Image: Clair Strong Interior Design Maximalism is a movement of excess. It’s a direct reaction against the simplicity and function-focused philosophy of minimalism. It’s a bold and daring design aesthetic that takes the motto ‘more is more’ and adds sequins to it. If you’re left a little cold and uninspired by minimalism, maximalism is the…

You know the drill; new season, new trends. Here are my picks for autumn 2017. Shades of Green Image: Clair Strong Interior Design Green is definitely having its moment. Pantone’s colour of 2017 is a bright, light and cheerful shade of green but the hues on trend for autumn are darker and warmer. Cosy and…

ARKET is the latest retail offering from the monolithic H&M group (which also includes high street favourites &Other Stories and Cos). It opened its doors just a few days ago on August 25th and at the moment there’s just the one bricks and mortar shop on Regent Street in London. Fortunately, you can also shop…

Image: Clair Strong Interior Design The summer holidays are coming to an end and while most parents are thinking about school uniforms and stationery supplies, I’m (unsurprisingly) thinking about interior design. More specifically, I’m thinking about the ways in which you can incorporate vintage schoolroom charm into the home. Not just in the kid’s rooms…

Image: Clair Strong Interior Design That post title sounds like the name of a 1950s horror movie. It isn’t – quite the opposite in fact; it’s a homeowner’s dream scenario. Can’t afford to move? No luck with planning permission for an extension? Build a she-shed (it’s the alternative to man cave). Or as they are…

Kitchen design has come a long way over the past few years; it might even be one of the fastest moving areas of interior design. Here I’ve gathered just a handful of the most exciting kitchen trends taking 2017 by storm. Stone Worktops Image source: DeVOL The latest kitchen design trends favour natural stone like…

Image: Clair Strong Interior Design As 2016 in all its wild-patterned, desert-inspired, blush-coloured beauty comes to an end, I’m looking ahead to the interior trends 2017 will bring. The trends of 2016 seem characterised by a more bold approach to design. Even magnolia – the ubiquitous neutral of the noughties – has been replaced by…

Images: Clair Strong Interior Design 2016 is officially The Year of the Print. Advances in printing technology have led to a pattern design revolution…and I couldn’t be more excited about it. From hyper realistic map prints to bold watercolour florals, delicate botanicals, pastel geometrics and trippy psychedelics, it’s hard to pick a favourite. But we’ll…

Image: Clair Strong Interior Design The desert isn’t the first place most of us would turn to for home decorating tips. But that’s what I love about interior design; inspiration comes from the unlikeliest of sources. This particular trend takes its cues from the American south-west; desert states like Arizona, New Mexico and the south-eastern…

Image: Clair Strong Interior Design My job is very much focused indoors, but I wholeheartedly believe that the outdoors – the gardens, terraces and balconies – complete a space. I’m fascinated by garden design and landscaping, because just like interior design, there are trendsthat come and go. They just seem to come and go a…