Behold! Our latest projects can be found on Facebook & Pinterest

We have been super busy here at EV ID with back to back refurbs and renovations for our Full Service clients as well as inspiring those stuck in an interiors rut with our entry-level Cheap and Chic packages.

It seems near on impossible to find the time to update the website with all the latest pictures, goings-on and general whimsying as we envisage, design, create and project manage our little butts off. Instead we have been taking a more instant approach and adding all the pictures to our Facebook page whenever the moment presents itself. So if you are hungry for more of what we do just click on the icon on the top right – oh, and for goodness sake don’t forget about our Pinterest there’s more inspiration on there than you can shake a stick at and plenty of beautiful interiors – courtesy of us of course! Enjoy xx

EV ID in Homes & Garden Magazine!

EV ID in Homes & Garden Magazine!

So, the Olympics and Paralympics are over and the summer – as brief as it was – is disapating at speed, what’s to look forward to? Well, in my case, this morning it was zooming down to the shop to get my hands on the October edition of Homes and Gardens magazine – yes, I know, simple pleasures for simple minds!

But for me it’s more than my weird obsession with interiors magazines and lovely glossy pictures of lovely glossy houses that has me buzzing, it is due to the fact that this contains our first national piece of PR coverage, which for a boutique company like EV ID is quite the coup!

Be Illuminated! Downlighting for Dummies

Be Illuminated! Downlighting for Dummies

Downlighters are the go-to choice when it comes to light fittings for homes in a large proportion of modern properties. In new builds they are almost exclusively used as the primary source of lighting with opportunities to use decorative pendants brushed aside in favour of uniformity and simplicity.

Downlighters, if used well, can be an excellent choice to not only provide a room with light – the basic function of course but essentially, for anyone wanting to get the best from their interior, to highlight key focal points in the room and create different moods.

Is there a place for MDF in good design?

Is there a place for MDF in good design?

In quite a few of my projects, the best solution for a client has been to design something bespoke, in terms of furniture, to satisfy precisely their needs in terms of both use and aesthetic. I love designing bespoke furniture, it means I can get really creative coming up with neat little details which I know will not only make the client’s life easier but when friends come around to visit will have the “Oooo, I like that!” factor. Examples of this have been the sliding ladder for bespoke floor to ceiling bookshelves for a bookworm client (see below) and a statement “cocktail making area” with spot lighting and plug socket for various gadgetry within alcove units for a dapper city client who loves to entertain.

For Roald Dahl Lovers

For Roald Dahl Lovers

I remember the first “proper book” I ever read, my father gave it to me and he’d picked it up from the station on the commute home from London. I can even remember what bag it was in; a green and white striped paper bag with jagged edges, like a big sweetie bag, inside was Matilda by Roald Dahl. I was five years-old at the time and I absolutely devoured it – discovering an imagination like his, the way he crafted those stories – always from the point of view of a child was like someone had turned on a part of my brain that hadn’t worked before. I never looked back and have read every single book he has ever written.

Part of the appeal of those great stories were the iconic illustrations by Quentin Blake, as an avid reader his name was as recognisable as the authors, and still is. Without even opening the book or seeing the author’s name those illustrations excited you when you saw the books on the shelf because you knew who it was by and it was going to be great!

New York, New Love!

New York, New Love!

In the words of Soul II Soul ‘back to life, back to reality’ after a wonderful first-time trip to New York City last week, I’m back to the office and now all I want to do is talk about it! I drank in the beautiful surroundings (cocktails) and architecture and below documents my design highlights of one of the best cities I’ve ever visited.