tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83978346214348515652024-03-21T23:43:14.032+00:00The InsiderThis is all about Interior Design, how to make the most of your homeEmmanuelle Lemoine and Anne Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970507000868296337noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397834621434851565.post-5766776399864964332014-02-05T16:56:00.000+00:002014-02-05T16:58:41.156+00:00Tips to get through the winter<div align="CENTER" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1391520001932_11052" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1391520001932_11077" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1391520001932_11076" style="font-size: medium;">Buy or make a couple of new cushions to put on the settee. Orange is making a comeback, would look gorgeous teamed with turquoise.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is not a big job to repaint the kitchen cupboard doors, you will feel like you have a new kitchen – I did!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quick fix for the bathroom, bleach or re-grout the tiles.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Consider investing in under bed storage. </span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Buy a mirror, brings the outside in, makes rooms bigger and brighter.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">instead of filing favourite photos in an album, frame them. New wall hangings will freshen your walls. </span></span> </div>
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Emmanuelle Lemoine and Anne Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970507000868296337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397834621434851565.post-47505075785008344032014-01-28T11:28:00.002+00:002014-01-28T11:30:25.798+00:00How to green up your house in 6 steps<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Greening up your house doesn't mean making big expenses, even though you would save energy and have a more efficient
house by adding extra heat insulation for example, or you could install solar panel
and many other things. Here I only want to focus on very simple things that
we don’t necessarily do, just because we are taken by our very busy lifestyle,
and we just didn’t think about it. Following are 6 very easy steps to follow in order
to start being more environmentally responsible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Make sure you recycle easy to re-cycle things such as
paper, plastics, glass, metal etc. Have an extra bin in the kitchen to gather
all these clean “rubbish” and give put them into your green bin outside (Here
in London, there is now an active collection of recyclable items, once a week,
same time as normal rubbish)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make sure you
switch all un-necessary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lights off, and
talk about it with your children, they will be much more inclined to help out
with this when they know it is important not to waste any electricity. Try to
switch off any TV, Hi-Fi, and Computer that stay on standby all the time. If
you can’t switch them off and on all the time, why not use a timer that will
save you from doing it all the time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have the WIFI on
timer as well: you don’t need the WiFi at certain times of the day, such as
night time or when you are away. It saves energy, and if you switch the device
at night time, it gives the whole family a break in receiving all these
additional electronic waves…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Replace the washer of any dripping tap as drop by drop,
there will be a lot of water wasted if you don’t take action.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Draw your curtains
at night in order to keep the warmth in.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6. Set up the heating of the house to the minimum
temperature you are comfortable with, in winter, and add an extra jumper on</span>Emmanuelle Lemoine and Anne Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970507000868296337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397834621434851565.post-15771780053721937182014-01-22T14:31:00.001+00:002014-01-22T14:36:12.186+00:00New year resolutions: What about de-cluttering?<br />
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<span id="goog_1441495030"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">With the New year we all make many sorts of resolution and one of them should be about getting rid of our clutter: i</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">f there is a bad word in a house, “Clutter” should be one
of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the worst! </span></span></div>
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that they don’t want the clutter anymore; they want clever and spacious storage
and feel the space in their house. And I agree that clever storage is
important, but sadly even with the biggest storage available, clutter might
still win the fight if actions are not taken. I still remember that after
creating a new living space for a client, with adequate and hidden storage, I
almost cried when I visited her after the project was finished and she had gone
back into her house, as the lovely décor was again viciously spoilt by clutter…</span></span></div>
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<span id="goog_1441495030"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So, let’s accept it, Clutter is watching us and always ready
to spread in our life. Knowing this we have to take actions, as it is recognised
that being surrounded by clutter is not good in many different ways: first of
all it doesn’t look good, and secondly it affects the whole energy of your
space (to know more about this, read some books about feng shui for the home).</span></span></div>
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about what we want to be surrounded with. If our drawers are full of items we
haven’t used for a long time, the question is: “Do I really need this?” And if
you are about to answer “Oh, but we never know, just in case…” then it means
that you should simply get rid of this object as it is a disguised soldier of
Master Clutter.</span></span></div>
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<span id="goog_1441495030"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We sometimes feel we should keep an object, such as the hideous
vase given by Auntie A. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe that
we should only surround ourselves by object we like, objects we find beautiful,
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<span id="goog_1441495030"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now, when you decided to de-clutter a space in your house,
take at least three sorts of boxes: the one to throw with the main rubbish, one
for re-cycling and one for the charity shop or the things you can give away or,
why not, re-sell. You don’t like these object (or don’t use them anymore), but
they might suit somebody else perfectly and get a second life.</span></span></div>
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<span id="goog_1441495030"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After you have managed to de-clutter, it is good to have a
strategy to prevent the return of any clutter. For this purpose, you can have a
special basket or box, that you keep in the same place, and that you fill with
items that have gone into the clutter pile. And then once a week (or second
week, or more if you want) you can get rid of these either by throwing them
away or recycling them or giving them away.</span></span></div>
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<span id="goog_1441495030"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You will notice straight after you have de-clutter a space
in your home that you feel so much lighter, better, full of renewed energy! So,
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Emmanuelle Lemoine and Anne Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970507000868296337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397834621434851565.post-8682542773943200922013-11-25T11:50:00.000+00:002013-11-25T11:50:10.215+00:00When an Interior Designer Designs her own home Part 5<div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1385376013228_2081">
