New Years Party Planning – Part 3
December 31, 2009 by Helen Green · View Comments
This evening we will being saying goodbye to the noughties and welcoming in the New Year! Planning for a party can be daunting, however if you work your way systematically through your home you can be ready for your guests!
We have already looked at the important food, drink, guest rooms and bathrooms as well as [...]
New Years Party Planning – Part 2
December 30, 2009 by Helen Green · View Comments
Yesterday in New Years Eve Party Planning Part 1 we began by looking at the first two steps to any successful New Years Eve party. The first thing was making sure you have your invites sent out and to confirm the number of people coming by phoning and emailing them to contact them quickly! We [...]
New Year’s Party Planning – Part 1
December 29, 2009 by Helen Green · View Comments
With New Year’s Eve on the horizon just a few days after Christmas it can be difficult to have everything ready in time. It’s also a good idea to get your invitations in the post as quickly as possible. If at all possible it is also a good idea to send emails or to phone [...]
Boxing Day Celebrations
December 26, 2009 by Helen Green · View Comments
It’s finally over for another year and Christmas is now done and dusted. Boxing day is a day to recover from eating too much and perhaps having one to many glasses of wine! It’s also another perfect opportunity to spend time with the family. You could also choose to ‘brave’ the Boxing Day sales, which [...]
Think Practical And Usable When Selecting Your Christmas Gifts
December 20, 2009 by Helen Green · View Comments
The weather may be dampening people’s spirit as they had planned to use this weekend as their main present shopping weekend! Whilst the snow may be hampering the ability to get to the high street savvy shoppers are going online to find their Christmas presents!
If you are stuck for ideas as to what to buy [...]
Preparing For The Festive Season – Lounges Part 2
December 16, 2009 by Helen Green · View Comments
Who says you have to have a Christmas tree in your lounge? Adult focused chic styling can be accomplished with the ingenious use of wreaths hung in your windows rather than on your front door!
Making a focal point of your mantle piece is also a great idea simply by using greenery and red bows. [...]
Magical Christmas Colour Schemes – Totally Natural!
December 12, 2009 by Helen Green · View Comments
In this instance ‘totally natural’ refers to only using natural materials for your festive decorations and colour scheme, which basically means different coloured wood, greenery and colours which reflect nature.
This in itself opens up a whole world of different shades and hues of colour inspired by nature, such as traditional holly and ivy, red and [...]
Magical Christmas Colour Schemes – Plaids And Checks
December 11, 2009 by Helen Green · View Comments
Tartans and checks all great winter staples in the world of interior design. It’s easy to add a plaid rug to the foot of the bed or to use as a throw in the front room to snuggle into during the festive season.
You don’t have to belong to a specific clan to introduce the rich [...]
Magical Christmas Colour Schemes – Monochromatic Black And White
December 9, 2009 by Helen Green · View Comments
Black and white colour schemes are ideal for contemporary interiors. This modern trendy look can create a magical Christmas look to your home which complements your existing monochromatic interior design style.
The easiest way achieve this look is to have the latest black artificial Christmas tree! These can be dressed with beautiful white baubles and ornaments [...]
Magical Christmas Colour Schemes – Traditional Red And Green
December 7, 2009 by Helen Green · View Comments
Red and green have been the traditional Christmas colours for many years, whilst many people believe that prior Coco Cola Father Christmas only worn green is open to debate! However, within the world of interior design red and green colour schemes have been used for many, many years irrespective of the time of year!
If [...]
