The spice called ‘accessories’….
Hello peeps, haven’t been around much lately…. Hmnnn. Well, talked about a job in my earlier post with an interior design firm… can tell you though, it’s been quite an experience….really….
It’s been fun, exciting, exhausting and energy sapping all at the same time. Believe me, I think it’s worth all dt grammar. Was given an assignment recently, we like to refer to them as projects but that’s by the way. It was to get accessories for a place we’re doing up. All that matter actually brings me ere.
Accessories, accessories, accessories…… n then im wondering, hw do I get the most out of ‘em?, hw best can I use em, effectively combine em to create the right feel and beautify any space if all I had at my disposal were accessories?
Call them spices if you want to ‘cos literarily, that’s what they are and if y’all & I can understand how to use em, in the right quantities and combinations just like spices in ur cooking (for those that cook and if you don’t, for the purpose of this, just imagine you are the very famous chef of a reknowned 5 star Chinese restaurant, see how valuable that knowledge would be to you- continuously churning out deliciously-lip-smacking- tongue-lickin-making-you-roll-your-eyes-while-relishing-kinda dishes.
Anyways, enuf on the day dream already….. so focus….where were we? So ok, think what this knowledge of how much accessories to use and in what quantity n combination could do for your design jobs.
Well, my subsequent posts would probably be centred on accessories bcos I’d be sharing all I’ve learnt in my little research on the spice called ‘accessory’.
So, wat do u say?…’lets do this!’….just wat I was thinking….
Artful African pieces?!
This particular post has been inside my head for months now; last year to be precise and i might as well just do it now.
Found these on one of my window shopping outings and thought to myself, ‘wat lovely artful accessories….’ if theres any word like that .But then if there isnt, ….i guess y’all get the picture.
They look really delicate, infact they are and very beautiful too. So if you love to decorate and you like to infuse something really african, then this piece is just for you. These pieces just spell A-F-R-I-C-A. What do you think?
Guess wat?….is a new year!
happy new year everyone!
Guess im back from a really long holiday….Well, thinking about it all now, i recall being quite busy sorting out a truckload of personal issues; house hunting, moving house, fixing up the apartment (that is still very much in progress,not even thru yet!), aha! getting a new job and trying to settle down really quick n easy…y’all know hw that is…and a whole lot of other stuff ( i’ll let you off there….u get the picture.)
And while i was thinking, ..’look how long i ve been away from folks, posting on the blog n all, Xmas holidays come skipping by and just like you guessed, i got totally skipped away…xmasing…lol
but you know wat? im back!..trust me…just y’all folks made new year resolutions about a long list of things to do and achieve in 2008, i also ve this on my list…’not to make you guys read only 1 post all year long’. Now wont that be b-o-r-i-n-g! believe me, wont put u thru that again.
So i promise to be about posting, posting , posting, blogging a lot more than i was last year, sharing the tips, the scoops, and all the interesting info.
Once again, y’all ve a most wonderful new year!
I have a dream!
Had to visit the doctor a couple of days ago and almost went numb with boredom just starring at those bleak beige hospital walls while waiting to be attended to.
Since i was old enough to appreciate colour, i don’t recall hospital walls being anything but beige – white, cream or anything you want to call it. Except for a handful who decided to change the look when it comes to our pint-sized friends, the rest are pretty much the same..Guess they must have thought like this, …’unhmm…lets do some more colour for these little folks so they don’t bore easy. Wherever did they get the idea that those walls don’t bore us either? Whose idea was this colour code anyway? Want to know what, I’ve had my fair share of hospital visits and I can clearly state that they are hardly anyplace anyone can ever be inspired in. I’m serious! those walls bore me stiff ‘cos they are so uninteresting. Period! lol
Choosing a colour scheme
When choosing a colour scheme for your spaces, keep in mind that the key to great colour choices is a better understanding of the concept behind each colour, how well they work individually and when combined with other colours.Several people choose a certain colour because they like the way the colour looks while for others its the kind of emotion they want expressed or the kind of message they want to pass to the onlooker.Whatever influences our respective choices further drives home the point that the choice of colour is simply based on purpose.
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Colours, colours, and colours…..
Ever wondered what the world would be like without colours?… without lush green grasses, colorful rainbows, beautiful flowers..very uninteresting uhmnn…?
Colours are very important and play a rather major role in the scheme of things lol..Picture this: You are Cinderella.Your fairy godmother shows up in ‘a puff’ to dress you up for a ball and you get the once in a lifetime chance of choosing the colour of the ball gown you would need to charm the prince.Would you choose a black gown?!$%%&*$% red, purple, white, yellow, blue perhaps. One things for sure though, you would most definitely choose a colour you feel very comfortable with, your fav’ colour that is. Afterall, you’d be dancing with the hansome prince almost all night and you’d want to look and feel great and want everything to be enchanted.
The use of colour is largely based on personality types, so if you are one taken to adventure, you’d most definitely want the gown in bold, vibrant red with a red slipper to complete the look. Remember, you’d be leaving ur shoes behind,lol…but the truth is,colour affects people physically, emotionally and psychologically.
On the way to ‘Decor Stardom’
Hi and welcome to my ’space-decor/design’ blog….er…well, my tenny little space.ha ha.
I luv to decorate n its been quite an interesting area to veer into for me n so, I decided to start this er..blog o’ mine to help me keep records of projects I handle on my way to ‘decor stardom’, share tips and ideas and generally,post interior decor n design info.
Well, feel free to visit anytime n please leave your comments: questions, criticisms, words of encouragement and all those things you’d like to tell an upcoming ‘decor gurex’ like me.Ha ha!
Thanks for stopping by, hope u visit often….
