Our Living Room: Playful Shapes With A Dash Of Colour
Here's how we maximised function in our living room while sticking to our playful and quirky nature.
Tween Boy Bedroom Makeover
We created a playful yet sophisticated room for my husband's 11 year old brother that will take him from childhood into young adulthood.
Updating Our Generic New-Built Kitchen
How to make a few simple and cost-effective updates to a generic, new-built kitchen in an open plan living room that doesn't fit the rest of your interior aesthetic.
Our Texture-Rich Home Office
To maximise the light in our small home office I opted for different textured surfaces in shades of white to create multidimensional interest that would reflect the light throughout the room.
Experimenting With Bold Pattern In Our Bedroom
Read on to see how we combined patterns to create aesthetic layers and visually interesting focal points in our bedroom.
A New Home For A Refugee Family
Atelier Akuko has partnered with a local church's "Refugee Resettlement Programme" to decorate a 3-bedroom home for a refugee family to be settled in London.
A New Kitchen To Celebrate A New Beginning
The biggest transformation of our refugee project was the kitchen, which went from a brown veneer with ornamental handles and yellow floor tiles to a modern and friendly sage green, brass, and charcoal combo using nothing but paint and a whole lot of time and perseverance.
7 Ways To Personalise Your New-Built Bathroom
Just because you can't remodel your bathroom like the rest of the Pinterest/Instagram community, doesn't mean it deserves to be neglected. Here are 7 simple ways you can still put your own touch on the most private room in your home.
AKUKO STUDIO: The Reveal
Introducing our first official shared workspace — Akuko Studio. Inspired by our logo and brand colours, the studio features art deco traits, colour blocking and was by far the most challenging DIY adventure we ever embarked on.
AKUKO Studio: The Design Process
Using the example of how we designed our AKUKO studio, this article illustrates how to apply the principles introduced in the psychology lesson on proportion.
Gather Around My Dining Nook
My love for round tables fully expressed in our little dining nook.