Fabric Facelifts 4: Make Your Own Curtains
December 2, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Making your own curtains – with lining we may add, is a relatively easy project to take on. If you already have experience using a sewing machine then you are going to find this easy peasy! By using a sewing machine, the time taken to make lined curtains is not much different to making those [...]
Home Living Styles – Part 7 – Art Deco
March 14, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Although the term Art Deco wasn’t used until after the 60s, the name derives from the world fair held in Paris in 1925, Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes .
The inspiration for Art Deco is considered to bring a whole new look to fashion and interiors with decoration and eclectic influences derived from [...]
Tips To Keeping Your Home Feeling Warm This Winter
November 3, 2009 by Helen Green · View Comments
A great way to feel warm this winter is to have a quick change of colour and add extra layers of insulation within your home. This doesn’t mean you have to completely re-decorate your entire house or wrap yourself in swathes of blankets!
Colours fall into different groups, some of which are refer to as hot, [...]
Stripes, Spots, Sunflowers or Stars – How to Decorate Your Room Using Pattern
October 21, 2009 by katie.barrett · View Comments
From a beautiful forest to a bustling supermarket pattern is everywhere we look. Whether it is the soft veins along a long leaf or the checkerboard of vinyl tiles the forms, lines and variation in colour of a pattern are often what gives an object or area interest, texture and its identity. When it comes [...]
From Victorian Manor to Manchester Apartment: Get the Perfect Country Look
October 15, 2009 by katie.barrett · View Comments
With the likes of Cath Kidston and Laura Ashley classic country twee has made somewhat of a comeback. Whether it be a rocking chair, gingham, florals or wood; magazines, retailers and designers have gone back to their roots and loving all things pretty. However playful this look is, without consideration, it can be somewhat out [...]
Homemade Comforts
September 26, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments
Changing the cushions is the simplest way to revamp a room or old settee. You avoid dustsheets, brushes and paint, and if you go off the print you can use the material for something else, hide it in another room, or pop another cushion cover over the top.
You’ll need to source inexpensive material. My top [...]
Mimosa Yellow Tops 2009 Interior Design Colour Charts
September 24, 2009 by helen.green · View Comments
The must have interior design colour for 2009 in Mimosa, a bright and cheerful yellow which denotes change, hopefulness and reassurance. With present economic climate Mimosa is the ideal colour to restore morale and hope into people’s lives and homes.
The colour is also associated with cheerfulness, imagination and innovation, as such this colour is the [...]
The Bella Collection – bringing together the bold and the beautiful
September 16, 2009 by katie.barrett · View Comments
As interior fashions and designs become increasingly more vibrant, daring and varied, many of us struggle with which avenue to turn down for dressing their own homes. Whether it is bold stripes, delicate florals or simple, vivid plains, getting the balance and mixture between bold and beautiful right is somewhat tricky; even to the professionals. [...]
Sophisticated and Modern Dressings for Bay Windows
September 13, 2009 by katie.barrett · View Comments
Bay windows offer a unique expanse of window to maximise the feeling of light and space within a room. Their unique shape creates a natural focal point and a beautiful area for seating, dressing tables or a simple console table. Although a charming feature in any home, difficulties do arise when looking to dress the [...]
Incorporating Bright and Bold Curtains Into Your Designs
September 11, 2009 by katie.barrett · View Comments
Just as bright and whacky neon has hit the fashion catwalk this summer, gone too are the days of safe and subtle cream and coffee interiors. In stark contrast, we have reverted to bold, bright and abstract colours and patterns inspired by the retro sixties and seventies and eastern design. However refreshing this new daring [...]
