25 Weekend Projects – Part Three
October 15, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Welcome to another instalment of our weekend projects series with lots more home decorating jobs for you to get busy with! Take your pick this weekend from one of the home decorating projects listed below and watch your home transform overnight.
1.Traditional Looks – If you are a fan of traditional décor but live in a [...]
A Brief Look At Feng Shui 5 Element of Earth
September 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
The element of Earth in Feng Shui has a downward energy as though rooting the home and its belongings to one place; this gives the home security and a sense of order. This element will increase comfort within the home and generally help to balance out all the other elements. When thinking about colour, the [...]
A Brief Look At Feng Shui 4 – Element Of Wood
August 31, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Feng Shui element of wood has the quality of growth and progress, but too much of this element can make one impatient and lacking in compassion. As with all elements, the wood element should be brought in subtly and with good thought. Wood is resembled by the colour green and brown; its shape comes [...]
A Brief Look At Feng Shui – Part 1
August 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
You could look at Feng Shui as having an underlying theme of nature and its concepts will relate in some respects to green-living.
First, the arrangement of furniture is very important. With beds or seating, you should try to have them placed so that when they are in use you have a clear path of sight [...]
What’s New In Your Life? On-Trend Dining
August 13, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Dining rooms are a real pleasure for entertaining guests and spending quality time with our loved ones. This is also the one room in the house where most like to let their hair down and go with a head-turning theme.
You can easily change the look of your dining room whether you need added drama, a [...]
Making Your House A Home – Part 10 – Modern Minimalism
May 29, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
How can a minimalist home design be accomplished? When we think about modern minimalism, we see clean lines, neutral colour combinations and an absence of clutter or displays of personal items/identity. This look is used extensively in modern, public spaces such as hotels, restaurants and bars – all very beautiful and non-demanding.
However, there is a [...]
Making Your House A Home – Part 3 – Using Wooden Blinds
May 8, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Wood makes the ideal choice for window dressings, bring a natural warmth and beauty into your home. There are different styles of wooden blinds, each with its own unique distinctive qualities.
Wood-weave Blinds:
If you want to go with a relaxed look in a room, such as a dining room or lounge, woven blinds made out [...]
Making Your House A Home – Part 1 – Using Horizontal Stripes
May 2, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Interior designers highlight the fact that houses are to be lived in and therefore should be a home rather than a show piece.
Many modern homes lack space so its important to maximise the space you have and use the art of illusion to make rooms look larger than they really are. With some thought and [...]
Luxury Bathrooms – Part 5 – Contemporary
April 29, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contemporary bathrooms have made a huge impact on the interior design scene, with traditional bathrooms being replaced by luxury shower rooms, walk through showers and wet rooms.
In the past wet rooms were used to hose down muddy people and were little more than downstairs, or even outside, shower rooms! Today however, wet rooms are one [...]
Make A Impact In Your Dining Room
April 7, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
When looking to decorate a dining room there are some basic principles which you should bare in mind so that you turn your dining room from ‘that’s nice’ to ‘wow, that’s fabulous’!
First and foremost you need to establish what style you want to achieve, as well as taking into consideration the formality of the room [...]
