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Should I hire an interior designer?
, well worth 'Have a dream and turn it into reality' - Tracey Andrews, Interior Designer. When we talk about interior design what does it mean to you. Do you see your home splashed on the front page of a lifestyle magazine or only assume it would be someone else's?...
Crittall-Style is back, to ‘steel’ the show.
Crittal-style has made a welcome come back. Crittall-style has been rocking the interior design world for some time, and as designers, we embrace its use with steely lines and sassy presence. It's a welcome comeback, and not just as in windows and doors. We see...
Space Planning
Space Planning. ‘I call it the bare bones of the design process’. Tracey Andrews Space planning is an area of interior design that I particularly enjoy. In home décor or architectural planning, whether its reconfiguring existing rooms, planning an entirely new...
Dulux colour of the year- Spiced Honey
Fanfare, applaud and ring out the bells, Dulux has announced its colour for 2019 and drum roll please ... the tantalising ‘Spiced Honey.’ It is predicted that the colour will be our choice for home decor and styling in the coming year, and no doubt filtering...
Why choose Farrow & Ball ?
Have you been Farrow and Balled? Choosing a paint colour for your project can be a challenge, but by choosing it correctly can be one of the most rewarding aspects of home decorating and as the role of an interior designer. It is a skill not only instinctive but...
Interior Styling Workshop – From Boutique to Boho the Alex and Bro way.
I was fortunate enough to attend an Alex and Bro interior home styling workshop. The duo, Tamara and Julia host cosy and informative interior styling mornings, and all in a real live home setting. So, last weekend I headed off to the leafy lanes of Muswell Hill and I...
September’s Song. What makes your heart sing?
Saying goodbye to the summer season is nt always easy, but September is not a month to dismiss. Say hello to autumn and embrace! This time of year with a renewal and shift of energies, we bring attention to our home interiors. Every year, we seem programmed to begin a...
Bathroom Inspiration
Come March, April and May, enquiries file in for new bathroom designs at Tracey Andrews Interiors HQ. By June they are well on their way to being fitted. I don’t know why this happens at this particular time, maybe it is in preparation for the winter months ahead....
Using your ‘marble’s or just loving a plain s’tile’?
Pun aside, it can be overwhelming choosing tiles. When it comes to choosing tiles for your bathroom or kitchen, two fundamental questions always arise. What style and where to go for that one stop shop. With so many options and places to view tiles, it can become...
Choosing a new fire – Gas, Electric or Wood?
Does it seem a bit crazy or perhaps more forward thinking for homeowners to consider buying electric and gas fires this time of year? The answer is simply not at all. Sometimes an initial purchase or interior design decision presents another. You may be considering...