Why Interior Design Creates a Joyful Home
A home should do more than look considered. It should feel calm, warm and unmistakably yours. Here is how thoughtful design shapes that feeling, and what the process involves.
The Colour-Led Approach to Dark Interiors
Dark interiors succeed or fail on undertone, balance and light. A colour-led guide to making a deep, moody scheme feel considered, warm and enduring across a whole home.
Elevate Your Interior Design with the Timeless and Modern Brise Soleil Rug from Kaiko Design Interiors
Introducing the Brise Soleil Rug from Kaiko Design Interiors, a luxurious and handcrafted indoor rug that showcases the company's devotion to quality and comfort. This rug features a neutral New Zealand wool loop pile background, providing a warm and cozy feel underfoot, while the luxurious viscose strike through adds a touch of sophistication. With iconic prints and head-turning colours, this rug is sure to make a statement in any interior space. Available in 4 dynamic colourways and 3 size options, this versatile piece is perfect for anyone looking for a high-quality and stylish rug.
Creating a Home that Reflects You: The Kaiko Design Approach to Interiors
A house becomes a home when it is built around the life inside it. This is the thinking behind every Kaiko Design project: where interior design parts ways with architecture, why a concept anchors a space, and how one Darlinghurst apartment was shaped entirely around its owner.
My top 5 ceramic artists and their Instagram's to you should be following.
Five ceramic artists you should be following on Instagram right now
Figured Wood in Furniture and Joinery
Burr, birdseye, quilted, pommele, mottled and flame. A guide to the figured woods that give bespoke joinery and furniture their character, and how Kaiko Design specifies them within warm, considered interiors.
Designing an Open-Plan Home That Feels Cosy, Not Cavernous
Open plan promises light and connection, but without structure a home can feel cavernous. Here is how we zone an open-plan home into cohesive, liveable spaces that stay warm, considered and genuinely cosy.
Step-by-Step Guide: Creating a Design Concept for Your Next Project
Every interior project begins with one idea. At Kaiko Design we call it the Narrative. Here is how a design concept comes together, step by step, from a central idea to a finished room where every choice belongs.
Building Quality and Compatibility: How to Choose the Right Builder
Find your perfect builder with Kaiko Design's top 6 questions for a successful project.
The best Home office ideas: tips for a stylish and productive space
If you've been looking for ways to implement a home office in your tiny apartment or small bedroom, consider these tips that will ensure your home office is stylish and productive
Five Australian Lighting Studios We Love Right Now
Some of the world's most inventive lighting is designed and made in Australia. At Kaiko Design, these are five current studios we love, from mouth-blown glass to cast bronze, and the pieces we bring into a residential scheme.
The Ultimate Guide to Planning a Successful Bathroom Renovation
A bathroom is one of the most complex rooms in a house to renovate. Here is how the process works, why it costs what it does, and the decisions that make a bathroom feel considered rather than merely finished.
Kaiko Design: The Key to a Beautiful and Well-Designed Home
Kaiko Design offers comprehensive interior design services, from concept to completion. Get a beautiful and functional home with their expertise.
Renovation Ready: How to Prepare Mentally, Emotionally and Financially with Kaiko Design
Kaiko Design shares top 3 tips for a successful renovation: mental & emotional preparation, aligned expectations, and financial planning.
Colour in Interior Design: The Kaiko Design Approach
Colour is a structural decision, not a decorating one. How the studio thinks about colour psychology, Sydney light, saturation and the whole-home palette.
Bathroom Design: Wet-Wall Layouts, Joinery and Colour
A bathroom is one of the most technical rooms in the house, and one of the best places to be bold. How wet-wall planning, custom joinery and confident colour turn a functional space into a considered one.
The Kitchen, Designed Around the Way You Live
A bespoke kitchen has no standard sizing and no assumptions. Everything, from the cutlery drawer to the benchtop, is designed around one household and signed off before anything is cut. Here is what a custom kitchen is, and how Kaiko Design builds one to last.