Interior Design Musical Inspirations: A Whiter Shade of Pale
June 7, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Choosing a music theme to decorate a room is a fantastic way to bring out your personality. This is a very popular way of giving a home a little touch of personalisation. It doesn’t mean that you have to plaster your walls with pictures of your favourite pop singer, but you can incorporate a theme [...]
Dine in Style 5: Opulent Grandeur
March 25, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
When you think of your dining room and how it functions this room should really be saying something about you, this room should reflect your character and personality as well as many other aspects about your life, and if it is your desire to bring about an opulent and grand sense of dining in your [...]
Pondering Over Pastels 4: Pastel Blues
January 28, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Pastel blues have a very calming effect on the soul and are often a favourite choice in rooms such as the bedroom or even in a lounge where the mood sought after is one of ultimate tranquillity; not to mention the use of baby blues for baby boy’s rooms! Even as a pastel, blue can [...]
Mission Possible 2 – To Update Your Dining Room On A Budget
August 24, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Special Agent TF, your mission is to update our dining rooms on a budget. We would love to know how we can create various looks without upsetting our bank managers – more formal, more fun, more dramatic and simply more special is all we are asking for!
Start With A New Wall Colour -Painting the walls [...]
How To 6 – How To Fit Bay Window Curtain Poles
August 22, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Whether you have just moved into a home with bay windows or you have decided you would like to put up some curtains in your bays for the first time – you will have to know something about how to fit curtain poles for bay windows. There are two options when it comes to putting [...]
How To:1 How To Make The Most Of Bay Windows
June 28, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Sometimes they can be a blessing and other times they are a lot of hard work – so how can you make the most of your bay windows without too many trials getting it right? A problem that many confess to having is blending the treatment of bay windows with the treatment of other, [...]
Reflect Your Style – Part 2 – Family Matters
April 13, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
In the past it was the kitchen that was the hub of most homes, purely because that was where family members gathered to eat their food and mull over the happenings of the day. Today the living room is the main hub of the modern family home, this being partly due to the fact that [...]
Design Style Take A-Ways – Part 6 – American Pie
April 3, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
The styles of interior designs in America are as diverse as the country itself. With each state having its own distinctive style which represents the climate. Therefore, if you want an American interior the first thing you’ll have do is decide which style to go for!
The southern beach look, the New York loft apartment look, [...]
The Art Of Illusion – Part 6 – Detailing And Finishing Touches
January 28, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Bay windows are renowned for being notoriously difficult to dress, however it is now possible to obtain curtain poles which have been designed to fit all sizes of bay windows by using splicing pieces or jointed angles which fit round the corners of the bay.
The art of illusion is all about making the eye think [...]
The Art Of Illusion – Part 3 – Use Of Mirrors
January 25, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Another of the easiest ways to use illusion is with the use of mirrors. This has to be one of the oldest ‘tricks in the book’ and yet remains as popular today as ever before.
The placing of a mirror in a lounge or main living area is traditionally over the fire place. This can be [...]
