STYLE NV - MY WEEKLY SHOP, Friday 20th April

1) Driftwood Stool, £95, French Connection
2) Large round bowl in 'heather', £85, Toast
3) Provencal cutlery 6 peice set, £62, David Mellor
4) Star chair, £129, BHS
5) Prussian cushion, £70, Bluebellgray
6) Umbrella
7) Hunters wellington boots
8) Rain water butt
9) Sweetpea flower seeds
10) Stretch mark body oil

STYLE NV - HOMES WE LOVE

Standing in front of Roberta's home, you could be forgiven for thinking that it was just another traditional Georgian  house in Hampstead. But like one of those delightful Georgian writing cabinets you occasionally see on Antique's Road Show, as you begin to enter the home, secret chambers and interconnecting compartments reveal themselves. Once the local workhouse, the building has been a hospital, a school and more recently converted into apartments. Roberta bought the building and set about converting it back to one beautiful family home with the help of architect duo, Serrano Evans. 
To read more and see more pictures, click below.
http://www.stylenv.co.uk/homes.php?path=homes.homeswelove&gallery=27

STYLE NV - MY WEEKLY SHOP, Friday 3rd February

1)  Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia canvas print £270, Surface View
2) Recycled tyre trunk £275, Notonthehighstreet.com
3) Phrenology head £12, Future & Found 
4) Star cushion, from £150, Atelier, Abigail Ahern
5) Green 'Linen' fluted mug, by Denby, Debenhams
6) Oreos
7) Rock salt
8) Black peppercorns
9) Feta cheese
10) Squid ink pasta 


http://www.stylenv.co.uk/blogs.php?path=blogs.read&id=154

STYLE NV - SHOPPING - Eerie Expectations

If you love hauntingly beautiful Miss Haversham style, faded decadence have a look at this Great Expectation interior styling shoot http://www.stylenv.co.uk/blogs.php?path=blogs.read&id=128

All shot on the same location as the King's Speech.

STYLE NV - RAVE - Sophie Cook Ceramics

There is a human quality to Sophie Cook's vases. Her arrangement in rainbow of tall, short, fat and thin porcelain remind me of a queue of people. Their thin necks holding up the lip 'heads', above a round body. I feel that Sophie herself, to some extent considers the vases to have personalities, when she says that she likes to see them "as a three dimensional still life that when viewed from different angles create new relationships between the pieces".


Each piece is hand thrown on her wheel and because of the fragile nature of porcelain, only three vases can be made a day.

http://www.stylenv.co.uk/blogs.php?path=blogs.read&id=126

My weekly shop

What's on STYLE NV's shopping list this week ?
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Friday 26th August - My weekly shop

 Whats on STYLE NV's shopping list this week ?
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HOMES WE LOVE - Kasper and Julie Rohn

http://www.stylenv.co.uk/homes.php?path=homes.homeswelove&gallery=24

Happy Birthday to Eero Saarinen -

There is something quite sensual about Eero' Saarinen's designs. Simple, curved, organic shapes that mirror the human body. If it was not for his sudden death at a very early age, there would no doubt have been many more iconic, Saarinen pieces, still in production and, in high demand. STYLE NV pays tribute to his life, on what would have been his birthday.
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MY WEEKLY SHOP

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Retromania

The campervan in front was driving tediously slowly and whilst I willed it to pull over, it  got me thinking about our desire for all things vintage and our need to constantly look back in design. What makes retro design so good that we always need to look back?
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MY WEEKLY SHOP

 Friday 12th August.
1) Colinton two seater sofa in Dalton Zinnia...
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STYLE NV Fruit Decor STYLING TIP

Racing around the supermarket, shopping list in hand, thinking that Supermarket Sweep would be a cinch to win, we never stop to appreciate just how truly beautiful food can be. But we shouldn’t just use it for eating, here are some styling ideas with fruit.

