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Friday, 2 March 2018

Minimalist Home With Blue And Yellow Accents

Living in a world of consumerism and excess, these habits commonly translate into abundant decor. Sometimes though enough is enough. We want peace and calm when we return to our ‘nests’. We want less. Wanting less however does not mean we do not desire a welcoming home or comfortable furniture. No. Minimalism isn’t about depriving ourselves of good design and home comforts, it’s about allowing us to enjoy these very things by cutting out all of the noise. This small modern apartment located in Nõmme, Estonia, visualised by Ines Käärma, shows us where to begin our journey to a simpler interior scheme and how to connect our colour schemes.

In an open plan living room we find a simplistic layout where a neat sofa faces a wall mounted entertainment console with TV. To the right is a minimalist white kitchen with a sociable breakfast bar that seats four. In this space we find the introduction to a cohesive colour story that runs throughout the entire apartment, uniting each space as one uncomplicated idea.

On the upholstered modern sofa there is a selection of scatter cushions covered in bright shades of blue and yellow. The amount of colour used in this space is not overwhelming though, allowing the eye and mind to rest. A nearby floor lamp has a soft metallic sheen, plain floor-length curtains and window frames are white, as are all of the interior walls and long television console. An outdoor dining set takes advantage of the added exterior space.

All of the wooden elements inside the home are of the same light veneer, such as the shelving units, breakfast bar and stools and a square coffee table that has a shelf underneath for concealing magazines from clear view. The flooring is in matching birch too, which continues from the open plan lounge through into the kitchen.

The table lamp behind the sofa matches the yellow in the sofa cushions. The wall shelves themselves have their own built in strip LEDs as an added light source. The extra illumination allows a small collection of wine glasses to double as room decoration.

A single decorative plate on the coffee table and a throw on the footstool have hints of blue and yellow.

An area rug beneath the sofa and footstool pulls the colour scheme together.

A partially dividing wall between the lounge and the kitchen has a selection of kitchen cabinets built into it.

The kitchen is a flat fronted, handle-free design, with a matching white corian countertop. The wall cabinets are of the same plain white design, leading down into a coordinated white backsplash. Even the kitchen sink and freestanding coffee machine are ice white, only the built-in hob and integrated oven contrast with the scheme, standing out in basic black.

A humorous piece of modern art includes the hues used in the decoration of the home, it may even have been the inspiration for the palette.

A duo of differently shaped pendant lights adds a little subtle interest over the breakfast bar.

The bar stools are upholstered with blue geometric cushioning, which gives them cool contemporary style in an understated way.

Birchwood doors and picture frames line the hallway, opposite a row of hallway cupboards.

The handles of the hall cupboards are a leather strap that compliment nearby birchwood tone.

In the master bedroom the headboard wall has been painted in a soft shade of sky blue, contrasting with a sunshine coloured bedspread. The doors and handles of a built-in closet match those found out in the hallway

When opened, the bedroom closet has full length mirrors included inside each of the doors.

A white wall mounted sconce provides reading light over each side of the bed without cluttering up tabletops. The bedside cabinets are simple white wall mounted units, as is the dressing table that is teamed with a solid yellow and birch chair, and a simplistic flat round mirror.

The bedroom has its own ensuite bathroom.

Inside the bathroom we find more light woodtone and a blue mat. The vanity unit is mounted off the floor to assist with easy cleaning and to make the small room appear more spacious by keeping the maximum amount of floor space visible. Above the wall mounted vanity are four large mirror fronted cabinets, providing ample space to stow all of the necessary cosmetics and spare toiletries.

Down the hallway we can spy another sitting area.

A bold yellow accent chair awaits.

A yellow wall sconce lights the spot, along with a modern overhead light.

In the home office a blue sofa bed provides space for a guest.

A small selection of books are visible on high shelves but everything else is tucked out of sight behind a row of cupboard doors.

A yellow mat brightens a pale second bathroom.

A small corner vanity is a good solution for a small space, like this cloakroom located just off the entrance hall.

A frameless round mirror adorns one wall in the hallway.

A few floor units and an arrangement of shelving cubbies above a clear fronted fridge makes this spot into a home bar.

A white console with cupboards is wall mounted beneath the circular mirror in the hallway, making a nice little area for putting on outdoor accessories and checking one’s appearance before leaving the apartment.

