Instant Makeover Ideas for Children’s Rooms
January 26, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Children’s rooms are probably the one room which is re-decorated or up-dated than any other room in the home – the reason being that children fast grow out of things, clothes, shoes, toys and the look of their bedroom!
Go Natural:
Many children are very aware of the environment and ‘go going’ is often taken into consideration [...]
Instant Makeover Ideas for Spare/Guest Bedrooms
January 23, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Rather than a complete makeover, shuffle the furniture around to give the room a new perspective. Pay attention to detail and include personalised extras to make guests feel welcome. Make sure window treatments are effective and not just a spare pair of mismatched curtains or old blinds!
Go Natural:
Show your guests that you’re doing your bit [...]
Instant Makeover Ideas for Home Offices
January 20, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
With job prospects looking gloomy this year more and more people are turning to self-employment opportunities working from home. As such you’ll need to have an office or room in which to work. Although it would be ideal if you could allocate a room to be used solely as an office, in reality may people [...]
Instant Makeover Ideas for Bathrooms
January 14, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Change the accessories in your bathroom for an instant new look, it’s easy, cheap and very effective! Think along the lines of this year’s bathroom trend of spa rooms and you’ll be able to indulge yourself while you soak away the winter blues.
Go Natural:
What better room to go natural than a bathroom. Use wood wherever [...]
Instant Makeover Ideas for Kitchens
January 11, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
As the trend for home cooking and eating in remains one of this year’s biggest trends it’s a great time to add a new look and up-date your kitchen. You don’t have to rip all the cupboards out and start from scratch, with a few instant changes your kitchen can look as good as new [...]
Instant Makeover Ideas for Bedrooms
January 8, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
This year don’t let your bedroom become a cluttered mess which you loathe each time you walk into the room! Use the new year as an incentive to get a chic and stylish bedroom simply by altering or changing your accessories and soft furnishings.
Go Natural:
The bedroom is a great place to go natural! Bring in [...]
Interior Design Inspiration from Around the World 1: From Russia with Love
December 19, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
In this mini-series we’re going to have a quick trip around the world to look at some of the interior design inspiration showed cased this year. Our journey begins in Russia and a superb apartment where old and new sit comfortably side-by-side. Of course our main focus will looking at windows and the way they [...]
Innovative Curtain Pole Ideas 4: Material Doors
December 13, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Today we turn to yet another innovative idea for using curtain poles within your home. This time the curtain poles are used to hang curtains and material as doors to cupboards and closets. This is a great way of updating your bedroom furniture without having to buy new wardrobes and cupboards.
By hanging curtain pole above [...]
Simple Window Dressing Ideas 4: Curtains & Blinds
November 28, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Curtain and blind combinations offer a stylish and practical window dressing which suits all interior design styles irrespective the age of the home.
Why use curtains and blinds?
These window dressing combinations are becoming increasingly popular as blinds are replacing net curtains to provide privacy. However, this style of window dressing is not solely to give you [...]
Simple Window Dressing Ideas 3: The Art of Illusion
November 25, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
In today’s post we’re going to explain a little about the art of illusion and how you can use it when dressing your windows.
What is the art of illusion?
Basically it’s about making things look larger, smaller, wider, taller etc. than they are in reality. It’s even possible to make windows appear to be in a [...]
