Interiors by Willey Designs
This month's interior design focus is on Willey Designs. Willey Design is a design firm know for its thoughtful approach in adressing their clients' requirements.
They create stunning living environments that combine a mix of classic and modern, suffused with bold colours and proportions to bring an elegant blend of sophistication to their interiors.
Comfort and function are essential components of every design, with practical details carefully observed and orchestrated.
ABOVE: The finished apartment is a palette of reds, greens, and browns, with modern furniture that is arranged to create a space that, while not overly large, seem at once intimate and part of its own landscape. The young clients, both professionals, wanted a space that was polished, comfortable and that was provocative and playful with an edge.
For Willey Design, every project is a true collaboration with the client's tastes, needs, and budget firmly in mind.
Willey Design's passion and experience is evident in their striking results; smart, polished, graceful and relaxed.
A modern dining room with Asian influences. The wallpaper reflect a stark bamboo design in golden shades - the perfect backdrop for a red lacquer dresser.
If you love Asian furniture, you can sign up for our Oriental Armoire Workshop [Joburg only at the moment] and make your own asian furniture to take home.
In this room [right], a vintage Chinese armoire takes pride of place. Notice how the artwork above mirrors the colours from the piece.
ABOVE: A casual dining space is transformed into a more formal setting with just a few touches here and there. Seaside colours are blended with bright orange to add a punch of colour and enhance the shades of green and blue seen through the expanse of cottage-pane windows.
BELOW: Further into the open plan living and dining space, the lounge area picks up the same restful colour scheme and continues the beach theme. The glass-backed cabinets break up the large space into three individual spaces.
BELOW: The eclectic kitchen features a combination of modern materials and classic design with its shaker cabinetry and square-line quartz countertops. The bamboo blinds continue the theme from both the dining space and living area.
"Interior design should not be considered an experience for only the well-to-do, but for anyone interested in improving their lives by surrounding themselves with what brings them joy. For me, great design is a healthy blend of smart investment items mixed with offbeat selections, realizing the full potential of a space with a breath of fresh air."
John Willey
RIGHT: This home is given a playful facelift to give it a more personal and youthful character with an elegant mix of colour, pattern, and texture for a young client with small children.
LEFT: A "relaxed glamour" approach was used to create high-style design and durability.
Willey Design embellished every detail with as many fun elements as possible: streamlined fireplace, applying wallpaper to ceilings, and an eclectic mix of furniture.
The final effect gives a jazzy lift to a traditional interior and provides a complimentary mix of furniture periods and styles, creating a cohesive, beguiling lair that lends to entertaining, or movies at home with the kids.
BELOW: "One of my favourite ways to quiet a room is to use a similar colour on the walls and curtains. I often come back to this pale yellow with a touch of green and tan. When the light is right, it's buttery and soft, and on a rainy day it doesn't go at all dark and depressing. It's a steady, stress-free colour. Everything looks good against it: aubergine, turquoise, chocolate brown." John Willey
