No, it isn’t hide leather dyed to match the colour of wine. Wine leather is an actual material. Also known as grape leather, it’s made by Vegea from grape seeds, stalks, and the fibres of the grape skin. How Do They Make Wine Leather? Wine lovers, before you fear for your beloved grape, know that…
It’s so exciting and encouraging to know these fabrics exist! I always looks for healthier, more sustainable products and look forward to incorporating these and others into my designs.
Add exuberance to any space. Reach out to learn how to love colour in your home. If you’re ready to introduce this or another colourful area rug into your life, get in touch.
The colours that please and inspire us shift over time, on an individual basis, but also globally. Our palettes morph fluidly as colours come on the scene and drift off to make way for other colours. Colours you love will never be truly out of style as they can be made fresh and contemporary by adding a more current colour to your palette.
All Shapes and Sizes: Downsizing is relative. Some consider a reduction to a 2000 square feet home a big change. While others have never lived in anything that large. So, one person’s idea of smaller living may be quite different for another. But there are as many plans for a beautiful smaller home as there…
It’s Easter Bunny Weekend as I write this. Call it self-isolating or sheltering in place, either way, most of us are into week five of spending a LOT of time at home. If you’ve been doing Easter Eggs this week or noticing the crocuses popping up along your walks, you may be contemplating the power…
After a tough week of dealing with the personal and professional stresses that this COVID-19 situation has imposed, I am determined that I will be a catalyst for positivity. With so much fear, uncertainty, and sadness in the world and in our communities right now, we all need a counterweight to all of that. Human…
Home for the Holidays : Thank you for the successes and joy that you brought to my interior design world in 2019. Wishing you much happiness in your home throughout the coming year! – Deborah
Sustainable Alternative Textiles – Re-posted from Christina Mogk, MECC Interiors – Creating healthier homes goes well beyond purifying the indoor air and using zero VOC paints. Sustainable alternative textiles conserve resources and avoid petroleum-based fibres. These sustainable fibres can be completely broken down. They also have a healing effect on the wearer and the environment. What does this…
Welcome a New Dawn Today’s the day we fall back into standard time. That extra hour in bed ensures that most of us will rise after the dawn, rather than bumping around, bleary-eyed, in the dark. Can you imagine a nicer start to your Sunday than with Dulux UK’s 2020 Colour of the Year? Learn…