August 2010
Luxury Living Room Ideas 5 – Hollywood Glamour
August 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Hollywood Glamour or Hollywood Regency style began in the 1930s and saw a major comeback in the 1960s. Now, the glitzy decorating style is making its way back into our hearts and homes again – almost in combat with the minimalist interiors we have been subjected to of late. This style is all about the [...]
Luxury Living Room Ideas 4 – Rough Luxe
August 28, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Just looking at those two words together – ‘rough’ and ‘luxe’ is intriguing; seemingly opposites, they have been paired together to form a new(ish) interior decorating trend. I guess it is similar to interior decorating styles that mix the old with new – again, proving that opposites can work together in harmony. We would like [...]
Luxury Living Room Ideas 3 – Luxury For Less
August 25, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
When we speak of luxury living room ideas, it doesn’t mean that you are going to have to take out a loan to have the desired results. It is time to rethink what luxury really means and understand that it doesn’t always come at an extortionate cost. First, think about what makes you feel special, [...]
Luxury Living Room Ideas 2 – Contemporary Style
August 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
What can you class as being luxury in living rooms? We are going to be taking a look at contemporary style living room ideas that take things up a notch and make being within them all the more pleasurable and special. Everyone deserves added comfort and a few beautiful additions to take your living room [...]
Luxury Living Room Ideas 1 – Traditional Style
August 19, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Luxury living rooms are all about pushing forward with design and decorating for maximum visual beauty and comfort. Luxury depends on the individual home owner and what they see as being more indulgent as opposed to just having the basic needs. Your home is your pleasure – enjoy it!
The question is, what does luxury design [...]
Lets Go Oriental! 5 Calming Serenity
August 16, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
If there is one thing our Eastern neighbours have right when it comes to interior design – it is the use of the ancient Feng Shui to predict a good layout and to bring a calming serenity throughout the home. Here in the west, we are becoming more and more aware of green living and [...]
Lets Go Oriental! 4 – Using Red
August 13, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
In the Far East, the colour red is celebrated as symbolizing happiness and good fortune – it is one of the most popular colours used in Chinese décor. The preferred hue is a bright red or orange-red like vermilion or scarlet. In fact, when people speak of Chinese red – it is likely vermilion. The [...]
Lets Go Oriental! 3 – Japanese Dining
August 10, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Now you might have some ideas and certainly some images of Oriental dining – who doesn’t have a Chinese restaurant down their street?! On the other hand though, there is Japanese style dining which has some minor similarities – but significantly different at the same time. I personally love the Japanese approach to interior design [...]
Lets Go Oriental! 2 – Chic, Chinese Styled Bedrooms
August 7, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
We are taking things further with our feature on Oriental design – this time we are exploring the possibilities for Chinese styled bedrooms. Not any old Chinese style though – we want to focus on the now and the contemporary. Chic, Chinese styled bedrooms have a minimalist quality that is pure and very liveable. There [...]
Lets Go Oriental! 1 – Modern Oriental Styled Living Rooms
August 4, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
An Oriental style of interior design takes its inspiration from Eastern Asia – mostly from countries such as China and Japan, although the countries that make up South-east Asia such as Thailand and the Philippines can also be termed as ‘Oriental’. For quite some time there has been an interest with the ‘East meets West’ [...]
