Brass- now really, who saw that coming?
June 16, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments
After years in the shadows of, until recently, unchallenged champion of home metals- steel, brass has made a quite unexpected comeback. With so many connotations and links to naff Olde English items like horse brasses and country beer garden ash trays, I must admit that this one came completely out of nowhere. I guess it [...]
Ten Cheap Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home
June 16, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments
Despite the fact that it depreciates in value every single day from the second you buy it until the day it needs towing, guzzles money faster than it guzzles petrol and has a habit of breaking down in the most remote and rain soaked parts of the countryside, your sports car is, according to at [...]
How to Personalise Your Home- by someone you’ve never met.
June 15, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments
I guess writing a piece telling you how to personalise your home is a contradiction in terms. If tell you what I’d do then we would have a population of homes throughout Britain that were personal to me…why, with this kind of power I could take over! The world could be mine Mooohoohahahaaa!!! Sorry- typing [...]
Details Details Details
June 13, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments
For intricate detailing and lovingly crafted furniture you need look no further than Victorian interior design. Despite originating over a hundred years ago, the Victorian style remains as popular as ever amongst British homeowners who are drawn to its sense of grandeur and ornate surfaces.
A product of the Industrial Revolution, where advances in technology suddenly [...]
Coastal Themed Interiors
June 10, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments
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A coastal or beach theme is a fantastic way to turn a busy and cluttered home into a serene and tranquil space. When you think of the coast you instantly conjure up images of pale blue skies, fluffy white clouds and sandy shores and it is these images that you will use to create a [...]
How to Sell Your Home
June 8, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments
If you are about to brave the current home sales ice age by putting your house on the market, the thought of DIY is probably the last thing on your mind. But what if I was to tell you that now is in fact the perfect time to do some decorating. While the idea of [...]
Don’t Forget the Bathroom
June 3, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments
It’s generally accepted that the two rooms that sell your house are the kitchen and the bathroom. As there is already tons of info out there covering the kitchen today we will take a look at what can be done with the bathroom to make it more appealing to potential buyers- remember a home that [...]
Recycling at Home
June 2, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments
The week that runs from the 22nd of June to 28th is scheduled to be a national Recycling Week. The annual event, which is now in its fifth year, is organised by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) in partnership with the leading materials recycling organisations, British Glass, Corus, Novelis, PaperChain and Recoup. Recycle Week [...]
And Finish By Framing…
May 17, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments
Picture and photo frames are wonderfully handy tools in the arsenal of the amateur designer. Just like paint, wallpaper and furniture they are extremely effective when it comes to creating the mood or style for a room. However, unlike paint and wallpaper, fames do not require lots of time, layers, effort and possibly expense to [...]
Bedroom Bliss
May 16, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments
If the bed is the star attraction in any bedroom, then the style and colour of the bedding that covers it is the mood it is in. By choosing the right bedding, you can transform your bed from frumpy co-star to leading lady- and it doesn’t have to cost the earth!
When choosing bedding colour and [...]
