March Makeovers Using Handmade Soft Furnishings
March 9, 2012 by Helen Green · View Comments
Last year we saw the increase in recycling and up-cycling and this year the trend continues to find its way into own homes. With the more adventurous turning broken electric whisks into lamp shades (or using working whisks to quickly knock out a fresh Victoria Sandwich cake due to the trend for home-made cakes and [...]
March Makeovers Using Lace
March 8, 2012 by Helen Green · View Comments
Inspired by the London, Milan and New York Fashions lace is being used to create graphic as well as sexy and sensual interiors. Cut work has been embodies into wallpapers and fabrics to give us new interior design concepts and colour combinations. Lace can also be used in soft furnishings to create a Victoriana style [...]
March Makeovers Using Navy Blue
March 5, 2012 by Helen Green · View Comments
This week we’re going to offer you some interior design ideas to get you buzzing around just like the Spring bees! We start by taking a look at some alternatives to Tangerine Tango (Pantone’s ‘official’ colour for 2012) – because after all tangerine/orange is a colour you either love or loathe and by what we’ve [...]
How to Give a Quick Boost to Your Interior by Including Patterns
March 4, 2012 by Helen Green · View Comments
In our last post in this mini-series we’re going to take a look at including patterns as part of interior design. It could be said, and quite rightly, that patterns are everywhere and indeed they are, however, for the purposes of this article we’re going to focus on using patterns on fabrics and soft furnishings.
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How to Give a Quick Boost to Your Interior by Introducing a Theme
March 3, 2012 by Helen Green · View Comments
When we think of the word ‘theme’ we usually conjure up images of bathrooms filled with items found on a beach or children’s bedrooms with themes of favourite television or film heroes. However, in reality many of us include a theme within our homes without even realising it! An interior design theme doesn’t mean that [...]
How to Give a Quick Boost to Your Interior by Mix & Matching
March 2, 2012 by Helen Green · View Comments
We’re not going to try and kid you that mixing and matching is a new interior design concept- it’s been around for many years, however with this year’s trends of austerity, up-cycling along with the use of texture it’s easy to use all of these trends to improve and refresh the look of your home. [...]
Spring Interior Design Ideas for Bedrooms: Colour Block
January 31, 2012 by Helen Green · View Comments
For today’s bedroom inspiration we turn our attention is to using blocks of colours. This interior design trend has been around for many years, and this year it is forecast to become one of the biggest trends. It’s easy to achieve and you don’t even have the problem of trying to coordinate colours. Big and [...]
Interior Design Ideas: Enter the Dragon into Your Bedroom
January 26, 2012 by Helen Green · View Comments
It’s easy to get a Chinese style look in your bedroom. As red is a favourite colour for good health and good fortune in the East, here in the West we often use red in the bedroom as a symbol – intentional or not – of romance and love. Incorporate the two and you have [...]
Interior Design: Enter the Dragon
January 23, 2012 by Helen Green · View Comments
Today marks the start of the Chinese New Year. This year is the year of the dragon, or to be more exact the year if The Black Water Dragon. Before you think that dragons are all about children’s story tales the Chinese hold their year symbols very highly – more especially as their dragons aren’t [...]
Turning Over a New Leaf in Bedroom Interior Design
January 19, 2012 by Helen Green · View Comments
The bedroom may be one of the easiest rooms in your home to begin your quest of turning over a new leaf. With modern bedroom designs making use of natural light, along with rugs to bring warmth to flooring and help ground a colour scheme, there are many ways you can transform and up-date your [...]
