Cool Rooms for Kids 6: One for the Boys!
October 1, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
In this post we’re going to take a stereotypical approach and give you some interior design ideas for boy’s bedrooms using blue!
When decorating with a colour you basically have two options; firstly you can use colour for your walls and flooring and secondly you can use your main colour for your soft furnishings, which include [...]
Cool Rooms for Kids 4: Tweens
September 29, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
There comes a time when finding the right décor for your child can be difficult, the tween stage is the new label given to children who are beyond the age when ‘Sponge Bob’ is far too babyish and yet a teenage design is far too mature. This in between (hence the name ‘tween’) stage can [...]
Cool Rooms for Kids 3: Play Beds
September 28, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Some of you may not like the thought of your child having a play bed, and yet if you’re one of millions who have trouble getting your children to go to bed this idea may not be as bad as your thought! This week we’ve been looking at various camping and hideout bed room ideas [...]
Cool Rooms for Kids 2: Coastal Camping
September 27, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
As we continue with our cool rooms for kids mini-series today we’re staying with the idea of camping out and hideaways but this time with a relaxed and holiday feel. As we discussed yesterday kids love to have a space to call their own and nearly all kids love the idea of dens and camping [...]
Autumn/Winter Interior Design Trends 2011 – Modular
September 16, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
The modular interior design style leans towards ensuring that we maximise and make best use of light and space. Surface patterns are prominent with the way light is emitted through our rooms with design features such as light-emitting diodes, use of diffused lighting and reflective surfaces can enhance the look of homes.
With modern house often [...]
Inspiring Ideas From Far Away Places 1: Nova Scotia
May 23, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
If you are looking for inspiring ideas to decorate a room in your house, then maybe you want to think about Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia is part of Canada and has a rich diverse culture, having indigenous people from around the world that live there. It is also the world’s number one exporter of Christmas [...]
New Year’s Resolutions 5: I Will Organise My Home!
December 24, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
No time like the New Year to get ahead of Spring cleaning; if you can start to de-clutter now, it will be so much easier to have a good old elbow polish later down the line! It isn’t just about biting your lip and throwing things out, but about organising in general and getting your [...]
Colour Infusion With Orange 6: Children’s Rooms
November 27, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Orange is often overlooked when it comes to decorating children’s rooms, but it can become a real lifesaver for shared spaces which must be unisex – orange is neither too masculine or feminine. Another advantage is that orange is not too ‘young’ or too ‘old’ – how often have you had to change the colour [...]
Lets Hear It For The Kids! 4 – What Your Teens Really Want
September 23, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
So what do your teens really want? It is a good question with no one answer, but one thing is for sure – they do want a space they can call their own. Even the younger teens or ‘tweens’ want to proud of saying they helped to make their bedroom what it is. As a [...]
Keeping Up Appearances 6 – Stylish ‘Must Haves’ No Home Should Be Without
August 1, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
There are some things in life we really can’t live without and there are things that no stylish home should be without. The following home ‘must haves’ we are about to reveal are a good investment and yet some of them are not even that costly as you will find out! Furthermore, these classic pieces [...]