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1385376013228_2045" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1385376013228_2044" style="font-size: medium;">It has been a wonderful summer in our new home, so much so, we have not even felt the need to go away on holiday. In our previous house it was necessary to get out of the country twice a year!</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1385376013228_2039" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1385376013228_2038" style="font-size: medium;">There has been one lurking issue – the continuous smell of damp/drains in one of our en suite bathrooms. Try as we might, noses in cupboards and bottles of bleach, although we did notice a patch of damp at the back of one of our cupboards. We just could not locate where it was coming from so the builder was duly called to refit all the toilets and seal around the pipes. Husband purchased an expanding foam gun, every gap now looks as though yellow candy floss is oozing, we are now hermetically sealed!</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1385376013228_2050" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1385376013228_2049" style="font-size: medium;">About a week ago I noticed one of the LED brick lights in our shower cubical was developing a brown 'bloom' inside. We called the electrician. He was not available so my husband removed the lights and to our horror discovered that they had NEVER been correctly sealed into the wall and incorrect non waterproof cables connections had been made. This also explained why the electricity supply had tripped out earlier in the year. Quite a substantial amount of water had entered the light fitting and the wall and this was causing the damp smell. The fittings have now been correctly wired and resealed and our bathroom now smells beautiful.</span></span></div>
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As you have noticed, it is a bay window that needs help in order to show what it really is, a beautiful bay window. The windows looks to a quiet road, and the owner is not keen on voile curtains, which are not really needed either. There is a radiator, that shouldn't be covered, so we make sure the room will be heated properly in winter, and energy won't be wasted. There is a settee in front of the window that needed attention as well.</div>
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I propose the owner to have roman blinds, lined with an insulating fabric, in order to keep the heat inside the house in winter when the blinds are drawn. We chose a fabric with a pattern in warm colours to keep a feeling of warmth in the room, even in winter.</div>
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I think the space looks now comfortable and warm, and makes justice to the window and the rest of the room.</div>
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Very often when we hear about green design, only one image comes to the mind, some dodgy looking room made out with old rubbish. I remember a show I went to where the eco-friendly room featured old cans of coke, crushed and used as tiles, and all sorts of similar things. This made me angry as it didn't convey the right sort of message. Eco-friendly, or green, doesn't meant the hippie or trash look. And I am going to prove it to you with this project we just finished in London.<br />
Here is a photo showing the downstairs space of the Ladies room, the following one shows the upstairs.<br />
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You will agree that it doesn't have a very "green look". But this refurbishment has many green credentials, that we can divide into three groups, the made in UK, energy and water saving and the recycled.<br />
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<strong>Made in the UK:</strong><br />
Using local products (here made in the UK as it is a London project) makes sense in many ways. First of all it reduces the carbon footprint of the product by reducing its transport. Getting a piece of furniture from the other side of the world might be cheaper (or is it?) but means a lot of carbon was produced to bring the furniture to the UK.<br />
Another important fact is that local products are also good for the local economy.<br />
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In this particular project we used many products made locally including the wall paper, the electrical accessories, the furniture (made from responsibly farmed wood), the mirrors...<br />
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<strong>Energy and water saving:</strong><br />
We used a lot of lighting in this project, which resulted in a bright and interesting room. Many of the fittings we used are energy saving fittings, including LED lights. We used LED recessed down lighters, LED stripes, and replaced the bulbs of the Hollywood mirror with LED bulbs.<br />
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The taps are automatic, meaning that only the right amount of water is used, and there won't be any tap, leaking for hours, forgotten by a forgetful user.<br />
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<strong>Recycling:</strong><br />
When the room was dismantled to allow the refurbishment, as many items as possible were put on side (this includes the taps, mirrors etc.) in order to be either reused somewhere else in the club or to be sold for a brand new life.<br />
After their life time, there is not a lot you can do with an old carpet, and they normally end up filling up landfill... and here we are talking of an enormous quantity of carpets. For this project we have sourced a cradle to cradle certified carpet. This means that the carpet was designed in such a way that after its life time, it will be taken back by the manufacturer who will dismantle the carpet and re-use its components in order to re-make a brand new carpet. This means, no filling up of the landfill and no depletion of natural resources.<br />
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The chairs that were already in use in the Ladies room were renovated and re-upholstered, so they would be perfect for the new décor. By doing this we re-used what we already had instead of getting rid of it and getting a new one.<br />
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So, you will agree that this projects contains quite a good list of green credentials!<br />
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A special thank you to Peter Schneiter who took all the after photographs <a href="http://www.peterschneiter.com/">http://www.peterschneiter.com/</a> </div>
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LED lighting can be extremely white, and when you look at yourself in a mirror lit by white LED, you won't be very happy with the result as what you will see is a ghost version of yourself. I have tried it, and I promise you, it is scary!<br />
If you want to use LEDs, always make sure you use the warmest light possible, as LED still are quite cold.<br />
LEDs can now be used for background lighting, when you choose a warm white, and this is what we did for the Ladies room. All the background lighting is done using LED recessed down lighters. The result is absolutely perfect. I knew it would be as I already had used these fitting in other projects and was very happy with the result.<br />
Not only LED can be used for the background lighting, but they also can be very useful for emergency lighting. As the Ladies room is in a public space, we had to comply with all the rules and regulations, including emergency lighting.<br />
Here is a photo of the old emergency light:<br />
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Quite big and ugly, I am sure you will agree! We have fitted very efficient recessed LED emergency lights that you can spot... if you see the green light... <br />
Can you see the green light? Yes, this is the new emergency light, and I have seen it working, it is incredibly efficient for such a small and sleek fitting! (and of course comply with the rules and regulations!)<br />
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If you look again at the above photograph, you will appreciate how much fun we had when creating the lighting scheme. The Hollywood mirror does sparkle a lot, and its sparkle is echoed by the LED strip we installed under the stair case to light up the mirror fitted on the wall.</div>
