For many, travel is an essential source of inspiration. It can impact your taste in food, music, style, and even interior design. Exploring new cities and cultures is a surefire method to reinvigorate any...
Looking to refresh your home with a new paint colour? Consider this years top trends for inspiration. The paint that you use in your home makes a huge impact as to how it looks,...
The positioning of your staircase within your loft conversion is easily one of the biggest and most significant design decisions there is. Despite this, all too often it’s overlooked and with great consequences. It’s...
If you have never had a go at tiling before, it can seem a pretty daunting task. Working out how many tiles you need is just the start of the stress. Getting your technique right and your finish perfect can make the difference between creating a beautiful room and being left with a mess, so make sure you have done your homework before you launch into your tiling project. Read our top tips to help your next tiling project go to plan.
Your hallway, the first room that visitors to your home see, can make a lasting impression. So, it is important to make sure the impression it does make is the right one. After all, it...
Antique furniture and vintage-inspired style are rising in popularity again. Traditional designs don’t go out of fashion, simply because people are looking for comfort in the familiar. Unfortunately, many people who have antique furniture...
Black and white bathrooms always look so stylish whether they are in a traditional Art Deco style or designed with modern minimalism in mind. They are perfect in character or period homes and also in modern homes. And, best of all, they don’t date quickly so will look great for years to come so be a good investment in improving a home.
Bathroom manufacturers and the buying public all love white in bathrooms, whether it is the bathroom suite or large, glossy porcelain tiles there is really nothing to compare with gleaming white lines. White bathroom suites look equally good in period reproduction styles as they do in sleek contemporary styles and any of the huge range of bathrooms to choose from will look fabulous when complemented with black. Accent tiles in black can be used to create unique patterns on borders or tiled panels and black accessories such as vases, towels etc. enhance the monochrome look. If you are feeling very daring (and either don’t live in a hard-water area or have a water softener fitted) then I have even seen a black Art Deco style basin. Just be sure it will suit your style of home and bathroom (I’m personally still cautious about using any sort of coloured sanitary ware).
As well as being a functional space, a bathroom is also a sanctuary in which to relax at the end of a hectic day. But the average bathroom in the UK is pretty small and many bathroom fittings are fairly standard so how can you make your bathroom stand out from the crowd; somewhere that you are proud of and where you want to spend time?
Here are 5 ideas for adding some design flair to that small space…
Clearly getting the waterproofing of the walls and floors right is critical to the success of a wet room but there are also some other important aspects to consider. The type of grout to use, the most suitable drainage, underfloor heating and, of course, the best type of wall and floor tiles, particularly with respect to non-slip floor tiles.
Turning an ordinary bathroom into a wet room can transform everyday bathing into a luxurious experience. Depending on the fixtures, fittings and accessories you choose you could create the effect of a luxury spa within your own home with a beautiful fully-tiled space. But just how easy is it to create a wet room in your own home?
I have recently moved house and I’m looking forward to choosing some new floor tiles for the kitchen and determined this time not to sacrifice quality for cost. In my other home I used...
When it comes to storage solutions in the home, shelving is one of the simplest and most flexible options there is. Not only can it be very cost effective, but it can be used...
For positive energy and a boost in potential good luck for your home, take a look at these simple tips. The feel of a home very much comes from the happiness of the people...
Find out the best tips to include antiques in a modern design aesthetic for a seamless design to suit the entire family. If you have recently decorated your home into a new modern design,...
If you have been browsing the internet or checking out the home design magazines looking for your dream living room, then you will be forgiven for believing that many living rooms are huge open...
Bedrooms can quickly become the most boring room in the house. The rooms your guests will see always seem to be far more important when it comes to allocating budgets. But if you could...
It isn’t just fashion that goes in circles, so too does interior design. And, the last few years have certainly seen something of a revival of styles and trends that have been popular before....
Good light is one of the most important aspects of any home, which is why interior lighting schemes are a major part of any interior design project. The right light can completely change the ambience and bad lighting can detract from an otherwise well-designed space.
But just because we can create beautiful lighting artificially doesn’t mean we should neglect the natural light entering our homes and maximise it where we can. Here are some of my favourite room setting with wonderful windows that bring in as much natural light as possible. Even if the windows in your home are not as large and beautiful as these you can still improve the levels of natural light either with appropriate window dressings or by the more drastic measure of increasing the size of the window openings. These images might just inspire you to do that…
With clean modern lines and natural materials Scandi style creates light, open, uncluttered spaces. All features that make for amazing kitchens that actually work as places to cook and entertain. Key Features Scandi style...
If you are thinking about how to update your home but, like many people, have a limited budget then take a look at these tips from an interior designer friend. None of them will cost too much (although your actual choice of products will, obviously, affect the price) and, just as importantly the changes will not cause too much disruption to your life.Some of the best tips are about combining patterns, texture and colour through the use of fabrics and distinctive artworks.
For some projects you will have to declutter your home or, at least, the room you are updating to be sure the redecoration runs are smoothly as possible.
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