During this festive season, I have been lucky enough to attend a few parties at friends homes. It has reminded me of how stressful it can be having lots of people over and all the planning prior to the event.
Posted on December 20, 2022
Jocelyn Ridgway
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Using mirrors in interiors is not new, we all know that. But do you ever wonder where you should put one, what sort of mirror and how to hang it? There are lots of types and sizes of mirrors but there is an art to getting it right. Here are a few tips:
Posted on April 13, 2020
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Working from home is not for everyone. I am useless at it! After I sold my store Green Grass Home & Body Bulimba two and a half years ago, I traveled for a bit and then thought that I would re-start Little Bowerbird Interiors working from home.
Posted on April 03, 2020
Jocelyn Ridgway
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It occurred to me recently when I went to a clients home to discuss some new ideas for layout and style that furniture placement does not come naturally to most people and simply re-arranging your furniture can make a massive difference to the feel of your space.
Posted on July 15, 2019
Jocelyn Ridgway
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Probably one of the most dividing interior design features! I think we call all remember some terrible feature walls in the late 1980's and 1990's, eggplant purple, tomato red, turquoise...every room in the house or apartment had a different colour!
Posted on April 15, 2019
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Australia, we need to talk about your obsession with grey sofas! For years now grey has been the go to colour for sofas, I mean, there are other options!
Posted on April 08, 2019
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New trends for 2019 as seen at the Trade Fair...
Posted on March 04, 2019
Jocelyn Ridgway
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Recently there was a curb side collection around New Farm where my office is. It's funny how Australians love to collect other peoples furniture that they don't want anymore.
Posted on January 29, 2019
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Interior design like fashion moves quickly these days! We see it as interior designers at furniture launches, Kmart copies it cheaply 3 months later and then the furniture companies move on to a new look! So how will your home cut the mustard next year?!!
Posted on November 14, 2018
Jocelyn Ridgway
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Since I started helping people with the interiors of their home I've noticed something. People have started throwing away their personal belongings. In the age of modern architecture and interiors, minimalism and new shiny 'things' have taken over where collectibles used to be.
Posted on July 24, 2018
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