Author Archives: Design_Soda_Ruthie

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.

The New York Breakfast Collection from Breville [AD]

October 8, 2019

 

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I love the change of season from summer to autumn, the coziness of being indoors, candles, blankets, and a return to daily rituals like warm cups of tea or coffee and toast in the morning Read More

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Colour Focus: Green Interiors

October 5, 2019

 

 

Ok, I admit I’ve had this series drafted for nearly two years (!) . So, in the spirit of better late than never, I thought i’d finally start my colour series today. Read More

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My Tips for planning a house warming party [in collaboration with Villeroy & Boch]

September 30, 2019

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Favourites and Trends from London Design Festival 2019

September 26, 2019

Large scale terrazzo from Alt Rock Surfaces.

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Following on from the Kirby Design Train I shared earlier this week I thought we’d have a little browse around what’s new on the landscape from last weeks London Design Festival. Read More

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If Wes Anderson made trains… All aboard the Kirkby Design Tube (Installation at London Design Festival 2019)

September 24, 2019

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Each year I try to feature picture postcards from my travels of an installation that has really struck me at London Design Festival. Read More

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