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Monday, July 20, 2015
Thursday, June 25, 2015
This place is so atmospheric - it feels like from fantasy movie more than reality, the rustic feel gives idea that the place was abandoned for years, but still looking nice and cozy, and that terrace!
Unfortunately i don´t know anything more about the house that it is supposed to be in France, it would be nice to know who lives there, from some photos I would bet on some artist, painter maybe, the place is so meditative and inspirational, great place for a studio!
Friday, March 13, 2015
Red
Associated with: Danger, passion, energy, warmth, adventure and optimism.
Best for: The colour red is known as a sociable and lively colour and is used to stimulate the appetite, making this colour a prefect choice for dining rooms.
Though Reds have become more and more popular over the last couple of years and can range from fiery, passionate, sophisticated and warm, reds can also be overpowering and lead to headaches. It is a good idea to vary the shade of red on one wall or just use it for accessories. Reds should never be used in a baby’s room.
Pink
Associated with: Love, fresh, flirtatious and distinctly feminine.
Best for: The colour pink has become very fashionable again and can be found ranging from soft pink to tropical coral or playful raspberry. Pink is a good colour for bedrooms as it can be peaceful and restful and if mixed with a hot fuchsia, introduce passion.
Pink can come across as too sweet and girly – to counteract this you could introduce a neutral colour or hints of dark charcoal, brown or black.
Orange
Associated with: Stability, reassurance, warmth, sunset, autumn leaves and it’s also supposed to be an aid to digestion.
Best for: Living and dining rooms.
Orange is becoming increasingly popular and this year’s oranges are rich, cozy and slightly spiced but be aware that orange can make a room look smaller, so make sure you only use orange in a room with lots of natural light.
Green
Associated with: Promotes feelings of well-being and harmony, nature, security, stability
and balance.
Best for: The colour green is known to aid concentration, making it a good colour for offices and study areas and bathrooms.
Green can make people complacent or too laid back, so inject different shades of green such as deep olive or the colour of new leaves to make the room fresh.
Blue
Associated with: Soothing and calming, loyalty, serenity, authority, protection, contemplative, prevents nightmares, promotes intellectual thought and is believed to keep hunger at bay.
Best for: Bedrooms and bathrooms.
Depending of the natural light in the room, Blue can look cold and therefore be unwelcoming. To prevent this make sure you choose a blue with a warm undertone such as oceanic turquoise or shades of wispy clouds.
Yellow
Associated with: Sunshine and energy, creativity and stimulates the intellect.
Best for: Kitchens, dining rooms or north facing rooms.
Yellow should not be used for a bedrooms as it is not a very restful colour. Yellow ranges from soft creamy butter to deep amber and is a friendly and inviting colour. Be careful with yellow as some stronger shades can enhance feelings of emotional distress.
Lilac
Associated with: Feminine, spiritual matters as it simulates the misty area between the sky and heaven.
Best for: Bedrooms and bathrooms to create a stress free sanctuary.
Lilac can be insipid. Try to liven it up with black or silver, or both.
Purple
Associated with: Magic, creativity, joy, fertility, sensuous, luxurious and sex.
Best for: Bedrooms
Purple was once reserved solely for nobility. The colour purple is sumptuous and elegant. Purple ranges from deep plum, mysterious mauve to cheerful windflowers shades. Purple can be overpowering, so try to tone it down with a light shade of purple, use it for a feature wall or just accessories for your room.
Brown
Associated with: Stability, security and a very practical colour.
Best for: Living rooms
The colour brown is also known as the ‘new’ neutral and with the various shades of taupe and beige brown, will look great with almost any colour. You could for example introduce a livelier colour for mental stimulation such as green or blue to compliment the brown.
Grey
Associated with: Sophistication.
Best for: All rooms
Neutral colours such as grey can be used to bring sense of order and peace to a colourful palette. Grey is considered smart and sophisticated and ranges from dark charcoal to misty silver and looks great when paired with colourful accents.
Black
Associated with: Drama, death and eccentricity. It is a non-colour that absorbs all colours and reflects nothing back.
Best for: Nothing in particular but can be used in moderation.
Black is most commonly connected with depression and should not be used for a base colour but used to temper the sweetness of colours like pink.