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Thursday, 1 March 2018

Three Pretty Pastel Home Decor Schemes

These three pastel homes positively sing with prettiness; “I feel pretty, Oh, so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and bright!”… Well, not literally obviously, but you get the gist. Sweet shades of baby pink, powder blue and chalky mint green cover the furniture, walls and accessories of this trio. If you worry that a candy coloured interior might make your teeth hurt a little, then this inspirational collection of interiors will show you how such shades can be comfortably neutralised with light wood floors and fresh white elements. See how to hold the hues within simplistic contemporary outlines to keep your scheme from appearing frilly or trite.

Visualizer: Ruslan Kovalchuk & Stephen Tsimbalyuk

Throwing you straight in at the deep end with our most pastel filled home, this first apartment is awash with soft shades of blue, pink and green. At the centre of the scheme the pink couch looks like a row of soft marshmallows but is of an unfussy contemporary style. In direct contact and contrast with the centrally placed couch, a sky blue area rug matches the powdery blue curtains and a light blue coffee table. To earth these airy colours, a selection of amber glass vases decorate the table surface. These tones are echoed over in the dining area situated behind the sofa, where six dining chairs stand in natural rattan.

The rattan dining chairs have pale blue cushions to match the nearby rug and curtains. Their natural tone carries through via wooden accents in the open plan kitchen. The surrounding walls are all awash with minty green.

A floor lamp and a wall mounted bookcase carry through more of the calming blue hue.

Beneath the wall mounted flat screen television, a long wooden console perfectly matches the tone of the wood floor.

The wall art is almost a continuation of the view beyond the window pane.

The kitchen backsplash countertop and adjoining dining table are all pale marble.

The dining room pendant lights are a grouping of organic shaped white glass vessels.

The simple table centrepiece coincides with the natural elements in the room.

In the hallway, a couple of bike wall mounts provide a practical storage solution and transform the homeowners transport into a focal point.

Wooden stools and beams strike of modern rustic note.

A second pink sofa is located in a room with a study area and a relaxing swing chair.

This pink couch would double as a bed. The natural rug beneath it neutralises the sweetness of the pink upholstery.

Beside the home office area is a large bank of bespoke white storage units that feature a cut through of wooden display cubbies, which hold frequently used items close at hand.

This bedroom has a towering upholstered headboard design in powder blue. The rest of the feature wall is finished in wood panelling that matches the side tables.

The furniture and bed linen are of a geometric design, which sharpens up the look of the pastel coloured room.

The opposite wall tells us this is a kid’s room: A blue wall has been made into a subtle chalkboard, and a set of wall bars are all set for swinging.

A cute kid’s desk chair sits at a computer table that has been accessorised with a copper desk lamp.

Geometric accents can be found around other parts of the scheme too.

Visualizer: Ruslan Kovalchuk & Stephen Tsimbalyuk

Our second apartment belongs to a ballet dancer, and uses just a soupçon of pastels here and there; like this exquisite sea breeze sofa.

Opposite the L-shape sofa is a blue feature wall with a giant debossed leaf motif.

The rug is purest white faux fur.

A console underneath the TV has curvaceous wooden design.

Sea breeze and wood tones are carried through from the lounge into the dining room.

Two copper dining table pendant lights are suspended over the neat eating area.

The ballet dancer’s small porch has hardy enough room to pirouette in, though manages to accommodate a bar area where one could enjoy a coffee and the view, plus a tidy home office area complete with designer table lamp.

Light cabinets and exposed kitchen shelving form the backdrop to the small dining area.

The bedroom is just a ‘jete’ from the living room sofa, and can be seen through sliding glass doors. Natural light makes its way through from the lounge, and privacy curtains may be drawn when company is present.

The bed is coral pink. The feature wall is a repeat of the leaf motif used in the lounge to join the two spaces.

The bathroom is a minimalist design.

A small selection of essentials are out on open shelving, with no other storage present in the room.

Designer: Guan Pin Interior Decoration

Our third home is a cosy den of pastel surprises, where an upper volume is reminiscent of a treehouse.

Beneath the mezzanine ‘treehouse’ nestles a small white kitchen and a pink and wood dining suite.

The walls are painted in mint green or white.

Tiny pink accents are sprinkled over ice cream colours.

The kitchen backsplash and breakfast bar side panelling are a blue hue.

Sunshine accents brighten quirky cutouts.

On climbing the open sided staircase you will find the master bedroom, where a black floor lamp creates an unexpected heavy base note beside a sweet selection of pink, blue and white bed cushions and covers.