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 [...]
Earth Inspired Brown 1: Formal Or Casual?
December 7, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
When we symbolise colours, it can help to set the right mood and atmosphere in the home; we are going to be taking a look at brown and how this Earth inspired colour can affect our decorating style. This neutral hue symbolises the Earth and represents the feeling of being grounded.
Formal Inspiration For Decorating With [...]
Putting On The Charm 4 – Cottage Style Dining Rooms
November 16, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
For all the time and effort you might put into creating a cottage style dining room, at the end of all that hard work it will be shown how your dining room starts to work for you; it will be a place where you really feel at home – your comfort zone, a place that [...]
Scandinavian Home Inspiration 5 – Dining Rooms
October 4, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Our Northern neighbours have a really good food culture – even if it does include a lot of pickled herring! They know that meal times are an important part of the day and this reflects in their home design and dining room décor.
The Scandinavians use any excuse to personalise a space and just as important [...]
Traditional Bedroom Ideas 5 – Shaker Simplicity
August 20, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Shakers were a religious sect established in Manchester in the 1700s before emigrating to the state of New York, USA. They are best remembered for their furniture, textiles and the simplicity of their designs. Although the sect has lowered immensely in number – the Shaker style is still very popular.
They believed that everything in [...]
Get The Look Part 4 – Modern Minimalism
August 2, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Modern minimalism is becoming very popular and for a number of reasons. First, the less is more attitude means low maintenance for the home (less cleaning and organising). Second, it can be such a welcoming design for those who lead a busy lifestyle away from home (easy on the eye and no clutter).
There is an [...]
Far Away Design Inspiration – Australian Outback
May 27, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
A recent adventure in the Australian outback has spurred you on to bring some change in your home décor. Maybe you have a fascination with Aboriginal culture, arts and crafts. We have a few ideas on how you can change your living space to bring in elements of both the Australian outback and aboriginal design.
Before [...]
Curtains Styles – Part 1 – Tap Top Curtains In The Nursery
April 18, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Choosing a window dressing for use in the nursery need to be given careful consideration. Not only do you want a stylish look, you’ll also need to consider the practicalities and safety aspects.
There has been recent publicity highlighting the potential dangers of using blinds or curtains which have pull a cord to operate them, as [...]
10 Ideas For Using Blue In Bedrooms
March 21, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
As we have discussed in the previous post ‘Why Choose Blue Curtains?’ – 5 February 2010, blue is the ideal colour to choose for bedrooms of all sizes.
Here are 10 different ideas on how to use blue in bedrooms of all sizes and styles to give your bedrooms a fresh new look!
You need to look [...]
Design Ideas For Guest Bedrooms
March 12, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
When decorating guest bedrooms you have to find the balance which will suit guests of all ages and genders, and although it’s your house, so basically you can decorate the room anyway you like, you’ll also want to achieve a look which makes your guests feel at home and welcomed.
Many guest rooms have twin beds [...]
