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About Design_Soda_Ruthie

I write Design Soda, a design blog with a focus on interiors. My blog aims to be an unpretentious, stimulating, fun and naturally curious delve into inspirational design and Londoncentric culture. I describe my style as boho-eclectic and am open to most design which doesn’t look too serious or composed. As a design geek with a love of vintage and upcycling, I am passionate about my home and love blogging ideas and looks that I find inspirational. Since the time when my teenage bedroom was an Aladdins cave of upcycled furniture, Cecil Beaton photography and Situationist slogans I have been interested in the way the home environment can make you feel and inspire your inner life. As a new mummy, trying to negotiate my passions with my lovely new baby's schedule can be difficult, but in my spare time you will often find me snapping the things that catch my eye in my wonderful home city London. Or, reading, upcycling, spending longer on Pinterest than I should, baking and watching old movies. I have a lifelong passion for French New Wave cinema.

Bedroom Makeover Plans for a Five Year Olds bedroom with a vintage Wes Anderson twist

February 1, 2020

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This makeover has been a year in the making. My child’s current bedroom is the box room at the back of the house, which was perfect for him when we first moved in and he was a baby.Read More
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Colour Focus : Blue Interiors

January 24, 2020

Oval Room Blue by Farrow & Ball in our hallway.

Blue is one of those colours that sits on the edge of fashion. It’s always there as a staple easy stylish tone, and yet it never really takes centre ground.

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Ferm Living Spring Summer Collection 2020

January 15, 2020

 


On a cold and wet January day, nothing has been more welcome in my inbox than the Spring Summer collection from Ferm Living.
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Unusual Ideas for Using Art in your Home (and most of them are free)

January 9, 2020

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With things looking sparser thanks to the removal of festive decorations, I had a little a re-arrange of objects around the house. Read More

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Quiet days of January : simple moments and reflections on the home for the new year

January 7, 2020

New Years minimalist reflections and intentions in the home

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With a new year, and indeed a new decade, I thought I would ease myself in a little today with a brief but slightly meditative post.Read More

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