The Daily Telegraph / House & Garden Fair 2007 is the UK’s most prestigious event for interior and garden design. From bathrooms to bedrooms, gourmet food to garden furniture, the Fair brings you an unprecedented line up of exhibitors all carefully handpicked by House & Garden to ensure the highest quality products, most of which you will not find on the High Street.
For anyone passionate about interiors and gardens, the Fair is an excellent opportunity to see the very latest classic and contemporary designs from many of the country’s most prominent designers. And with numerous interactive seminars and talks going on throughout the Fair, visitors can gather a whole host of expert tips and advice to take home with them.
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UNCONVENTIONAL architect Jean mic Perrine has come up with an audacious new idea – ready made, stackable, expandable pod homes.
The sign in the lobby says Perrine Architecture, Level 1. Step out of the lift and it’s not clear where to go next. Directly opposite is a trendy office furniture showroom and to the left, down the corridor is a simple, frosted glass door devoid of any clue as to what is behind it. Try the door and you find a typically stylish, minimalistic architects’ studio. The lack of signage is not a yet to be done job. (more…)
Allison Brown had lost steam decorating four months after moving into her family’s new home. Paintings and a wrought iron wall hanging sat on a floor.
“I tried doing it but needed help,” she said.
Brown didn’t want to hire interior decorators, who make commissions by recommending purchases, since she had just bought new furniture. So she called Diane Simpson and Dee Robertson of My Home At Last, an interior redesign consulting firm. (more…)
Rose Olson and her cousin Susan Haviland opened Poppy’s Home Decor and Piccadilly Square in Mesa a little over a year ago, tapping into an apparently long-held desire of shoppers for a stylish furniture and accessories business where you also can sit down have a bite to eat.
“Women can come in, shop a little, lunch, shop some more, and then have coffee and a bite of dessert,” Haviland said. “And some do.”
Within months of opening, the pair added 2,000 square feet, giving them 14,000 square feet of display space stuffed to the rafters with items such as wrought-iron window boxes, tin frames and decorative signs. (more…)
When beginning a home decorating project, it’s helpful to know the most common interior design pitfalls. Avoiding these will improve your design, save time and money, and help make your experience more enjoyable.
Furniture.com lead design consultant Davis Remignanti offers these approaches to avoid when tackling interior design projects: (more…)