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Some wall lights lead us to the upstairs area, and add interest to the wall.<br />
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A safe path is built following the LED stair lights, that we installed in the skirting of the stairs.<br />
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Upstairs we used the same recessed down light fittings for background lighting. Interest was given to the cubicles by adding a LED strip, which created a dramatic effect.</div>
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More wall lights were used to finish this focal point, surrounding the mirror and giving light to the ladies when looking at themselves in the mirror.<br />
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In every projects, lighting is of the utmost importance, and what I can say for this project is that there were many challenges that we enjoyed taking, and you can see the result is an absolute success.<br />
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For this project I want to give a special THANK YOU to my electrician who understands what I want to realise and always supports me in my wildest idea. Thank you Graham! Graham Simmons Luxelex <a href="http://luxelec.co.uk/portfolio.html">http://luxelec.co.uk/portfolio.html</a><br />
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Emmanuelle Lemoine and Anne Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970507000868296337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397834621434851565.post-25970085511941555622013-10-02T13:41:00.000+01:002013-10-02T13:41:40.651+01:00Eco-friendly Refurbishment of a Ladies powder room - Part2 UpstairsUpstairs are the facilities, and the décor had lost its glory. The big marble vanity looked tired and the wall paper had given up against the repetition of contact with water. The colours had passed, it was time was a good lifting!<br />
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So you understand better the space available, here is a plan of the space, with the proposed design. There are three cubickes in the main room, and a fourth cubicle a bit further back. The corridor-like space leading to the fourth cubicle was used for ladies to get changed into their evening clothes when needed, and therefore needed to offer some privacy. The old design provided privacy with a system of curtains that we have now replaced with a sliding door.</div>
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Let's start with the main room. We have continued the bright and light feminine colour scheme from the downstairs, and have introduced a stunning wall paper which has inclusions of swarovski crystals. The marble vanity unit was changed for a bespoke wooden vanity, with bowl shaped washing basin and automatic raps. Glamorous mirrors with silver frames were added to add a very luxurious feel.<br />
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We played with the lighting in the cubicles, with LED stripes, which create a very atmospherical touch. The same carpet tiles as downstairs add interest.</div>
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A sleek and elegant console table provides a focal point, and is a good place for a last check in the mirror or for a make up re-touch.<br />
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Plenty of mirrors allow the light to bounce and make the room bright and spacious.<br />
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This is are two views of the space leading to the fourth cubicle before the refurbishment. As you can see it looks dull and the curtains look messy, not too mention the cluttered wall next to the basin.</div>
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Here is the after view of the same place. A triangular shaped vanity was design in order to provide an easy traffic flow and avoid any risk of bruising in this small space while reaching the fourth cubicle.<br />
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The triangular table is a good place to seat down and apply make up or re-do one hairstyle (the hair dryer is accessible and hidden on the side below the table of the table). Here again the lighting plays an important role and makes the space look bright and bigger than before.</div>
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An additional tap for drinking water was installed. The same mirrors (at different height according to the use) bring glamour and elegance to this small space, and reflect the sparkle of the swarovski crystal incrusted in the wall paper.</div>
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Such a project without a good team wouldn't be possible, so I want to thank my incredible builder who has been an absolute resource: Thank you John <a href="http://www.harringtonbuilders.co.uk/">http://www.harringtonbuilders.co.uk/</a></div>
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A big thank you as well to my fantastic decorator David Fitzgerald <a href="http://www.creative-decorating.co.uk/">http://www.creative-decorating.co.uk/</a></div>
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The ladies powder room hadn't been done for at least 20 years, and its paste glory had long tarnished, so the club asked us to transform it into a lovely space, that would be in touch with the sophistication of their clientele. Cherry on the cake, the club was also keen to do the refurbishment in an environmentally responsible way.<br />
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The ladies room is on two floors. Downstairs is a cloakroom where the members can safely leave their coats. Upstairs are the facilities. Under the staircase were the usual cupboards that were not really used. As the space is quite restricted, we decided to open it up by removing the cupboards. This newly created place could also host a make-up space well lit by a Hollywood mirror.</div>
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And here the new space:</div>
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In order to keep minimal storage. we built two drawers under the lower part of the staircase. We also installed a mirror on the back wall which creates an incredible depth to the room. We played a lot with the lighting, which brings a lot of interest to the room.<br />
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We chose a feminine and light colour scheme, the LED recessed down lighters provide a very good background lighting. If you want to use LED light, always remember to check the colour of the lights as they can be very white if not well chosen!<br />
The coat hangers are re-installed as before; a voile roller blind provides softness to the window and a simple roman blind with a lovely glass trim dress the window elegantly. Carpet tiles are fitted, for easy maintenance; they can be replace easily in case of damage. The folding mirror is replaced by a foldable double sided mirror, so it is still a mirror when folded.<br />
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And of course after 100% Design comes Decorex! It is always a joy to go to Decorex which is one of my two favourites. And funnily enough, right at the entrance there was a bathroom designed for the show by Kit Hemp.... Yes, another bathroom.... it is bathroom year!</div>
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I must say that this one looks absolutely fantastic!</div>
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So let's carry on this subject then, bathroom. Of course I jumped into more baths to try them out and evaluate their comfort. Which on of these would you prefer? I really thought this display was absolutely beautiful <a href="http://www.williamholland.com/?gclid=CILUzYOM5LkCFezItAodOn8AAA">http://www.williamholland.com/?gclid=CILUzYOM5LkCFezItAodOn8AAA</a></div>
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So I first tried this one, which looks stunning, you will agree, even though I wouldn't want to be the one cleaning it and making it shine!</div>
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Then I tried this one which is shallower, and I though more comfortable than the other one as your elbow can rest on the side.</div>
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The French Volevatch <a href="http://www.volevatch.com/">http://www.volevatch.com/</a> had a magnificent stand featuring beautiful bathroom element, and this was the entrance to the stand, you have to admit that it is impressive!</div>
