Pinterest is THE new kid on the block! I discovered it a few months ago and try to make it a habit to pin the pictures I like the most when I search for products or inspiration. I have created some categories that will help me know where to look at when in need of [...]
If you read last week’s post you know that I am fascinated by grey. If probably the majority of people find it a cold colour, I must say I find it warm if used wisely. In the example below, a meeting room had to be slightly changed to make it a nicer place to work [...]
One of my lovely clients was so kind as to describe in words her renovation experience. Here is her story: “In 2006 when we bought our house (a nice maison de maitre from 1915) we decided to have all the essential renovations done that were necessary for us to be able to live safely and [...]
I like taking good resolutions at the beginning of the year. But this year a friend suggested to also make a list of what to let go of. Another one suggested that resolutions are often only good intentions that are just forgotten a few days later and that to really make things change you need [...]
I am always amazed at how the same space can be totally transformed simply by changing the finishing. Even if a space is well proportioned, the feeling you get from it derives mostly by the materials, colours and textures that compose it. A recent project illustrates this perfectly. The house, a villa in a beautiful [...]
Sometimes it seems like people did their best to make things look ugly. I know that taste is something personal but look at the picture below… it’s hard to believe that someone can like some pink and green doors! The good news is that doors like these can be repainted and/or brought back to the [...]
Being Italian, for me toilets existed only in public places, such as schools, offices, restaurants but never at home. So it took me a while to get used to this “new” room and to understand how I could make best use of it. Toilets are often neglected spaces in our homes. However they are often [...]
