The Interior Design Nook Blog
Welcome to the Interior Design Nook blog. I love writing about interiors as much as I love designing them! Here, you can read about all things colour, neurodiversity, and how to create an authentic, personalised and practical home. I always aim to give you a fresh insight and tips beyond the standard interiors advice you’ll find elsewhere, so dive in and enjoy!
Love,
An In-depth lesson in colour
Strap in, this is a technical one! For those of you interested in understanding colour beyond the basics of the colour wheel, this blog is a deep dive into the techinical breakdown of a colour and its related shades and hues. This can help you to build a really successful colour scheme even if you don’t have a natural eye for colour, and can indeed help you to train your eye for colour.
What is a design concept?
Someone asked me what I meant by ‘Spatial Planning Concept’ and I thought, what an excellent question! It can be easy to fall into using design jargon when you eat, sleep and breathe interiors, so here’s a bit of a glossary and in insider’s view of the interior design journey. I hope it’s helpful!
Why you should pick your paint colour last
This is a fool-proof guide to the order of decisions when decorating a room. Simply put, fabrics and wallpapers come in limited colours but paint comes in any colour imaginable, so don’t limit yourself by picking it first. Here’s how to do it right.
One Scheme, Two Ways
How the same colour palette and core elements can be used for both adults’ and children’s rooms
What to do when your child asks for a themed bedroom
In this blog I’m sharing pro ideas to keep your child happy when they ask for a themed bedroom, whilst also creating a scheme with some longevity than can adapt to their changing tastes as they grow, and fit in better with the rest of your house! A lot of parents struggle with the idea of decorating their child’s bedroom in a way that clashes with the interiors throughout the rest of their house … Rather than buying acres of Disney Princess wallpaper, you can make your child’s room much more exciting and foster their creativity by ‘world building’.
Gloss paint is back!
Gloss paint … It’s been creeping up the trend ladder for a few years … I’m seeing more gloss paint used in interiors, and no wonder as paint finishes are a fantastic way to add texture and depth to a scheme. By sticking to matt for so long, we’ve been depriving ourselves of this tool for creating variety and interest without adding too much clutter. Gloss finishes also bounce light around a room, which works particularly well for cosy evenings with lamp light as the nights draw in. Whilst I’m mainly sticking to woodwork for now, I’ve recently painted a ceiling in eggshell to bounce the light around in an otherwise matt room.
Pulling Together a Colour Scheme with Teal
The question of which colours go with teal has come up 3 times this week in the contexts of sofas, tiles and wallpaper, which has inspired me to write this blog. Here are 3 schemes using teal in different ways
Design is a journey
Looking at the development of the Interior Design Nook and my design philosophy over the past year.
10 Ways to Decorate with Yellow
Tips for decorating with this season’s hottest colour, yellow, with 10 examples from my own home.
What is the personalised interior trend?
Find out how to make your home a unique, individual and personal reflection of you.
Don’t Design for Potential Buyers!
Don't live in a home designed for imaginary potential buyers!