Window Grilles with reflective decals
Adding finishing touches ~ here Bottega (Restaurant) at the top end of Bourke Street, Melbourne has added window grilles as a design feature that is also functional and versatile. The aluminium grille provides good contrast against the deep grey of the building, being movable it changes the look of the building depending on whether it is open or closed, night or day and also the mood, as the images below reflect. The subtle addition of reflective silver vinyl on the screens creates signage for the building. The grille screens the street view, creates a panoramic view of what is a wonderful streetscape when open, is aesthetically appealing from the inside out or outside in, in the evening or during the day. When the sun is in glaring view it can chop it up, screen it, or allow it to contribute to the aesthetic. Again it can be adapted for the home for a different aesthetic, to screen neighbours, sunlight or an ugly view. It can be opened up to reveal a specific landscape view that is framed. You could get really creative and add reflective vinyl in a design of your choice, a street number or the name of your house. Finishing touches that make your space unique …

This image courtesy of Bottega’s website
Decently Exposed & taylormadesigns were commissioned to design & create the interior fitout as well as the external signage and window grilles. Bottega is at 74 Bourke Street Melbourne.




Have been playing around with a collection of artwork created by the prodigies at home, when you think about it, children’s artwork is art in its purest sense, without forethought, no mind games or tricks on what one should put to the canvas, just whatever arrives, however primitive and simple, often alive and colourful and engaging. We have put a lot of our kids artwork up on the walls in our hallway, not paying it too much respect as the blue tac lets loose and corners droop but guests and friends and family often stop to look and comment and enjoy. Like old people whose wisdom we seldom seek, are the children whose artwork we hide in drawers, not all is good, but sometimes their sense of colour and its many combinations and space and wild imagination create something special - worth a second look anyhow.
Can’t help but notice that wall decals are becoming very popular for interior decoration. We’ve been doing them for years as a signage treatment but they look so much nicer in a residential environment, basically a creative application of standard computer cut vinyl or as we call it SAV (self adhesive vinyl) but known in interior circles as wall decals ….