Editorials

These days, sadly, art plays second fiddle in the design process due to a lack of understanding on what art does.  Indeed, for many home renovators, it is a struggle even to understand how design works because it, like art, it has a language all to itself.  Celebrity...

Sharron Tancred is a Customised Artwork Specialist with training in interior decorating, colour psychology, graphic design and illustration, and helps you to create your more beautiful and meaningful interior decor with personalised art that tells your story but is made to the rules of interior design;.

f you thought your bathroom didn’t need to be styled; think again. It’s not the most common room to focus on your decor but a beautiful bathroom is worth the effort. It’ll take your morning routine from bothersome to pampering and give your guests a welcoming feel.

Art is a natural obsession for children as soon as they can grasp a crayon and scrawl on your wall but how can YOU use their inner genius to improve your home décor and their sense of self-worth and outer confidence?

A quick browse on Instagram or Pinterest will quickly show you the lifestyle that many women aspire to have these days: waking up to a view of the city.

A Victorian aged care facility is using technology to help keep residents connected to loved ones and entertained during the state’s stage four coronavirus restrictions.

"'I love getting into people's heads to draw out their story as Customised Artworks that fix decors according to the rules of interior design, colour psychology etc.  I also design and install murals that solve problems for dementia - stopping residents from wanting...

On an episode of “The Desmore Chats With Podcast” artist and decorator Sharron Tancred shares with Desmore and her listeners how we can create feel good spaces. In particular, how incorporating mood-boosting art for homes and offices can increase your energy, vitality...

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 hospitality environmental design also affect the craving to consume? Research and life experience sais yes. Colour psychology,...

Story by Kitchen and Bathroom Designers Association.The art of Interior Design is, for designers, pleasing clients from all walks of life, those on a budget and those not.  Some clients want to follow the trends, others who love bespoke, and then those who are...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Newlywed decor clashes happen all the time.  You 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 may find that you love modern and edgy and he wants...

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...

Home clutter can feel overwhelming, messy and out of control. Decluttering doesn't mean eliminating the most prominent objects, but the smaller ones! Clutter in a small space causes less overall space for movement and feels closed in.  Know that the more significant...

We all want to feel at ease within our homes, and proud to welcome guests. Your home is where you show that you love and are loved, but bar surrounding yourself with hundreds of photos—a trend now well out of date in interior decorating—what tactics can you use to...

What is the point of murals for dementia? well...imagine yourself locked in a dementia facility, with your vision muted and yellowed, an inability to remember timeframes, faces, the stress of being unable to escape the typical aged care decor and also struggling to...