The Dining Room Colour Scheme
October 8, 2009 by james.brennan · Leave a Comment
Bored with your plain white dinner service that seemed like a good, sensible idea at the time? Are you tired of being so level-headed and want to inject some serious fun and colour to your dinner times? Use this helpful colour guide to create just right mood for your next dinner party or indeed any [...]
A Whiter Shade of Pale
September 19, 2009 by james.brennan · Leave a Comment
For a supposed non colour and blank canvas, white when used as the predominant colour in an interior scheme, has the ability to split opinions like nothing else. White is sterile, pure, bright, drab, warm, cold, focused and vague- all things to all men. Whatever you think of white, you certainly can’t ignore it.
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All White Rodders!
August 2, 2009 by james.brennan · Leave a Comment
The all white scheme. Simple right? I mean, it’s just… white. In theory that may well be true, but in practice a minimal scheme is a very delicate and difficult style to pull off really well. It takes a keen eye and lots of attention to detail. When done too strictly, it can feel clinical [...]
Making Colour Work
July 24, 2009 by james.brennan · Leave a Comment
Using bright, bold colour has long been a way to make a room interesting and full of life. But doing it the wrong way can really cause a problem if you don’t know how to match them together. Follow these colour-decorating tips to get a colourful space that will leave guests envious of your surroundings.
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Coastal Themed Interiors
June 10, 2009 by james.brennan · Leave a Comment
A coastal or beach theme is a fantastic way to turn a busy and cluttered home into a serene and tranquil space. When you think of the coast you instantly conjure up images of pale blue skies, fluffy white clouds and sandy shores and it is these images that you will use to create a [...]
Love Is All Around Us – Using Red Within Your Home
June 6, 2009 by katie.barrett · Leave a Comment
Red is one of the most powerful and effective colours within the colour wheel. The colour of love, heat, danger and passion red will without a doubt add some energy and wow factor in to your home designs. Similarly, however, if used to excess red can also create an overpowering, dark and opressive room. Consequently, [...]
Summertime Decor
June 1, 2009 by james.brennan · Leave a Comment
When decorating with a summer theme in mind your approach should an informal, whimsical one. Soft colours such as lemon and sky blue, casual fabrics and materials like natural cotton and wicker and lots of plants are all popular summer themes in interior design. It really doesn’t matter whether your home is modern or traditional, [...]
A Few Clues on the Blue Hues – how to use blue in your home
May 24, 2009 by katie.barrett · Leave a Comment
When used within interior design blue creates calm, tranquility and cool and can help to add some subtle depth to a colour scheme. Blue if used incorrectly, however, can also create a sterile, unwelcoming and cold atmosphere. Achieving this balance and choosing the correct tone for your room can be a tricky business which involves [...]
Not So Mellow Yellow
May 12, 2009 by katie.barrett · Leave a Comment
It is well known that trends in interior design move closely inline with all that’s fashionable on the catwalk. This season we have seen an influx of bright vibrant colours and bold eighties style patterns and shapes. Similarly, within interior design, flashes of vivid colours are seen in furniture and accessories for kitchens, living rooms [...]
Going Green
May 6, 2009 by james.brennan · Leave a Comment
Green is very much the colour of the moment. It seems the more central to our thoughts environmentally friendly or “green” design has become over the last few years, so too has the colour itself. Being a psychologist, my prettier half could probably tell you exactly why that is, something to do with neuron [...]
