RETRO RE VIVAL a guide on achieving this look
Shaynna Blaze, an award winning Interior Designer has created stunning interiors for over twenty years. As a designer and artist, Shaynna is passionate about colour and how it can transform any room or home. Taubmans have partnered with Shaynna, an expert in interior design and colour, to develop colour schemes and room designs to inspire Australians to create their own personal design style. Shaynna is the interior designer and presenter on the award winning show Selling Houses Australia on the Lifestyle Channel and a judge on The Block on the Nine Network.
what is RETRO RE VIVAL Retro Revival is looking back at styles of the past, replicating or reproducing the essence of that period to work with our modern lifestyle. You can be a purest and study the style to the finest detail or do what I have and take the elements you love from those periods and give them a tweak.
sixtiessass The early sixties were sleek, sophisticated and cool. Abstract art and colours that pop, which will make you stand out from the crowd.
Search antique and second hand shops for original pieces of timber furniture to balance the old and new and give the room a sense of honesty to the period. grey gamut walls cluster of vibrant coloured glass vases Made for elegance, not lounging Never afraid of strong colours, the sixties were about making a statement. You can go as far as you want with strong bold colours on the wall and juxtapose it with crisp leather and soft rugs. Balance this with original timber pieces and you have sixties wrapped up with class. Grey Gamut Melrose Park Blue Dart shimmering velveteen fabrics for lustre Fizzy Lime
vintagenostalgia Reminiscent of a time gone by, where the focus is on what you did and saw and not about the technology.
Vintage can be a mix of all eras from thirty years old onwards. Sixties and seventies pop colours, frame the romantic notion of watching the faded world globe spin as you dream of far away adventures. stonington beige walls soft beige entice calm in a room A place for dreamers The more mixed up colours and surfaces the better. The sleek white leather and chrome of the Eames style chair somehow feels right against the patina developed over time on the desk. Each item tells a story, the muted tones of the wall and globe play a supporting role to the pop and energy of the greens and oranges. Stonington Beige Sea Angel Red Glow dark timbers give a good solid base Sun Bright
seventies CALLING Bold, brash and everything that can clash. The louder the colour, the brighter the pattern and you re hearing the seventies tune.
Strong iconic symbols of the Australian lifestyle give a real sense of fun and homage to the seventies. This is all about relaxing and not taking yourself too seriously. australiana at its finest Strong colours and bold accessories This is a time of innovation and one hit wonders, so mix up your patterns and decorations and really have fun with it. So it doesn t go out of control like the original decade, keep your colours strong but use a simple palette of sunburst yellows and warm oranges. chalkware walls Chalkware Paloma Sun Braided Raffia classic games can be treated as art Gold Begonia
hometime Gingham checks and polka dots sit with ease in a palette of bold colour and pretty pastels, echoing days of simpler times.
A banquet signals relaxed and casual dining with a strong café feel. Fun and innocence of bringing the family together. Fifties; home made with love Red is the colour for the fifties in solid, stripe, gingham and polka dots. Mix this together with pastel greens and blues and you have captured the colours to give your dining area a sense of fun. Then finish it off with a kiss of pink for love. old style bottles and straws sea bubbles walls Sea Bubbles Ballerina Salem Blue original table adds character Roseberry Rose
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