Kitchen ideas...

I love this kitchen. Simple lines, not overly designed. Great light from the fabulous entrance and subtle overheads as well. Cream on cream keeping it fresh. I particularly like the break from the complete "built in" with the contrasting turned timber legs extending from the island bench. Hmmmm, this could work well in my own home.

Light, bright and perfectly aged.

Two shots of a classic kitchen by Susan Henderson featured recently in American House and Garden. Simple elegant lines and perfectly chosen accessories. Nicely "aged" with Italian hand made subway tiles. A great blend of old and new.

Workshops

Limited places left for September/October...
"Justin Bishop’s interior style and design workshops will help you develop your own creativity and interior design expertise. Justin will show you how to find inspiration in things around you. He’ll help you define your own unique sense of style and give you the confidence to carry out design projects on your own. Through his decorator knowledge and industry experience Justin will teach you how to turn your ideas into reality. He will give you valuable insider information and share some of the secrets of designing a beautiful home. Justin’s homes and work have appeared in a variety of Magazines and interior publications including Australian Country Style, The Age and the Herald-Sun Home Magazine. His workshops will be held in his own home in Sassafras, in Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges."

The first workshop...

My first Style & Design workshop took place this Saturday. It was a great morning, lots of information was discussed in the session and we went overtime by an hour! For me, it really set in stone the fact that I love sharing my knowledge and experience with others. There's something very fulfilling in that. I look forward to the next session to do it all again. Many relevant aspects of interior design were covered, including discussions on some key design styles, blending old with new, identification of personal style, the importance of the design brief, using color and as promised, everyone created their own individual design board. Each participant received a gift bag containing all the notes from the session, a shopping guide covering all my essential furniture, home wares, lighting and renovation haunts across Melbourne and some other special gifts as well. Thanks to Margaret, Janine, Jill and Felicity for taking part on the day.