We Love: Mairi Helena Textiles
17 Feb 2017
Mairi Helena is an Edinburgh based designer, textile designer and photographer, and the landscape of Scotland, with all its delicious colours and flora and fauna is her inspiration. I Iove the way she describes her inspiration ‘the vibrant, earthy colours of the Scottish Borders landscape where I grew up, then seaward by the rustic, weathered, coastal fringe of Fife and now the bustling, pulsating Edinburgh sensations’, doesn’t that sound wonderful?
How to Brew the Perfect Filter Coffee
10 Feb 2017
If coffee to you is more experience and less convenience, then you’ll love the almost meditative Japanese method of making pour over filter coffee. Brewed slowly for optimum flavour, this method gives you complete control over temperature and brewing time. To celebrate the launch of our new range of coffee accessories, I asked my good friend, Ed owner of artisan coffee shop and café 96 Degrees in Leicester to give his top tips on how to brew the perfect filter coffee.
“The pour over drip brewer is a super-simple piece of equipment that can get you barista quality results at home, there’s just a few simple steps you need to grasp to help you get started. Here’s how to brew the perfect filter coffee:
5 garden Design Ideas to Steal
30 Jan 2017
With spring looming on the horizon and the hope of longer days and more light, it’s time to talk about gardens and think about ways to create your dream garden. With these 5 garden design ideas to steal you will be able to get lots of ideas to help you create your own bit of urban paradise.
Create a Private Oasis
This is a fabulous way to add height and drama to what is essentially a small courtyard garden, and the sense of privacy gives a feeling of a secluded oasis. The concrete slabs are used to make a retaining wall that is deep enough to be planted at head height giving the garden a real sense of enclosure and privacy. Imagine how boring it would be if it was all on one level with just a stark backdrop. Another great idea is to use contrasting fencing materials to give character and contrast to the hard landscaping.
This 1 Thing will Instantly Improve any Vignette
18 Jan 2017
This 1 thing that will instantly improve your vignette is a tray of some description – be it a metal tray, a glass tray (as in vintage glass dressing table tray) or a decorative tray – they will all add substance to your vignette and ground it to the space.
This simple pastel vignette is pleasing in its own way but click to view the full post, to see it styled with the addition of a gold tray. It instantly adds more drama and pizzazz, making the whole scheme more vibrant, and noticeable, of course.
7 Times Tiles were Totally Terrific
12 Jan 2017
Tiles are a practical solution in a home that many people tend to view as merely a bland backdrop to the overall scheme in a room because they are expensive to purchase and expensive to put up (or time consuming if you are a DIY’er), so they often get relegated to the boring spectrum in the hope they can remain there, unobtrusively, for many years! But oh, you are missing a trick, in terms of the drama they can bring to your décor tiles are unequalled, and to prove it we’re showcasing ‘7 Times tiles were totally terrific’ to get your creative juices flowing.
We’re Taking a Festive Break!
23 Dec 2016
Well, that’s a wrap, folks! Another Christmas and another year. I can’t believe little ol’ Audenza is already 4 years old!
It’s been an incredible year for us at Audenza HQ, the highlight of which was winning a Midlands Family Business Award for ‘Best Use of Digital’. But of course, none of it would be possible without you, our lovely, loyal customers and followers. So we want to thank you all for your support, it really does mean the world to us. I heard a quote recently which said, “Every time you buy from a small business, an actual person does a happy dance.” And that is most definitely true for us, so thank you!
How to Make an Indoor Pompom Wreath
12 Dec 2016
Today, I am very excited to say that we’ve got a guest post for you by the very lovely and very talented, Melanie from Melanie Lissack Interiors. In the run up to Christmas we knew we’d be very busy, so we thought we’d enlist her help and asked Melanie to come up with a gorgeous craft post that our readers would love. And what a gorgeous post it is indeed! Melanie came up with a seriously stunning and colorful indoor pompom wreath and has provided step by step instructions for you to make this at home. So, take it away, Melanie…
If you would rather have a more colourful Christmas than a traditional one, then this bright honeycomb pompom indoor wreath might just be for you! I have a traditional door wreath on the exterior of my front door made with berries and holly, but DIY’d this pompom wreath for the inside of the door ready for Xmas and New Year parties!
1000 Ideas for Colour Schemes- Book Review
16 Nov 2016
Colour – where would we be without it? In a dreary grey world! Which brings me to this fabulous new book, 1000 Ideas for Colour Schemes by Anna Starmer. Colour is a very personal reaction and everyone has their own preferences, but we don’t always know what accents to put together, or are unsure if our ideas are going to work, or if we will like the colours together.
1000 Ideas for Colour Schemes is literally 1000 ideas for colour, as every page is packed with the most glorious images to help you understand colour and how to use it.
We Love: Rebel Walls Murals
4 Nov 2016
We love wallpaper – we’ve always loved wallpaper – but now we have the choice of murals as well the decisions are endless! So many delicious designs to choose from. We’ve picked out a few of our favourite murals that can completely change the look of your interior vibe and help you to create the home of your dreams. Swedish company Rebel Walls have over 12 million images in their image bank – and if that’s not enough choice you can send in your own image to have it made into your own unique wall mural. Phew, that would take some looking through! Needless to say, I haven’t been through that lot, but I have picked out a few that inspire me and make me itch to redecorate a room.
‘Into the Wild’: How to Style Animal Interiors
19 Oct 2016
‘Into the Wild’ is a trend we can all take bits from to give our homes a touch of exuberant nature. Animals in our interiors, whether they be our own home grown variety such as badgers or the more exotic zebra’s, are all the rage this season for bringing quirkiness to your décor and a smile to your face. For us here at Audenza, this trend is the perfect combination of wild pattern and colour that we love, so we’re sharing our tips and inspiration with you today and we’d love to know what you think. Are you ready to join the wild side?
