Uncluttered

by Paul on 09. Feb, 2009 in Art and Interior Design, Collecting Art, Wall Art, Wall Art Photographs, Wall Painting

It is all very well for a professional designer to tell you to minimise the clutter in your home. However, this generally means having nothing on display, removing all photo frames and putting your clothes away as soon as you take them off and we all know that is never going to happen for any [...]

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How to Folk

by Vanessa on 06. Feb, 2009 in Color, How to paint, Kitchen Wall Art, Seascapes, interior decorating

Folk is said to be the hottest style for 2009 so forget about the winter chills and start preparing for summer right now with these fresh, floaty and bright ideas for folk decorating. Chances are the walls of your home are a neutral white or cream color, and this is the best possible base for [...]

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Change Your House

by Vanessa on 05. Feb, 2009 in Art Inspirations, Color, How to paint, Wall Art, Wall Painting, interior decorating

If you are still living in the family home, you may not technically still be ‘living at home’ you may be renting the house you grew up in because your parents have kept it as an investment property when they upgraded homes, or you may be renting your grandparent’s place for the same reason. Regardless [...]

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Bright Not White

by Vanessa on 04. Feb, 2009 in Art Inspirations, Art and Interior Design, Color, How to paint, interior decorating

There is often a generic belief in decorating that to make a space look bigger you should paint it white. However, while an entirely white house or individual room will look lighter, it will also be very boring. While white may seem like the perfect base for any color of furniture, wall art and flooring [...]

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Wall Storage

by Vanessa on 03. Feb, 2009 in Kitchen Wall Art, Wall Art, Wall Painting, interior decorating

If you are renovating or redecorating your home, then now is the time to create more wall storage. But don’t think that storage is only about functionality because your storage can be just as artful as the rest of your home. Now you already know that effective storage is important to allow the artistic and [...]

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Renter’s Nightmare

by Vanessa on 02. Feb, 2009 in Color, How to paint, interior decorating

There are some truly terrible rental apartments out there and you could be stuck with any combination of orange kitchen benches, brown carpets and cupboards, carved wooden shelving, not to mention smoke stains from when no one though twice about lighting up inside. And if you’re really unlucky you’re stuck with all of the above! [...]

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Party Decorating on a Budget

by Vanessa on 30. Jan, 2009 in Art Inspirations, Color, Kitchen Wall Art, Wall Art, interior decorating

When you are throwing a party or hosting a celebration at your place you want to set the right mood for the event so that it really does feel exciting. However, at the same time you don’t want your house to look as though a party supplies truck has crashed into it, as your home [...]

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Less Furniture

by Vanessa on 29. Jan, 2009 in Color, interior decorating

If you are looking to furnish a newly decorated room then you are probably wondering how you can get away with buying everything you need, when you should be considering saving more and spending less. Well the solution is actually that you don’t really need all of the furniture you think you do anyway. Whether [...]

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Refresh Your Walls

by Paul on 29. Dec, 2008 in Art and Interior Design, Collecting Art, How to paint, Wall Art, Wall Painting

You are probably well aware that your walls are more than just way for your home to hold up its roof. The walls of your home are also able to divide rooms as well as bring spaces together. And your walls are often also an important anchor for your furniture, not to mention a much [...]

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Refresh Your Homes Exterior

by Vanessa on 24. Dec, 2008 in How to paint, Wall Painting

The first impressions your home creates is an important one because you don’t want to spend a lot of time and money decorating your home, repainting rooms and choosing new furniture if no one even wants to come inside. Therefore, as well as redecorating the inside of your home, you should also pay attention to [...]

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