Tips & Ideas

As the COVID-19 pandemic is still going on, working from home has become a working method that people have to adapt. By now, we may have settled to working in our own home office already. But working in the same workspace while being stuck at home all the time might get dull and eventually affect our work performance. In this case, changing things a bit to refresh your workspace for once in a while can be helpful. Here are a few tips you can follow so that your workspace can always support your work performance.

We all agree that a home should be able to provide comfort for homeowners. It is even more important especially during this pandemic when people spend most of their time at home. A determining factor to create comfort in your home is when the arrangement and choice of interior style meet your needs and expectation.

When you live in an apartment, the only space that comes as close as a private outdoor space is your balcony. However, an apartment balcony often comes only in a small size that it gets overlooked. If designed properly, even a small balcony can be a versatile space where you can do anything from getting fresh air and daily intake of morning sun to hosting a barbeque party and outdoor dining. Follow these small balcony ideas to get the most out of your available balcony space.

When it's humid our body sweats. When its cold our skin dries out. When its hot our feet swell and we might notice our shoes get tighter. Our point being - environmental conditions have a huge effect on our bodies; but have we ever stopped to consider what they do to our timber floors?

Which Outdoor Fireplace is for you? When it comes to outdoor fireplaces, there are so many options on the market to choose from. Whether you’re a serious barbecue cook or an urban city dweller, there is an outdoor fireplace out there for you.

What are the 3 differences when using natural stone, quartz stone or porcelain stone?

A hotel in in China’s lake district in Hangzhou seeks to recreate a moonlit, meditative interior.

Collaborative work is imperative to the design industry - without it, projects become impossible. So, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and everyone was told to work from home, it understandably made a lot of people in the industry uneasy. These are unprecedented times for all, so we have compiled a few tips on ways to stay productive and connected during this time, hopefully making the transition to working from home a little less daunting...

Bright lights, big city, skyscrapers, and urbanization. As exciting as it may sound, life in the city is not what it looks. Overcrowding, air quality and noise pollution are few of many issues that the residents have to adjust with. The only time they get to relax and unwind is at home. The lights, colors, structure and location of the house has a great impact on the mental health.

Principal and interior and workplace specialist at Warren and Mahoney, Scott Compton, muses: Is this the start of the workplace as we should want it to be?