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And if you are more a shower person, look at this one, how beautiful !</div>
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So let's talk about my long passion for lights and lighting. This year again there was a superb stand from Serip <a href="http://serip.com.pt/temp/">http://serip.com.pt/temp/</a> DO I need to say how much I would like to leave in a bigger house, just to be able to install some of their lights...</div>
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A very interesting way to use LED strip to light up your house with these atmospherical fittings. They were really nice interesting and efficient.</div>
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OK, ok, I can hear you... let's go back to more normal lighting. I have always like these lights from David hunt, with their lovely silk shades. They come in different size and you choose your colour. <a href="http://www.davidhunt-lighting.com/">http://www.davidhunt-lighting.com/</a></div>
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Also to be noticed in David's Hunt stand was this lovely display a mixture of sea side object and lovely lamps...</div>
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So if you like lighting, there were some for all tastes this year again. Some lovely table lamp from R V Astley <a href="http://www.rvastley.co.uk/lighting.htm">http://www.rvastley.co.uk/lighting.htm</a></div>
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And fittings that were made to attract you attention (there was no way you could miss them) from Spina <a href="http://spinadesign.co.uk/lighting.html">http://spinadesign.co.uk/lighting.html</a></div>
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And now we can travel from light to glass with the fantastic glass creations of Carrie Anne Funnell <a href="http://www.carrieannefunnell.co.uk/">http://www.carrieannefunnell.co.uk/</a> What do you think of these poppies, aren't they beautiful...</div>
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This was my visit to Decorex 2013, which was a pleasure as usual. I love September with all its shows and marvels.... It always is a great source of inspiration, don't you think so?</div>
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Emmanuelle Lemoine and Anne Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970507000868296337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397834621434851565.post-28726636031252842222013-09-23T17:49:00.001+01:002013-09-26T09:16:39.191+01:00100% Design 2013<br />
September again! Time flies, and here is the month of all the shows back again! Let's start with 100% Design one of my favourite, because you see there things you will not see anywhere else, and this year is no exception.<br />
Let start with.... baths! Yes, I don't know why, but it sounds like I have been involved in many bathrooms recently, so when I go to a show I look at baths and accessories differently.<br />
In term of baths I have seen the bad the ugly and... the beautiful! (Phew!)<br />
So here is my selection of baths, some are very nice and others are a bit.... well, you tell me!<br />
I must say that sometimes, luxury is not in tune with taste.... but you decide....<br />
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All the previous baths are from the Bath Boulevard shown at 100% Design and curated by <em>Designer Kitchen & Bathroom</em> magazine more information can be seen <a href="http://www.kb-network.co.uk/index.php/easyblog/entry/bath-boulevard-at-100-design-2013">http://www.kb-network.co.uk/index.php/easyblog/entry/bath-boulevard-at-100-design-2013</a><br />
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I must say that my favourite bath, which I tried, was this one, by Victoria and Albert <a href="http://www.ptranson.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=10#.UkBYmX5wacw">http://www.ptranson.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=10#.UkBYmX5wacw</a><br />
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First of all I like the shape, which is organic, secondly it is incredibly comfortable, and thirdly it uses less water! So this bath ticks all the boxes, really!<br />
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Following the baths, let's stay in the facilities. I have just finished designing a Ladies powder room, so my attention was attracted by the men's facilities... (yes, I am ready for the men's room now!!!)<br />
Aren't these urinals absolutely fantastic! (and there are illuminated ones as well..... so you sure you won't miss the target even in the dark!) <a href="http://www.philipwattsdesign.com/products/sinks-and-urinals/urinals">http://www.philipwattsdesign.com/products/sinks-and-urinals/urinals</a><br />
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Still in the bathroom, these amazing wash basins, made out of lava from Volvic and glazed, an absolute beauty! <a href="http://www.pyrolave.fr/pyro/eng/salles-de-bains/salles-de-bains_pyrolave.htm">http://www.pyrolave.fr/pyro/eng/salles-de-bains/salles-de-bains_pyrolave.htm</a></div>
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Leaving the bathroom area, I though this sort of coat hanger was a marvel as it is sleek, stylish and can find its space in any corridor. <a href="http://www.architonic.com/pmsht/horizon-bulo/1142209">http://www.architonic.com/pmsht/horizon-bulo/1142209</a></div>
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Of course lighting is always one of my favourite, so as a apprentice musician myself, I really loved this light fitting from Delightful, yes, the name says it all! <a href="http://www.delightfull.eu/en/">http://www.delightfull.eu/en/</a></div>
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More lighting, this lovely creative set of light fitting, which all have a story behind them, from <a href="http://www.tobyhouse.co.uk/">http://www.tobyhouse.co.uk/</a></div>
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For example this fitting first made me thing about time spent at the hair dresser... and then of course I realised it was a beach ball... oh lovely for a child's room.<br />
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Or this fitting, which you can order with the colour of your choice for border, really nice!</div>
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Colours were all over the show, look at these office chairs, specifically designed for women, and I can assure you, very comfortable! I tried them. www.officeline.se</div>
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And I really loved these colourful settee in shape of letters, so you can write your message in the waiting room... There was also some interesting lighting there...http://www.tabisso.com/home.html<br />
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There was a section of the show called eco... and as usual, I couldn't see anything really eco, apart from a lot of green-washing. Until I discovered this amazingly clever concept of tiles without grouting, so when you are finished with the tiles, they don't have to go to landfill, but could be re-used somewhere else, even by somebody else! <a href="http://www.solusceramics.com/downloads/dry%20fit%20system%20pdf002.pdf">http://www.solusceramics.com/downloads/dry%20fit%20system%20pdf002.pdf</a></div>
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Every year I love looking at Boca do Lobo (<a href="http://www.bocadolobo.com/">http://www.bocadolobo.com/</a>) original piece of furniture, and this year I had to try this chair, and believe me, I didn't fall!<br />
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Now to finish I wanted to add this lovely mosaic, and I must say that I am not always a mosaic admirer, and this one was absolutely a stopper. <a href="http://www.southbankmosaics.com/gallery/">http://www.southbankmosaics.com/gallery/</a></div>
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This is how my visit to 100% Design finishes this year. It was again a real pleasure to see and discover novelties out there.</div>
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Well, we are nearing the end of getting our new home sorted. Just a few 'tweaks', like redecorating all the shrinkage cracks, possibly putting some Roman blinds in the bedrooms in addition to sun blinds, and reluctantly curtains with black out linings in the living room. It can be difficult to watch TV with just the blinds down.</div>
