60 Minute Makeover 10: Trendy Purple & Aubergine Colour Schemes
October 3, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
In this video you’ll see how the team made three rooms into bright modern spaces for a young family using trendy purple, gold and cream colour schemes.
The main bedroom was garish and gaudy with dark ink blue and bright yellow colour combinations which swamped the room. One hour later the team had turned the room [...]
Seasonal Style 5: In Your Bathroom
May 13, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
By their very nature bathrooms tend to be the smallest room in the home, whilst the bathroom is a purely functional room, that does not mean to say it cannot be a room that can be enjoyed. If you do have a small bathroom, with careful planning and use of correct colours, you will find [...]
Pondering Over Pastels: Pastel Purple
January 26, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
In this post we’re going to be looking at pastel purple, which includes the beautiful hues of lilac. This subtle tone is bang on-trend and a far cry for the deep purples seen in the 70s!
Colours – Pastel purple looks chic and sophisticated when teamed with white or ivory in both traditional and modern homes.
Flooring, [...]
2011 Colour Trends 3: Made With Love
December 29, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Welcome to the third instalment of our 2011 Colour Trend series and to the third colour theme entitled ‘Made With Love’. What are your first thoughts? What could be meant by this theme’s title? It makes me want to find out more; sounds almost ‘cuddly’ and I imagine that it will be a timeless palette [...]
Room By Room Essentials 1- Kitchens
October 4, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
There are few things I love more than being organised in the home and writing lists is an everyday activity for me! I know that some of you just don’t have time or the information to write lists – which is why we have come to the rescue. Room by room essentials for every room [...]
Fabulous Film Decorating Inspiration 5: In The Mood For Love
September 17, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
A few of you may be raising eyebrows at this point, as I have chosen a film that is not as well known as the previous posts in this series. However, should you have a fondness for Oriental design, foreign films and romance in a sensual yet reserved sense – do rent the DVD over [...]
Design Of The Day 2 – Clean And Elegant
September 7, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
If clean and elegant design sounds like something you would feel happy to be around, then you will love the tips, advice and inspiration we have in store for you. We are taking this look to bedrooms, hallways and kitchens – but you can implement these ideas throughout the home to the same effect. Clean [...]
Autumn Decorating Preview 1 Staying Warmer For Longer
August 30, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
As we continue to enjoy the last of the summer months, it can’t be ignored that a new season is upon us. The air will become cooler, the night sky darker – but with the negatives aside, autumn brings with it some wonderfully new ideas for decorating your home.
We don’t want to speed the clocks [...]
Mission Possible 5 – To Update Your Kitchen On A Budget
August 27, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Special Agent TF, your mission is to update our kitchens on a budget. We spend so much time in our family kitchens and yet the décor is uninviting, uninspiring and in dire need of a refreshing update. We would greatly appreciate some easy tips and ideas for a stunning makeover – without the expense!
Give Her [...]
Contemporary Interiors 4 – Black Is Black In The Bathroom
August 12, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
In contemporary interiors, designers are trying to lift the old clichés in bathrooms by playing around with black – an interesting alternative to white. You might have seen the evidence of this already in modern hotel suites and interior design ideas on the web. Black might not be the first colour you think of when [...]
