Red Interior Design Ideas & Tips
July 27, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
Red is a colour that invokes much emotion. It is filled with intensity and really draws the eye. This is primarily the reason it is used in warning signs and in traffic signals – after all, they need to catch your attention immediately.
Due to this, the colour red serves a similar purpose in interior design [...]
How to Create 3: How to Create a Natural Home
July 13, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments
In Today’s post we’re going to take a look at creating natural homes. This particular topic remains a hot topic within the world of interior design; more especially as many people are making a pro-active effort to think about where their consumer goods come from and ways to reduce their carbon footprint by incorporating as [...]
Top Interior Design Tips For August – Making The Most Of Warm Evenings
August 8, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Hands up those who prefer a warm evening relaxing at home as opposed to those chilly winter nights? I will be the first to raise my hand! Summer is short on the motherland – so we need to make the most of while its still here! You know that when the winter months creep up, [...]
Top Interior Design Tips For August – Terrace Dining
August 7, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
We all know how summer seems to come and go with the blink of an eye! This might be your last chance to share special times with friends and family on the terrace or patio – with stylish dining of course. There is something so wonderful about being in the open and yet knowing you [...]
A Room With A View 6 – A Room With A View Overlooking The Neighbours!
July 17, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
We have been looking at all number of beautiful window views but until now we haven’t mentioned the views that in reality – so many of us have to live with (and not always so willingly!) You guessed it – a room with a view in your neighbours garden or even near (too close for [...]
How To – Part 3 – Go Dutch
June 2, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Dutch designers and Dutch design are very original and choosing to ‘Go Dutch’ is a great achievement in that you are not afraid to design your home differently to other mainstream trends. There is a lot of minimalism in Dutch interior design and great attention is given to each individual piece and component of the [...]
Re-Vamping Your Living Space – Update Your Window Dressing
May 27, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
It is often the case, that when re-vamping your living space, the first things that are given attention are colours – a new lick of paint for example. If it isn’t a change in colour it is the purchase of a new item of furniture or perhaps a new set of bedding.
Why is it that [...]
How To – Part 4 – Make Dark Rooms Lighter
May 20, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Nobody wants to live like a hobbit – dark spaces not only make it difficult to see, but they create the wrong atmosphere. When you think about how the gloomy winters can make you unmotivated, tired and generally unhappy – the last thing you want is to have a home that reflects it.
The summer comes [...]
Going Green – Part 6 – Shake Up, Not Move Out!
May 15, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Quick Room Refreshers
Is your décor looking dingy? Are you bored with the same-old, same old every time you open your eyes in the morning? Feel like packing up and moving on out to somewhere fresh?
If you answered yes to the first two questions then most likely you don’t really need to move out. You need [...]
Going Green – Part 1 – 10 Steps To Add Spring Freshness To Your Rooms
May 10, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments
Rooms don’t have to be entirely green to give them a fresh spring look, small subtle splashes of colour work equally as well to give an instant lift in smaller rooms.
1. Which shade of green should you choose? Look for warm greens, those with lots of yellow tones in them for the best effect. Cooler, [...]