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We have refurbished the cloakroom at last. No real problems this time, we just had to make sure the new toilet fitted over the holes made by the old toilet. I think (with no disrespect) this was the last room to be addressed by the builder and he just did not want to spend any more money on the build! The sink was too big for the room and the toilet was probably the cheapest he could lay his hands on!</div>
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I really am so pleased with the outcome. Originally I had wanted a bowl type sink sitting on the cupboard, but it would have taken up more space than the large washbasin already in situ. Also, as there was a lot wasted space, so where there was space, I put in cupboards.</div>
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The countertops are by Mirostone, in a black/gold quartz, a manmade durable worksurface, with lots of twinkles which look particularly good with the downlights.</div>
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The black framed mirror looks good over the sink but the back wall needed some kind of picture hanging. We eventually settled on a set of 4 which we bought in Vietnam. They finish off the room perfectly.</div>
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I think you will agree, the refurb has been worth the extra effort. It makes the house so much nicer to live in!<br />
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Yes, just in the very heart of London, this amazing greenery, just across the street from Green park, simply amazing, with all sorts of plants, from small leaves to big ones, yellow flowers, fuchsias...</div>
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Yes, this is an amazing green wall on a well known hotel in London, and I find it absolutely amazing especially at this season!</div>
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<br />Emmanuelle Lemoine and Anne Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970507000868296337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397834621434851565.post-30467020659717973492013-05-23T12:41:00.001+01:002013-05-23T12:41:14.559+01:00The May Design series 2013You know how much I love lights, so no surprise that I always make a special effort to go to the Arc show, in order to look at all the flickering glitters of lights and light fittings... So this year again I went there, but the Arc show was part of what is called the May series, where you can also see bedroom, bathroom and other stuff. No, I didn't forget the kitchens... but really in term of kitchen I thought it was so poor and boring that I'd rather not even mention them (and you know I love kitchens!).<br />
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So... let's go to our lights. This year I had a special purpose to visit this show, as I wanted to check the novelties in term of recessed down lighters, stair lights and so on... that I need to use in a special project. Of course I already have installed fantastic recessed down lighters warm LED... but I like to keep updated.<br />
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I am not sure you want to know about all the different sorts of LED fittings, so I will pass on this, but believe me there are so many nice fittings available now!<br />
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There was a beautiful demonstration of the importance of the warmth of the light. I am not sure my photo does it any justice, but I tried... as I wanted to show how different is a warm and a cold light so can see for yourself under which light you'd rather want to see yourself or your family.<br />
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As you can try to see the light goes from yellow for 2300K to almost blue at 5000K. </div>
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from tp24 <a href="http://www2.tp24.com/home/">http://www2.tp24.com/home/</a></div>
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They do all sorts of nice fittings, that could go anywhere in the house.</div>
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I can see this colourful one (you choose your colours) in a child's bedroom, so playful!</div>
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Then you had the very spectacular light by Sharon Marston <a href="http://www.sharonmarston.com/">http://www.sharonmarston.com/</a></div>
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Believe me, these fittings, even though not for every house, are simply real beauties.</div>
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As I already said, the show was not only about lighting, there were some nice pieces of furniture as well.</div>
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First of all this very original seat... I don't know about you, but I personally love books, and I must admit that I can't resist books and they are all over the place in my house. So I love the idea of this very functional sort of throne seat, surrounded by shelving, so you are sure to always have the book you are reading next to you...</div>
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And of course there were all the other beautiful seats including these ones from Killymoon <a href="http://www.killymoonliving.com/">http://www.killymoonliving.com/</a></div>
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As we are talking about seats, I want you to notice this antithesis of Ikea : these seats and beautiful furniture are created by the Danish designer Hans J. Wegner. The wood is incredibly soft, and is just beautifully perfect. I sat in this chair:<br />
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and believe me, it is the most comfortable chair I ever sat in! Well this type of furniture has a price... which we can't all afford, sadly!<br />
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Another settee from the same designer, this valet chair: it is at the same time a beautiful chair on which one can seat<br />
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There were as well some beautiful rugs, the sort you want to walk bare feet on, just try to lye on them... unfortunately it is not the sort of thing you are expected to do in this sort of show. The one you can see are from Deirdre Dyson <a href="http://www.deirdredyson.com/">http://www.deirdredyson.com/</a><br />
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Of course, this is again my biased view of the May Design series, I hope you have enjoyed my visit!<br />
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times!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is a really small dining
kitchen, the area of the working kitchen was 2mx2.5m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Into this we needed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to build in a dishwasher, washer/dryer, under
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consideration was where to put the boiler.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were various options – outside, in the roof space, eventually it
was decided to re-site the new one in the same place as the old one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next consideration was the archway which
separates the living room from the dining area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The units could not cross the base of this arch and the existing units
were not metric size or full size.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
were put in by the original builder who had chopped them down to fit in the
area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, with millimetres to spare we
fitted in a full size kitchen!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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consideration was the fun bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Choosing
reasonably priced kitchen units, worktops and flooring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As it is such a small space, any bright
colour will bring 'it in'.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>White units
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><v:stroke joinstyle="miter">
