Shake-up Your Colour Scheme 6: A Lighter Shade of Pale
May 21, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
How many times have you walked into a room be it a room in one of your friends house or either that of a hotel, and you have thought yourself that the colour scheme is totally wrong, and actually makes you feel uncomfortable? If you’re considering decorating a room in your home you will need [...]
Inspiration From Morocco 7: Patios
February 6, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Lets face it – it is still winter and the patio is as grey and dismal as the British skies; but on a positive note you can look forward to giving it a makeover for the warmer months. Visions of gathering on the patio on a warm and sultry summer evening or enjoying the first [...]
Pondering Over Pastels: Pastel Pinks
January 25, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Now that we have got you interested in how beautiful pastels can make a real impact on your home,
today we’re going to focus our attentions on using pinks – before you scream ‘No!- not pink!’ don’t
forget that there are many different shades and hues of pink even within the pastel colour ranges.
Pastel pink can be [...]
2011 Home Decorating Trends 4: Floral Folk
January 20, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Another home trend that we can expect to see rising this year is Floral Folk – a very optimistic décor with big florals and bright, cheery colours. As you might expect from a Folk style, there are elements of both bohemian and eclectic so some creativity is involved and the desire to experiment with your [...]
Beginner’s Fabric Guide 6 Corduroy
January 8, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Back again with our sixth instalment for the beginner’s fabric guide – today we present you with corduroy. We pass along some of our knowledge on a textile that is once again on the rise in home decorating. Corduroy is made up of twisted, woven fibres that lay parallel to one another giving that distinctive [...]
Beginner’s Fabric Guide 1: Chenille
January 3, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
I am a self-confessed, fabric fanatic; one who will literally spend an entire day, expressing my love for every textile on the market. Its not only the visual beauty and the sensual touch of various fabrics that do it for me – but its how different types of fabrics inspire me momentously to beautify my [...]
2011 Colour Trends 5: The Beauty Of Everyday Life
December 31, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
This week we are taking a look at the colour trends for 2011; Monday we revealed the colour of the year and yesterday we spoke about the key colours within each family (reds, blues, neutrals etc.). Today and for the rest of the week, we are touching upon five new colour themes which all stem [...]
2011 Colour Trends 1: The Colour Of The Year Award Goes To…
December 27, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
I love nothing more than colouring my world and all year I anticipate the revealing of the new colour trends for the coming year. We want to share with you the colour trends for 2011 and we are spending all week with a major focus on colour and home décor – hooray! Colour experts have [...]
Room By Room Essentials 5 – Dining Rooms
October 8, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Today’s room is the dining room where we eat, drink and be merry! Dining rooms can be solely for the aforementioned purpose or they may be an extension of the kitchen. Larger families will often find the convenience of a dining table and chairs for other activities such as helping children with homework or those [...]
Be Proud Of Your Heritage 2 – English Tudor Style
September 28, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
This decorating style takes us back – way back to the time of Tudor rule from the late 15th century to the early 17th century. Even though this style began all those years ago, the trend still exists today in what is known as Tudor-Revival. This is loved for its refined and elegant look, often [...]
