How do you design a room for a person dealing with depression?
Sandra Davis
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Comments (7)As before, large long folding room screen. With some detailed pattern in which ever colourway you choose.. Any light colour will go with black, but needs to be mid-light colour, lime green, bright red , teal, orange , raspberry deep pink. Not brown or purple of navy. Choose 1 main light colour + add rugs throws lamps + wall prints, other wall deco - clock mirror in this light colour. Then add in a deep shade eg deep-pink + purple, lime + forest green, etc + add smaller cushions, 1 small throw etc. table can be decorated with utensils + ware in your colours. Large storage boxes + containers in light colour, smaller storage items darker colour. Any new shelving units again in the chosen colourway - painted if need be. Most essential in bed-sit accommodation is at least 2 laundry type bins (coloured) to throw untidied items into in a hurry, clothes, books, makeup etc. also a large matching coloured plastic bucket for carrying all crockery to + from cooking area.stack into bucket to clean table + bring to kitchen when it suits....See MoreWhat tips do you have for anyone trying to break into interior design?
Comments (5)Hi Emmeline, when we started Ensoul, we looked at the key challenges a home owner faces when looking to renovate their property which were primarily Space Planning, Interior Design, Architectural Design and Project Management/Procurement. We then built a company with a set of people with the relevant and deep skills to address these challenges. There is then the question you raised about "if you were starting out, how would you get these skills" and i think there are two points of view on this. Firstly, if you look at a parallel with the catering world, some of the world's best chefs are self taught, some have been trained by the best Chefs to learn their craft and some have combined both approaches with academic qualifications as well. So, there is no right answer, everyone's learning pathway will be different. However, there is one clear theme that i do see with every successful person i have had the pleasure to meet during my 30 years in business, and that is this, those people with a deep passion and an innate talent for something always rise to the top. I hope this helps, best regards, Mike Lander, Director, Ensoul (and a passionate project manager for over 25 years)...See MoreSofa etiquette or how to deal with generous neighbours
Comments (20)Hello ladies&gents! And thank you for your continued interest in the sofa adventures of a confused housewife! The issue has been resolved! however, you don't get to know the result until you have all the details, so bear with me please :).... It's been a mad week - a friend of ours asked if we could 'babysit' his 2 years old Springer Spaniel for a couple of days. Of course, we'd love to, the idiot us (hubby&I) said, we'd be delighted, as we want to get a dog anyway and this would be good practice. After 2 days with Bonnie, I came very close to committing suicide :)) - due to tiredness and because I just couldn't stop laughing hysterically at Andrew who was trying to logically reason with the dog. Bonnie is the most delightful creature I've met in a long time, exuberant, happy, running mad all over the place, chasing every bug in existence, barking mad at every sound, sleeping for 10 minutes to wake up barking at... gods know what... she'd be pulling the leash like she was being chased by hell-hounds, almost dislocated my shoulder a few times, always trying to find a puddle to splash in, she jumped in the river - Andrew almost had a heart attack, as she was trying to go across instead of returning to him... Why I'm telling you all this? Because in my 5 hours sleep for 3 nights, evidently I didn't want to approach Carol and conduct a tactful discussion with her - that was just beyond my abilities.. However, loony Bonnie forced my hand after deciding that, even though it doesn't smell very nice, Kate's sofa was a lot better than her doggy bed, so she 'moved in' leaving mud, hair and slobbering all over the thing. I admit, I felt rather insulted, we have all these other perfectly nice sofas, and the dog prefers Kate's... Plus, I put the sofa in the 'out the way, messy corner' in front of the bins (sorry, I didn't tidy up for the photo). So I went to Kate and told her that 'we have to talk'. I spent half an hour rubbing the sofa down after Bonnie's owner came to get her yesterday - and managed an 8 hours no barking sleep last night. To cut the story short, Kate came for tea an hour ago. I told her directly that I feel very flattered that she offered me the sofa, but there's genuinely no room for it in our house and I just don't know what to do with it (I moved it in this other corner (below) for when she came, not by the bins... naughty me... Oh, and please don't ask why we have a dinghy in the garden... it was supposed to be there for 3 days until Andrew would find a trailer to move it.. that was 7 weeks ago). Anyway, Kate said 'I knew you're going to say that' and told me she'll have it back. Just like that. Direct, simple, easy... after me agonising about her reaction... it felt very flat and anticlimatic (hence the story about the dog to keep you all entertained :)). Love her, Kate then said 'I'll bring you back the champagne", we decided to drink it together when I'm back from Paris - we're going for 3 weeks, I need to finish the terrace and balcony there... [https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/dilemma-in-paris-dsvw-vd~4025568[(https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/dilemma-in-paris-dsvw-vd~4025568) So, that's it! My sincere gratitude and apologies for making you spend time on my non-issue - it's my Latin temperament that drives me to panic and impulse reactions (and Houzz posts). And probably the reason I talk (write) so much... Thank you all! Bye - for now!...See Morewho is the first person to contact if you want to do a small extension
Comments (2)A general builder should be able to answer all of your questions if you have one round. If you post the room plan and give a budget, there are loads of people on here including myself that will be willing to make suggestions with layouts. Concept planners are an excellent resource and work remotely, they will be able to tell you how to make the most of the space and what can fit where, as they have immense technical knowledge with regards to kitchens for instance and will work with you to help you get the most out of it. They also are infinitely cheaper than an Architect and worth their weight in gold on the smaller build. ( of course, they do large ones to...........)....See MoreSonia
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