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kitchen. This might be linked to my background as a French person (being French means a culture around
good food and eating) as a scientist (a laboratory is very much like a kitchen)
and to the fact that in my childhood the kitchen was the most important room of
the house where everything was happening. So I am always delighted when asked
to design a new kitchen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is always exciting to design a kitchen for a big new
opened space. It is time to imagine where and how a kitchen will become this so
important place, and be a functional space at the same time. Yes, a kitchen is
for social gathering, and need to be functional. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In this case there were many different possibilities for the
new kitchen and a challenge to propose the best one (and I love this sort of
challenge!!!). The client was quite surprise but understood quickly that the
kitchen had to change radically and be re-positioned in what was the un-used
office room. The dining area could then be fully used as a dining area and host
a big dining table and what was the kitchen would become the place to relax and
chill out, with a sofa, a library and a TV. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">With this new design this bigger room has now three functions,
a cooking place where you can also entertain with no shame, a dining area and a
library/snug area. What an improvement!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Many things can be said about designing a kitchen space; to
be functional the space has to follow certain rules, including the golden
triangle so that you don’t have to walk kilometres while preparing food. We
have included an island in this kitchen, to provide a bigger work space and a
link to the dining area. The island is also used as a breakfast bar, and
provides extra storage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">O</span>f course when it comes to removing internal walls, it just
doesn’t happen like this. There are many structural issues to take into
consideration, and even though some walls don’t look like being load bearing,
they have an important function in keeping the whole structure of the house stable and
solid. It is therefore absolutely necessary to seek the advice of a
professional and have a structural survey realised to see how to remove the
walls. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In this project I called a structural engineer who visited
the house and scrutinised and studied how the house was built. At this stage
any special structure of the house has to be looked at, including cellars and
roof space. The structural engineer did gave us hios report, which was sent to the
building and regulation office for their approval and to the chosen builder,
who was in close relation to both the structural engineer and the building and
regulation office.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After getting all the green lights and approval, the builder
was able to order all the necessary material and organise his work on our
project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Of course in such a project there are many things that need
full consideration, for example heating and radiators, lighting, windows and
door… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The heating</b>: the
heating of the new room had to be fully reconsidered as with the removal of a
wall a big radiator had to go (a big radiator that was located on the wall).
This is when it is important to be able to calculate the right amount of
necessary BTUs to heat properly the new room and then decide if you want to have
visible radiators or if you would rather go for under floor heating. I must say
that I love the under floor heating solution as it frees up all the walls from
radiators and it also creates a lovely warmth, and you can even walk bear feet
on tiles in winter if you wanted…. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In our case the client decided to keep
radiators, so we had to calculate the right amount of radiators with the right
size, and find a good localisation for them to be included in the finished
scheme. As you can see there are many things to be taken into account and can’t
be left to chance. Make sure your plumber is up for it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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there is a new space created, a new lighting plan is needed. The kitchen needs an
especially good lighting as when cooking or chopping vegetables, you need to
see what you are doing! For this project we chose energy saving lighting that
provide at the same time a fantastic lighting for a kitchen. We installed LED
recessed down lighters positioned in such a way that there wouldn’t be shadows
falling in the wrong place. LEDs have improved so much in the last years. They
used to be extremely white and bright and only good to light up a garage… It is
now possible to find LEDs that produce a warm and comfortable lighting, that
doesn’t make you look like a ghost, but which provide a good light. Here again,
make sure your electrician knows what he is talking about (I am so lucky to
work with an excellent team, including builder, electrician, plumber,
decorator…) to avoid any problems later on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Two pendant lights are also going on top of the island, for atmospheric and task lighting at the same time (not on the photo yet). Plint lights have also been installed, very funky result!</span></div>
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the artificial lighting we always have to think about how to improve the
natural lighting, which is a comfortable and eco-friendly aspect of lighting.
In this case we have opened the existing window in the kitchen into a patio
door leading directly to the decking area in the back garden. This big new
opening gives extra light and a beautiful view to the garden.</span><br />
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Emmanuelle Lemoine and Anne Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970507000868296337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397834621434851565.post-87404440685291256652013-03-12T12:07:00.000+00:002013-03-12T12:07:19.677+00:00Creating an open plan 1: the idea<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">London houses are not famous for their big sizes, and very
often our houses are made of smaller rooms which had their particular function
in the past but can now feel rather small, oppressive and difficult to use. The
solution to this is the creation of a bigger space by removing some internal
walls. As we create a bigger space inside our walls means we are going to use
the available space in a different way, and by opening the space, most of the time
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This sort of multifunctional space has many advantages; for
example people use less and less a formal dining room, so it all makes sense to
have the dining area linked together with the kitchen area, instead of having
two different smaller rooms. This is a way to create a new heart of the house,
a warm place where the whole family can gather and enjoy each other’s company. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is to solve this problem that I have been called a few
times, and I have decided to share one of these experiences. For the following
project I was called to create a bigger kitchen. As you can see on the
rendering the house had three small rooms which were used as a kitchen (a small
room, isolated at the end of the house that you accessed going down three
steps) an un-used office and the third room which was supposed to be the dining
room and was more a passage way leading to the kitchen as it was too narrow to host
a proper dining table. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The client called me in to see how to improve the kitchen,
with the idea of removing one wall (the wall between the un-used office and the
kitchen) and create a bigger space. I explained that it was a very good idea
but that removing this wall would create a long and narrow space which would be
only half of an improvement. I proposed to remove the two internal walls separating
the three rooms and create a frankly bigger space; the idea was very well
received by the client who could suddenly see a brand new set of possibilities.
