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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.

Dining Room Makeover Reveal – Soft Toned Scandinavian Simplicity with a twist

April 21, 2019

 

The Easter bank holiday weekend is apparently the time of the year when we are most likely to undertake diy tasks. So, I thought that today was a good a time to show you my makeover of the dining space.Read More
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Small Impactful Changes with Soak Radiators

April 15, 2019

 

Just a short post today, but as we are just about to move out of heating season (it’s really hung around this year, hasn’t it, minus one on Sunday morning as I write this!), I wanted to show you the new radiators we had installed last week which were kindly gifted by Soak.
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Simple Scandinavian Monochrome accents for the Garden

April 10, 2019

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I often think that finding your style in the garden can be a bit of a minefield. Unlike interiors, where there is a wealth of looks and trends to think about and find inspiration.

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Botanical Dining with M&S

April 6, 2019

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With Easter soon upon us I’m getting ready for Spring festivities and (a lot) of chocolate consumption!

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Design Lovers Travel Guide – 24 Hours in San Juan: Pantone Mansions, Art Deco & Tropical Sunshine

April 4, 2019

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Landing in San Juan at night, you are greeted with quite an unexpected sight, beneath the full moon San Juan will announce itself not as a small town with a scattering of twinkly lights as I was expecting, but as a town laid out in neon lights cascading jewel-like upon the landscape.

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