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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.

Design Details: Styling White Wood Flooring with Woodpecker Flooring

February 2, 2018

Real wood engineered flooring from Woodpecker, natural scandinavian decor ideas and inspiration, bolig styling, rustic monochrome interior design

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We are all different, but to my mind, floors in the home are best when either wood or tiled. I like the look of solid floors, and when layered with rugs I think they allow for more Read More

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Colourful Windows with Shutterly Fabulous

January 26, 2018

 

 

As someone with a naturally maximalist instinct who can’t live with a look once it teeters just the wrong side of curated clutter there are some things that I am decidedly minimalist about. Window dressing is one such thing, we have only ever had roman blinds, roller blinds, and shutters in our homes. Whilst the full length drape of curtain can look incredibly alluring and glamorous, I know that I want something more sleek and streamlined.

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Living Room Makeover: Design Plans & Before Pictures

January 23, 2018

Design Soda Living Room Moodboard, bohemian mid century scandinavian design (1) 

There are big changes afoot in the living room for 2018. A whole new look with new furniture and a paint choice which makes a stark break from the previous style. If someone had said to me five years ago Read More

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Snug as a Bug: Tips on Designing Your Bedroom and Getting a Good Nights Sleep with Tempur & Warren Evans

January 2, 2018

WARREN EVANS TEMPUR MATRESS TIPS FOR A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP, Scandinavian Monochrome bedroom design ideas and inspiration (1)

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Happy New Year! I hope you’ve all had a lovely Christmas break, I’ve really enjoyed the extra downtime with family, and it must be noted the odd lie-in too! There’s almost no place in my home I love as much as my bedroom so it’s nice to have had some extra time in it.Read More

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Gift Guide: Perfectly Luxurious Stocking Fillers From Homesense

December 13, 2017

Luxury Stocking Filler Guide from Homesense

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We are not quite at the pre-Christmas point where we start running around like headless turkeys (yet!) trying to find gifts for those that are most difficult to buy for Read More

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