Creating interiors
and exteriors
that lift the spirit
and enrich life
Summer Living
As we head into the summer holiday season and with covid restrictions still limiting our travel options, our homes become even more important to us. It’s been a tough year so we’re all looking forward to some summer living outdoors. So, how summer ready are you? As...
Armchair travel in Prague
The second blog in our series of armchair travel sees us heading off to Prague in the Czech Republic! Graeme and I spent some time in 2013 in Prague and loved it! In fact, these days Prague has become one of the hippest places in the world to visit and is even touted...
A Front Door with Attitude!
Nothing says ‘Welcome’ to a home more than a stunning front door. It can also instantly add street appeal! There are lots of options to choose from for your front door. Always keep in mind important things like the style of your house, wall colour, window frames,...
Project Home Investment Property
Thinking about buying or having built a residential investment property? When it comes to building or fitting out a residential investment property, it’s tempting to think that throwing a few dollars at it to give it a superficial ‘makeover’ is the way to go. What...
Armchair Travel-France
During the Covid season, hands up who is missing being able to travel? I always find that travel (even armchair travel) inspires me, not just in my work as an interior designer but also on a personal level.Well now is a good opportunity to do a spot of armchair...
Your home is all about you!
In today’s world so much is readily available almost instantaneously. We’ve become a very consumer-driven society. It’s all about you, the marketing hype tells us. While it sounds wonderful, I’m not sure it’s ultimately good for our souls for life to constantly be all...
Boutique Interior Design
Recently I was in a café and observed the people ordering their coffee. There were those that ordered the same old same old latté, cappuccino etc. Then, there were those that wanted a “double shot, almond latté, or a soy, single shot cappuccino with chocolate...
Investment Property Kitchen Design
In our first blog Building a Residential Investment Property we touched on the benefits of engaging a professional Interior Designer to make the selections for building your investment property, and specifically looked at the exterior specifications for the finishes...
Building a Residential Investment Property
We often think that if we rent out a residential investment property there’s every chance it will be trashed or at the very least, not looked after as well as we would like. We think we should keep costs to a minimum in our refurbishment, renovation or new build....
More renovations at Hartley House
Beautiful Hartley House will be undergoing some more state-of-the-art improvements over the next few months. Hartley House (affectionately named by Sydneysiders), is much loved by the owners but it is also a very sought-after holiday retreat on Airbnb. Nestled on...
Interior Design inspiration from Ireland
Travel inspiration has always been high on my list as an interior designer. Travel inspiration comes to me whether I am on a road trip in different parts of Australia, or overseas. There’s always plenty to be inspired by and I find that the knowledge and visual...
Inspirational photography
Inspirational photography has the ability to evoke powerful emotions and set our souls to flight. Even more so when they bring back happy memories. So it is with inspirational photography taken during our travels, whether near and far. Travel is something hubby and I...
