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If you are stimulated and excited, you give yourself the opportunity to create a more rewarding life.
Friday, 13 November 2009
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
WHY NOT CREATE TODAY'S DESIGN PROJECT...Parisian Chic
I created an interior design for a Parisian Chic bedroom today.
I focused on a traditional Pastel Blue and Cream colour scheme but made it youthful with tweaks of Midnight Blue.
I focused on a traditional Pastel Blue and Cream colour scheme but made it youthful with tweaks of Midnight Blue.
I just love this Sanderson (Pemberley) Wallpaper as it's so versatile. You can use it for a Parisian look and feel, for a Chinese interior design or even for a traditional English room scheme.
Making an interior design youthful is a subtle mix of modern fabrics and wallpaper designs. It's the creative element of taking a traditional design one step further and modernising it.
Of course you have to keep traditional elements such as the basic colour scheme, of soft blues or pinks, and cream 'washed' furniture. If you're looking for french inspiration then checkout The French House (http://www.thefrenchhouse.co.uk/) for traditional French furniture, lighitng and unusual accessories.
Accessories play an important role in Parisian Chic. They focus on crisp cotton sheets, lace cushions and glass perfume bottles - all very feminine and Hollywood Glam.
Good luck in creating your own Parisian Chic and if you need a little help with your design then just contact us and our creative designer will bring that Oh, La, La to your boudoir!
Enjoy!
GWENDOLINE ALDERTON
CREATIVE INTERIOR DIRECTOR
GA INTERIORS
Tel: 07841 519802
Website: http://www.ga-interiors.co.uk/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gainteriors
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SMALL Changes, LOW Cost, BIG Impact
Is it same old, same old in your home? Are you fed up with the way your home looks and want to ring the changes for Autumn?
Here are my TOP 3 TIPS for SMALL CHANGES, LOW COST and BIG IMPACT in your home:
TIP 1: MOVE FURNITURE
We get up, go to work, come home and sit in our favourtie chair. We haven't moved the chair so what we see is the same today as it was yesterday.
Moving furniture around is always great for re-energising your home and you as an individual.
Not only does it give you a different perspective on life and what you see, when you sit back down in your favourite chair, but it also gives the room a lift.
When re-arranging furniture, try to create a social seating position of either a 'U' or an 'L'shape. This is a harmonious seating position that encourages conversation and interaction.
TIP 2: MOVE ACCESSORIES
The saying goes, "If you do the same thing, you'll get the same result." Likewise, if you look at the same thing in the same way each day then your brain loses interest.
Moving accessories around is a great way to change your view, re-active your brain and re-energise your home.
You could do something as simple as change the way you style your cushions on the sofa or re-organise a shelf so the items are displayed differently. Perhaps you'd prefer to move your pictures around in a room - in my lounge, I have picture hooks on a picture rail for precisely this reason.
TIP 3: ALTER LIGHTING
As winter draws in, the blankets come out and we huddle inside the depths of our homes, lighting plays an important part in keeping us feeling snug and warm.
This type of lighting is called 'mood', 'atmospheric' or 'ambient' lighting. It's purpose is to add a glow to the room that actually sends subliminal messages to the brain giving us a sense of cosiness and a feeling of being nurtured.
You can create this type of lighting with dimmer switches and 'soft glow' bulbs but, for me, it's all about candles. My fire hearth is full of varying sizes and styles of candles, all with the same colour scheme of red and cream. As Christmas draws nearer, more and more candles appear in my home until it sparkles and shines like Oxford Street.
Have fun, re-energise your home and look at the world a little differently tomorrow.
For further help and advice, why not CONTACT US TODAY:
GWENDOLINE
GA INTERIORS
CREATIVE INTERIOR DESIGNER
tel: 07841 519802
e-mail: gwendoline@ga-interiors.co.uk
For more top tips, why not FOLLOW US TODAY:
Website (Free Newsletter): www.ga-interiors.co.uk
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Here are my TOP 3 TIPS for SMALL CHANGES, LOW COST and BIG IMPACT in your home:
TIP 1: MOVE FURNITURE
We get up, go to work, come home and sit in our favourtie chair. We haven't moved the chair so what we see is the same today as it was yesterday.
