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!
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How to Up Your Interior Design Game
Do you ever walk into a room and feel like something’s just... off, but you can’t quite put your finger on it? You’re not alone. Often when clients come to me with spaces that don’t quite sing, and more often than not, it’s due to a few simple missteps. The good news? With a bit of tweaking, you can completely transform a room into something that feels beautiful, effortless and uplifting. I’ve put together a few essential troubleshooting questions to ask to yourself, based on my golden rules for creating a balanced and characterful interior.
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.
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.
