Our Blog
Hospitality and Mood: 5 ways art improves the dining experience
We all eat. Some of us eat more than others! Did you know that the consumption of sugar and carbs creates the craving to eat more? Can environmental design also affect the cravings to consume? Research and life experience say yes in the forms of colour psychology,...
How to please the discerning client with individualism
As designers, you no doubt get clients from all walks of life, those on a budget and those not, some who want to follow the trends and others who love bespoke and those who are discerning and only want the best. You’ll get clients who need a new kitchen, and a...
Boys and Why Blue is Best.
Boys are the men of our future, and we need them to be leaders, truthful and strong- not “poor me”. As women, we respect men who are caring and empathetic, even in touch with their feminine side, men who communicate rather than keeping it all in and men who can think...
Unique Patio and Balcony Tips from past to present
In Australia we all love our outdoor living areas. Patios and balconies are those smaller spaces found outside our terrace houses, apartments and workers cottages. In comparison to the old Queenslander’s expanses of cool verandah, with their traditional awnings and...
Unique Living Room Tips from a Customised Artwork Specialist!
When you have large open plan spaces in your home that lack style, colour or design features thanks to great expanses of wall, so common in architecture these days, I am one of those designers who can solve the problem, with just one thing. It isn’t more furniture,...
What skills can art teach children?
Do you have any memories from preschool? Many remember wearing an art smock and the smell of paint as you stood in front of an art easel with a paintbrush in hand. Have you ever thought of why parents treasure their children’s paintings and drawings so much? Art is...
Kiddipedia Q & A with Sharron Tancred on Kids Creativity
Kiddipedia Interview: What skills can art teach children? One of Australia's premier resources for parents, interviews me on my views regarding childhood creativity. Including decorating and confidence building, kids with impairments or dyslexia, there's something in...
How to solve the newly wedded décor clash
Yo meet, fall in love and hold off on moving in together untill the time’;s right only to discover your tastes in décor somewhat clash! And, it does happen, a lot. You find You love modern and edgy and he wants everything centered, formal and a bit cluttered, which...
How does the Sydney Morning Herald sound?
Creative pursuits like painting and performing may be fuelled by passion, but that’s not usually enough to convert them into lucrative careers. People wanting to make a living based on their art are up against limited income potential, plus competition with many...
Did you know Einstein, Da Vinci, Picasso and JFK were all Dyslexics?
Here's how employers can learn how to harness the vast gifts that just a precious 10% of our population has: Dyslexia. Dyslexia endow us, I have it, with the ability to think outside of the box while multi-tasking, and create unique and problem-solving ideas and...