As a professional London Interior Designer, I meet with clients all the time who simply crave more originality and personality in their interior spaces. It is such a delight for the interior designer to be able to transform a house into a home by judicious use of lighting, stencils, photo frames, rugs and frames, to name just a few. Each of the different classes of accessories allows the professional interior designer to lean into a certain style, emotion or personality framework in order to create stunning results. In this article, I will draw on my experience in London’s design community to suggest a few great options if you’re looking to spruce up your home this winter with some interior designer magic.
LIGHTING. If there are nooks and crannies that just don’t get enough light, interior designers may recommend low-voltage illumination to make your interiors look larger and more welcoming. This can also boost your mood – perfect for the gloomy and overcast London skies that are all too common this time of year. Some professional interior designers will recommend theatrical lighting moods, so that you can flip between settings to choose either relaxed, or atmospheric and edgy, or task-orientated, all according to your needs.
COLOUR. The hue of the lighting system can substantially impact the overall look of a room. Incandescent filaments are now being phased out across the European Union, and London interior designers are having to rely instead on compact fluorescents or halogens to create custom effects.
SCONCES. Wall-mounted sconces slide over lightbulbs to give a gentle fuzzy glow to a room. Interior designers sometimes combine glass outer sheaths with paper diffusers to create unique effects and soften the overall feel.
ARTWORK. Art is great, but well-lit artwork is even better – and interior designers are often specially-trained in how to perfectly illuminate choice pieces of art. Recessed lighting can be a great solution for both photographs and paintings. For sculptures, some interior designers love to use spotlights or feature lighting for more of a museum showcase feel.
INTERIOR DESIGNERS DO OUTSIDE, TOO! Exterior lighting is a great way to make a fabulous first impression for evening dinner guests or invitees to a luxury London soiree at your designer home. Exterior lighting solutions can even cast light indoors, as well … some interior designers like to be really creative and hide exterior lights in bushes or under trees to create natural diffusion before the light trickles in through the windows and makes fabulous patterns on the ceiling or wall.
This bring to an end my mini-series on how London interior designers use accessories, styles and history to create astonishing results.
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It is such a delight for the interior designer to be able to transform a house into a home
Saturday, April 9th, 2011Real Estate Investment Trusts
Sunday, March 6th, 2011Investment has returned to the retail market throughout Australia and investment levels continue to increase as the market stability.
Into the future, this trend is expected to continue to improve as economic confidence and employment grows, retail spending returns and interest rates remain on hold.
There have been a number of signs of increasing confidence over the past few months and the retail sector has generated surprisingly positive trading results.
The recapitalization of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) has seen many local buyers return to the market and a number of offshore investors have remained in the market because of Australia’s strong economic growth prospects.
While retail assets remain highly sought after, investors have become more selective in their acquisitions. Larger retail assets are becoming more popular in 2010 as investors re-visit their overall investment strategies and attempt to position themselves for the next cycle. The value of neighborhood shopping centers is likely to remain stagnant, and construction and development activity is expected to continue to rise over the next five years.
Continued expansion plans by retailers is supportive of investors’ increased focus on the redevelopment pipeline, with investors finding it hard to access new investment stock.
A stabilization of yields in 2010 has given owners the confidence they need to test the market for larger assets.
Australian commercial retail sales transactions totaled close to $3.183 billion at the end of the September quarter, exceeding the $2.539 billion total annual sales figure recorded for the full year of 2009.
Tara Downey is Communications Officer for McGees Property, Brisbane. She has a media background spanning more than 10 years with working experience in business reporting, travel writing and newspaper journalism. McGees Property specialises in commercial real estate with our successful and highly skilled sales, leasing, valuations and professional services, and asset management teams.
Good Interior Design
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011Cheap carpets are good interior design because it adds beauty to rescue and protect wood floors and carpets, which can be of different types of materials are available and sizes and styles, the carpets are available in different styles ranging from traditional Mary, cost, the following are the most popular types, carpets designed display materials such as bamboo, leather, jute, sisal, wool with a design and basic colors only are not modern or traditional, and therefore easy to combine with a wide range of types of furniture and the floor before the carpet now, it is necessary to clear a goal you want. You want a concrete pour to protect their rights to land? If your existing furniture or the floor to fill? The aim is to focus aid on the carpet some decisions that meet their needs.
You must choose the carpet that comes along the border. If you need me, carpets, selected at least one foot below the size of the room, where all parties. The carpet in the dining room table, which should be divided 3-4 meters the size of the coffee table. Carpet in the room should be as soft to walk more often. Wool and cotton blankets are the best quality space, and expensive carpets. They require less maintenance and can be tasted. Silk carpets, the attention of visitors and often used for wool carpets of gold to rise. Cowhide rugs are often used for wooden furniture to complement existing. Design carpets used in homes. The carpet in the room feel larger drawings and it is easy for customers.. The carpets are so important and widely used in all rugs. The rugs are easy to remove dust.