36 | September 2019
HOME DESIGN
[CREATIVE PURSUITS]
FIND
YOUR
SPACE
Dina, the owner of
Dina Holland Interiors,
shares her insights.
WHEN AND WHERE
ARE YOU MOST
CREATIVE?
”I’m at my most
creative after a
vacation, when I’m
back in my studio
alone with just
wallpaper samples
and fabrics in front of
me. It’s a tactile thing.
I never sit down at the
computer to be
creative. I’m always on
the fl oor surrounded
by patterns and
colors.”
WHAT DOES
CREATIVITY MEAN?
”Freedom and
courage—the ability
to try new things.
Fearlessness is the
truest form of
creativity.”
WHAT’S YOUR
HIDDEN TALENT?
“I can talk to anyone.
Drop me in a room
with some strangers,
and we can be deep in
conversation in
10 minutes.”
WERE YOU CREATIVE
AS A KID?
”I was surrounded by
creativity. My mother
and grandmother
were seamstresses.
That’s where I get my
love of textiles.”
6
FORGO
FORMAL.
ÒPeople think they
don’t need a formal
dining room because
they only use it for
holidays, but when
you ask what’s the
plan for the holidays,
they reconsider. The
key is to make the
dining room casual for
everyday,” she says.
BRIGHTER
LIGHTS
A self-professed
light junkie, Dina
lightened the wood
beads on this
chandelier with
white paint.
