Project 2: Sneak Peek!

So my second project for my city and guilds level 2 in Interior Design is a home based office come craft room.

I am SO excited about this one, my last project  was quite minimal and 'trendy' with lots of white gloss and high pigment colour pops, so with this one I'm really excited to create a light tonal scheme with lots of soft furnishing and more rustic & vintage style furniture.

Project 1: Loft Space

So I've been crazy busy for the past few weeks, mainly down to handing in my first city and guilds project and working a lot of overtime!

My first project was a hypothetical loft conversion, we had to design the space for one person within a family home, it needed to be for sleeping and living but no bathroom or kitchen provision.


The hypothetical space we had was pretty large and I decided to add a big terrace :] The stairs in the middle of the loft were to act as a patrician between the sleeping and working/living area.

I choose to do mine for a friend who's a recent graduate and is living at home to 'save money'. In the brief the space was detailed as needing to be bright and young but with well designed more sophisticated furniture as the client is an Architect and has a real appreciation of well designed pieces. I wanted the feel of the room to be really glossy and chic. The walls would be bright white (using Dulux light and space which contains glass fragments to reflect light). The furniture would be a mix of glossy white and colour pops.

Giles Chair Review

Check out my Pintrest board on Work Spaces

Good Evening !

Well this afternoon I picked up my John Lewis value Giles office chair :]

 I was really excited when I saw it on the website, it had a great shape reminiscent of a lot of industrial style chairs I'd seen on pintrest when collecting pictures for my loft assignment. 

I had been looking at chairs for a while, I'd had my chair for 10 years it was scratched badly on the arms, most of the wheels had come off, it was well loved and used.  I had been playing with the idea of a replica ghost chair but even from ebay it was £70 I didn't have, so the best thing about the giles chair is the price tag... £25 

3 Pieces- Week 1

3 Pieces - Week 1

Well I've been on radio silence lately, think I will just start posting more see what gets hits etc.

So I've decided to share with you three things I am loving this week.

Get The Look- Sophisticated Hallway Hangout

 Lonny Landing Hangout Page 184 Novermner/ December 2011 Issue

A great use of a small space by the stairs that is separated off from the rest of the living space

Living on a budget I'm a big fan of "get the look for less" pieces be it with interiors or clothes.

So I've decided to a series of posts but with a little twist. In the world of blogs, websites, magazines, books etc. I am always drawn to the finished "togetherness" of American home interiors. There is something I can't quite put my finger on that separates them from what I see in the UK. So as a challenge to myself I want to create these looks for less using products from the UK high street.

Dove Grey and Mint Green Bedroom Inspiration

Hello!

Well I have decided after spending hours reading blogs to start my own.

Here is my mood board for my new bedroom. In a few months I will be playing musical rooms in my house and moving to a bigger room (yay for big built in wardrobe).

Currently my room is biscuit coloured, with a Osboure and Little Volte-Face feature wall. I love this wallpaper, but it has been very restrictive, its quite difficult to pick accessories or bring in any other patterns. So here is the plan for the new room!

With this room I still want a wall paper with an impact but something that doesn't take over the whole scheme, so I've gone for a light grey and white stipe.

Where is everything from?

Head Board Fabric: John Lewis Ikat Fabric in Putty £28.00 Per Square Metre
Grey Stripe Wallpaper: Laura Ashley Lille in Whisper £21.00 Per Roll
Silver Pendant Shade: Habitat String Shade £24.50
Desk Chair: John Lewis Value Giles Office Chair Black and Chrome £25.00
Desk Lamp: Ikea Forsa Lamp in Nickle-Plated £16.99
Velvet Cushion: H&M Home Velvet Cushion in Mint Blue £7.99
Sheepskin Rug: John Lewis Sheepskin Rug in Twilight £49.00
Foot of Bed Bench: Ikea Bjursta Bench in Black £69.00
Grey Paint: Crown Solo Gloss in Silver Mine £15.98
Wall Lamp: Ikea Krämare Wall Light in Aluminium £6.99

Im still sourcing a replica Eames chair in the turquoise colour and looking for a good value white wood laminate floor.

What do you think? What would you add or take away from this scheme?