The Nature Inspired Home

February 4, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments 

Be inspired by nature this season to create a home filled with individual style. Bring in the textures and colours that you love most from the great outdoors for a perfect retreat all your own. Mother Nature’s earthy influence on the home this season is evident in colour palettes, natural materials and fibres and a [...]

Put a Cork in it!

January 12, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments 

Cork board is a wonderfully versatile and adaptable material for the home that is easy to work with, inexpensive and sustainable and therefore environmentally and economically friendly.
Cork board is a hugely handy material when you are decorating the kids’ bedrooms. Children are fickle creatures, what they like one minute, they loathe the next. This [...]

Renaissance Style With Mouldings

January 9, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments 

Creating a convincing period setting is not difficult but attention must be given to the fine details. Window dressings should be opulent; curtains should full length, and hung from a decorative curtain pole rather than a track- so remember to choose eyelet curtains or ones which hang from pin hooks. Tie-backs, tassels, beads, a pelmet [...]

Design Classics- The Spiral Staircase

December 28, 2008 by james.brennan · View Comments 

With many people renovating their existing properties rather than opting to move, a staircase which takes up less space for accessing new levels or rooms has never been a more popular feature. A spiral staircase can take up nearly half the room of a conventional straight flight staircase, whilst still providing a convenient means of [...]

Boho Bed Tents

December 10, 2008 by james.brennan · View Comments 

A bohemian bedroom complete with tent style bed canopy is a great idea for those wanting a little individuality in their décor. The word bohemian conjures images of plush fabrics and strong colours set to a freestyle decorating motif. Eclectic and colourful, a bohemian bedroom is rich in character and diverse in the details. Below [...]