From ballerina to interior designer

Hi All,

For those who don't know my life story, this recent interview with Inex gives an insight into my early years
Please have a read From Ballerina to interior designer

Hypertrait N380 by Umberto Cerci

NY Times article about the Scotch

Located in St. James, London’s newest and coolest night spot, the Scotch has already hosted the likes of Kate Moss, Jay Jopling, Stella McCartney and Scarlett Johansson... Article about The Scotch a project I designed recently in the New York Times. Have a read here

Items that caught my eye this week

If any of you have been to London in the last few weeks, you would have experienced the non stop poor wet weather!!

Welcome to Miami

Well what can I say last week I managed at the last min to join a group of friends in Miami to celebrate my childhood friend's birthday. After slagging my Virgin airmiles off because it seemed I could do nothing with them..nearly set fire to the damn card I received an email advertising a Miami seat sale and I was on my way.

Cheryl Cole "Say my name" promo picture

Hi All,

Been a long time I know!!! I promise to update my blog regularly from now on as I got told off by a marketing colleague of mine yesterday. Cheryl Cole the ex Girls Aloud band member and X factor host recently shot the promo pictures for her new single "Call my name" in one of my Interiors. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this in the papers last week.

Finishing up new project

Thought I'd let you into a sneak preview on whats been going on in one of my projects. I have been working on a restaurant project in London due to be completed next week.

Celebrity Interiors: Tamara Mellon's NY and London Spreads

Tamara Mellon, the head honcho of Jimmy Choo has been in the news lately following the sale of her company to Labelux by the London based Private Equity firm Tower Brook Capital for an estimated $850 Million. Having invested in the promising East London based shoemaker Jimmy Choo over a decade ago, Tamara has turned the label around and taken it to new heights as her shoes have become a staple of every fashionista's wardrobe.

A week in the life of...

Copy of article entitled a week in the Life of... Rebecca James in the March 2011 issue of Indesign Magazine

My feature in The White Book Volume 16

Hello all? So excited.... The fabulous Nick Lee and his team at Niche PR gained their largest ever feature for my company Interior Desires in the prestigious world-wide selling interiors quarterly, The White Book Issue 16. The feature covers over 23 pages, and my design for a client's London town house is covered like no other of the 20 features of this property to date. A big thank you to Niche PR!!

SoHo clean-up

Today is make or break day...Sicis mosaic boards have arrived and they are looking rather glamorous already, just leaning against the walls and I can already visualise the crowds of people standing by the bar with their reflections filling the gold copper coloured shimmery tiles that fill the space with glamour.

My intern has learnt a great deal this morning; she must have learnt by now that all the lessons she was taught in University get thrown out of the window when you have your back against the wall. Although my lovely Lebanese joiner is absolutely brilliant, he is a control freak “Giorgio Armani never likes other peoples work”.

Soho 4:30 a.m Start...Good Coffee a Must!

Cleaning up someone else’s work is always a dirty job. But sometimes we need to be pushed because everything can be made a little bit more beautiful.

A few weeks ago I was called upon for an emergency operation, of a restaurant in Soho that was in need of a face lift...the owner felt that the restaurant was lacking, and perhaps the original idea had not been executed well.

Celebrity Interiors: Gwyneth Paltrow's Tribeca apartment

Another edition of celebrity homes, this time of Hollywood Actress and Gwyneth Paltrow. Paltrow who is married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has homes all over the world including their primary residence in Belsize Park, London. The home featured is a 4,400 penthouse in Tribeca, NYC.

Luxury Boutiques

Happy New Year to you all!!!

I'm back in London after a skiing trip in France with some friends and I must say I'm really upbeat about the new year. I have a few photo shoots in my home this week for Company Magazine and the Evening Standard so I'm a bit stressed.

Christmas around the corner

Christmas is around the corner and it seems London has been awash with tourists and out-of- towners all visiting to get a glimpse of the city at Christmas. Others are simply here to do their Christmas shopping for their special ones. This is a time to reflect on how lucky us Londoners are.

World's Most expensive streets

 For the Property Aficionados...

Avenue Princesse Grace is the most expensive street in the world to buy property, where $120,000 (€84,985) will purchase just one square metre of prime real estate, according to a survey by Wealth Bulletin. Prime residential property on the top 10 most expensive streets in the world saw their overall value fall by 12% in the last year, the survey found, with European streets faring better than their US and emerging markets counterparts. That compares with price falls of between 20% to 30% in mainstream property prices in London and New York over the same period.

Designing in....London

Hello guys, an article about London style which I contributed to for Shelter Pop written by Jaime Derringer of Design Milk HERE. It has a lot of tips on current trends and where to shop for interiors

Paramount Club

Hello readers! It’s been quite a hectic week. I’ve pitched for a lovely flat in Holland Park (fingers crossed on this one) and been to a few interesting places.  October is the month of a Million birthdays as I seem to know someone who is celebrating their birthday on all 31 days of the month.

Hosting a birthday celebration for a special friend this week led us to the Paramount club

Inspiring Nightclub Interiors

Lets be honest we all love to let our hair down and have a boogie. Both ladies and gentlemen enjoy partying in glamorous nightspots to see and be seen.

IDFX awards

The London Design festival is almost coming to an end and there were a lot of exciting events including Focus, 100% design and Decorex. My team and I were nominated for 2 awards at the IDFX awards and surprise surprise we won the award for Best Newcomer.

Hello All

Hello All, 
I'm officially not a blog virgin anymore. As some of you might know, I'm a London based Interior designer and I will be posting my thoughts not only on design related topics but also my personal interests such as travelling, fashion, dining and espresso ratings ( Yes I like to think of myself as a coffee expert).