Beautiful Winter Whites: 3: Children’s Rooms
February 8, 2012 by Helen Green · View Comments
Have you ever considered white for a children’s bedroom? Probably not unless you have a daughter who loves the princess theme and either you or her doesn’t particularly like pink! All white bedrooms as we saw in yesterday’s post can look clinical and uninviting if you don’t add a variety of textures and different materials.
With [...]
Interior Design: Quick Kid’s Room Makeovers
January 1, 2012 by Helen Green · View Comments
When you are planning a party where kids will be present, you must be ready to accommodate your little guests in whatever way necessary. Your kids’ rooms may even become their playground after the activities elsewhere in the house are wrapping up. Besides, you and your adult guests will want to banish the kids to [...]
Christmas Indulgences 7: Candy Canes
December 18, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
It wouldn’t be Christmas without candy canes! The candy cane has become an iconic ornamentation in modern festive decoration irrespective of whether there any children present. The tradition of using candy canes has been a long one with various stories (whether they’re true of false I’m unsure) of how candy canes represent a shepherd’s crook, [...]
Interior Design Cost Effective Makeover Ideas 7: Kid’s Rooms
December 11, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Kids being kids, their idea of a fun, cool and enjoyable bedroom will not match the ideas presented by adults. It then becomes necessary for parents to ask for the opinions of their kids when decorating the latter’s bedroom especially when it comes to the soft furnishings like the linens, curtains and rugs, among others. [...]
Cosy, Winter Interior Design Ideas 2: Check Mate
October 25, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Carrying on from yesterday’s post ‘ Pile on the Plaid‘ we take a look at using checks rather than tartans and plaids. There are a number of options open if you wish to use checks, including a typical country cottage look to a more refined and elegant interior design style.
Gingham fabrics are those which are [...]
New Colours for Summer 6: Pale Lime
June 18, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Redecorating children’s bedrooms does not have to consist of bold red and blues with a mess of all their favourite cartoon characters. Instead, you can design a really stylish children’s bedroom by using pale lime as you base colour.
Firstly you should begin with the walls. You can choose to use wallpaper instead of paint as [...]
Interior Design Musical Inspirations 5: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
June 10, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Designing bespoke room for the kids can be fun and interesting as there are many things you can do to create a magical room for them. One of the most popular things at the moment comes from the musical ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’, this provides a wide range of styles and features that will transform [...]
How to Add the ‘WOW’ Factor to Your Home 2: Floors
May 31, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Flooring is an important part of decorating your home; it can change the look completely and also complement the any fixtures and fittings. A lot of home owners often overlook decorating the floor of their home. What they forget is that it runs all the way through your house or apartment and if neglected it [...]
Seasonal Style 6: In Your Kid’s Bedroom
May 14, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
It is not always easy to understand the various fashions and trends that your children so wholeheartedly seem to follow, but if you take the time to look at some of the different styles that are emerging at the moment, you might find it is a great way to have a rapport with your kids. [...]
How To 7: How To Decorate A Kids Room On A Budget
July 4, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
For children, the bedroom is so much more than just a place to lay their tired heads at the end of the day. Sleeping does come into the equation, but so does play time, study time and generally letting their imaginations run away with them.
As parents we can feel under pressure to meet all of [...]
