What’s Your Interior Design Style? Contemporary

July 4, 2011 by Helen Green · View Comments 

This week we’re going to look at the most popular home interior design ideas and styles starting with modern contemporary.
The basics:
An uncluttered appearance with clean lines and smooth surfaces epitomises contemporary interior design. This look is a far cry from the fussy and cluttered interiors of the past, however, just because its contemporary doesn’t mean [...]

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 [...]

Put Spring Into Your Home – Part 3 – Bathrooms

March 24, 2010 by Helen Green · View Comments 

Bring a fresh new look at your bathroom this spring by opting for a completely white décor. This will sit very nicely with the trend to return to white bathroom suites, to add touches of spring simply place lime green foliage plants as part of your accessorising.
Bathrooms have moved away from being cluttered and cramped [...]

Making the best use of your voiles

September 17, 2009 by shirley.mclellan · View Comments 

Voile curtains have a number of benefits – adding privacy to your home when needed, while at other times, letting in valuable sunshine. Aside from this, they are low-cost, low-maintenance and also add a dash of style to any home.

Voiles also go by the name of ‘sheers’ because of the sheer quality of the materials [...]

Voiles

July 21, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments 

I know what you’re thinking – “What is James doing writing about the solo piano compositions from Claude Debussy’s first book of music preludes?!” – I don’t mean THOSE types of Voiles silly! Happens every time! No, I’m talking about the very lovely lightweight-woven-fabric-usually-made-of-100%-cotton-or-cotton-blends-including-linen-or-polyester type Voiles. Voile is a French word literally meaning veil, and [...]

Lighting Plans

February 17, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments 

The typical British home is dead. Today your neighbours are just as likely to live in a converted barge or 24 floors skyward in a luxury apartment as they are to be in 3 bed semi or 2 up 2 down. With space of a premium and, up until recently, the price of property [...]