I also proposed to raise the flooring in the kitchen so it would unify the
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now there are many opportunities to create a fantastic room with a big feeling of space. We'll see next how to do this.</span></div>
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<br />Emmanuelle Lemoine and Anne Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970507000868296337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397834621434851565.post-84759545677761898072013-03-07T11:53:00.001+00:002013-03-07T12:44:49.155+00:00When an Interior Designer designs her own home Part 4<div class="Standard" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">The living room was the last room to be furnished, the settee arriving
at the beginning of December and the rug 4 days before Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing like being last minute!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have put off updating our Blog as we have a
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experiencing problems with acoustics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The room sounds quite 'hollow' especially when the TV is on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not sure if curtains will solve the problem
as when the blinds are down on the patio door it makes no appreciable
difference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We then tried bringing all
the sheepskin rugs from the bedrooms to lay on the expanse of floor, still no
difference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think it might be time to
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think the people who built the property must have lost the will to live by the
time they got to this cloakroom, or run out of budget.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We understand that there is at least 30 lorry
loads of concrete in the foundations alone so by the time they had furnished 3
bathrooms, I can understand how they lost interest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyway, this is how it looks now.</span><br />
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The first glass stand I want to talk about is the one from Objects in Glass <a href="http://objectsinglass.com/">http://objectsinglass.com/</a> who were well located right at the entrance of the show. They displayed amazing pieces, and here are some of them:<br />
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A colourful inclusion of pencils...</div>
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The second star of the show were tiles. There were many of them... So I have to chose to show only a few, including this one, from tiledspace.com you can create the tiles you want, using any sort of picture you want. If you are missing Paris or are romantic, you surely could use this one: </div>
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The tiles can be used indoor and outside. I am getting all inspired! </div>
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Armatiles <a href="http://www.armatile.com/categories/1/0/allcats.aspx">http://www.armatile.com/categories/1/0/allcats.aspx</a> presented some incredible bespoke designed tiles. Whatever shape or colour tile you want they can create. Sometimes just the inclusion of one beautiful piece could make a big difference in an otherwise boring tiled space.</div>
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Another sort of tiles attracted my attention, the extra thin tiles by porcel-thin <a href="http://porcel-thin.com/">http://porcel-thin.com/</a>. They had a lovely range of tiles, and a range that really looked like marble. It would make a stunning flooring for a very reasonable price! </div>
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And there were as well some beautiful panels that could add interest to any sort of rooms in a residential or a commercial project. Giles Miller Surfaces <a href="http://gilesmiller.com/">http://gilesmiller.com/</a> was there as well:</div>
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I can imagine using these to create an incredible feature wall, maybe in a restaurant, a bar... or in the entrance hall of a grand house!</div>
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Of course wood was there as well with all sorts of wooden flooring ... but this is this one that attracted my attention : Ecopalm hardwood flooring <a href="http://ecopalmflooring.com/">http://ecopalmflooring.com/</a>. As you know whenever I see the word "Eco" I can't stop myself to jump about... always ready to discover whatever green washing might hide under this word... So I went to the salesman and "attacked" him in a frontal way: "Why do you use the word Eco for your product"?</div>
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The answer is simple: They use coconut the coconut trees that don't produce coconuts anymore in a plantation. It means no deforestation. But as it comes from Indonesia, there is still a good carbon footprint linked with the transport (and I am not sure about what happens in the manufacture process). This has to be investigated a bit further to see if the "Eco" word is used well or not.</div>
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Of course we needed some wall paper as well in the Surface Design show, and Space Innovation had a lovely collection of bespoke wall paper. In fact you chose whatever image you would like to use and it can be printed as a wall paper. I loved their lovely leaf paper on display:</div>
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And a last product that can be used in the house or at the office, and which I find very interesting, a paint to create a white board on any wall. I wish we had used this kit in my daughter's bedroom...!<br />
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And I have to finish here, mentioning there were as well many conferences at the show, including one with Dan Hopewood, a great high end interior designer and BIID member, who was show casting some of his superb projects. It was nice to listen to him and he made us all realise how important it is to hire an interior designer who knows his/her job and has a great team of trustee trade people around them. Thank you Dan!</div>
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Emmanuelle LemoineEmmanuelle Lemoine and Anne Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970507000868296337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397834621434851565.post-71366519963996046092012-10-16T10:11:00.001+01:002012-10-16T10:12:19.823+01:00When an interior designer design her own home, part 3<br />
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built in wardrobes were delivered, unfortunately two were completely the wrong size
and in a state where we would have had to pay extra for the fitters time to
figure out how they were put together and drill holes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also the tracks were bent so two were sent
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were delivered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These were the wrong
sizes as well!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The top shelf was the
wrong size so the fitter was cutting everything down to accommodate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The doors were not symmetrical and one did
not close as the base of the wardrobe is not level.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, the wardrobe in bedroom 1 needs
dismantling and rebuilding.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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now awaiting another two new replacements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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make me sad that I had two long telephone calls and one meeting in the showroom
to go over the plans, just to make sure nothing went wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite this everything that could go wrong
has gone wrong!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the wardrobe fitted in bedroom 3, it just needs final sealing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily nothing went too wrong with this one
although it did take 6 hours to fit, it is 3 metres long.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">I now need
some black framed pictures and some other small black accents, then I shall put
