Decorating with Island Inspired Aquas

Island inspired aqua hues

Soft coastal aquas blend beautiful and calming colours with neutrals that can be used to create a serene and peaceful atmosphere in any room. From Sea Glass hues and gentle wall paints, aqua inspiration is ideal for a Caribbean scheme.

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Designing Calm Coastal Bedrooms

Beachy Beige Bedroom with sepia wall prints

When it comes to creating a cool and relaxing coastal bedroom, beige monotone hues are the perfect choice. Naturals, beiges and whites are versatile colours that evoke a sense of tranquility and comfort, making them an ideal choice for a bedroom that is meant to be a peaceful retreat.

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Svelte China Collection

Svelte china collection

The new Svelte collection of china is a sleek and modern design whilst having the charm associated with traditional craftsmanship. 

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Mandarin Posset

I’m serving this Mandarin Posset with the Dark Chocolate Pistachio and Sea Salt Bark which we featured as last week’s recipe.

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New Lamps and Lighting

Our new rechargeable lights are simple and elegant, functional and stylish; a statement piece of sculptural art, with a solution to solve your lighting problems.

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Salted Chocolate Nut Brittle

Salted Chocolate Nut Brittle recipe

“High cocoa content chocolate is rich in magnesium among other minerals. Magnesium helps with relaxation, sleep hormone balance as well as increased energy levels.” So it’s a win win.  I know what I’m doing this weekend. Keep these ready-to-go treats in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

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Kitchen Makeover – A simple Solution

To continue our conversation regarding our most recent blog, “The Importance of Staging” I thought it’s interesting to see the before and after of a dated wooden kitchen given a painted make-over – lifting the overall look and feel of the property.  See the after picture below……The biggest bonus is that the countertop no longer…

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How to decorate in 2022

Benjamin Moore Paints have announced their colour of the year for 2022. Earlier House blogs explain how yearly trend colours are chosen. (Read here) https://housebvi.com/colour-stories-and-how-we-interpret-them-in-our-interiors/ Due to pandemic restrictions over recent years, travel became difficult, therefore virtual pin boards were used more than physical mood boards with online colour consults between decision makers. The colour…

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Colour Stories and how we interpret them in our interiors.

Pantone is the standardized colour matching system for identifying colours.  For over ten years, The Pantone Colour Institute has issued “The Colour of the Year” as a trendsetting concept for branding, marketing and the creative society as a whole. Hundreds of brands, then take on the task of designing products using the same colour which…

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