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Shout out: Prunella’s botanical styling workshops 29 Jul 2013 | 05:45 am
Just a quick shout out that the gorgeous girls from Prunella are running a whole series of workshops in August on all things botanical. Vanessa & Caris are our favourite botanical stylists who do all ...
Design From The Heart 26 Jul 2013 | 07:30 am
Last Friday I spoke at Decoration & Design as part of the International Seminar Series which turned out to be such a highlight for me. I had a great turn out & lots of good questions in the Q&A. Other...
A Space Odyssey 24 May 2013 | 06:16 am
It’s kind of old news by now but we are very excited to be in this month’s issue of Inside Out with our house “A Space Odyssey” on pages 112 to 117. It was a great project, a total joy to work on and ...
A Year Of Learning 23 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
We’ve been so carried away with just getting things done, that this is my first post for the year, and it’s May! I can’t quite believe it. Why haven’t we had time? Well, we’ve been busier than ever wi...
Happy Summer Break 21 Dec 2012 | 07:30 am
As the working year comes to a close I’d like to extend a very warm thank you to all of our blog readers, twitter followers, wonderful clients & all round CHDC supporters who make all the hard work wo...
Kitchen Whispering 30 Nov 2012 | 12:55 am
In case you missed it, I thought I would share our post on kitchen design published recently on Temple & Webster. What was your brief for the Binnie House kitchen (above)? The points below are taken...
All That Glitters is Golden 22 Oct 2012 | 12:50 am
Those close to me know I have a bit of a fixation with gold. Mixed with colour & placed in positions where it reflects the light is just breathtakingly good. So I’ve put together some of my favorit...
Edited Interiors 15 Oct 2012 | 12:50 am
There’s a fine line between the over decorated versus the edited interior. I’m not a fan of the exploded look although this can be pulled off in the odd arty interior, but you do need to have layers i...
Briefing A Designer 1 Oct 2012 | 01:50 am
I thought it might be helpful to talk a little bit about the client side of things for a change, specifically on how to brief a designer. Most clients engage designers once or a handful of times in th...
Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone. 24 Sep 2012 | 02:00 am
Have a look around you, what excites you about your interior? Not much? It must be time to break out of your comfort zone. That’s what a handful of my clients engage me to do, but not all of them. It...
