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BATHROOM TRENDS 2021

This year, spending more time at home is changing our bathroom habits. Compared to the quick exit showers, we now love to lounge with a soak in the bath.

The bath just used to be a stepping stone to the shower but now,  being surrounded in warm and comforting exotic bubbles is a soothing time […]

By |February 1st, 2021|Christmas, INTERIOR DESIGN|Comments Off on BATHROOM TRENDS 2021

How to successfully grow your business in a home setting

With working from home, the norm rather than the exception, you might be planning on extending your workspace because your temporary set up is ineffective. How do you move away from the dining room table to a ready-made home office, without upsetting the family? 

 

In this episode I speak to Claudia Griffin who started her photography […]

By |January 17th, 2021|Podcast|Comments Off on How to successfully grow your business in a home setting

INTERIOR COLOUR TRENDS

COLOUR 2021: ILLUMINATING YELLOW

This year’s trending colour palette for your home focuses on bright happy Illuminating Yellow, neutral highlights of Olive Green or blush sugary accents of Powdered Clay. 

I’ll gradually showcase all of these colours but for today I’d like to introduce you to Illuminating Yellow from Pantone. 

Out of all of these trending colours, I […]

By |January 8th, 2021|Christmas, INTERIOR DESIGN|Comments Off on INTERIOR COLOUR TRENDS

Christmas Interior Trend – Rainbow Delights

When you’ve spent so much time indoors, it’s refreshing to add a pop of colour to brighten your space and energise your home. A great way to add colour is with the Christmas trend of RAINBOW DELIGHTS.

For a touch of festive fun, fibre optic trees look lovely decked with novelty baubles.

 

 

Use jewel colours and sumptuous […]

By |November 30th, 2020|Christmas, INTERIOR DESIGN|Comments Off on Christmas Interior Trend – Rainbow Delights

Christmas Interior Trend – Scandi Style

When there’s uncertainty in the world, we reach for the natural and organic to fill our homes with a feeling of balance and harmony. That’s why the Scandinavian Christmas Trend is popular, because it’s nurturing and stylish.

The Scandi trend is filled with natural textures, scents and light. It focuses on natural elements, such as wood, […]

By |November 19th, 2020|Christmas, INTERIOR DESIGN|Comments Off on Christmas Interior Trend – Scandi Style

Budget places to shop for everything

As an Interior Designer, I’m asked to find the perfect items for my clients. In particular, I’m asked to help them source the most wonderful items but, most importantly, I have to keep within their budget. They want things that look lovely but don’t cost the earth.

 

In this blog, I’ll share with you how I […]

By |November 11th, 2020|INTERIOR DESIGN|Comments Off on Budget places to shop for everything

How to shop confidently online

As we’ve entered lockdown again, I’ve been messaged for help on how to shop confidently online when buying items for your home. It can feel overwhelming, causing stress and anxiety, because you can’t visit shops, you can’t see the colours, you can’t feel the textures and you can’t visualise the size of items. So, how […]

By |November 9th, 2020|Bedroom, INTERIOR DESIGN|Comments Off on How to shop confidently online

Christmas Interior Trend – Blue

The Pantone colour trend for 2020 was Classic Blue, a shade reminiscent of the sky at dusk.

 

It’s a colour that’s always popular within interiors – a wall swathed in deep blue paint, patterned chinoiserie with blue and white, seaside stripes or velvet sofas. There’s a mixture of ideas that work so well with this colour […]

By |November 2nd, 2020|Christmas, INTERIOR DESIGN|Comments Off on Christmas Interior Trend – Blue

Glamorous Master Bedroom Makeover

Your bedroom should be the perfect space for you to relax and unwind. It should help you feel energised when you wake, and be your perfect sanctuary to invigorate your mind and body. But, often it’s one of the last rooms to be decorated because nobody sees it but you. So, it’s left looking dull, […]

By |October 25th, 2020|Bedroom, INTERIOR DESIGN|Comments Off on Glamorous Master Bedroom Makeover

Where to start when you decorate your home

Whether you’re refreshing a room, knocking down walls to create open plan living, or adding an extension to increase your space, it can often feel overwhelming when you’re changing your home. You want to create a stylish home but there’s too much choice and you don’t know where to start. How do you get the […]

By |October 19th, 2020|Home, House Doctor, How To, Ideas, Inspiration, INTERIOR DESIGN|Comments Off on Where to start when you decorate your home