Designer profile: Klee Design

Klee Design

I don’t know about you, but I really battle to know which part of me I want to express in my home. I am never sure how to blend the fun and exciting side of life with the need for a calm oasis. The conclusion, for me, is that when it comes to interior design, I need help. Even if I did know where to start, though, I’m not sure I could find the time to invest in really making my house a home, without a little help from the pros.

Klee Design, based in Westville, offers a comprehensive interior design & décor service. They cater for all your design needs, from soft furnishings & accessories to alterations and complete home makeovers. Before you even begin the design process this group of creative present you with detailed storyboards and 3D drawings of your potential design. You can begin to visualise that oasis while planning your parties before you’ve even begun to transform your space.

15 Queens Avenue, Westville, Kwa Zulu Natal

Contact: Kirsty Lindley : 082 856 9640

Email: Kirsty@lindley.co.za

Designer Profile: Portfolio

Portifolio is a Durban based interior design and decorating consultancy that takes pride in creating unique spaces that are functional, practical and timeless. These spaces, whether residential or commercial, are made to the highest possible standards using innovative materials and an extensive knowledge of design.

Happy to work on projects of any size, Portfolio offers clients a comprehensive and flexible service that can be tailor-made to meet your project’s specific requirements. They manage every aspect of the job including:

• space planning and selection of finishes
• sourcing of furniture, fabric and décor accessories from our agents both nationally and internationally
• providing design concepts and proposed plans
• design of bespoke cabinetry and unique custom designed furniture
• detailed specifications and scope of work for contractors
• appointment of specialist consultants, i.e. structural engineers, architects and architectural draughtsmen
• managing and/or overseeing the construction process from inception to completion
• relocation of businesses or residential homes to new premises
• complete décor packages for investment property owners

If you would like to see more of Portfolio’s portfolio try clicking here. You could also contact them via info@portfoloidesign.co.za.

Designer Profile: Lee Moon Interiors

Clients can be guaranteed that, when it comes to the final product, they will presented with a space that expertly combines colour, great comfort and good proportion.

Established in 1992 by its namesake Lee Moon, Lee Moon Interiors has since built a solid reputation for quality design both locally and in the Seychelles. Specialising in residential, leisure and commercial projects, Lee Moon offers clients expertise in all areas of decorating and design. Such a comprehensive view allows for them to address all aspects of design. They are therefore able to offer direction and guidance on everything from renovations to building, colour choices and furniture layout.

Lee Moon Interiors also offers a re-upholstery service. Clients are therefore able to update and freshen their space quickly without having to commit to an extensive redesign.

If you are interested in acquiring Lee Moon’s advice and eclectic style, you can contact her via info@leemoon.co.za. Visit Lee Moon Interiors online here.

Designer Profile: Barbara Coll Interiors

One of South Africa’s most accomplished and celebrated interior decorators, Barbara Coll uses more than 25 years of experience to provide her clients with guidance in the planning and layout of their spaces. The result is strong and exciting spaces that combine fabrics, colours and shapes in a sophisticated and stylish manner.

Looking for something a little more relaxing? Barbara is also renowned for creating soft and peaceful rooms that fit perfectly into residential and leisure sectors. How is she able to master such two extremes? She thinks, eats and sleeps design that’s how.

Visit Barbara Coll Interiors online and discover what it really means to harmonise room proportions with furniture positioning. You can also contact Barbara via 031 205 4663 or barben@zamail.co.za.

Kitchen lighting round-up: bright ideas for creative living

Looking for inspiration? Well you found it, or rather we have and we're sharing it. We've rounded up some of the brightest ideas in kitchen lighten we've ever seen. Best of all - they're DIY friendly! Just click on the image to find the tutorial.

The ideal chandelier for an industrial kitchen	Add vintage charm with this colander light fixture
A must for all Masterchef enthusiasts	We love this idea for breakfast nook or even a shabby chic dining room.
Consol jars as lamp shades - sounds like a fab idea!

GRAND DESIGNS Live is all set to serve delicious decor this weekend!

Grand Designs Live, SA’s leading contemporary home show, will open its doors from 24^th – 26^thMay 2013 at the Coca-Cola Dome and as always promises to deliver a unique, award-winning show packed with even more design and inspiration for your abode.

Click here to book your ticket today!

Decorating with washi

How About Orange continues to fuel our addiction to washi tape with these gorgeous decor ideas. 

Turn up the heat, but not the bill with One Energy

As things get a little nippy outside, we turn up the heat inside and while it’s all very well to have warm fingers and toasty toes, it does do a number on the electric bill. Wouldn't it be nice to reduce your bill by as much as 60%? Hang on a minute. Thanks to One Energy you can.

Committed to providing better solutions for a better world, One Energy specialises in top quality heat pumps, solar geysers, photovoltaic systems and low energy lighting. That’s not all! They also offer a host of services including energy saving consultations and annual product check-ups. It’s not surprising that they’re considered the ‘largest and most successful renewable energy network in South Africa’.

