July 2010
Keeping Up Appearances 5 – Ditch Your Inner Critic, Make Your Home Beautiful
July 31, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
With this post on keeping up appearances we are going to be looking out how you can discover your true style from within and learning to love it and show it off in true style. Got that? Well, it isn’t always easy with the inner critic telling you that it won’t match, its not ‘trendy’ [...]
Keeping Up Appearances 4 – Work That Interior Design Trend!
July 30, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Looking for a fresh look in your home? Need some inspiration from the latest interior design ideas and trends and how to work them? We have rounded up the best in decorating just for our lovely and loyal readers or those you who are popping in to say hello!
If you want to keep up appearances [...]
Keeping Up Appearances- Copying Interior Design Ideas
July 29, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Keeping up with appearances when decorating your home can be a very expensive job – especially if you are taking your inspiration from top designers. You know what we are talking about because you have probably spent some time browsing interior design ideas and styles. Well, is there some secret to copying interior design styles [...]
Keeping Up Appearances 3 – Sleek and Shiny Living Spaces
July 28, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
It is impressive how much textures can change the look and feel of an interior – rough or smooth, muted or sleek and shiny. If you go with sleek and shiny you have a room that is very sophisticated, a little glamorous and supremely trendy. High gloss or metals such as gold, silver, copper and [...]
Keeping Up Appearances 2 – Dine In True Style
July 27, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
We have just had a look at how you can create a grand entrance or making a good and lasting impression on everyone who enters your home. Now we are moving on to another space in the home that is the hosting room for entertaining your guests and enjoying meal times. Dining rooms say a [...]
Keeping Up Appearances 1 – Make A Grand Entrance
July 26, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Keeping up appearances is important if you want to be house proud. As far as first impressions go – there could be no better place to start your new decorating adventure than the entrance hall. It might not be a room that is highly functional or a space that you frequent – but it is [...]
Go Continental – Chic And Casual Living Spaces
July 25, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
The continental style looks glamorous but it doesn’t have to be untouchable. There is an element of luxury but it can be more casual than opulent and grandeur. We are not trying to replicate the homes of the royals – we just want all of the beauty but in an understated way that is more [...]
Go Continental – Café Style Dining
July 24, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
At the heart of Italian culture is the Italian Café – a public space that has been around for centuries and whose continental interior design styles haven’t changed much over time – with the exception of more modern coffee machines. We can achieve this look back home in the kitchen and/or dining area – a [...]
Go Continental – Using Holiday Inspiration
July 23, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Travelling around Europe is a great opportunity to see some beautiful continental styles in homes and public interiors such as hotels. The continental style is quite varied when you go from country to country and you might find your preference in one period style of Italy, France or any other country you have visited of [...]
Go Continental – Free And Easy Living
July 22, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
If you have been reading our feature on going continental and decided to turn your backs on a style that that sounds too expensive to achieve then just wait a moment! True – the majority of traditional looks for the home do look expensive with their extravagant furniture (such as four poster beds) and beautiful [...]
