Interiors8 min read
Japandi wall decor: texture, calm and handmade pieces
What Japandi and wabi-sabi mean for your walls: a warm neutral palette, quiet texture, space around each piece, and handmade textile.
Nyra Atelier · Porto
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Stories, guides and ideas from our atelier in Porto.
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Guides9 min read
Macramé vs tapestry vs thread art: what is the difference?
Knotted, woven or stitched? How macramé, tapestry and thread art are made, how each looks on a wall and how their care differs.
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Guides8 min read
How to clean a macramé wall hanging without damage
Shake, brush, spot clean or wash? A gentle, step-by-step guide to cleaning macramé, and why some pieces should never get wet.
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AI setting · real pieceInteriors8 min read
Modern Mediterranean home decor: layering warm textures
Sand, terracotta, olive and lime plaster: how to build a modern Mediterranean room in layers, with one handmade textile leading the wall.
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Behind the craft8 min read
Made in Portugal home decor: crafts and how to choose
Azulejos, faience, lace, cork and embroidery: a short guide to Portuguese crafts, what 'made in Portugal' means and how to spot real handmade.
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Interiors7 min read
Crochet home decor: styling handmade crochet as art
How to style handmade crochet as texture and art: shelves, consoles and reading corners, pairing with wall art, and The Nyra Bunny Family.
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AI setting · real cardGift ideas7 min read
Handmade Christmas gifts from Porto: a 2026 gift guide
Handmade gifts from our Porto atelier by budget, from a 40 € gift card to a one-of-a-kind macramé, and how long each piece takes to prepare.
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Behind the craft3 min read
Behind the craft: how a Nyra Atelier crochet piece is made
Cotton yarn, many hours of stitches and a face embroidered by hand: how Sónia crochets each decorative piece in our Porto atelier.
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Guides8 min read
How to hang and care for embroidered textile wall art
Where and how to hang flat textile and thread art, which fixing suits your wall, and how to care for wool and canvas so it lasts.
