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Simple materials.Rich material.Is it the finest of materials that make it art?Or is it the application of the language?It’s both, as when the language is artfully applied it creates a clear communication.

I learned early from excellent Mennonite carpenters that even with simple materials, such as wood, with a bit more care and attention, that the motifs could be repeated to create harmony throughout the home.You can create an interior with more impact by closely observing the details and bringing them out in the selections [...]

Have you ever noticed in a movie how the production usually has a colour scheme that is gently woven all the way thru the movie? The same can be done in a home. You can start with a neutral pallet and add a strong color in strategic placements, all the thru the home. [...]

The Architect gave us a cue to how to design this room with his signature oval-shaped window. If you don’t have any inspiring shapes given to start with, here is what you can do.First work out the message. For example do you want a masculine or feminine message in the room? Each mood [...]

In other words don’t worry about the style until you work out the message.After you work out the message the style comes easily.

Though it sounds elementary – so many spaces are not designed for a good flow. Even a small space can be well planned to have good flow. The best way to work out a flow is to draw out a plan then trace the basic flow of the users through the space doing [...]

Well designed spaces are only complete once the users are there in the space living and working. In other words it is the life in the space that completes the beauty.Add life to your space with well planned areas for people, pets and plants.

If you pay attention to the colours in nature, you’ll see unlimited ways that colour is combined harmoniously. It’s a the perfect inspiration, wide open and free for everyone.

The first thing you have to do to find colour harmony is to find the KEY colour, that is the largest colour in the room that you can’t change. For instance you have a blue bathtub and you just can’t change it but you want a more modern look. Blue is the KEY [...]

When someone wants me to design something “simple”, I’m never wanting that to mean easy. Simple is brought about after you work out the design correctly-only then can you make it seem simple or easy.“Easy” is usually the worst thing to go for because it creates shoddy products and poor quality things that [...]