DESIGN FILES :: CHIC ISLAND LIVING

Every project has its own brief as per the needs of our clients. For this particular project, we received a call asking us to handle the first apartment our client owns. And what a client! A female Pilot who flies across the Atlantic and she is Saudi! (I think we are more proud of her than she is of us!)

Keeping in mind the location of the house, by one of the Marina's in the capital, we knew we wanted to bring in those lovely blues inside the house. Since her days were quite hectic, our client wanted a haven where she can come in and relax and almost feel like she's on holiday at her home. With relaxed vibes and island living in mind we knew exactly what she was after.

After taking the brief, we had to tackle one main issue which is the open space where everything flows. In order to give each of these spaces its designated area we made sure an item was exaggerated there to claim its place.

Since there was no entrance we used a wooden console table as the spot for leaving your keys with baskets to hide any clutter and styled it with a beautiful inspirational travel book (makes sense right since she's a pilot?!) we also dressed the table with an azure blue glass tray, a vase with faux Eucalyptus and a beautiful Tribes Dubai necklace and a shell ball. Ofcourse we always welcome guests with great fresh scents upon entry using scented diffusers (they do last a couple of months and give the space an olfactory brand!)

We also chose to add a grand round brass mirror from Home and Soul and framed it on the bottom with two huge brass planters with a lovely green patina (we received a lot of questions about these on social media- they are from Robinsons - you can thank us later!)

For the Dining room, we contained the space using an area rug, opting for IKEA's heavy-duty outdoor collection, emphasising the walls using a bespoke wallhanging which is not only beautiful but functional too as it hides the ugly electric & Du box behind it! We collaborated with Shaggy Hands UAE and chose the right colors & size for the space (click here to know more) and made sure the West Elm bubble lights hung low. The Crate & Barrel table in itself was quite a stunner as well especially that we opted to add two benches to it instead of chairs, lending the space a more relaxed vibe with mesh HomeCentre votives.

Behind the table we flanked the kitchen wall with a wooden storage chest also from Crate & Barrel, styling it with some West Elm and Maison Du Monde accessories.