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Category Archive: Inspiration

Hygge – a place to be

Hygge – a place to be

October 26, 2019

The light of the northern sky has defined much of my life growing up in Toronto and in my current home in Berlin.  As summer wanes and fades into autumn, days grow short and the evenings long. Time to light some candles and create a Hyggelig atmosphere.  And forget trying to pronounce it if you're ...

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Categories: Conversations, Design, Design and Architecture, Inspiration, Interior Living, Scandinavian Design, Tips and Trends

Sitting in the light

Sitting in the light

September 10, 2019

For centuries, artists, designers, architects and later photographers have always been drawn to the light.  The play of light and shadow is often the starting point for an initial design brief or a great shot - where is the light coming from as regards the space?  How can we best take advantage of ...

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Categories: Design, Design and Architecture, Inspiration, Interior Living, Relocation, Tips and Trends

Go outside your comfort zone – try something bold and different

Go outside your comfort zone – try something bold and different

September 5, 2019

I don't know what it is about being in France but even the air and the light seem to be a bit different.  Somehow more stylish.  Is that even possible? ...

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Categories: Design, Design and Architecture, Inspiration, Interior Living, On the Road, Tips and Trends

Buying a new build home?  Why you should consider your interior design as early as possible

Buying a new build home? Why you should consider your interior design as early as possible

May 1, 2018

If you're buying a new apartment from a builder or thinking about it, you probably already have lots of ideas about the design of your interiors and how you would like it to look.   Maybe you're thinking of having a mid century modern vibe or more of an industrial chic mix of old and new.  Whether ...

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Categories: Design and Architecture, Inspiration, Interior Living, Relocation, Tips and Trends

Living with renovations – a short survival guide

Living with renovations – a short survival guide

April 27, 2018

It seems like every corner of Berlin has a crane or a construction site going on or someone I know is renovating part, or all of their home.  Who hasn't wandered about their place and thought about making changes? ...

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Categories: Before and After, Design, Design and Architecture, Inspiration, Tips and Trends

Spring is here – after a long winter it’s time to take it outside

Spring is here – after a long winter it’s time to take it outside

April 18, 2018

I have to keep reminding myself that it's only April.  Berlin and much of northern Europe have been enjoying a beautiful spring with summer like weather after what seemed like a year of rain.  After a long winter it's time to take it outside. ...

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Categories: Design, Inspiration, Landscape, Outdoors, Tips and Trends

Form and Forest – West Coast design in the Canadian Rockies

Form and Forest – West Coast design in the Canadian Rockies

April 6, 2018

Form and Forest is a Canadian boutique studio workshop in Golden, British Columbia run by brothers Ryan and Jeff Jordan who have an innate curiosity of the world around them.  Their minimal and modern designs are not only functional, but beautiful and deceptively simple. ...

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Categories: Conversations, Design, Design and Architecture, Inspiration, Interior Living, On the Road

Into the light – Before and After of a radical renovation

Into the light – Before and After of a radical renovation

March 21, 2018

"I bought a bit of a fixer upper that I'd like you to take a look at.", said my client on the phone.  We had worked together before and now he wanted me to look at a space in a beautiful, pre war building in the Schöneberg area of Berlin. "Fixer upper" was a bit of an understatement, I thought as ...

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Categories: Before and After, Design, Design and Architecture, Inspiration

Interior Design that tells your story

Interior Design that tells your story

March 1, 2018

Welcome to the brand new christinewhitedesign.com!  Let's take a look . . . So what's new? ...

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Categories: Conversations, Design, Inspiration, Interior Living, Tips and Trends

Scale and proportion:  Less is more but bigger is better.

Scale and proportion: Less is more but bigger is better.

January 3, 2018

“Less is more” is the famous quote from Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the influential german american architect and last director of the Bauhaus School in Weimar, Germany. But what does it mean? ...

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Categories: Inspiration, Tips and Trends

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