How to mix styles
Unless you are the sort of person who will extremely rigorously stick to one single style when it comes to interiors shopping, chances are you will at some point end…
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Creative ways to organise your makeup
This is probably the one post that is (mainly) directed at the ladies. No offence, gentlemen. Though, in a way, it benefits both parties in the household when small items…
Spring Wallpaper Roundup
If the change in Seasons and warmer weather has ignited your love of doing up your home, then you might like today's roundup of great Spring wallapers, ideal for any room in your home. Whilst you might be expecting bright colours and spring blooms on these prints, I've actually chosen a few more unusual designs, many with a retro feel that offer something a little different to the norm. Mostly contemporary, they embody muted shades, natural colours and something a little more out of the ordinary. I do hope you'll be inspired.
Hotel chic for your bedroom
A few weeks back I stayed at a swanky hotel for work. I'm usually more of a B&B or Airbnb type as I prefer quirky and homely interiors and homes with personality as opposed to 'designed' rooms. However, every once in a while it's just lovely to indulge something a little more luxurious and have room service available, don't you think? And that made me think.
10 Style Lessons You Learn in Your 30’s
Ahh yes, can you remember your first 'grown up' place? Okay, so perhaps in your 20's, you might have had your Auntie's hand me down sofa and those plates your mum gave you and maybe the rest of the furniture was from a cheap Scandinavian superstore but it doesn't mean it wasn't great, right? Just having your own space was enough to make the place feel like home and not having to worry about answering to your parents was a novelty in and of itself.
7 Creative Bedroom Ideas to Try This Weekend
When it comes to our bedrooms, most of us will naturally go with décor that's calm and serene. And of course, that makes sense when we want our bedrooms to be a sanctuary away from the rest of our house - somewhere we can go at the end of the day and recharge our batteries. However, what often happens is that we try so hard to make our bedrooms look 'calm' that they can very easily cross the line to 'boring'. And if there's one thing that's not very enjoyable at all it's a boring, bland, flat room with no personality.
Smart Bedroom Storage Ideas
Does your main bedroom become a bit of a dumping ground? It should be a place of calm and peace; a haven to which you can escape after a long, hard day. Very often though, as in my case, it becomes the place where things get left, piled and abandoned. In a family home, it's often a space that the whole family share, particularly when the children are younger, and so it fills up with laundry, paperwork, toys, shopping purchases, clutter and just 'stuff'. Would you love to be able to clear the clutter, and find a home for all those bits that hang around for weeks? Well, what you need is some clever storage ideas, and it just so happens, we have exactly that.
Decorating with grey
It might be Spring and the pages of magazines are awash with pastels and colour, flowers are everywhere and the sun gives everything a vibrant hue, but that doesn't mean that colour is necessarily to everybody's taste. I myself am not the most colourful person when it comes to interiors, so I do know a thing or two about how to make neutrals work and grey in particular. Grey is a sophisticated and calm colour (even if it isn't really a colour as such and sits somewhere between black and white) which lends a touch of elegance to a room. It is the perfect background colour as doesn't draw much attention to itself - unless you decide to paint a whole room in a very dark grey which would make quite an impact.
How to Create a Focal Point in a Room
Creating or making best use of a focal point is really important when you're designing your room scheme. A focal point is one specific feature within the design, that draws the eye towards it. It stands out and says, 'look at me' and you can't help but see it. Often it's an existing feature within the room, like a fireplace or stunning bay window, but often we need to create our own focal points from key furniture items, soft furnishings or accessories. Once you get the hang of it, it's really easy to do, and you'll find yourself naturally doing it as part of your interior decor.
Add some boho touches to your home
Spring, summer, longer days, sunshine, holidays… Wishing we could just leave our day jobs and spend our days travelling, tending to our gardens and enjoy long dinners and chats with friends. Yes, it would be nice to have that kind of lifestyle, wouldn't it? Unfortunately, as so often, completely changing our lives is not always possible, but what can be done is to bring a little bit of the style into our homes.