Interior Design Themes – Amazing Americana
August 31, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
To continue on with our interior design themes, today we take a look at Amazing Americana. America is incredibly popular to a lot of people, be it patriotism for their own country or simply others being inspired by the culture. While America does not always get the best wrap publicly, millions of people around the [...]
Feng Shui Interior Design Tips 3: For Bedrooms
August 24, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Over one third of our lives are spent in the bedroom and that should be reason enough to want to use the Feng shui system that can bring aesthetic appeal to your overall health and mood. It is a room that should be designed for retreat, regeneration and serenity. If your bedroom offers little of [...]
Let Your Interior Design Ideas Become Reality – In Your Bedroom
August 3, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Bedrooms are a great area of the house that can be used as a multifunctional area and not just somewhere to sleep. Many people have transformed their bedrooms into the ideal place to spend time relaxing. Although the bedroom is a great place to watch TV, read and relax, it should also be the ideal [...]
Create Your own Summer Style – By Pattern Clashing
July 19, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
You’ve heard me say it before but this interior design style is definitely not for the faint hearted! You need a little design flair and a lot of courage to make this style work in your home. Pattern clashing isn’t a new conception, it was first seen in the late 60’s and early 70’s when [...]
Inspiring Ideas From Far Away Places 4: Italy
May 26, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
When you think of Italy it is perhaps the foremost country for design and fashion and Italian styling is echoed in many countries of the world. If you are thinking of decorating a room in your home, you will be able to transform this room into an old world Italian style without too much cost. [...]
Modern Bedroom Ideas 2: Tranquillity and Calm
April 12, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
These days designing a bedroom can be an expensive task, after all you want to create a room that says something about you, and at the same time is something special. If you take the time to sit down for a few minutes in front of your computer and go online, you’ll discover that there [...]
Bedroom Decorating Ideas 6: When Your Bedroom Needs An Overhaul
February 12, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
For years you have tried to spruce up your bedroom décor with new curtains, bedspreads and small accessories but the same old feeling keeps creeping back into the space. This is when you know that your bedroom needs a full overhaul. As we age, our taste in design sometimes also changes and starting with a [...]
Green With Envy 4: Bedrooms
January 13, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Another week where we honour colour in decorating; colour is one of the most important elements of home design and there is a lot to discover on the range of colours, their uses in terms of setting the right atmosphere and the different schemes that pair more than one hue together. Green is often used [...]
A Room With A View 5 – A Room With A View Over Hills and Dales
July 16, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
How very lucky you are to have a home in the countryside overlooking the natural rolling shapes of the hills and dales! You certainly could take advantage of this fascinating view by bringing a touch of nature within your home and giving your windows the perfect treatments to look out over the tumbling landscape. Like [...]
Style Revival – Part 6 – 1970’s New Wave
June 19, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Interior styles of the 1970s are often referred to as being ‘retro’ and we hope to shed some light on what defined the decade in terms of home design and decorating. The sixties flower power obsession and clashing colours were toned down but not completely eradicated.
This was really a transitional period where pinpointing a particular [...]
