Do you swap out your home’s decorative accessories seasonally?
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by Rose McClement
1y ago
feature image: pezula interiors & design monarchy by Rose McClement Marica recently posed an interesting question to our social media audience. Before publishing the post, we had a brief chat about it. Like we generally tend to do. The question was “Do you swap out your home’s decorative accessories or scatters seasonally?” I didn’t really give it much thought at the time, because I knew my own answer as being “NO, I don’t“. I knew that I wasn’t even in the slightest bit inclined towards such a move. I have a friend who does that, but then she is a seamstress and likes to se ..read more
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And… We Are Back!
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by Rose McClement
1y ago
by Rose McClement Hello All! Yes, we have seriously been Missing-in-Action, well, from our social media platforms anyway! We have been active, but as previously said, sometimes the ‘pause button’ had to be hit. Running a design project and keeping up with social media at the same time gets to be a challenge. At times, one of them has to take a backseat. I’m guessing you know which one that has been.  When things get quieter on the design project front, we find it very difficult to get back on the social media ‘horse’ again. I’m sure you know that feeling. It feels like a malaise. The talk ..read more
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House Tour: Troye Sivan’s Expressive Melbourne Home
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by Rose McClement
3y ago
by Rose McClement I was trawling through a small pile of emails, the interiors-related kinda email newsletters, this morning. When I stumbled onto the video featured below. I always love a good house tour video. The extraordinary thing about this video was that I had no cooking-clue who this fresh-faced young man was. He is clearly a celeb of some kind – why else would he be featured?! Still no cooking-clue. Yet, he had my attention right from the very first sentence he uttered! He entusuatically welcomed the public into his home and then the casual house tour kicked in. I wanted to ..read more
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Colour of the Year Showdown 2021: Dulux vs Plascon
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by Design Monarchy
3y ago
by Rose McClement I know, I know – since it is very nearly the end of February, I’m a tad late with the whole writing about the Colour of the Year 2021 trends! The chances are that you are already familiar with it. Well, at least the Pantone colours for 2021, since those seem to have a greater public spread (it’s yellow and grey for those who missed it). Last week, while sharing a past interior project on Instagram and Facebook, we noticed – by happy accident – that we applied those very Pantone colours to the room we designed. Maybe that is why I am drawn to exploring all the other ..read more
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Decorating Dictionary: Bouclé
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by Design Monarchy
3y ago
What is the definition of Bouclé? Have you ever heard someone mention the term “bouclé” or “bouclé fabric” and wondered what on earth it meant? Well, now you have to wonder no longer – we will define Bouclé for you! Here is the latest addition to our Decorating Dictionary… Bouclé: (from the French meaning “looped” or “curled”) is a rough textured fabric woven from looped fibre yarn of the same name. It is the coiled nature of the yarn that gives the textile its irregular knobbly or “slubby” appearance. The fabric is generally made from wool and mohair, although cotton, linen, silk, and in ..read more
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Do you know what makes us tick? Take a quick peek beneath our bonnet.
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by Rose McClement
3y ago
by Rose McClement I must say, if I were one of Design Monarchy‘s regular blog readers, clients, friends, or followers, I might consider the title of this article rather bizarre and odd! Especially considering this blog has been active (sometimes, with long pause periods) for 10 years. Plus, this isn’t the first time that I have written about who I am and how I got to this place of being the owner and creative director of Design Monarchy. I wouldn’t blame you if you are tempted to ask  “just what more does she want to introduce about herself?” Yes, despite having written about myself in so ..read more
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Season’s Greetings From Design Monarchy
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by Rose McClement
3y ago
Wishing all our readers and friends a Merry Christmas and a joyous festive season! Festive Season is upon us. Can you believe it? “Can you believe it… it’s the end of 2020 already?” “Christmas is literally around the corner!” “Where did the year disappear to?” If, like me, you are reading plenty of Festive Season greeting emails you could well be muttering the same well-worn phrases! Every single year, without fail, once we have passed the end of June (the year’s halfway mark) – the days, weeks, months just melt one into the other. Then – BOOM! – before we know it, it’s time for the annual shu ..read more
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Quick Tip #59: Decorative Bottle Stoppers
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by Design Monarchy
3y ago
Last month Rose spotted a quirky little article on VISI website illustrating how one can repurpose interesting bottle shapes and reinvent the corks. VISI used copper pipe couplings and end-caps to create trendy bottle stoppers. We loved the idea of embellishing wine corks and bottle stoppers so much that we just had to turn it into a decorative quick tip! #59  A thoughtfully curated and polished bar cart or drinks cabinet can add a considerable amount of character and style to your space. A quick and easy way to dress up your bar cart is to jazz up the wine and spirit bottle corks. While ..read more
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Do You Toot Your Own Horn?
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by Rose McClement
3y ago
by Rose McClement DO YOU TOOT YOUR OWN HORN? Is that something that you are comfortable with doing? About two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending Abigail Klopper’s Cafinnate Academy online coffee meet-up by means of Facebook Live. Towards the close of the meetup, this issue of ‘tooting your own horn‘ came up. “Do you do it?“, was the question. That touched an open spot for me. It got me thinking about this issue, although I will admit, not very seriously at the time. View this post on Instagram Starting the conversation about something I always struggle with: IMPOSTER SYNDROME. I kno ..read more
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Room Reveal: Rose’s Entrance Foyer Makeover
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by Rose McClement
3y ago
by Rose McClement The Makings Of A Grand Entrance: It’s time for a room reveal! Furthermore, what makes this reveal extra special is that this space is in my own home. Yes, I am finally doing it! I have gotten to the place where I am ready to show “myself”.  This was especially difficult for me because a room reveal cannot be done outside of revealing a part of who you are. As I have said so how many times: “Your home speaks to who you are, your character, your values, your preferences, etc.” Tweet So, let me kick-off be saying: Welcome to my home, my world! Grab a cuppa because it’s a l ..read more
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