The Charm Simplicity
December 15th, 2009
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The house was unfurnished when they took it over a year ago. The sole decoration was odd, soberly stained woodwork and stone clad walls. Not only was this combination unattractive and most oppressive but it had greatly reduced the pleasant proportions of the rooms. I decided to build panels to cover the stone clad walls, and everything was soon painted white, giving impressions of more space and coolness as well as offering greater possibilities for decoration. continue reading…
There is very little furniture here so things will not get in the way of circulation of this apartment, simply cherry-wood structured sofas with chintz upholstery, art side table, an old kitchen table covered with tapestry and an antique chest at one side. Access to the upper storey and terrace is by spiral staircase painted black. A stove in the middle of the area furnishes extra warmth in winter. The floor concrete covered with colorful knitted wol rug 
After a hard day, there’s nothing more relaxing than to sink into hot bath. So a lot of us see the bathroom as an “away from it all” place. But much depends on what kind of bathroom it is. Many old houses still have tatty make shift bathrooms, perhaps with temperamental old time geyser. Inter-war and post-war homes have cold white “clinical” bathrooms, efficient perhaps, increasingly shabby certainly. 
The way you hang your pictures on the wall is essential for their full appreciation. At the same time, the way they are combined plays an important part in your decoration. The good example of the horizontal composition, which is slightly asymmetrical so as not become monotonous. The entire living-room wall covered with pictures. Posters hanging in the bath room add some visual attraction to a room usually lacking any. Empty 
