A nice decorated table makes every occasion special, not just Christmas, when we do an extra effort. Beautiful napkins in cotton jacquard, linen, embroidered. Silver cutlery, crystal glasses. Once you realize table setting is based on logic, things become less intimidating.
If it wasn't for the Romans and the Greeks we probably would still be taking a cold shower. Our modern bathing finds it origins in the invention of the Roman Thermae or hot baths. What comes to our mind when we think of wellness?
It was immediately clear for me, from the first meeting, which colours to use for Madalina's apartment. Her sparkling presence, colourful outfits were saying everything without words.
Simply White, Benjamin Moore announced recently that this is their colour for 2016. White is associated with freshness, purity, innocence. It is as a blank paper, up to you how you want to fill it: to write a letter, to make a drawing, to fold and unfold. White can represent a successful beginning. It is considered to be the color of perfection.
After one hundred and fifty years, William Morris designs of wallpapers continue to inspire interior architects and fashion designers. So, how can we use his heritage in a modern way? By printing his wallpaper designs on a big scale, and using his wallpapers, rugs in a modern surrounding?
By the end of the 19th century Arts & Crafts had influenced architecture, painting, graphics, photography, decorative arts, weaving and much more applied arts.
The entrance is, most of the times, a small place, there is no place in the house where we spend less time than in the entrance hall. So it is a perfect place to make a big statement.
When I think of bistro I think of Paris, I love to go to the small places where at noon you will meet all the people working or living in the neighbourhood. The place in general is so small that all the tables are nicely put in a row. They pull out a table so you can slip in and sit on the bench.