April 2010
Looking At Lounges – Part 4 – Cheap But Chic
April 30, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Revitalise a tired, dull room by brightening up old furniture and accessories. With minimum cash, it’s possible to create something really special.
The walls:
Paint the walls white or in pale shades of grey for a modern look, alternatively use creams or ivories to give a softer, more traditional look.
The floor:
Sand and paint your floorboards. Use a [...]
Looking At Lounges – Part 3 – Touches Of Deco
April 29, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Art Deco changed the entire look of peoples homes as mass production made it affordable for most to adopt the deco style. Overseas travel became increasingly popular, especially safaris which were all the rage and people returned with animal skins, mother of pearl, ivory and tortoiseshell to adorn their homes.
After the discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb [...]
Looking At Lounges – Part 2 – Family Room
April 26, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
For busy rooms which are used on a daily basis it’s a good idea to choose a calming colour scheme or cool shades.
The walls:Although magnolia maybe yesterday’s colour, warm beige and coffee latte colours remain on-trend.
If you want a more dramatic effect you could paint the skirting boards gloss black, however, this is not really [...]
Looking At Lounges – Part 1 – Country Cottage Style
April 25, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
If you want to turn a living room or lounge into a cosy and chic country cottage retreat you’ll need to use warm colours, light flooring, soft lighting to brighten up a small cottage living room and turn it into a light, airy living space.
The walls:
Paint them a muted yellow to bring warmth into the [...]
Bedroom Designs By Colour – Blue – Part 5 – Back To Basics
April 24, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
We have looked at various different shades of blue to create stunning style in diverse and exciting ways within bedrooms. Today the colour remains the same, however, this post looks at a more traditionally styled bedroom using ivory and pale blue colour combinations.
We all live in different styles of houses and homes and, thank goodness, [...]
Bedroom Designs By Colour – Blue – Part 4 – Delicate Duck-Egg Blue
April 23, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Use delicate duck-egg blue and white to create a cool and very stylish bedroom that’s ideal for peaceful slumber.
Once summer arrives swap heavy curtains for something softer. If you’re a light sleeper, team with a black out curtains as a lining underneath or a blackout blind.
Create country hotel chic by wallpapering a panel above the [...]
Bedroom Designs By Colour – Blue – Part 3 – Modern Cobalt Blue
April 22, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
As we have seen in parts 1 and 2 of this mini series blue is the ideal colour to use in bedrooms of all shapes, sizes, and interior design styles. There is a shade of blue to suit every taste from the vibrant electric blues and intense cobalt blue to the paler shades of duck-egg [...]
Bedroom Designs By Colour – Blue – Part 2 – Classical Pale Blue And White
April 21, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Pale blue and white are timeless colour combinations which offer a crisp, clean look which can be adapted to suit different interior design styles.
The colour blue affects us physically and mentally; it evokes calmness, coolness and is believed to aid intuition. One of the most famous quotes about blue by Raoul Dufy, the French painter [...]
Bedroom Designs By Colour – Blue – Part 1 – Electric Blue
April 20, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
As we know blue comes is a vast array of different tones and hues and whilst it is typically associated as a cold colour the lighter duck-egg blues, lavender and pastel shades omit warming properties making blue a colour which holds no bounds when it comes to interior design.
Blue is an overwhelming favourite colour, it [...]
Reflect Your Style – Part 5 – Healthy Living
April 19, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
What better way to reflect your style flair than an interior which reflects healthy living. But was is healthy living? The ideas are different as the people behind them. One person’s idea for healthy living styles may be completely different from another’s and that the beauty of interior design, you can have any style and [...]
