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 [...]
The Impact is in the Subtlety – Using Voile & Sheer Curtains
September 15, 2009 by katie.barrett · View Comments
For many rooms, especially in the downstairs of our properties, complete privacy or coverage from the sun is not required. Instead, our curtains and window dressings are there as an aesthetic addition to soften the window and add some texture and form to our designs. When looking to dress these areas, a much cheaper and [...]
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 [...]
Luxurious Lounge Curtains With a Contemporary Edge
September 12, 2009 by katie.barrett · View Comments
Bar their practical uses, curtains are most frequently seen and most effective in the warmer and more relaxed areas of the home such as bedrooms and living rooms. Their sumptuous, elegant and textured presence helps give these rooms that extra level of luxury and cosiness and also enhances the feeling of height within a space. [...]
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 [...]
Get Back to Nature with Floral Patterned Curtains
September 10, 2009 by katie.barrett · View Comments
Floral or botanical inspired patterns have been a regular and much loved feature in design, fashion and interiors for hundreds of years. Their graceful yet exciting forms and beautiful array of colours lend themselves perfectly to decoration and have been modified and adapted throughout the years to suit the latest tastes and fashions. During the [...]
How Coordinating Blinds and Soft Furnishings Can Uplift a Room
August 6, 2009 by katie.barrett · View Comments
For most of us, high fashion, high style interior design seems far away from the realms of our real homes. Our homes are places of practicality and relaxation not plumped pillows and chaise lounges. Whatever your budget and whatever your tastes, it is very simple and moderately inexpensive to lift your rooms and create a [...]
Good Things Don’t Have to Come to an End
July 31, 2009 by katie.barrett · View Comments
As with fashion; some things within the history of interior design should remain tucked away in people’s distant memories. Some things however should be held high and mighty to stand the test of time. Some classics such as the Chesterfield, chandelier and rocking chair have been consistently modernised and bought to life decade after decade. [...]
Think Deep – Use Layers to Create Design Depth
June 19, 2009 by katie.barrett · View Comments
Although latest contemporary fashions have been minimalist and sparse there is something undisputed and quality about a more sumptuous and involved finish. Just like eating, interior design works by exciting people’s senses whether it is sight, touch, sound or smell. Consequently, to create a warm, welcoming and interesting space it is often most effective to [...]
