Colour Schemes
We’re Loving Pink in the Kitchen!
October 10, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Pink may not be the first colour you think of for your kitchen and yet pink is the ideal colour if you want a retro styled kitchen or simply want to add a warm homely touch to you home. Pink makes a real change from red and yet as it is made from red with [...]
Fashion Inspired Window Dressings 10: Bright Colours and Bold Prints
July 30, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Window dressing can be a lot of fun, and you may find that making your windows stand out from your home’s décor can be the perfect way to draw the attention of visitors to your beautiful property. By adding some bold prints and vibrant colours to your window dressing, you can show people just how [...]
Fashion Inspired Windows 2: Coloured Layers
July 6, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
As we saw in our last post ‘Fashion Inspired Windows 1: Light & Breezy‘ if you’re looking for inspiration for your window treatments turn to the catwalk to get the latest looks and interior design trends. In today’s post we’re going to take a look a coloured layers; an effective and simple way to give [...]
Interior Design Fixes: Add Bold Pinks
June 4, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
If you are planning an interior design project, you may have overlooked the effectiveness and wonderful appearance that adding bold pinks to your design can really do. When most people look to redesign their home whether this be in the bedroom, living room or otherwise, the majority of people today are choosing modern and simplistic [...]
Turn on the Charm 4: Femininity
April 26, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
More often than not when it comes to home decorating, it is the man who traditionally will make the decisions on the colour scheme that can be used and the overall effect that will be created in the room. Men often see things in black and white and are sometimes not open to ideas that [...]
Stepping into Summer 3: Adding Vibrant Accents
April 8, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Adding a special colour together with splashes of colour can help transform any room in your house. It doesn’t matter whether you have, carpeting through the room, or whether you have hardwood flooring or for that matter stone flooring, by sitting back for a moment and reflecting, you’ll be able to add something that will [...]
Colour Your Home Beautiful 8: Using Red
March 24, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
As a colour, red is an incredibly powerful one. This is primarily because of its use in nature as a warning colour, or to draw attention. It evokes a lot of powerful emotions and can often be very overpowering when used in the wrong ways. This makes a lot of people shy away from the [...]
Focusing On Lounges: Retro
February 21, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Retro design is a very fun element in all aspects of life. Whether it be clothing, hair, vehicles, or in this case interior design, it is a great way to visit the past and reincorporate some very cool and unique elements back into our daily living.
One of the great things about retro is that it [...]
All That Glitters In Gold 3: Stately Lounges
January 28, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Living rooms dressed up in glittering gold are stately and you could even say a tad dramatic! From walls painted in soft gold, furnishings with gilding and textiles that dazzle – there is no doubt that a touch of gold can revamp any interior. Although gold has been used for centuries in interior design, the [...]
Earth Inspired Browns 5: Colour Combinations
December 20, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
With brown being a neutral, it can be combined with all colours on the colour wheel. In a nursery, brown is softer than working with black and it pairs up great with pastel pinks or blues for little girls and little boys respectively. In living areas such as the dining room or lounge, brown is [...]
