Posts tagged as "home decor"
On Solid Ground
When you rent a home you always have to make do with what you get including flooring. But when you own your home flooring is yourdecision which is why I thought I’d bring you the most common flooring options. Modern Kitchen design by Portland Architect Giulietti Schouten Architects
Décor notes from Bennie Boekwurm
This trend stalker remembers once reading a decorator recounting how a client wanted a large bookcase in her lounge, filled only with peach- and apricot-coloured books to match the suite and other décor. To this day, I don’t know which aspect horrifies me more. That the client actually had an apricot leather suite. That the [...]
New year, new home
Yay! After 2011 threw its biggest and best challenges at me, 2012 started with a bang. Or rather, a move. Hubby and I finally found our dream home, and we packed, moved and unpacked within the space of 10 days! It was certainly stressful but in a good kinda way. And, instead of making new [...]
Stairs: the ins and outs of the up-and-down
Hubby and I live on the third floor, in a block with no lift. The dark, narrow fire escape staircase – all 52 steps of it – from the garage to our front door has become my nemesis. When I’ve got my goddess on, I start off by sashaying down, chin up and body, elegantly, [...]
Nights in white satin – and linen and cotton
The Furnishing Touch received its first fan mail this week! Well okay, it was actually more of a request than a “my life wouldn’t be the same if I missed a post” mail. But still, this Trend Stalker is pretty excited. The request came in the form of eight photos of predominantly white bedrooms, with [...]
Do your homework
I always say that if you love what you do you’ll never work a day in your life. This is doubly true if you also love where you do it – and you’re an especially lucky bunny if you get to do it from home. Having a home office means that, when you decorate your [...]