Moving furniture around is always great for re-energising your home and you as an individual.
Not only does it give you a different perspective on life and what you see, when you sit back down in your favourite chair, but it also gives the room a lift.
When re-arranging furniture, try to create a social seating position of either a 'U' or an 'L'shape. This is a harmonious seating position that encourages conversation and interaction.
TIP 2: MOVE ACCESSORIES
The saying goes, "If you do the same thing, you'll get the same result." Likewise, if you look at the same thing in the same way each day then your brain loses interest.
Moving accessories around is a great way to change your view, re-active your brain and re-energise your home.
You could do something as simple as change the way you style your cushions on the sofa or re-organise a shelf so the items are displayed differently. Perhaps you'd prefer to move your pictures around in a room - in my lounge, I have picture hooks on a picture rail for precisely this reason.
TIP 3: ALTER LIGHTING
As winter draws in, the blankets come out and we huddle inside the depths of our homes, lighting plays an important part in keeping us feeling snug and warm.
This type of lighting is called 'mood', 'atmospheric' or 'ambient' lighting. It's purpose is to add a glow to the room that actually sends subliminal messages to the brain giving us a sense of cosiness and a feeling of being nurtured.
You can create this type of lighting with dimmer switches and 'soft glow' bulbs but, for me, it's all about candles. My fire hearth is full of varying sizes and styles of candles, all with the same colour scheme of red and cream. As Christmas draws nearer, more and more candles appear in my home until it sparkles and shines like Oxford Street.
Have fun, re-energise your home and look at the world a little differently tomorrow.
For further help and advice, why not CONTACT US TODAY:
GWENDOLINE
GA INTERIORS
CREATIVE INTERIOR DESIGNER
tel: 07841 519802
e-mail: gwendoline@ga-interiors.co.uk
For more top tips, why not FOLLOW US TODAY:
Website (Free Newsletter): www.ga-interiors.co.uk
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gainteriors
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ga_interiors
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
How To... Add Splendour & Sparkle This Christmas
I've just completed an article for Panache Interiors' Christmas Newsletter:
How TO... ADD SPLENDOUR & SPARKLE THIS CHRISTMAS
It's based around 10 top tips to create Magazine Glamour in your home for that special event.
To sign up to the newsletter, contact:
PANACHE INTERIORS
COMPLETE SOFT FURNISHINGS
Tel - 01296 660868
E-mai: sandra.ford1@virgin.net
E-mai: sandra.ford1@virgin.net
Website: http://www.panache-interiors.com/
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Restyling & Refashioning
As fashion design and interior design are so closely related, I love the sound of this special event:
"Restyle and recycle your wardrobe with this glamorous clothes swap Swishing event, including a Vintage section.
Hear talks by David Saxby, Elizabeth Laskar and Charlie Porter on how to wear vintage fashion and on fashioning wardrobe basics.
Bring your chic but unloved new and vintage fashion items to swap for ones you will love.
Apprentices from Saville Row and finalists of the Golden Shears award will hold a workshop on how to tailor suit pieces."
Restyling and Refashioning
Saturday 14Nov (10:30-16:00) at the V&A Museum, London.
"Restyle and recycle your wardrobe with this glamorous clothes swap Swishing event, including a Vintage section.
Hear talks by David Saxby, Elizabeth Laskar and Charlie Porter on how to wear vintage fashion and on fashioning wardrobe basics.
Bring your chic but unloved new and vintage fashion items to swap for ones you will love.
Apprentices from Saville Row and finalists of the Golden Shears award will hold a workshop on how to tailor suit pieces."
If you still need advice on how to reinvent your old clothes or update your wardrobe then contact our fashion stylist:
Gail Morgan
The Image House
If you want to take this further and reinvent the much loved furniture in your home then just give us a call:
Gwendoline Alderton
Creative Interior Director
www.ga-interiors.co.uk
Tel: 07841 519802
Cath Kidston - On Pattern
Hear Cath Kidston talk about her unique country house style and distinctive floral prints at the V&A (Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre) on 17November 2009 (19:00 - 20:00).
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