Room Rescue: Sitting room with a view 6 November, 2009
Posted by kellyhoppen in 3D room design, mydeco guest blogger.Tags: canopy, cliff-top, dining, mirror, sitting room, sofa
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Hi, I’m Kelly Hoppen and welcome to week five of room rescue!
This week’s room has been sent in by Tracey Mayell, who wants to redecorate the sitting room of her cliff-top house in New Zealand to make it relate better to its surroundings.
Image credit: mydeco
Below is the winning design created by the mydeco 3d tool:
Image credit: mydeco
I like this room, the seating area works well although I do not like the canopy over the sofa, it’s far too fussy and would look much better without it. The dining area is great although the detailed lamp detracts away from the beautiful chairs. The mirrored wall is not working, it reminds me of some kind of dance studio! An extra large mirror could still be used but perhaps framed and leaning against the wall. The main light also needs to be hung much lower.
Think you can do better? Put your design skills to the test and redesign next week’s room. Or to enter a room in your house for a redesign, email a high resolution photograph to roomrescue@mydeco.com.
Out of Africa, into Chiswick 4 November, 2009
Posted by kellyhoppen in 3D room design, mydeco guest blogger.Tags: fireplace, kelly hoppen, living room, moroccan, room rescue
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Hi, I’m Kelly Hoppen, welcome to week 4 of Room Rescue!
This week’s room is Jo Greenwood’s sitting room in Chiswick. She moved in recently and is eager to start decorating: “We want to stamp some personality onto the blank canvas.”.
Image credit: The Telegraph
Take a look at the redesign created by the mydeco 3d tool…
Image credit: The Telegraph
My goodness where do I start! The idea of using Moroccan influence does not give you a license to use every colour in the palette, colours should be considered carefully. The fireplace has to go, it’s just wrong for Moroccan theme, it’s the wrong period and it’s too tall. I would have removed it leaving a recess in the wall which could then have been accessorised. The seating needs to be much rounder and naturally textured and the lighting should be within the bay window and hung much lower.
Think you can do better? Put your design skills to the test and redesign next week’s room. Or to enter a room in your house for a redesign, email a high resolution photograph to roomrescue@mydeco.com.
Tuesday’s news: Creative toilet seats, a robotic camera and wooden sunglasses 27 October, 2009
Posted by kellyhoppen in Daily news.Tags: pentax camera, robots, sunglasses, toilet seat, wood
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Hello and welcome to Tuesday’s news.
mydeco’s pick of the top three stories:
Who would have thought that toilet-seats could be fun? Well one company saw that there was a niche in the market and they’ve had a whole lot of fun spicing up our trips to the loo. These eye-popping designs by Pressalit range from gaudy and surreal to humorous and offbeat. You can choose from fake diamonds and wood stumps to soccer balls and flower bouquets. Are these toilet-seats naff or cool? You decide.
Image credit: dornob
2. Crunch Gear: JThe Pentax K excels in robotic colours
If you see yourself as a bit of a photographer you can now impress all your amateur friends with this fantastically colourful Pentax camera. The eye-catching design is inspired by the famous Japanese Kore Ja Nai robo toy. It’s cute, it’s kitsch and oh so covetable. I think it’s about time to get snapping!
Image credit: Crunch Gear
3. Cool Hunting: Shwood sunglasses
Oversized, retro shades are iconic. They have adorned the faces of Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot and Jackie Kennedy and continue to be popular amongst today’s A-list celebs. But how can you reinvent a design classic in the 21st century? Well Schwood sunglasses, a Portland based company has decided to make classic frames out of wood. Sustainable yet fashionable, retro yet modern; these shades just tick all the boxes.
Image credit: Cool Hunting
The best of the rest:
The Times: Top houses of the week
The Guardian: Chez Zandra Rhodes
The Guardian: Love thy neighbour
The Telegraph: How to plant Autumn bulbs
Design Milk: The architecturally stunning Source flagship store opens in China
I hope you have enjoyed your daily feed of delicious design delicacies! Hungry for more? Well catch the blog tomorrow.
Room Rescue: A funky Fulham redesign 26 October, 2009
Posted by kellyhoppen in 3D room design, mydeco guest blogger.Tags: 3d room, kelly hoppen, redesign, room rescue, the telegraph
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Hi I’m Kelly Hoppen and welcome to week three of the Room Rescue Campaign!
Each week Telegraph readers put forward a room in their house for a 3D makeover by mydeco.com users. I then take the opportunity to assess their favourite design.
This week’s Room Rescue is Emma North’s spare bedroom in Fulham. She has not looked at it since moving in several months ago. “I want friends to fight over staying with me,” she says.
Image credit: Emma North
Emma selected a design by mydeco.com user Chloe Macintosh.
Image credit: Chloe Macintosh
This is a very different and inviting design. I especially love the use of the tall shutters, they make the room.
Think you can do better? Put your design skills to the test and redesign next week’s room. Or to enter a room in your house for a redesign, email a high resolution photograph to roomrescue@mydeco.com.
Room Rescue – Jazzing up Michelle’s sitting room 20 October, 2009
Posted by kellyhoppen in 3D room design, mydeco guest blogger.Tags: kelly hoppen, living room, room rescue
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Hi, I’m Kelly Hoppen and welcome back to week 2 of Room Rescue.
This week’s room is Michelle Saxby’s sitting room in west London (below). She wants to smarten it up and add more sitting space.
Image credit: The Telegraph
Take a look at the redesign created using the mydeco 3D tool...
Image credit: The Telegraph
The use of space is better and the low side table is on trend, but the use of colour isn’t right. It’s too flat and the colour highlights look garish.
Be sure to check out The Telegraph on Saturday for the next edition of Room Rescue, and keep your eyes peeled, because I will be back blogging next week.
Kelly Hoppen: Does this room have the x-factor? 19 October, 2009
Posted by kellyhoppen in 3D room design, mydeco guest blogger.Tags: interior decoration, lamp, Manhattan, room rescue
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Hi, I’m Kelly Hoppen, a celebrity interior designer and I’m really delighted to be working with mydeco and The Telegraph for the Room Rescue Campaign.
mydeco is a great portal for design lovers. I love the different angles that help you collect ideas for your own home, be it inspired by experts in their field, celebrities or design enthusiasts using the 3D–Tools.
Things kicked off last Saturday when I passed on my advice to the two winners of the mydeco competition.
See what I had to say about this redesign by community member Ellen Walsh…
Image credit: Ellen Walsh
There are too many legs in this room, the end of the sofa should be balanced out with something more solid, but the bare bones of the interior decoration work well. The neutral colour of the walls and the brick detail give a Manhattan loft feel, and I love the lamp.
Be sure to check out The Telegraph on Saturday for the next edition of Room Rescue, and keep your eyes peeled, because I will be back blogging next week.
