If you’re thinking of celebrating springtime with a new look for your home you might be wondering what sort of look to create. From colour and texture to pattern and material, bring your home bang up to date with our guide to what’s hot in interior design for the year [...]
At this time of year, along with the millions of chocolate eggs, the shops are full of Easter decorations to jazz up your home ready for the onslaught of friends and relatives. We show you some ways to bring the springtime indoors this Easter. Ways with Wreaths Decorative wreaths aren’t [...]
Home shows or exhibitions are not only a great day out, they also provide plenty of ideas that you can take away and implement in your own home, albeit on a smaller scale. From new innovations in the kitchen to new ways to decorate, visiting one of the many UK [...]
There comes a time when we all feel fed up with our home decor and want a new look. This can be difficult if you have only a small budget, or if you rent your home and don’t want to decorate your landlord’s pocket! We take a look at some [...]
If you’re about to put your home up for sale you’ll already know that this is a tough time for the UK property market. Of course, houses are still selling, but these days, if you want to bag a buyer you’ll need to give your home that show home ‘wow’ [...]
The global recession is touching everything and everyone in some way, and home interior decorating is no exception. Depleted disposable income and the need to improve rather than move means that where interior decor is concerned we’re all thinking more carefully before we make any significant decisions. Here’s our quick [...]
With the UK economy in something of a meltdown even the highest paid homeowners will be cutting back on those little finishing touches that make a house a home. Any benefit gained from falling mortgage payments is likely to be swallowed up elsewhere, so now is a good time to [...]
With some thorough planning and lots of enthusiasm it’s easy to create a beautiful look in your home. Knowing where most home interior decorators go wrong can help you to make sure you don’t repeat their mistakes! Measure Up Before you dash along to your local DIY store to gather [...]
Completing a successful DIY project is a great feeling, but we all know at least one friend or relative who seems to court disaster with every job. Laugh and learn from these unfortunate real life accounts! Jacob’s Ladder Finding myself inspired to paint the bland living room of our newbuild [...]
There’s no doubt about it, for the plain Jane, deciding to decorate with pattern can be an intimidating prospect. As such a great way to decorate interest and depth into your home, or to create a focal point, pattern deserves to be explored next time you put together a new [...]
Hanging wallpaper is still one of the easiest ways in interior decorating to make an impact in your home, yet many of us are daunted by the task. If your home is in need of a re-design, and you fancy a change from painting, why not give wallpaper a try? [...]
Even if you’ve never opened a tin of house paint before in your life, a professional finish to your painting is easily achievable. Just follow a few simple rules, and make sure you’ve got the right tools for the job. With a little colour confidence you can transform your house [...]
In interior decorating, working with texture can give a room a personality that is not achieved with colour alone. Rather like a child’s pop-up book, a tactile interior adds depth and contrast, drawing you into a room and inviting you to touch each element of the design. Adding texture to [...]
No matter how small your interior decorating project, there’s no escaping the fact that to produce a great result, you will need the right tools for the job. The advanced enthusiast will require a larger toolbox, but it’s likely that your initial decorating ideas will involve painting or wallpapering, for [...]
Most of us now think ‘green’ around our homes, conscientiously doing our bit for the environment and the future generations that will share our planet. Recycling is in, food miles are out; but how many of us have extended our eco-friendly efforts to home decorating? The interior design world is [...]