 Find out how One Energy can help you ‘go green’ and save some moola here. You can also contact them via enquiries@oneenergy.co.za. 

Tom's Art Verno: bringing the world's top artists into your home.

Looking to add class and elegance to your home or business? Then, welcome to South Africa’s premier art vendor: Tom’s Art Verno.

With both local and international branches, Tom’s Art Verno offers clients quality pieces from some of the world’s top artists. From ornate frames and oil paintings, to ceramics and furniture, they have an extensive collection that ranges from the Abstract to the Classical. But, it doesn’t stop there.

With a commitment to helping their customers find the best-fit, they willingly provide the services of their team of profession interior decorators. Together you and the team are able to take a comprehensive approach to interior design and choose those pieces that, not only appeal to you, but also don’t clash with the couch.

Click here to discover more about this art treasure trove or you can always contact Gideon at Tom’s Art Verno via 082 445 3662. 

Rock Pots KZN – helping you create your Eden

Rock Pots KZN offers a range of garden pots, vases and water features that are perfectly suited to nurseries, landscapers, interior designers, gardens and home owners.

With the strength and durability that can only come from the cement fibre from which they are created, Rock Pots are quality that can’t be matched. They are available in a range of colours and styles ranging from earthy and rustic, perfect for indigenous gardens, to the more classical and contemporary shapes and finishes.

But it’s not just about pots! Rock Pots KZN also manufactures a range of rustic wooden garden benches, bird feeders, pot plant stands, arches, etc.. Everything you need to create your own Eden.

Click here to learn more about Rock Pots KZN or here to contact them via email.

Infographic: Designing for the Season

Now is the time for change! Summer is slowly making it's way into autumn and it's only natural that we reflect this seasonal change in our homes. 

To help you with the transition here is a wonderful infographic filled with tips from the folks at eLocal.com.  

Source: eLocal.com

Bathroom Inspiration

Found on Pinterest & absolutely loving it!

CTS 101: Mad scientists & their kittens

Because We Can, a California-based Design-Build Studio led by interior designer Jillian Northrup and her husband architect Jeffrey McGrew, was recently tasked to turn an under utilized room in a private residence into a highly functional and inspirational place to work from home. To say that they fulfilled their mission is a bit of an understatement. Besides turning the room into a Mad Scientist's Home Workshop, they also created what Northrup calls “the fist step to greater cat mobility throughout the room”.

The Cat Transit System, or CTS for short, travels over desks and around three of the four walls, giving the family cats the ability to sneak through the room, whilst spying on its human occupants through intergrated viewing ports. Don't you just love the attention to detail? We sure do!

Getting creative with an old cupboard

Ideas, a fabulously local mag for creative crafters, recently posted a series of cupboard make-overs. The remarkable thing was the versatility – a single old cupboard, so many looks. Just shows what necessity and craftiness can do for a room.

Click on the images and find out how you too can get the look.

How to green your home

Minor household changes can make a big difference to the environment. Ensure you make informed, responsible decisions when building or renovating your home, buying appliances and accessories, and consuming energy.

Your home

• Use electricity sparingly: choose energy-efficient appliances, install sound structural insulation, and switch off appliances that are not in use.
• Retro-fit environmentally friendly methods and materials in your home, such as insulating your geyser or installing a solar-powered geyser and solar panels.
• Consciously buy furniture and accessories made from environmentally friendly sources such as bamboo and wood from sustainable plantations.
• Opt for locally made handcrafted products rather than mass-produced goods that generally have a large carbon footprint and are mostly non-biodegradable.
• Choose bamboo, silk and other natural fibres for your bedlinen, blinds, towels, bathmats and curtains.
• Recycle, upcycle and reuse: heirlooms, secondhand furniture, antique porcelain, and recycled glass all reduce your carbon footprint.

This article first appeared in the Décor section of home on 6 August 2012. 

More than just a typo, these chairs make a real statement.

French furniture design company Tabisso has developed a range of chairs that are perfect for those who mind their P’s and Q’s. The Typographia Lounge Chairs include the letters A to Z and numbers 0 to 9.

What’s more is that they are fully customisable. Customers can choose the fabric, shell and footing and corporate clients can even create customised models using different fonts, alphabets, pictograms and ideograms. 

Freshly Found

Visit www.freshlyfound.com for a fresh approach on vintage.

Gelukkie

There is a little hide away in Paternoster on the west Coast of South Africa....called Gelukkie
Klien Gelukkie is a one bedroom self catering cottage with its own private courtyard

Both Andrew and Ruth are creative people
You can view the workshop with their handcrafted chandeliers and woodwork...

Here are some for their pieces

Be green with HOME

Grab yourself a copy of 'home/Tuis'....its their "Green Issue

Eye Candy

Look at Eye Candy's latest work.....we just love these rooms she decorated.

Odette you are such an inspiration!

Visit her website www.eyecandyint.co.za or her page on everythingforthehome for more info.