Design Blog by Alena
Interior Design in the Home: 7 Elements of Interior Design
Here we are in 2020! It is going to be another busy year filled with interesting projects and collaborations. Working with my clients, I like to educate them on interior design topic. I want them to have understanding what works and what doesn't work in their homes and WHY. [...]
Dress Window and Optimise Lighting
Did you find yourself in a situation when you walk into a room in the early afternoon and catch yourself on a thought of turning the lights on? Then you realise, it's still a good daylight outside, you rather don't get the lights on yet and leave shadowy room. [...]
Your Classic Contemporary Home
To find own interior style is one of the hardest things for many homeowners.There is no surprise here, when design magazines and social media show us beautiful and contrasting interiors. They do look rather stunning with a WOW factor and that's the goal of publishers to catch your attention. [...]
From dark to cozy in Co. Leitrim
It's very typical for Irish old builds to be dark inside. Only now modern Irish buildings get planned with large windows and vaulted ceilings. But no worries! If room is dark, it doesn't mean it cannot be cozy. This year I've been working with young family in co. Leitrim and our [...]
How to design room for a Boy 7-14 y.o.
Our kids is our everything! Surely, every parent wants his child to grow happy and healthy. Talking in this post about Interior design of kids' room we have to think of design as a tool to improve child's mental health and create positive environment for continuous development. I personally find [...]
Top 7 principles all Designers Know and Do!
Every designer has individual style and unique approach in designing space. Nevertheless, all design professionals use common sense principals to create practical, functional place with outstanding look. Interior design is very similar with personal style, when not everything suits everybody. Every home is just the same unique and we should [...]
LED Lighting in the Bathroom
It's great to see that more and more home owners would like to see own bathroom not only practical and functional but also with special atmosphere. It can be created using textured finishing materials and of course lighting. One of the biggest trends is integrated seamless lighting. If you plan [...]
Apex window dressing solutions
Apex windows is a huge architectural design trend these days in Ireland. To be honest, I will be surprised to see new build without one. It's undestandable that tall windows look well as a part of exterior, you get plenty natural lighting inside and not to mention view outside. [...]
Bright and Light Playroom for kids
Playroom design is fun and creative process. Although, it can be challenging sometimes. This space must be multi-functional and suitable for kids with different interests. Working on design for a family with two kids, it was very important to make room suitable for a young teenager girl of 14 [...]
Planning Kitchen Layout
Hello Everyone, As you know, I often write Blog topics as an answer on the most often asked questions hoping to reach more people with similar interest. Let's talk about kitchen layout! Have you ever found yourself in situation when you looked at empty kitchen and made plans, [...]
Recent Posts
Irish Country Magazine – December, 2020 Issue15th January 2021
The Sunday Times, September, 27 2020 Issue14th January 2021
Image Interiors & Living, March-April 2020 Issue20th March 2020
Ireland’s Home Interiors & Living, January 2020 Issue – Project Feature27th January 2020
Interior Design in the Home: 7 Elements of Interior Design20th January 2020
House and Home, 06 September 2019 – Project Highlight14th January 2020- Ireland’s Home Interiors & Living, October 2019 Issue – 10 Leading Interior Designers30th October 2019
Ireland’s Home Interiors & Living, September 2019 Issue – Project Feature1st September 2019
Dress Window and Optimise Lighting12th November 2018
Your Classic Contemporary Home5th November 2018