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 [...]
Interior Design Themes – Out of Africa
September 2, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
In our fifth part in our series on interior design themes, we head to Africa. Or rather, we take inspiration from it and try to work it in to our homes! There are many different aspects to African design, and very defined splits in the different time periods you can draw from.
Essentially these time periods [...]
Interior Design Themes 2: Wild Western
August 30, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Continuing on with our themed living rooms for this week, the next theme is probably one of the single most iconic. The Wild West is one of those times and places that has massive appeal and draw for a lot of people. While the appeal of the era is less popular than it was a [...]
Interior Design Themes 1: Totally Tropical
August 29, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
It can often be incredibly difficult to come up with a unique and interesting design for your home. After all, while there is nothing wrong with crème walls and beige carpets, sometimes you are just looking for something a bit more interesting! As such more and more of us are turning to themes for our [...]
Feng Shui Interior Design Tips 3: For Bedrooms
August 24, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Over one third of our lives are spent in the bedroom and that should be reason enough to want to use the Feng shui system that can bring aesthetic appeal to your overall health and mood. It is a room that should be designed for retreat, regeneration and serenity. If your bedroom offers little of [...]
Feng Shui Interior Design Tips 2: For Nurseries
August 23, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Expecting a new baby can be an exciting time and planning the nursery is the best part. Choosing the perfect colours in pink or blue, cute nursery rhyme accessories and frilly curtains immediately come to mind. However, when selecting Feng shui for your home, what was once appealing may no longer be the best approach [...]
Feng Shui Interior Design Tips 1: What is Feng Shui?
August 22, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
This week we’re going to be taking a look at one of the most on-trend interior design styles – Feng Shui. This post introduces Feng shui and looks at proactive ways you can change your rooms and make use of all available space.
Over 3500 years ago, the Chinese culture adopted laws that used astrology and [...]
How to Create a French Styled Interior
August 21, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Flamboyant and sophisticated are two words that can best describe the bold, chic style that can be found with a French styled interior. Sensuous curves, royal patterns and lots of blended colours have carried through the centuries, picking up a little more along the way. Everything is game for decorating, even the ceiling and bookcases!
White [...]
How to Create an Asian Styled Interior
August 20, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
The Asian styled interior is not quite as controlling in design as is the separate Japanese or Chinese type of décor. Bringing bits and pieces of countries throughout Asia, the blends of individual cultures can be fun and still have an air of naturalism. Colours are welcome but only sparingly so with neutral backgrounds still [...]
How to 5: How to Choose an Interior Design Style
August 12, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Choosing a design style that reflects personal taste starts with colour and how you live your life. Kids, entertaining, love of cooking, arts and crafts, all play a role in what your home represents. Many people feel that they must either fall into contemporary, modern or country for designs but the world has expanded design [...]
