PAINTING THE FLOORS

We were talking last week about flooring and the importance of having good floors in your home. This post was actually ment to be showcased last week, but due to being extremely time poor these days ( which is a good thing but also difficult at the same time ) it did not make it up in time. A great way of doing up your floors if you are on a tiny budget and have a good base such as old floor boards or  concrete, you will be happy to hear that painting them is a really inexpensive and actually fun way of adding a new look to your interior, even if it is just one particular space. Using patterns in a home or different features I believe allows one to zone particular spaces to a designated use, even if it is just a simple entry way and you want it to make an impact. Instead of just applying it to your walls and or furnishings, think about how your floors can assist in making this kind of feature happen for you.

To be completely honest with you, I have not attempted painting floors myself nor have I had the right project or client adventurous enough to want to do something like this, but I really think it is important to think a little outside the walls at times to assist in bringing environments to life. Painted floors are also a great idea for office spaces and retail environments, it allows interaction and customer participation in certain scenarios. I really like the look of white floor boards and the crisp, natural vibe it gives off and think it would be great to be able to bring this feeling to an interior I get to design one day.

I wanted to inspire you all with some lovely images from my Pinterest that demonstrates how painting a floor or giving it a pattern can really make a space. Check out the really crazy bright neon looking floor! It is actually amazing in application and would make for a very interactive interior... not particularly for residential use, but in another context. I do love how they have continued the theme and design through to the wall panelling and colouring... a very good design tip in that.

JDZ Designer tip of the week: Remember to think about your floors, how they serve you and how you can use them to zone and orientate your interiors. Is it by marking it off with a good looking rug, or placing your furniture in a particular way, or applying a pattern or different texture to the room next to it. P.S: Porters Paints make a good paint made just for flooring. 

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JDZ x

WALLPAPER COLOUR

I am a big fan of wallpaper especially to help create a great accent in any space, commercial, residential or retail, because the thing is, sometimes a painted wall is really just that, a colour applied to Gyprock. So, obviously depending on the brief given it can really add little bit of an edge or texture to what is usually just a normally painted surface. I prefer usually a wallpaper that has some kind of texture applied to it because as much as it is there just to create visual interest, often accents with bold patterns always give people the urge to want to touch or interact with it. Or maybe it is just me or like minded creatives... ? Anyway, I am sure most of my lovely readers will already be aware of the awesome paint supplier that is Porters Paints. Not only do they supply paint but they have a very lovely wallpaper selection, which I really love and in particular the Designer collaborations. The collaborations are not new as they were launched way back last year around the time Design Ex was in town and I remember their stall being one of the busiest as everyone was trying to get access to the new wallpaper samples.

At this stage I have not really come across many other simple wallpaper's that I love more than the Porters designer collaborations and my favourite in particular is Anna Spiro's designs. They are simple, bold and unique, to put it in three simple words. They to me challenge very simple traditional notions of patterns but in a very modern and fresh approach and same goes for the Greg Natale range. What I also really love about them is that they are bold and mainly bright in colour selection which I think is perfect for spring and those wanting a very vibrant space.

Round and Round the garden, is my favourite! I love the simplistic pattern and the stylised nature of the circle and Mediterranean feel, I think it has.

You can find all of the Porter Paint's wallpaper collection by clicking here. 

Hope you are having a lovely Thursday! I will be back this afternoon with a lovely special post sent to me from one of my loyal and lovely readers.


JDZ x