Interior Design: Quick Bedroom Makeovers
December 30, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Admittedly, bedrooms are the last rooms in the house where guests to the party will want to enter for the obvious reason that these are private areas. Then again, it pays to make your bedrooms as presentable as possible when having family, friends and acquaintances over for any type of gathering. Your guests may have [...]
Interior Design: Quick Dining Room Makeovers
December 29, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
In any home, the dining room is the most favoured place for parties for obvious reasons. It is, after all, the one place in the house where good foods from appetisers to desserts are served and where good company can sit down to enjoy the sumptuous feast. Good food plus good company equals good times, [...]
Interior Design: Quick Lounge Makeovers
December 28, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Just as its name implies, the lounge in a home is the best place to just lounge around in, to relax with family and friends in a very casual atmosphere. The area should then be as welcoming, as cosy and as casual as possible without necessarily losing out on stylish interior design elements. After all, [...]
Interior Design: Quick Hallway and Entrance Makeovers
December 27, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Entryways and hallways are challenging areas for quick makeovers for various reasons. The entryway is the first impression into your living spaces while the hallways are the transition points from one room to the next, say, from the living room to the bedrooms. By now, we all know how important it is to make a [...]
Keep Calm & Carry On 7: Interior Design Home Ideas
December 25, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
The ‘big’ day has arrived and you have everything under control! The diner’s prepared and cooking, your home looks marvellous, everyone is happy and full of festive cheer. We bet you’re glad that you took the time to complete quick makeovers in all of your rooms, enabling you to relax and enjoy the holidays before [...]
Keep Calm & Carry On 6: Interior Design Children’s Bedroom Ideas
December 24, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Christmas is a magical time for most children, excitement and fretful anticipation can lead to stressful times so why not give them a little space of their own and allow them to decorate their bedroom with a little festive cheer.
Store Clutter:
If you want to impress your little guests with your children’s bedrooms, your first step [...]
Keep Calm & Carry On 5: Interior Design Bathroom Ideas
December 23, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
There’s no time to redecorate a bathroom in time for Christmas or the New Year, so keep calm and carry on by carrying out a few simple interior design tips.
Get Good Storage:
If your bathroom has no storage shelves and drawers, then get creative. You may have clear plastic containers or wicker baskets that can be [...]
Keep Calm & Carry On 4: Interior Design Bedroom Ideas
December 22, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
As the ‘big’ day draws ever closer now is the time to give the last minute touches to your bedrooms whether you have guests staying or not. If you’re the type of person who has a ’set day’ to do your chores you won’t want to be doing washing or ironing on Christmas day or [...]
Keep Calm & Carry On 2: Interior Design Hallway Ideas
December 20, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
We’ve all heard the cliché that first impression count and yet many of us still don’t pay any particular attention to our hallways and entrance. Our few easy tips will help you smarten up your hallway or entrance before carol singers, family or friends step inside your home.
Manage Clutter:
Entryways are not just for show since [...]
Christmas Indulgences 6: From the Past
December 17, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Wouldn’t it lovely and a sheer indulgence to create a grotto inside your home to bring back the magic of Christmas and memories of childhood? Somehow past Christmases always seemed to be better. Maybe it’s the commercialism which has taken the magic out of Christmas for many. The stress and strain of modern lifestyles and [...]
