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Rock Hard Interiors – Concrete with Style

Apr 30, 2012
2 min

Rock Hard Interiors – Concrete with Style

Concrete Mixer VI - Dina Haddadin When you think concrete you would not generally think about a fine interior product, it is historically a medium which is used in large construction and exterior projects. However it appears that architects, architects and designers are using concrete in a way which celebrates a different aspect of the highly sustainable material. Rather than just being the strength behind a structure or surface, concrete is more and more becoming part of t

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Sheeping it up – Quirky winter woollies for the home

Emma Stergoulis Design

Apr 27, 2012
2 min

Sheeping it up – Quirky winter woollies for the home

Photograph by Stephen Lewis for UGG Australia photoshoot (source magazine.wsj.com) For those of us in the Southern hemisphere, the Autumn months are upon us and will soon be followed by the winter….. there is a depressing thought. But never fear, winter woolies are not just for us to adorn, we can also warm up our interiors with some pretty cosy knitted accessories (sheep not included). Time to grab some knitting needles and get Grandma to teach you how to knit one pearl on

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Emma Stergoulis Design

Apr 24, 2012
2 min

Sweet Surprise

When I woke yesterday morning a little message awaited me that I had been nominated for an award. How excitement!!!!. It is pretty cool when you realise that, what you thought was just you rambling on, is enjoyed by others too! The lovely nominator was apartmentsilike, thank you so much for your kind nomination, and incidentally your blog is “beautiful” too. Well before I sound like I am giving a bad Oscars speech I had best move on the the important bit, following the rules

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Emma Stergoulis Design

Apr 24, 2012
1 min

Paper Creation – Anna-Wili Highfield

Owl - Anna-Wili Highfield (source http://www.annawilihighfield.com) Taking something as simple as a piece of paper and turning it into something beautiful demands such creativity and, I would suspect, a huge amount of patience. Starting her career as a scenic artist for Opera Australia, the Sydney based artist Anna-Wili Highfield shows all of these skills in making sculptures of animals from paper and from copper pipe. Understandably Anna’s work is made on a commission basis

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Dedicated follower of fashion – Lacing the interior

Emma Stergoulis Design

Apr 23, 2012
2 min

Dedicated follower of fashion – Lacing the interior

It is fair to say that interior style is generally a dedicated follower of fashion. Trends that materialise on the catwalk are generally taken as inspiration for the home, whether it be the whole theme, texture, colour or a couple of accent or signature pieces. Reading the fashion magazines of the moment the big item is lace, from clothing to fingernails (yes you heard me correctly OPI have a lesson in creating lace covered nails), not my thing although on a practical side t

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Thinking outside of the light switch – A Recipe for Up-Cycle

Emma Stergoulis Design

Apr 20, 2012
2 min

Thinking outside of the light switch – A Recipe for Up-Cycle

RECIPE 1 or more junk or salvage stores with a veritable feast of inspirational items looking for a new lease of life 1 Good electrician who is open to the whimsical imagination of a budding upcycle chef (doubters should be carefully discarded from your tradies list, pips and all) 1 Generous portion of wild imagination…it is possible for more however remember…..”too many cooks spoil the broth” as they say!! METHOD Take found objects and mix gently with a generous portion of w

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Emma Stergoulis Design

Apr 17, 2012
3 min

The whimsical style of Bambi Sloan

Conde Naste Traveller have today announced the 2012 hot list of new hotels in the world. Two Parisian hotels really stuck out for their sensitivity to the history that the original properties arose from, and show that you do not need to create a carbon copy, but rather inject the inspiration of the past into the modern day. The first one was Le Maison Champs Elysee, for which I posted an article on back in March (at last I am ahead of the game!!). The other has had a new lea

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Emma Stergoulis Design

Apr 17, 2012
3 min

Mural Mural On The Wall……

Britannia Royale Flag Wall Mural Vintage Wallpaper Design - gowallpaper.net “If a job is worth doing then it is worth doing properly, if you are going to make a statement make it bold”. This has to be the Mantra of those bold enough to go all out for the Mural. No longer need walls be plain, hungering for a carefully chosen picture to be hung. Rather, they, the walls themselves, can become that picture. Yes, it is a little more permanent than a print or oil painting, but hey

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Emma Stergoulis Design

Apr 16, 2012
2 min

Once upon a time….. Fairy tale styling

Who said fairy tales were just for children, in the big bad world of chaos and seriousness would it not be nice to take ourselves somewhere else in our homes…. just so long as they have a happy ending. Are you sitting comfortably? Well let me begin……… Ontwerpduo Dutch design duo Nathan Wierink and Tineke Beunders describe themselves as a “Dreamer and a Mathematician” a combination which enables a wild fantasy to be created, but is kept fully grounded by the “mathlete”. “It’s

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Emma Stergoulis Design

Apr 14, 2012
2 min

Tarting up with Tartan

When I think of tartan I go in two directions, one being the Queen and her Corgies, dipping shortbread into her cuppa in Balmoral, and the other being the punk era of the late 70″s early 80’s, which is still a very strong influence in Vivienne Westwood’s statement wallpaper below (now I am probably showing may age!!!) Well officially…… National Tartan day was on the 6th of April, but as ever I was late on the up take!! So I will follow the New Yorkers who have made today (Ap

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane?….. no it’s a little plea to help me write better!!!

Emma Stergoulis Design

Apr 13, 2012
1 min

Is it a bird? Is it a plane?….. no it’s a little plea to help me write better!!!

Dear Readers, Do not fear, this is not a new wallpaper fad or flooring tile that I put before you. Nor is it the colour palette for 2013, although I do love a little teal and sunshine yellow!! Rather, I have been placed in two categories by the Sydney Writers Centre for their Inaugural 2012 Australian blog awards. One being judged be the industry insiders, and the others by the blogging experts that would be…. well YOU, in the form of The People’s Choice. I therefore lay my

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Bringing the outside In – There is science in styling!!

Emma Stergoulis Design

Apr 12, 2012
3 min

Bringing the outside In – There is science in styling!!

Melbourne Stylist Indoor Garden - Heather Nette King When you probe an interior stylist about the difference between a “stylist” and a “decorator”, a Stylist would generally say that they are there to finish off the work of a decorator, to warm up the space and give it a personality. Effectively placing and introducing objects to make a space inviting, so that a house becomes a home or a business becomes a statement. One of the tools of the trade for stylists is the introduc

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Emma Stergoulis Design

Apr 10, 2012
3 min

Illustrating your Interior

Drawing Hands - Escher Ironically, as we move in a world of computer generated precision, with electronic games becoming so realistic you feel that you are almost part of the car race or violent battle of the game you are playing, it seems that interior design, furniture and homeware designers are taking the realism of our actual homes and surroundings and making it a little surreal. Whether it is furniture which has been illustrated to show it as something that it is really

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