Matt or Silk Paint: What to use when Decorating?

It’s time for a spring clean, it’s finally time to decorate the house extension, the kids are away for Christmas/Summer Holidays, and you need to redecorate before they get back. Whatever the reason you are picking up a paintbrush and tackling the paint rollers – you need to know which type of paint to use? It’s one of the most popular questions we get asked … Continue reading Matt or Silk Paint: What to use when Decorating?

Traditional living room decoration: what do you have to do?

Sometimes, it’s not worth looking into different style movements to generate ideas for a living room’s décor, should you be planning a new interior design project for your home. While the likes of art deco, Bauhaus, steampunk and neo-classical can be popular choices for a living room for two or three years at a time, they can fade in popularity and end up being utterly … Continue reading Traditional living room decoration: what do you have to do?

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Wood Flooring Damage Repair

Wood flooring is becoming a regularly featured material now in residential and in commercial properties. Overtime, extensive use in the shape of foot traffic can cause damage to the wood. Often the damage is cosmetic, however in some cases it may shorten the service life of the wood and so will require immediate care. Wood floors are based on two competing technologies, engineered wood and … Continue reading Wood Flooring Damage Repair

Your floor can change your life…or at least your living room

 It’s no secret that changing just one thing can alter the feel of a room. A fresh lick of paint or a few new accessories can help bring your decor up to date. However, nothing quite lifts a space like replacing a tired carpet with some sleek new wood flooring. This one simple change gives a completely different canvas for you to build on. Just … Continue reading Your floor can change your life…or at least your living room

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Top Five Tips on Maintaining Your Flooring

With today’s trends for cream carpets and solid Wood Flooring it can often be a nightmare to protect and keep clean carpets and floors without becoming obsessive. Although many of us will fork out hundreds of pounds for beautiful flooring, when it comes to its maintenance, the chemicals and methods we use can actually be more damaging than we know. In fact, the best way … Continue reading Top Five Tips on Maintaining Your Flooring