Bettina Deda's Interior Design Blog
New Online Course for Empty Nesters and Apartment Dwellers
I recently launched the Downsize with Style online course for those people, who are not based in Sydney but would like to learn my 5-step process to living with less and achieving a stylish and functional home in a more compact space. Everyone learns differently, and...
5 Strategies for a Happy Apartment Lifestyle
To cope with the projected population growth to over 53,5 million people in 2101 (released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics end of 2013), Australian cities will have to cater for many different demographic and cultural groups. The need for high-density housing...
Landscape Design: Charming Cottage Garden
As a contributor to houzz Australia, I enjoy sharing other designers' projects about beautiful interiors. From time to time, I get asked to write about an exciting outdoor area. The following story is an impressive garden project in North Carlton, Victoria, which...
Wallpaper Trend: How to Express Your Creativity at Home
The popularity of colouring in books is undisputed. I love colour; I love drawing and painting, but I have to admit that I can’t succumb to this trend of colouring in books as a relaxation tool. Anyway, I respect that a lot of people do and, as my local bookshop...
Home Decor: Industrial Style Interior
The industrial decorating style originates in abandoned factories that were remodelled into homes for creative professionals. It focuses on raw and humble materials and utilitarian objects. It highlights salvaged furniture pieces and decorator items. Metal and worn...
5 Steps to Create an Art Deco-Inspired Interior
Three years ago, I published the post The ART of DECOrating in the 1920s and 30s which was triggered by several events in winter 2013 where I stumbled across the classy Art Deco style in a movie (The Great Gatsby), in a novel (Z - The life of Zelda Fitzgerald), in an...
DWS 71: 5 Strategies to Boost Your Creativity
In this episode of the Downsize with Style podcast show I talk about the power or positive psychology and establishing routines to become more creative. I also share my five strategies to boost your creativity when it comes to decorating your home or apartment. Show...
Downsizing 101: How to Simplify Your Life in 5 Easy Steps
Downsizing 101 – my workshop for empty nesters and apartment dwellers – is coming to Sydney’s Upper North Shore on the 18th of June 2016.
Downsizing your home can be a daunting task. Are you procrastinating because you don’t know where to start? Do you feel overwhelmed by all the clutter and stuff you have accumulated over the years? Are you frustrated because of the many decisions you have to make to simplify your life?
Downsizing 101 is based on my five-step process to downsize with style and addresses the major challenges of empty nesters: getting rid of all the stuff they have accumulated over the years, prioritising what to keep, and finding creative ways of making most out of a smaller space. It is a three-hour interactive learning session with expert advice on de-cluttering, space planning, and storage optimisation. You will have a chance to address your questions, share their experiences and connect with like-minded people. Useful worksheets and checklists will help you stay organised and in control of your project.
How I Built my Author Platform
My new author platform BettinaDeda.com is on air – a project I started in December last year. The initial trigger to work on a new website was the fact that I was finalising the first draft of my memoir manuscript at the end of 2015. I started to wonder how to integrate my forthcoming memoir in my existing business website Bettina Deda colour design. I had already self-published a non-fiction book related to my interior design business in 2014 and had added several book landing pages to my website. To plug my cross-cultural memoir onto this page did not seem to work. Although I have mentioned my life-long passion for colour and interiors in my life story, I couldn’t see a home for the narrative non-fiction work on my business website.
Home Decorating: The Summer Personality in Colour Psychology
The last post in this colour psychology series is about the Summer personality and very close to my heart, as I am a Summer personality. Once you know your basic colour season it becomes so easy to choose colours for your personal (interior, wardrobe) and professional...