A New Idea- Styling Made Easy
18 Jul 2016
We have some exciting news to announce (and if you follow us on social media you may already have heard) – we just made your life even EASIER! What on earth do I mean?
Well, we’ve always known that the way we style and photograph our products is a big part of what we do and we love helping our customers feel confident styling in their own home. But, we noticed that many of you were buying sets of items according to what other products they had been photographed with on the site. So… *drumroll* we’ve taken out the hard work and introduced a brand new range of styled vignettes!
Which means that we have already collated and styled a collection of items for you and with one click of an ‘Add to Basket’ button you can buy them as a complete set. Which is pretty excellent news for those of you who need a little helping hand and might not be feeling too confident about what to put with what. We think styling is the fun bit, but we’ve had a fair bit of practise and we know it can be confusing when there are so many products out there, and so many different looks you can achieve.
DIY Plant Pots with Fringing
1 Jul 2016
Now that the fab 91 Magazine has gone into print I can finally read and savour it properly. I am a technophobe – so much so I can’t read magazines online, I need a real paper copy, so to finally be able to hold the delicious paper in my hand, and gaze at the fabulous photography, and read about so many talented people its making me gush, sorry! To get back to the point of this blog I do like a bit of simple craft DIY so when I spotted the instructions for jazzing up plant pots in 91 Magazine I had to have a go.
Urban Jungle Bloggers- 1 Plant 3 Stylings
25 Jun 2016
Urban Jungle Bloggers is a monthly series hosted by Igor and Judith to encourage us all to bring a little more green into our lives. Each month they, plus many bloggers worldwide, share ideas to create an urban jungle through styling ideas, DIYs and green tips & tricks and this month the theme is ‘1 plant – 3 stylings’.
I’ve been nurturing this Aeonium Balsamiferum for several years now and despite my haphazard neglect it’s still thriving, and quite my favourite house plant, so had to be the star of this show.
We Love: Amtico Flooring
21 Jun 2016
I love Amtico flooring – and no, I’m not being paid to say that! I’ve always loved the finish, and the designs, and the way you can make patterns with the pieces to make a design unique to you and your home. When I moved into my previous house 25 years ago I knew instantly that Amtico would do justice to the beautiful big square hall. I also hoped that it would be able to cope with five children rampaging through it on a daily basis. And it did, and still it looks good. The stuff that floor had to put up with – the kids have fond memories of whizzing around the central hall table on skateboards chasing each other and other such fun pursuits. Well I didn’t find it fun then but in retrospect I suppose it was, certainly for them!
7 Reasons NOT to Buy From a Small Company
7 Jun 2016
I shouldn’t really be doing this, in fact it goes against everything we probably should be saying, but I just felt it was time to come clean…
As you will all no doubt know, we’re a small, family run business. However, shopping with us doesn’t come without its issues and I thought in the interest of being honest, I’d pen some thoughts on why you might NOT want to buy from a small company.
How to Create a Bohemian Interior
28 May 2016
We have a new trend category on Audenza that we are really excited about – New Boho. What’s ‘New Boho’ you might ask? Well it’s Bohemian but more refined and less cluttered, but with lots of vitality and warmth and it’s easier to add elements of it to your own style. Think emerald green – lots of it in soft velvets and lush house plants with splashes of colour and pattern.
Dream Decor Book Review + Win a Copy!
21 May 2016
Will Taylor is the writer of the well-known interiors blog Bright Bazaar which is always a riot of life enhancing colour, so if you like colour regardless of the style, Dream Decor is the book for you. And if you want to be in a with a chance of winning a free copy of the book, see the competition details below!
Eleven homes from around the world are showcased with ideas on how to bring elements of the look to your own interior, even if you actually live in a semi in the Midlands but have dreams of a Tuscan retreat, or aspire to urban loft living, there is always a way to bring that dream into your own home by capturing the essential something that speaks to you. The photos are inspiration enough but the text helps to pull together the essence for you to recreate. I’m not sure what is says about me but the two pages I’ve chosen to photograph come from the Hollywood Chic chapter!
We like to get our money’s worth from accessories at Audenza so we always try to think up different uses for our products and inspire you to think outside the box. With that aim in mind we have had a play about with our pentagon brass terrariums and not only styled them in 3 different ways but with 3 different uses.
I have some lovely little Moroccan tea glasses that I use to show off individual flower heads but they can get a bit lost being so small but by popping one into a brass terrarium they suddenly take centre stage and it really shows off the blooms.
6 Tips when Redesigning your Garden
5 May 2016
Most of us inherit a garden from its previous owners, which can be a mixed blessing depending on how well its designed, but I was lucky enough to be given a blank slate (or unlucky depending on your view point). To me it meant I could do exactly as I pleased without having to feel like a vandal! No dodgy terrace, no ugly overgrown shrubs, no boring layout and last but not least no grass.
A garden should fit in with your lifestyle and your capabilities so plan out how you want to use the space, how much gardening you want to do and how much entertaining you want to do in the garden. My 6 top tips when redesigning your garden are:
1. Position your terrace (or terraces) to make the most of the sunshine for alfresco dining. Check out where the sun rises and sets on your garden. Mine faces south east so I get sun from early morning until about 4pm and then it starts to move around the side of the houses so in the evening I only get sun at the bottom of the garden. To be able to eat outside in the sunshine I have two terraces, both with a table and chairs – one by the back door and one near the bottom of the garden so I can catch the sun at any time. I don’t think there is anything more distressing than eating in the shade in this cold climate.
We Love: The Best Dark & Moody Paint Colours
1 May 2016
At Audenza we are always repainting backdrops for photographing our products, and in fact I’m pretty sure one of the rooms in the house is decreasing in size due to the successive layers of paint it’s acquiring, which makes us extremely fussy about quality! When I use a cheaper paint brand, the depth of colour isn’t right, the nuances of colour aren’t there, the finish isn’t right – so I always go straight for my favourite brands now. They being Little Greene, Farrow & Ball and Paint by Conran, so in this post I’ll share my pick of the best dark and moody paint colours from these brands, to get you feeling inspired!
