Pantone have announced their Colour of the Year for 2019 and there has been an audible sigh of relief all round. At last, they have chosen a colour – Living Coral – that we can all imagine using in our homes. It’s bright, it’s cheery. It’s uplifting! We might…
It may be traditional at this time of the year to sprinkle the tinsel, or revert to the traditional red and green, but what if you’d like to ring the changes?
Back to Nature
Dunelm are going down the Scandinavian style Christmas look here with lots of natural greenery and a…
Admittedly tiles are the best and most permanent solution to keeping water and grease off the walls in the bathroom and kitchen. But what if you live in rented accommodation and don’t want the expense and upheaval of installing new tiles? Or maybe you are planning a big kitchen…
For anyone lucky enough to be living in a house with an abundance of period details, the temptation might be to furnish it in a similar fashion. But it doesn’t have to be so. When you combine contemporary furniture (or in this case bathroom fittings), with plaster moldings, sash…
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Just because most of my posts are about the decorative aspects of interiors and design, doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate all the little (and big!) not-really-decorative essentials that make life easier on a daily basis. And what was it that William Morris said?
“Have nothing in your house that…
Most of us have a Pinterest board or two dedicated to Scandinavian inspired homes. You do don’t you? And most of those homes will be light and open spaces with white walls, pale wood and a clean aesthetic. But (and you might already know this), Scandinavian designers do and have…
There’s nothing nicer than giving and receiving gifts that are personal. We all know someone who loves to create an urban jungle in their home and it’s a trend that’s just growing and growing (pardon the pun). And even those of us who like the look but don’t have…
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Buying and installing new flooring into our homes is one of the biggest investments we can make. And for anyone who is planning this purchase, the choices can be overwhelming. Not to say, confusing unless you have done your homework. I posed a few questions to a flooring…
I’ve written about the Vipp kitchen before. It’s modular and predefined in size, form and material. The opposite in fact, of a bespoke fitted kitchen. You can choose which particular pieces you want and you simply put them in position, just like free-standing furniture. It’s no less beautiful than bespoke…
I am the world’s worst at making decorating decisions in my own home. Also, at a time when I should be making plans for Christmas, or at the very least making lists, I’m making plans to re-decorate the living room with all the upheaval that brings. I know that…
