ingenuity, culture and nature...



Friday 10 January 2014

GLASS WALLS AS YOUR 2014 DESIGN FOR YOUR NEW HOME

Talk about living in style in 2014...
The Glass house design is the classical and opulent style home design which depicts the effects of transparency and reflection.
Glass walls in your home give seamless access and extension of the outdoor view and landscape into your home interior space.

A walkway beautifully cladded with glass walls on both sides

Lovely glass wall overseeing an outdoor garden view

See the subtle feel of the poolside as its view filters into this living room space


Seaside outdoor view being let in by the beautiful glass partitioning


An outdoor garden view aura

Hmmm... Exquisite glass house facade with a geometrical blend of a circular glass space and a rectangular area in one building.

Breathtaking sunset seaside view


Good-looking glass partitions nicely framed with wood.

Lovely.. lovely... evening poolside view right from this elegant lounge interior.

Stunning view of lights, glass walls, the poolside in an evening ambience.

Doesn't the outdoor greenery feel so close when you step right into this beautiful space?..

 




A betwixt of glass and geometrical array in home wall design.


The essence of glass walls, doors and partitioning in your space certainly creates a feel and ambience that's very reflective and crystalline, yet admirable. Letting an outdoor scenery and ambience of either the poolside, the seaside or garden view into your home interiors.

We cannot overlook the concern of feeling exposed, vulnerable and unprotected in a home that is surrounded with a great deal of glass walls and partitions despite the appeal it creates, but thankfully, new technology has given rise to an innovation of glass that is toughened, which is physically and thermally stronger than regular glass. This glass which is tempered safe often does not fall off its frame when it breaks, due to the anti-splinter film applied on the glass.