Positive Visions – Part 4 – Future Needs Of Mankind
February 25, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
As we have seen since the interior design trends for 2010 focus heavily on the beauty inspired by nature and earth’s natural elements. This provides us with a palette of brilliant natural colours derived from nature. Textured surfaces also focused upon with light and feathery fabrics being used in conjunction with scoured surfaces, with materials [...]
Global Influences – Part 4 – Parisian Chic
February 18, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Paris is renowned for its own distinctive design flair and chic styling which is not only associated with clothing fashion but also within the world of interior design.
So what do Parisian Chic interiors have which makes them stand out from other interiors? Of course this depends on whether the home is old or new, for [...]
Colour Combinations – Food For Thought- Part 6 – Ice-cream Sundaes
February 13, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Pretty pastel colours offer a bright and cheerful look to a room. Ice-cream sundaes may not be an apt way to describe these colour combinations, however as the shades of pink, creams and pretty floral fabrics blend together so beautifully they epitomise warm sunny days and ice-creams!
The use of double layering is shown at its [...]
Natural Element – Part – 4 – Water
February 4, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
This, as with all natural elements, are around us everyday and therefore the main place to focus the use of this element is in the bathroom or shower room.
Today bathrooms are more than places simply to carry out one’s daily ablutions, they are rooms which are used in invigorated and refresh when we crawl out [...]
Natural Elements – Part 3 – Fire
February 3, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Think of fire and it automatically conjures up red and orange colour schemes. Of course the element of fire makes you feel warm and cosy and whist having a roaring open fire does indeed provide an interior design scheme with the natural element of fire nowadays there are not many homes which have an open [...]
Putting The Emphasis On Comfort – Part 4 – Kitchens
January 19, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Giving your tired and old kitchen a makeover doesn’t have to be expensive. Why not try painting your kitchen cabinets a different colour? Red is great if you want a really bold and striking change.
If you don’t want to paint your cabinets then paints the walls behind them. You can really open a space up [...]
Make 2010 A Year For Change – In The Bathroom
January 4, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Bring your kitchen right up to date using the latest interior design trends which reflect nature, and at eco-friendly. Most houses use blinds of some sort at their bathroom windows because they offer versatility and practicality.
Venetian blinds are the ideal choice as they not only give you complete control over the amount of light entering [...]
Make 2010 A Year For Change – In The Kitchen
January 2, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Blow away your 2009 cobwebs by brining a new design look into your home! There is nothing more satisfying than having a ‘dream’ home and despite the recession there a many ways you can inject and revitalise your interior!
As there is always something which needs to be completed, redecorated or altered both inside and outside [...]
Heavens Above
September 3, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments
Previously criminally underused but now recognized for the essential design tool it is, a skylight is a fantastic way of allowing lots of light to flood a space when windows are not an option due to limited or non existent wall space. A good example of the difference one or two can make, is in a [...]
A Room With A View
March 24, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments
If you are decorating a room with a lovely garden view, it makes sense to consider this when planning the layout of the space. A well conceived layout which blurs the lines between the outside and the inside space will not only result in a bright but calm finish, it will also have the [...]