a little colour on the bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;"><o:p></o:p></span>Emmanuelle Lemoine and Anne Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970507000868296337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397834621434851565.post-91841113374433354452012-10-08T09:07:00.000+01:002012-10-08T09:07:45.595+01:00When an interior designer designs her own home, part 2<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Well,
things are starting to settle down. </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Flooring
in the hall and study finished and the house is beginning to come
together!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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October but the fitter cannot fit them until 9 October so we are still
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">Our window blinds have at last been fitted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have decided not to go down the curtain
route.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there are not enough soft
furnishings the echoy acoustics could become intolerable, so I am keeping an
open mind and see how things go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
windows do need some kind of sun shading as in the late afternoon it becomes
very bright.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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directly onto the frame and the blinds either side to just hang from the top of
the reveal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we need to open the
windows the panes slide very neatly behind the hanging blind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These blinds are also available in blackout,
but these give a slightly grey appearance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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ones in Photo 2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still no living room,
settee, coffee table and media unit will be delivered late November.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The TV has been ordered and will be arriving
next week!.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also need a rug, that
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Emmanuelle Lemoine and Anne Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970507000868296337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397834621434851565.post-39023113326805956782012-10-03T07:31:00.000+01:002012-10-03T09:32:14.940+01:00Decorex 2012 part 2Of course, Decorex is more than lighting! There are many ranges of furniture, wall covering, fabrics, rugs... I can't show them all here so here are some I liked:<br />
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If you like walking bare feet, then you have to touch and try walking on these luxurious rugs by Matthew Wailes, a mixture of silk and luxurious wool:<br />
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What do you think about this retro looking interior by "La Fibule" ? (<a href="http://www.lafibule.fr/" target="_blank">www.lafibule.fr</a>) I love it!<br />
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And of course, every year we are all wondering what Andrew Martin has prepared for us! This year again, Andrew Martin's show place was unexpected and spectacular, reminding us its futurist but classic designs:<br />
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Now if you have the doors that go with it, look at these incredible door handles from Philip Watt<br />
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When I saw this set of furniture, I thought about a friend of mine (another talented interior designer based in the US <a href="http://www.facebook.com/aroomforfrances">http://www.facebook.com/aroomforfrances</a>) who loves this very claming and comforting style by Leporello Furniture<br />
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This end the visit of Decorex 2012 which was as enjoyable as ever. I hope you liked it as well!<br />
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Emmanuelle Lemoine Emmanuelle Lemoine and Anne Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970507000868296337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397834621434851565.post-1247368294543636462012-10-01T09:55:00.000+01:002012-10-01T09:55:36.006+01:00Decorex 2012 part one (lighting)This year, the weather was dreadful the day I had planned to go to Decorex. But even if it had snowed, I would have happily travelled to the Royal Chelsea Hospital to see the show!<br />
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The entrance was not as grandiose as it normally is, but I loved the sculpture found in the show by Christopher Guy<br />
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...which reminds us also that we have to be careful with what we buy and what we do after we have finished with it, as we can't all create this sort of art piece!<br />
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Decorex always brings the same luxury and beauty that everyone would like to bring to their interiors, and this year was no exception. Let's start with one of my favourite subject, the lighting.<br />
Here are some of the products that have attracted my eye:<br />
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These beautiful fittings are from Elstead lighting ( <a href="http://www.elsteadlighting.com/index.php">http://www.elsteadlighting.com/index.php</a>)<br />
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Elstead has also designed some fittings for Harlequin:<br />
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There was also the impression collection of Baroncelli (<a href="http://www.baroncellidesign.com/">http://www.baroncellidesign.com/</a>)<br />
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Serip (<a href="http://www.serip.com.pt/">http://www.serip.com.pt/</a>), was there again with some more incredible pieces<br />
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If you are looking for stylish and affordable look at R V Astley (<a href="http://www.rvastley.co.uk/">http://www.rvastley.co.uk/</a>), we were amazed by their range of both lights and furniture<br />
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For incredible glamour look at Sharon Marston (<a href="http://www.sharonmarston.com/Homepage.htm">http://www.sharonmarston.com/Homepage.htm</a>)<br />
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And of course David Hunt (<a href="http://davidhunt-lighting.com/">http://davidhunt-lighting.com/</a>) and his beautiful display, not to forget that these stylish fittings are also very affordable! <br />
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I shall talk about the other items that have attracted my eyes in the next post. watch this space!<br />
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When you enter in the room, you see a lot of empty space and a luxurious bedroom, beautifully designed. At first, nothing really special apart from some traces you can see on the flooring, which make you feel more curious.<br />
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Here is the bedroom )<br />
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During the day time, when you don't need your bed, you can simply have the whole thing risen to the ceiling...<br />
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... and discover your living room area...<br />
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Then there is the kitchen hiding behind doors... (look back at the first photo to see the doors shut)<br />
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And there is the "island" on wheel so that you can prepare your dinner...<br />
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And you are ready to set the dining table...<br />
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And in the same room you also have your desk...<br />
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that can also be used for friends to stay over...<br />
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Not to forget the wine cellar...<br />
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And here is the bathroom, with a sunk bath<br />
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As you can see this is a quite spectacular transformation of one space into a multifunctional room, keeping all the luxury and aesthetic.<br />
The different elements including the desk/bed, sunken bath or rising bed are all used already. The genius here is to gather all of them in just one room, that has been tastefully designed. As Simon Woodroffe says, this might well be the house of the future...<br />
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Emmanuelle LemoineEmmanuelle Lemoine and Anne Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00970507000868296337noreply@blogger.com1