I am definitely getting to the point in life when neat and lighter is preferable to solid and dependable. . . I have six dining chairs which will never fall over on their own, that’s a certainty. I struggle to lift one nowadays and yet, only a few years ago, I could sweep two at … [continue…]
When you take over the tenancy of a poperty, be that a house or flat for private dwelling, there are many factors to be borne in mind. Firstly the decor and standard of interior design may not be to your exact taste. In fact many a rented property has unfortunate decoration or interior design. Landlords … [continue…]
It’s very difficult to try and resesign a house from the inside out after we have lived there for a while. The familiar furniture and effects stay where they are becuse we can usualy not see in our mnds eye, what a room could look like if we moved everything around. Very often this is … [continue…]
The very best way of enlivening one’s surroundings is to decorate the place. Wjether this is a full blown ceilings, walls, doors etc, just changing up from one colour scheme to another really does raise the ante as far as keeping up with trends. The fashionable and trendy home magazines are full of ideas – … [continue…]
The idea of decorating always used to worry the life out of me. But since hiring a lady painter and decorator, I was able to appreciate all the preparation steps that are taken before a job can be commenced. She likes to visit the prperty to be quoted for. Every part of the room to … [continue…]
When you feel the need for a change in your home style, it can be very tempting to rush out and do a blitz of all the huge out of town diy and decorating empriums. Coming back with sample cards, paint colours and fabrics all look very exciting and there’s that general buzz of ‘let’s … [continue…]
We’ve been looking round for some creative decorating and interior design ideas for quite some time. I particularly find it difficult to make decisions and we end up with several mood boards, thousands of ideas scrapped onto a mood board and after weeks of indecision, we’re still at the ‘shall we, shan’t we’ phase. I … [continue…]
We all have a different idea of what colours make us happy – that’s obvious from the wide range available in emulsions. I was amazed to see all the up todate and verry modern metal and element effect finishes. These look remarkably stylish when adjoinin an also very up to date wooden bark effect or … [continue…]
There is definitely a bonus side to the exhausting exercise of having one’s kitchen ripped out and replaced. Having lived in my rather lovely house for over twenty years, it was easy to see how lax I had become with regards to keeping up with decorating themes and trends. In fact I didn’t have any … [continue…]
We are never finished when we think the decorating job is completed. When we start a project, there is all the planning – ideas discussed and colour samples obtained. Once the theme of the new decor is agreed, getting those sample paint pots and small clips of fabric to suit is a prority – we’re … [continue…]
Ther is much to be taken into account when having a kitchen replaced. I started off thinking of hacving cabinets smartened up, worktops replaced completely and the tired and almost dead white goods replaced. As I discovered from someone nearby who had a partial kitchen jobbie, there are so many permutations that it can make … [continue…]
It’s quite an experience when you first start to look at changing your kitchen or bathroom. In these days of hi tech equipment, the ‘designer’ no longer sits there in front of you with a pad of graph paper, pencil in hand. It’s all CAD with 3D effects – for someone of my generation, which … [continue…]
I always like to swap my master bedroom furnishings around when the seasons change. If I can get the manpower, the bed is moved across the room to face the window – I like to be greeted by as much of the early winter rays as possible. There’s something about the different light that I … [continue…]
I have been noticing a distinct whiff of scandinavian air in the newer decorating and interior design features of regular magazines I suscribe to these days. There’s the country style of living that I’ve got into – mostly since some really good friends have moved right out literally to the middle of nowhere. There is … [continue…]
The way we look at furnishings will change as the seasons progress through the year. In the dark months of winter we will probably not be looking into buying that palest of pale cream sofa, matching chair and ottoman suite we saw in the nearby home emporium. Nor will we be rushing out for the … [continue…]