Cinema Rooms
20th January, 2016 /
They may be referred to with different names such as Media Room, Entertainment Room etc but for most the ‘Cinema Room’ requirements are invariably the same: Comfort & cosiness. To me this means rich colours, textured fabrics to bring warmth and big fluffy blankets to snuggle under during movie time.
Practically speaking, sound is a big factor within these rooms. Fabric stretched walling is the perfect sound buffer plus has the advantage of giving warmth and depth to the room. A recently completed cinema room had navy blue ‘suede’ wallpaper and heavy wool curtains in the same tone. This gave the room a totally cocooned feeling once the curtains were drawn and the lights were lowered in anticipation of the afternoon matinee……..
{Photos: Helen Ford Design}
Completed Project: Hertfordshire
12th July, 2015 /
Here is a project completed October 2014 and photographed earlier this year.
The client was very particular with the brief; clean, modern and very white with accents of grey. Something fun and funky! Scale was played with in the Entrance hall and Dining Room by adding large ‘paper’ items such as the chandelier and floor standing lamp. The floor throughout the ground floor is white resin with a few rugs thrown in for warmth.
The Garden Room leads off of the Dining Room and out to the Swimming Pool Room across the Patio so it was logical to bring the outside in with a little green in this room. The Mirror in antique and links back to the windows.
The only room with any real colour is the home cinema which I wanted to make comfortable and cosy. The textures of the navy blue suede wallpaper and heavy wool curtains help with the cinema sound insulation as well as give a nice vibe. The room is all blue, including the ceiling, to unify the space.
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{Garden Room}
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{Dining Room}
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{Entrance Hall}
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{Cinema Room}
Something Fishy……
16th November, 2014 /
So, my current Interior Design brief: Fish
Fine I thought to myself quietly “We’ll ‘fish up’ the Guest WC. Make it a real statement; fish chandelier, silver fish handpainted painted wallpaper and a super glossy dark blue ceiling to represent water”…….
The client had other ideas; feature walls in the Family & Dining interlinking Rooms with a fish chandelier over the dining table……
This got me thinking; how often do we see fish in interiors that aren’t of the ‘themed’ variety? Having fish decor in a beach house is one thing, pulling it off in a Georgian Home in London, quite another………
{Entrance Hall wallpaper}
{Dining Room wallpaper}
{Dining Room Chandelier}
{Stairwell Chandelier}
Do you know, I think it might just be manageable…….
*All photos, Pinterest