http://www.stylenv.co.uk/blogs.php?path=blogs.read&id=97

STYLE NV Chatting With Lene Toni Kjeld of Walldecoration

Danish print designer, Lene Toni Kjeld of Walldecoration, whose bold retro inspired, block-like prints are turning heads, talks to STYLE NV




http://www.stylenv.co.uk/blogs.php?path=blogs.read&id=87

STYLE NV - TREND - New Minimalism

I'm on a diet this summer. The Slimmer's World slogan "A Moment on the Lips is a Lifetime on the Hips" constantly resonates in my head and this fact, that there is a reaction to every action, holds true in trends.




Interiors in the 90s were still pale and minimal; IKEA told us to 'Chuck out the Chintz' and opt for simple sparse interiors. Decoration was minimal; only items that were graphically aesthetic and functional could remain on show. but slowly, we began to decorate. First there were retro analglypta wallpapers, then technology moved on so intricate laser cut prints could be cut, a whole plethora of patterns exploded, vintage became in vogue, colour got confident and before you knew it, minimalism was out and eclectic craft was in.



And the cycle needs to turn again, but we learn from what preceeds us and whilst STYLE NV predicts a return to minimalism, we are not asking you to paint your entire flat white, quite the opposite infact.



Colour blocking is a major trend right now on the catwalk and perfect for new minimalism. It's strong, simple and modern. The idea is that you mix two or three very bright plain colours together for a strong, vibrant and modern look. saffron, teal and magenta or jade, poppy and lemon.

http://www.stylenv.co.uk/blogs.php?path=blogs.read&id=84

STYLE NV TREND - Green Envy

Where fashion and celebrities dare to tread, interiors follow. Hot off the catwalks and the stars' backs comes ones of this season ‘s colours – jade green. They say that blue and green should never be seen, but we think rules are there to be broken. Here is STYLE NV’s pick of jade green interior accessories to keep you and your home the envy of all others!

http://www.stylenv.co.uk/blogs/blogEntry.cfm?b=57

STYLE NV Quelquechose - Lace Blinds

Lovely friend Emma asked STYLE NV to design a practical and pretty blind to be used in the bathroom. Her bathroom is on the vintage theme with white Victorian brick tiles and a roll top bath, but there is funky edge to it with a laser cut resin mirror by the side of the bath. My solution was to take a standard white roller blind and embellish it with pretty, ghostly lace pattern. Here’s how to do it yourself.
http://www.stylenv.co.uk/designDetails.cfm?d=5

STYLE NV - TRENDS: Head on a Onyx Chopping Block

Now if I didn't make any trend predictions, then I wouldn't really be much of an interior stylist now would I? And when I start to predict trends, I feel sympathy for weathermen, British in particular who often get it wrong, and have to put their head on the chopping block. Today my chopping block is going to be made of green onyx. http://www.stylenv.co.uk/blogs/blogEntry.cfm?b=20

STYLE NV Quelquechose - Pom Pom Chandelier

I've gone completley pom pom potty - Jo, my boyfriend has told its got to stop, he keeps finding my fishing out old bits of card from the recycling bin. But now that it's finished even he thinks the STYLE NV pom pom chandelier looks fabulous! Here's the project - enjoy! http://www.stylenv.co.uk/designDetails.cfm?d=4

Homes that STYLE NV Loves - Malindi & Charles Bryce

People, especially estates agents, are forever harping on about the wow factor. “The bathroom has wow factor, the kitchen gives it wow factor” – blah, blah, blah. It’s an overused phrase and few homes rarely have it. ‘Wow’ should be the first thing that comes into your mind when you enter a home. It’s not about expensive materials or furniture in a home, it’s about a sense of drama, something that you weren’t possibly expecting. Space and colour are usually the culprits behind the ‘wow’ and I think Malindi and Charles’s home has WOW WOW WOW in abundance! http://www.stylenv.co.uk/p_portfolioInfo.cfm?g=39