Commercial Interiors: Lessons to Learn From It

One of the biggest challenges people have when thinking to change/renovate the interior of their homes is  decision making. The main problems being: A decision is not taken at all; the decision is the wrong one; it is too late when the decision is made or the constant change of mind generates countless and harmful […]

When Interior Design Listens To Interior Architecture

When there is the need to change/improve/enhance the look or/and feel of a room not many people realise that they are going to affect how the interior architecture is going to be understood, experienced and more importantly felt. There is a very strong link between interior architecture and interior design. Interior design cannot exist without […]

Is Afternoon Tea Dying? So Is Interior Design

I have been living in London for 7 years now and I have not had as many afternoon teas as I would like. I should have more… in the right places… in the right company. For those who love British traditions, to experience Afternoon Tea is certainly a must since it ticks several boxes all […]

Building process: In Search of The Promised Land

Every time I start a project on site, a feeling of excitement and happiness takes over.  They are many reasons for that: …The process of transforming ideas on paper into a tangible reality has started. …The building process is a very logical one; somehow that logic gives assurance that everything has been thought through and […]

Interior Design, Singlehood and Marriage

We are living in a time where freedom is being more and more appreciated: The freedom to be what you want to be and who you want to be. When it comes to relationships the freedom of enjoying your singlehood or aiming to find your other half (with marriage in mind) has achieved new standards […]

Pharmacy 2’s lessons: Inspiration vs Literality

When I studied architecture one of the most important and challenging lessons was to learn to create a concept and how to develop and implement it throughout the project. This learning has proved very useful in my career as interior designer. The concept is an idea, around which one develops all the aspects of the […]

Are You From This Century? Then Geometry Is For You

The concept of fashion is a complicated one as it involves at the same time those that create it and those that follow it, and the gap of time and space between those two is not a big one when it is in its developing phase. In interior design when something is fashionable we call […]

Interior Design And The Butterfly Effect

Butterfly effect: (with reference to chaos theory) the phenomenon whereby a minute localized change in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere. In interior design this phenomenon can have a huge impact in the outcome of the project. Let me give you an example: I’m currently working on a residential project in 3 of […]

5 Questions You Have To Ask To Yourself

I have been sharing information with you in this blog to help you in the beautiful but challenging task of creating beautiful interiors for your home. One hundred and eighteen posts up to today to be precise! Have any of them helped you?  Hope so, otherwise I’m failing in my mission to help you. Whether in […]

Interior Design Fees. How much?

One of the “myths” related to the world of interiors is how expensive it is to hire an interior designer. Of course as everything you buy either it is a product or a service the price you are keen to pay for it will depend on the value you perceive that product or service has […]