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Conscious Home Design - Feel Good Design

Conscious Home Design – Feel Good Design

Conscious home design differs from conventional interior design in that it looks beyond aesthetics to how the design makes you feel. What is Conscious Home Design Interior Designer Emily Rose Smith (Founder of The Energy of Spaces) – defines conscious home design as:- “Creating home, body and soul alignment to re-energize you, which allows more flow, abundance and connection into your home and…

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Cloakroom Transformation With Colour and a Zebra Stencil

Cloakroom Transformation With Colour and a Zebra Stencil

A guest cloakroom is the perfect space to have fun with colour and design. Take a look at how a boring cloakroom was transformed with some colour and a zebra stencil. Image: Anne Roselt @anneroselt Inspiration While busy doing a watercolour painting of a zebra I had photographed on a recent trip to Hluhluwe Nature Reserve, I was reminded of the beautiful Scalamandre Wallpaper. Image: Anne…

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Vegan Interior Design Week 1-5 November 2021

Just one month to go until Vegan Interior Design Week

The vegan suite at the London Hilton Bankside Hotel With just a month to go until Vegan Interior Design Week here is a little more information on Vegan Interior Design and why it matters – whether you are vegan or not. While the heart of veganism lies in kindness to animals, the industrialisation of animals for consumption is not only devastating for animals but for our planet too. Did you…

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Colour Therapy Techniques to Trigger Happiness

Colour Therapy Techniques to Trigger Happiness

Image: Anne Roselt If you are feeling down and stressed out by the many challenges we are facing, colour therapy can help to trigger happiness and assist in making you feel inspired and upbeat again. How Colour Therapy Works Without us even realising it, the colours we surround ourselves with can have a noticeable effect on our physical, mental and emotional well-being because each and every…

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Veganism and Where the Name Vegan Comes From?

Veganism is growing as more people realise its positive impact on health, animals and the environment, but where did the name vegan come from? Veganism and Where the Name Vegan Comes From?

The “veganism” movement is growing – there’s vegan food, vegan cosmetics, vegan fashion, vegan homes and vegan hotels – more people are recognising its positive impact on health, animals and the environment. When I learnt about  Vegan Interior Design and its focus on healthy, compassionate and sustainable interiors, I knew they were the values upon which I wanted to build my business. I was…

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Beautiful New Eco-friendly Fabrics to Look Out For

Beautiful New Eco-friendly Fabrics to Look Out For

While out fabric hunting, I not only discovered some beautiful new eco-friendly fabrics but also learnt there’s more to eco-friendly fabrics than what meets the eye. Here’s what you need to Know. What Makes a Fabric Eco-friendly Generally plant-based fibres like cotton, linen, hemp and bamboo together with animal-based fibres like silk, wool and leather are considered environmentally friendly…

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Paint Companies Embrace Timeless Therapeutic Colours in Their 2021 Colour Forecasts

Paint Companies Embrace Timeless Therapeutic Colours in Their 2021 Colour Forecasts

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Many of the paint companies have launched their 2021 colour forecasts and it’s always fun and inspiring to see the colours as well as learn about what’s driving them, especially as colour has such a huge impact on our mood and well-being.

Here are some of the highlights of the 2021 colour forecasts launched so far:

Sherwin Williams 2021 Colour of the Year

Urban Bronze,…

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Durban Fabric House Launches Fabrics Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles

Durban Fabric House Launches Fabrics Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles

One metre of fabric uses 12 recycled plastic bottles bought from local plastic collectors, creating job opportunities and preventing the bottles from ending up in our rivers and oceans.

Last week looking for inspiration and sustainable fabrics, I was excited to come across the imminent launch of a range of beautiful, soft woven fabrics made from recycled plastic bottles.

While they weren’t…

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Cost Effective Ways to Spruce Up your Living Room

Cost Effective Ways to Spruce Up your Living Room

Would you love to refresh your living room but afraid it will cost too much? Don’t be put off, our living rooms are a space to relax and unwind but they can also uplift our spirits. Here are some great cost effective ways you can spruce up your living room and reap the benefits.

Decide on the Mood You Wish to Create

Do you want to make your living room more sociable because you are…

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E-Design - The Convenience of Online Interior Design

E-Design - The Convenience and Affordability of Online Interior Design

Now more than ever we need our homes to uplift our spirits and inspire us and while using an interior designer may sound like a luxury, we can actually save you money. Through careful planning, sourcing and allowing you to visualise a space, costly mistakes can be avoided.

What’s more, it’s never been easier with many interior design companies offering convenient, affordable E-Design services.

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Boost Your Mood With These Uplifting Colours

Boost Your Mood With These Uplifting Colours

The colours we surround ourselves with can have a huge impact on our mood. Now, more than ever, we could all do with some uplifting colour energy in our homes as we find ourselves spending more time indoors.

Take a look around the room you are in, ask yourself why you chose the colours you have. Do they make you feel happy, have you included your favourite colours, do you perhaps have too…

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The Artistry OF Chinoiserie Style

Sometimes I need to escape from whats happening around us

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European interpretations of Chinese and East Asian culture during the 17th and 18th century was known as Chinoiserie, although the style was more often associated with fantasy and invention than historical accuracy.

Chinoiserie, from the French word “chinois” is often associated with exuberance and wealth which one could argue has no place at a time…

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Classic Blue & Other Cool Trends

A look at Classic Blue & Other Cool Trends

Image: Anne Roselt

Can Classic Blue really be a trend? Most importantly does it even matter anymore? I wasn’t sure until I attended a recent trend talk.

While Amsterdam based trend forecaster Jan Agelink’s Trend Safari talk called Woke briefly touched on Pantone’s 2020 Colour of the Year – Classic Blue, the trends he discussed made me look at Classic Blue in a brand new light.

These…

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Studying Interior Design Online - KLC School of Design

Studying Interior Design Online – KLC School of Design

If you are planning to study interior design online then this post will give you some insight into my journey with KLC School of Design London and obtaining my KLC Online Certificate In Interior Design.

Having worked in the paint industry and specializing in colour, I have a passion for design and spent most of my career promoting beautiful interiors, so when I left the paint industry, it…

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A Peek Inside Galleria Borghese & The launch of Roman Baroque

One not to miss when visiting Rome - A Peek Inside Galleria Borghese & The launch of Roman Baroque

Nestled within the large Villa Borghese Park in the centre of Rome is the beautiful Galleria Borghese, one of the most important museums in the city as it houses masterpieces by artists Bernini, Caravaggio and Raphael. 

In the early 17th century the villa was owned by Cardinal Scipione Borghese – the favourite nephew of Pope Paul V (1605 – 1621). 

Cardinal Scipione had a ruthless passion…

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Vegan Interior Design is on the Rise

Vegan Interior Design is on the Rise, apple skins instead of leather? - yes please.

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The Philippe Stark sofa created for Cassina, upholstered in Apple Ten Lork (made from apple skins) a vegan alternative to leather, is a great example of Vegan Interior Design.

With veganism on the rise worldwide, thanks to a greater awareness of the impact our dietary choices have on our health, the natural world and the environment, it makes sense that this concept…

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Life’s Too Short For Boring Lighting

Life’s Too Short For Boring Lighting - highlights from Clerkenwell Design Week 2019.

Image: Anne Roselt

There was nothing boring about the lighting showcase at Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW). 

Celebrating their 10th anniversary, CDW was a buzz with exciting launches, talks and installations all around London’s EC1 district.

First stop on the pink design trail was the lighting exhibition, held in an old nightclub. The creative designs were a highlight of the festival and these are…

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