Creating and styling a space that is unique to you doesn’t have to be a task that deflates your bank account. The potential for savings are all around you, you just have to do a little digging around, brush up on your furniture knowledge and fully explore the possibilities that exist when you take creation into your own hands. After factoring out the costs of … Continue reading Saving with Style without Sacrificing Taste
Sometimes you find yourself flicking through interior design magazines, gazing longingly at their glossy pages or unrealistically smart homes – always ‘on trend’, ‘ahead of the curve’, and in ‘this season’s fashionable colours’. If you, like me, find yourself thinking how much you’d love to have that look, but can’t fathom how frequently these people must decorate their homes, then I may just have the … Continue reading Using soft furnishings to style your home: quick and on a budget
Do you want to revamp a living area and create more of an exciting focus to your room? I’ve listed a few ideas to help you create a focal point which can balance a room out and give it a new lease of life. Whether it be with a specific piece of furniture or bespoke wall design, one or two adjustments can be all you … Continue reading How to Create a Focal Point
There are many plus points to renting a property – the lack of concern about the value of your house, the maintenance is the responsibility of someone else (assuming you have a good landlord) and the ability to up sticks and move to pastures new in a relatively easy and painless manner. However… There are also drawbacks, at least if you have a contract like … Continue reading How to make a rental feel homely: adding pictures without nails
When you’re getting your rental property ready to put on the market it’s vital to get the colour scheme right. You can help to create a light, spacious and airy environment using cool tones that will make your property more appealing to prospective tenants. This is not necessarily the time to apply your own interior decorating choices. If you favour walls in loud colours such … Continue reading Decorating Rental Properties
A small or narrow room can often be one of the hardest spaces in a house to make practical use of and can often be overlooked when it comes to making the best of our living space. Sometimes it’s simply a matter of not recognising the potential because the room feels too cramped and dingy. However, whether it’s a living room, bedroom, dining room or … Continue reading Using light to make a room feel bigger
