my livingroom

am not finished with the livingroom AT ALL but wanted to show you at least a little bit;)

last night i managed to cut about halv the tiles for the kitchen and it went well:) i kind of had to stop because the neighbors also need some sleep;)

soso, things are good. ninth of august i start my new job in oslo:) am soo looking forward to working in the city again.

other then that it`s all rain here!!! it gets all green again, but, soon sun please. PLEASE :D

have a beautiful day

^nicole

designer tip no. 4

if you have a naked wall and you want to have a very special decoration, why not make a family-artpiece?

i suggest two possibilities:

1. bying a big canvas

2. bying for example four small canvases, if you are a family of four

choose than the colours that would compliment the area you want the piece hanging.

everybody in the family, no matter what age, gets to decorate one small canvas or you decorate the big canvas all together.

try to use different techniques, like using a sponge as a stamp, covering areas with tinfoil, colour and then taking the tinfoil of, using bits of old newspaper or pictures from magazines...

the options are basically unlimited. you might want to practice one time on a cardboard, to see how it goes.

if you have very small children, just let them paint and print with their hands. use paint that is safe to get in the mouth...

in the end it`s important to fixate.

if you choose the small canvases, you can put them together in a square or in a row on the wall.

you can have a distance in between or put them close together.

this is really a fun family project and might inspire the whole family. it will become a really nice memory and gives everybody a feeling of being a part of the family.

i recommend especially making this artwork for patchwork-families, such as mine:)

and: you get a really beautiful decoration on your wall, that nobody else has!

if you want to have a bigger artwork or one of you is extra gifted in arts, you can double the amount of canvases and this one person can decorate these and put them in between. or you can glue on a matching fabric, wallpaper or anything really. there are so many possibilities!

have really good fun with this!

^nicole

designer tip no. 3

when you are planning which colours you want to paint your place in, there is a thumb rule:

rooms facing north should be painted in a warm tone, while rooms facing south should get a colder tone.

when i was younger i used to paint my rooms in really bold colors like bright orange, yellow or green.

i wanted to feel alive and feel the energy of the colours.

my friends and family probably remember this;)

now i have a busy live and want peace and calmness when i get home.

so now it`s one wall in a softer tone, and a lot of white, more sophisticated.

find out where you stand in your live and what needs you have when you are at home.

go to the paint store and pick up colour charts. hold them against the wall and find out what tone you would like. have fun! colours are life!

have a sunny day!
^nicole

designer tip no. 2

i think having a plan is a good thing. so when you want to redecorate a room, it`s so worth it to draw the room first. invest in a triangular architects ruler with scales like 1:20, 1:50 and 1:100. you can get it feks at amazon.com.
draw a plan in 1:50 of your room as if you look from the ceiling to the floor.
start with the walls, then put windows, doors and things like chimneys and other features that you can`t or don`t want to move.

in the end make little pieces of paper for the furniture with the correct measurements.
now you can play with that, moving the furniture around and finding the best solution.
enjoy!

nicole

designer tip no. 1

when you are planning to redecorate a room or starting from scratch, think concept.
use for example a (professional) photo of any kind you like. personally i like to use nature photos.
use all the colors in that picture for your room in about the same amount as in the picture et voila you will get a beautiful, exiting room that is balanced. you don`t need to be an artist or designer to do that;)
have fun!!!