White
Associated with: Innocence, purity,wholeness, cleanliness and completion. White is the combination of all the colours.Best for: Accents, highlights and creating space.
White is most commonly connected with sterility and can make a room feel cold and bland. It is best used in moderation.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
if you choose to live on your own as a young person (and i say this assuming that you don’t earn major bucks or perhaps you live in an expensive city – or both) you will probably be faced with the reality of renting a studio apartment. unless you’re an investment banker, or you won the lotto, or your granddad left you a sweet inner city pad the size of an ark that he bought back in 1950 for R500, or you’ve found some 3 bedroom palace with wooden floors and a working fireplace that’s being rented out for tuppence. if you’re one of those people, please don’t pity me. for i might be jumping on the studio flat bandwagon one of these days, and of course in lieu of that, the first thing i consider is HOW TO DECORATE.
zach motl lives in a 178 ft² studio apartment in brooklyn. that’s 16m² folks… he’s an interior decorator, which explains why his flat looks the way it does. “the more stuff you put in a room, the bigger it seems”
probably one of the cutest apartments i’ve seen is this one that won the second prize in apartment therapy’s small cool contest in 2007. more for the use of space than the actual decor (though i so love the chaise). in actual fact it’s bigger than the one above – at 293.5 ft² (27.27m²), yet it actually looks kind of smaller:
another apartment that abides buy the “more is more” rule and pulls it off, is this one (also a 2007 small & cool winner) – it is roughly the same size as the one above (300 ft²):
i think what the americans have going for them in terms of apartments (large & small) is that they usually have built in cupboards (sorry, closets) and i don’t mean the ugly ones we have here that are just plonked in the corner of the room, but actual cupboards that are recessed into a wall. sometimes with a light! oh how i wish to step into my tiny built in closet and tug on the dangling light switch to reveal all my stuff crammed up sardine style. like so:
oh, anything for a royal tenenbaums reference. anyway don’t distract me…
this couple has a really inspiring little studio in NYC (400 ft² = 37 m²), and they did all the DIY themselves:
this NYC couple‘s apartment is only 200 ft² (18 m²!!!)
delving into the archives, i once posted about this studio apartment from light locations, which is lovely:
and, further into the archives, these wee houses – i wouldn’t mind a tiny pre-fab studio sized house that is placed slap bang in the middle of a forest or somewhere else awesome.
or perhaps a tiny beach chalet
sigh. either way, small can be cool.
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probably one of the cutest apartments i’ve seen is this one that won the second prize in apartment therapy’s small cool contest in 2007. more for the use of space than the actual decor (though i so love the chaise). in actual fact it’s bigger than the one above – at 293.5 ft² (27.27m²), yet it actually looks kind of smaller:
another apartment that abides buy the “more is more” rule and pulls it off, is this one (also a 2007 small & cool winner) – it is roughly the same size as the one above (300 ft²):
i think what the americans have going for them in terms of apartments (large & small) is that they usually have built in cupboards (sorry, closets) and i don’t mean the ugly ones we have here that are just plonked in the corner of the room, but actual cupboards that are recessed into a wall. sometimes with a light! oh how i wish to step into my tiny built in closet and tug on the dangling light switch to reveal all my stuff crammed up sardine style. like so:
oh, anything for a royal tenenbaums reference. anyway don’t distract me…
this couple has a really inspiring little studio in NYC (400 ft² = 37 m²), and they did all the DIY themselves:
this NYC couple‘s apartment is only 200 ft² (18 m²!!!)
delving into the archives, i once posted about this studio apartment from light locations, which is lovely:
and, further into the archives, these wee houses – i wouldn’t mind a tiny pre-fab studio sized house that is placed slap bang in the middle of a forest or somewhere else awesome.
or perhaps a tiny beach chalet
sigh. either way, small can be cool.
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Friday, March 6, 2015
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Thursday, February 26, 2015
Have you ever wanted to trade in your high-pressure day job for a laid back bohemian lifestyle. Well, before you hand in your resignation letter, take a look at these stunning carefree bohemian spaces. Maybe if you just start decorating in a more bohemian style you can keep your job and continue to wear shoes...
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Brodie Norris runs Lunchbox Architect, a website featuring one exceptional, architect-designed family home every weekday.
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