Statement pieces at House Ashford and House Cecilia Presenter: Here are certain decorative pieces that can fill an entire room with life. A statement piece or two allows a space to tell a story about those living in it. Lisa Swart of Oksijen Interior Designhas transformed two homes using unique buys as statement pieces. Lisa:
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us,” said Sir Winston Churchill on October 28 1943 in the House of Lords, requesting that the House of Commons, bombed out in May 1941, be rebuilt exactly as before. In 1997 an extremely young, newly wed me moved into this house with my newborn daughter and her
Interior designer Lisa Swart turned an outdated family bathroom into a contemporary space. ABOVE: A bath from Bathroom Fusion takes centre stage and a frameless shower was incorporated on the right. The floor tiles are from Bathroom Bizarre and the metro tiles are from Douglas Jones. The upper section was painted with Plascon’s Elephant. INSET:
Are we truly meeting our needs in the bedroom? There is no innuendo intended in the title of my blog – but you’re welcome to read into it anyway youchoose. I’m talking about all the things we do in our bedroom. Of course it’s where we sleep, it is also a placewhere many of us
