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Design Tips – Designing a Standard Furniture Layout
Design tips – Designing a standard furniture layout for a large living room
The living room is the place in every house that is noticed every time and by everyone. It is the area where visitors are welcomed and so, needs to be the best.…
Living Room Decor with Candles
Remember when the only time we turned on candles were when nepa "took light"? How times have changed. Today, candles serve the purpose of much more than artificial lighting.
Scented candles are an interior styling staple. They create a…
House of Splendor
House of Splendor, a hotel owned by SD Interiors Sarah O Daniel, is a boutique hotel & spa. The vision of House of Splendor boutique hotel has an expression in Deloitte & Touche definition of a luxury boutique hotel:
" They are…
In Conversation with Sarya Jamal
PROFILE FEATURE ON ESSENTIAL INTERIORS MAGAZINE
ISSUE 16
INTERVIEW with Artist/Designer SARYA JAMALof "Pieces of Me" (POM)
1. When did painting start for Sarya Jamal?
I am a Pharmacist by degree but an artist at heart. Ever since I…
How To Light Up Your Life
Lighting is key when creating a great ambience for your living areas and should not be an afterthought when designing your home. It is important to give good consideration to balance ambient, task and feature lights in the various rooms of…
5 Ways To Design Your Bookshelves
If you don’t read books and don’t care about bookshelves don’t be too quick to close this article. Not all bookshelves have to be completely functional; I don’t see any reason why a functional bookshelf can’t be stylish too. Here are some…
Home & Style – Africa Inspired Pieces
African inspired designs can not only be found on fashion runways or with Ankara covered furniture. You can find inspiration and embrace different cultures by adding some African inspired, yet modern furniture
pieces to your home.…
How To Decorate With Arts
I must confess I do love working with clients that are interested in art and have pieces they love which they proudly want to feature in the interior design scheme. Art brings so much to a space – life, texture, drama, colour and a finished…
Green Products: Wireworks Takes A Contemporary Twist On Traditional Crafts
Wirework started in 1994, as an initiative that aims to motivate locals, mainly women, in the rural parts of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The self-help project encourages them to provide for themselves and their families by utilising their…
DESIGN TRENDS – Bathroom Trends
Is your bathroom in desperate need of an update? Be inspired with these must-have design trends and get a bathroom you will enjoy spending time in.
Time for tranquillity
Bathrooms are often the only place where people regularly have…