Today's blog post features an Australian designer who is sharing one of her recent projects, with her take on 'casual elegance'.
Jemden Interiors is run by Andrea Davison and based in Eltham, Victoria. Andrea is mainly hands on visiting clients in their homes in and around Donvale, Kangaroo Ground, Plenty, Lower Plenty etc but also works on the Mornington Peninsula on clients beach homes.
Today's blog post features one of Andrea's recent projects in Essendon. Andrea said "the client was a dream, which always means the end result is good" although personally I would say this project goes beyond good. The project was the renovation and total decoration of an older house in Essendon. The renovation was already under control when they hired Andrea who oversaw the kitchen/family area and total decoration. Items like mirrors and wall lights in the bathrooms were also chosen by Andrea, alongside furniture and soft furnishings. The only item the family chose to retain was their dining room table so everything else was completely new and as they are a busy family they allowed Andrea to choose everything, right down to tea towels and cutlery. The client's brief was for a beautiful but comfortable family home with casual elegance. They also required plenty of storage which Andrea loves to provide. For example, in the kitchen/family area a rustic but elegant console was chosen with plenty of drawers for storing all the smaller items needed for a busy fami...