Seasonal Style 4: In Your Dining Room
May 12, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
These days it is not uncommon for a dining room to have many purposes, when your dining room and in particular your dining table is not being used for eating a meal. It is most likely that it will be used as a work table, for example any paperwork that you might have to do, [...]
How To 2: How to Create a Victorian Living Room
May 3, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
The Victorian era is an highly popular period in which designers became extremely creative in their designs. Colours of this period range from light to dark and depending on which shade you choose you must always seek to choose a shade that complements the room and adds depth.
A Victorian living room is not only about [...]
Preparing For The festive Season – Dining Rooms Part 2
December 15, 2009 by Helen Green · View Comments
Anyone who is entertaining over the festive period will want to make sure that their dining room looks at its very best! This not only includes using an inspirational table setting to enthral your guests but also that the style you choose is in keeping with the style and décor of your dining room.
Of course [...]
Magical Christmas Colour Schemes – Red, Red Wine!
December 13, 2009 by Helen Green · View Comments
Homes which are not being inundated by excited children this Christmas can opt for a more sophisticated interior colour scheme which reflects the needs of adults! Red wine, claret, burgundy, port, along with cranberry and holly berry red are great choices for lounges and dining rooms.
Whether you opt for Christmas tree or not is purely [...]
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 – 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 [...]
Preparing For The Festive Season – Dining Rooms Part 1
December 2, 2009 by Helen Green · View Comments
Preparing your dining room ready for the festive season can begin, now by thinking of the overall ambience, colour and style you are going to want to bring to your festive table.
The traditional festive season colours are red and green, which is fine if you have green or red curtains in your dining room as [...]
