Thicking

Aug13

Ticking is a cotton or linen textile that is tightly woven (sometimes with a twill weave) for durability and to prevent down feathers from poking through the fabric, and used to cover mattresses and bed pillows. It commonly has a striped design, in muted colors (grey, blue, brown, occasionally red or yellow) against a plain, neutral background. It is no longer restricted to a utility fabric and has found uses in interior decorating. It is often used e.g. for furniture upholstery, cushion covers, curtains or tablecloths.

House colors

Aug11

Instead of the ordinary and boring beige-white-grey, let’s choose a bold color for painting the walls of our house

Leather types

Aug6

Quality leather types which are also used as upholstery:

Nubuck: cattle leather that has been sanded or buffed outside, to give a slight nap of short protein fibers, producing a velvet-like surface. It is resistant to wear but hard to clean.

Morocco: high-quality goat skin that is tanned with sumac and than dyed

Patent leather: after preparation, the leather is coated with a lacquer which gives it its high-gloss, rather hard and waterproof surface

Pool color

Aug4

By choosing the proper colour for the inner coating of the swimming pool, we can decide the colour of the water in the filled pool also

Movie houses

Jul30

Houses, which became well known as filming locations:
Twelve Oaks – Gone with the Wind (USA, Georgia)
Highclere Castle – Downton Abbey (United Kingdom)
90 Bedford Street – Friends (USA, New York)

Washbasins

Jul28

What kind of basin should be chosen: countertop, built in a cabinet, wall mounted?

Olive

Jul23

Olive is a relatively dark yellowish-green color. It has a few earthy undertone, zhanks to the hint of brown. It is not vivid, so it is very versatile in interior design. It is a very good complementary color for neutral palettes, for example. It was named after the green olives.

Old doors

Jul21

Repurposed undone inner doors

White walls

Jul16

Though we choose white walls, the wiev can be exciting and elegant by using wooden wall panels

July Christmas ornaments

Jul14

Christmas in July is a tradition festive in the anglo-saxon countries. If ornaments fit for the season are hung on the faux Christmas tree, very different mood can be achieved than during the classic festive in December.