Category Archives: Style
Pairing back the colour of design & architectural materials is not necessarily a bad thing. By simplifying your wall and surface palette, you can create a versatile canvas that you can edit with finer details, towels and accessories in the bathroom; furnishings and home wares in the kitchen. White speaks of simplicity, harmony and refined elegance. Read More
The 1 percenters, by definition, the risk takers, those who dare to be different.
Their curiosity and desire to innovate can challenge perspectives, inspire and influence. These people not only dream big, they grab it by the balls and make it happen. The result? You be the judge. Read More
Read Paulina Bird’s (House of Bird) insights into the 6 Principles of Design and how applying these principles can influence a successful design and create beautiful spaces. This Six Part Series breaks the design mystery down to its most simple and most easily understood elements – a must for any design enthusiast.
We are all familiar with the term Tension.
It can describe a really bad headache or the stress we feel in a job that needs to be performed quickly. The words worry, rigidity, conflict and pressure come to mind in describing Tension. But what is it doing appearing in a Design Blog claiming to be a Design Principle? Read More
Read Paulina Bird’s (House of Bird) insights into the 6 Principles of Design and how applying these principles can influence a successful design and create beautiful spaces. This Six Part Series breaks the design mystery down to its most simple and most easily understood elements – a must for any design enthusiast.
Paulina explains Dominance as a Design Principle and it’s ability to create a focal point in a Design. Read More
Read Paulina Bird’s (House of Bird) insights into the 6 Principles of Design and how applying these principles can influence a successful design and create beautiful spaces. This Six Part Series breaks the design mystery down to its most simple and most easily understood elements – a must for any design enthusiast.
Sta-bil-i-ty: The state or quality of being stable, especially, resistance to change, deteriorate or displacement. Read More
Read Paulina Bird’s (House of Bird) insights into the 6 Principles of Design and how applying these principles can influence a successful design and create beautiful spaces. This Six Part Series breaks the design mystery down to its most simple and most easily understood elements – a must for any design enthusiast.
Movement as a Design Principle simply means a visual trail that the eye follows, be it in bathroom or as a single object such as patterned fabric, furniture or a collection of home wares placed in a room. Read More
Read Paulina Bird’s (House of Bird) insights into the 6 Principles of Design and how applying these principles can influence a successful design and create beautiful spaces. This Six Part Series breaks the design mystery down to its most simple and most easily understood elements – a must for any design enthusiast.
Continue Paulina Bird’s insight into the world of design and how the Design Principle ‘Rhythm’ is applied. Read More
Read Paulina Bird’s (House of Bird) insights into the 6 Principles of Design and how applying these principles can influence a successful design and create beautiful spaces. This Six Part Series breaks the design mystery down to its most simple and most easily understood elements – a must for any design enthusiast. Read More
Paulina our resident Interior Designer was bursting with excitement when she stocked our showroom with the latest exclusive Patricia Urquiola (Spanish architect and designer) designed tiles. Read More
Finally – it looks like winter is coming to an end, the sun is shining and the trees are starting to wake up from their wintry sleep. Days like this make Mondays so much easier. I catch up with Katie, our photographer, and we make our way to today’s Project Spotlight in Newtown. Read More
Timber Tiles: New tile designs, all shapes and colours.
Ever since these were seen on ‘The Block’, interest in this product has sky rocketed. Available in European settings for years, these beauties have hit Australian shores and Geelong finally has an exclusive range. Read More
pat-tern {Noun – A repeated decorative design}
Read how pattern influences our lives, environment and decorating.
Pattern is at the very fibre of our existence. It seems a strange thing to actually say, but our very human form relates to patterns. Read More
Inspiration can be found everywhere. Today we hope to inspire you with something a little bit different.
Josephine’s new kitchen is timeless and classic with a step back into a bygone era featuring a wood oven and heater with floor to ceiling stone feature wall providing wow and practicality. Let’s take a look inside…