Founders of 2LG Studio Russell Whitehead and Jordan Cluroe have written a book to empower people to embrace colour in their interiors. Here they pick their top five projects.
Called Making Living Lovely, the book lays out the 2LG Studio ? short for Two Lovely Gays ? design philosophy and takes the reader through the inspiration behind their work.
"We felt there was something that needed to be said about finding the freedom to live your best life and not conform but to embrace your style and free your home," Whitehead told Dezeen.
"The book embraces wide design influences and influences of popular culture in a non-judgemental way."
For one glamorous project, Making Living Lovely lists Joan Collins and the 80s hit show Dynasty as a starting point. At the back, the 2LG Sourcebook recommends watching Sex and the City and "strutting" to Little Mix. Russell Whitehead and Jordan Cluroe are a couple and the founders of 2LG Studio
The design world can have staid and buttoned-up attitudes to decoration, the pair have found.
"When we launched our business [in 2013] we were made very aware of boundaries and rules and the 'right' way to design," said Whitehead. "The widely accepted way to design homes and live in our interiors was rammed down our throats and we wanted to dive straight into the middle of that and hold firm to what we loved."
One example is pink. While it might be popular, people still have a lot of preconceived notions ab...