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4 Tips to Choosing Window Dressings for Nurseries
January 21, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Safety, light control are the two key features which need to be considered when choosing window dressings for nurseries; closely followed by style and relevance. Let’s take a look at these key features one at a time to help you choose the most suitable window dressing for your nursery.
1. Safety:
Safety must come first when choosing [...]
3 Energy Saving Window Dressings
January 18, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
If saving energy is high on your priority list this year we have some inexpensive, yet effective ideas to help you save heat loss via your windows, which in turn can help lower your energy bills. If you want to ‘go green’ you’ll need to think beyond the colour! Being ‘green’ is all about helping [...]
Interior Design: Bedroom Trends for 2012 5: Exotic Luxury
January 15, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
This style encapsulates the four other top bedroom trends. The focus being on luxury and indulgence in a sympathetic and stylish way rather than being brash and tacky. Interior designers have embraced the mysterious by using black and white, wood, soft golds, the Black Water Dragon, themes, collections and reflective surfaces to bring a fresh [...]
Interior Design: Bedroom Trends for 2012 4: Collections and Themes
January 12, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Collections and themes inspired by nature, along with the use of natural light sees this bedroom style embracing this year’s eco-trend. Flowers, foliage and stripes are among the selected patterns to use, along with natural colours of creams, foggy greys and browns, complimented with golden hues, powdery pinks, sage greens, muted red, plush purple and [...]
Interior Design: Bedroom Trends for 2012 3: The Year of the Dragon
January 9, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Soft golden colours used with luxurious fabrics and soft furnishings provide chic and exquisite styling for bedrooms this year. If you’d like to adopt the Feng Shui then you’ll need to use soft golden hues teamed with deep oceanic blues and greens or black as this year the black dragon symbolises water. Add these colour [...]
Interior Design: Bedroom Trends for 2012 2: Reflective Surfaces
January 6, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Light and space are highlighted by the use of reflective surfaces in this year’s bedrooms. These means choosing furniture, furnishings and accessories which have reflective properties not necessarily mirrored surfaces. Of course most bedrooms have at least one mirror be it stand alone or mirrored wardrobe doors, however, this trend culminates by using reflective surfaces [...]
Interior Design: Bedroom Trends for 2012 1: Black & White
January 4, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
In this mini-series we’ll be taking a look at the latest interior design trends for bedrooms; offering hints and tips on how you can achieve the look in your bedroom. We are all aware that spending remains tight for many people this year that’s why we have some great ideas that you can adapt to [...]
Dressing Your Windows for the Festive Season 4: Bedrooms
December 12, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
There are some wonderful ways you can dress your bedroom windows this year, from the simplest of festive wreaths to tracer lights and illuminated Santa’s pretending to climb into your window! Let’s start by taking a brief look at festive window dressings at their simplest.
Scandinavian:
You could adopt the Scandinavian theme and use hand-crafted wheat wreaths [...]
Elegant, Modern Bedroom Ideas 5: Subdued Lighting
October 31, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Having an elegantly styled bedroom encompasses all aspects of the room. In today’s interior design world everything has a purpose and meaning. Careful consideration of every aspect and perfect planning is the key to success.
From the bottom up!
Flooring:
Depending on the style of your home and your budget, flooring doesn’t necessarily have to be changed to [...]
Elegant, Modern Bedroom Ideas 4: A Touch of French Chic
October 28, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
The French are renowned for their love of chic style, both in fashion and interior design. Today we’re going to take a look a chic French styling which can be used in modern bedrooms to add a refined, yet liveable, bedroom style.
From the bottom up!
Flooring:
White or ivory carpeting gives a room a warm and welcoming [...]