A Bedroom Fit for a Teen!

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Late last year, I put together a room concept for a 13 year old girl who was in the very lucky position of being able to move into a bigger bedroom. Time to personalise it! She wanted fresh and fun colours without it being too fussy, and definitely no pink! It also has to last her through her teen years, so enough scope to easily add to or edit from the room at a later date, if desired.

After working through some various colour and fabric combinations, we settled on using some of the fantastic fabrics from US Textile Designer, Caitlin Wilson.

Here is the board -

This is the room before work started -

The scheme was implemented over the long summer holidays and this is how the room looks now -

An upholstered slip-cover for the bed head was made using a fabric from Warwick Fabric's, which reduces the amount of wood in the room and adds another layer of texture. The chunky deep yellow throw is from Freedom Furniture and will be perfect when the chilly nights set in!

A close up of the pillow collection! -

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London's Changing Skyline

At certain points in its history, London must go through phases of rejuvenation. During the last 10 - 15 years skilled architects have designed an incredible range of contemporary buildings that have changed the city's skyline. These happily sit alongside the old as if they have always meant to be together. The view from the top of St. Pauls' Cathedral (yes, I managed all of those steps) revealed a skyline full of cranes.

The City of London Corporation that looks after the City on behalf of all who live, work and visit there, have put together a walking tour - Designs of the Times, discover the modern face of the city that leads the walker through the new, dynamic street-scapes of this city.

London has become so cosmopolitan, full of restaurants with state of the art fit outs and the photos below are what inspired me during my recent visit.

The City Information Centre, opposite St. Paul's

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The Shard

View from the top the One New Change Building

The entrance to a Mark's and Spencer at St Paul's Churchyard

The Happenstance Bar and Restaurant, Ludgate Hill

Wasabi, sushi bar at One New Change Building

Rustic ambiance of Paul's Boulangerie at St. Paul's Churchyard

Feature lighting at Byron Hamburger, One New Change 

Okay, back to reality! Better get transforming spaces in Sydney!

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Upholstered Bed Head

Several projects have been completed recently here at Blank Slate Interiors and I’ll get them onto this blog as soon as possible. This one involved designing an upholstered bed head for a client. The brief was to keep the look contemporary and unfussy.

                                     Contemporary Bed Head designed by Blank Slate Interiors

My client has a large bedroom, so it was important to make sure that it was the correct size for the room – too small height-wise and it would have been lost! A fabric was sourced from Warwick Fabrics and the neutral colour gives the room a lift and creates a gorgeous focal point!

The buttoning was spaced quite far apart which keeps the design uncluttered and contemporary.

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