Select a Colour Scheme
This summer we’ve been working on a couple of colour schemes for residential new builds. Looking at colour and materials for both external facades, combing tiles with wood, slate, glass and so on to...
View ArticleHow to Declutter
In my experience with both commercial and residential clients I have found we are all hoarders (unless you’re a minimalist). Keepers of lots of stuff. The question is what kind of hoarder are you?...
View ArticleFinance Your Project
One of our key values at Grace Interior Designs is accessible design. What this means to us is that interior design and the privilege of living in a beautifully functioning and aesthetically pleasing...
View ArticleStyle a Collection (Vignette)
I recently had a photoshoot for a refurbished laundry/sewing room in Keilor. My client had a wonderful array of collections from tassels, to vintage English crockery. Over the years consciously and...
View ArticlePay Loans Faster
The housing market is a huge topic of conversation amongst buyers, vendors, real agent agents, developers, industry bodies, government, anyone really who has a part to play in this booming market....
View ArticleDIY Success
We have a strong culture of DIY in Australia, spear headed by a number of factors from reality TV shows to great big hardware stores, to the abundance of ‘how to videos’ available online. But DIY...
View ArticleCoffee Table Styling
The coffee table is an importance piece of furniture in your living room and no doubt you’ve seen many images of beautifully styled coffee tables with books, sculptures, flowers, and so on but I often...
View ArticleChoose a Benchtop
The kitchen is the hub of the home and it’s important to get the design of your kitchen right. Not just from an aesthetics perspective but functionality, configuration and storage are critical to the...
View ArticleShutters, Curtains & Blinds – Oh My!
Window treatments aka curtains, blinds, shutters or anything used to cover your windows for privacy, to filter the sun or finish your look should be a careful consideration for your space as there are...
View ArticleLoan Tips for First Home Buyers
Buying a home is both exciting and stressful, especially for first home buyers, so when I met Tim from Mainly Mortgages who told me he especially likes assisting first home buyer’s prepare for their...
View ArticleMinimal Xmas Decor
It’s hard to ignore Christmas whether you’re into it or not. It’s everywhere and for those of us away from our families at Christmas, travelling, or living in a small apartment rather than a large...
View ArticleRetro V Vintage
Some friends of mine were recently moving and wanted to sell their cane lounge setting circa 1980s and asked me if they should describe this setting as ‘retro’ or ‘vintage’ in their Gumtree ad. These...
View ArticleGetting Quotes
Getting quotes from a trade person for a small or large job in your home can be difficult. I’m sure you have experienced calling for a quote and you were quoted a ridiculous price over the phone, or...
View ArticleBathroom Refurb Lessons
Initially I wanted to paint my bathroom as a ‘quick’ update before doing a full refurb at some point in the future but after getting some paint quotes and thinking about the work and disruption...
View ArticleBathroom Design
In February 2018 I refurbished my bathroom, but the design process started at least six months before that in September 2017. I was keen to apply the same design process to my own project that I...
View ArticleEbay Purchases
For my very first project which was a bathroom refurb in London I bought a lot of pieces I needed from Ebay, from the toilet to the shower screen and base to storage, these items were cheaper than...
View ArticleProperty Styling Rewards
If you’ve ever bought or sold a house or apartment in Melbourne there’s a big chance the property was styled. Property styling is so important in today’s competitive real estate market that I asked...
View ArticleMultigenerational Homes
A few weeks ago I read about a man who was evicted from his parents’ home in New York, his parents actually took him to court, which made me think about multigenerational homes. More and more in...
View ArticleGet Into Pot Plants
In case you haven’t noticed indoor plants are all the rage at the moment and for good reason; pot plants bring life into your space, they naturally add to the aesthetic through colour and shape and...
View ArticleDIY With A Designer
We love working in collaboration with our clients for example on our latest residential project, our clients armed with our concepts and design documentation where able to confidently implement our...
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