BATHROOM TRENDS 2022

Create Your Perfect Sanctuary

With all of the stress, anxiety and worry in the world at the moment, it’s the perfect time to create your perfect sanctuary – a stylish bathroom that will help you relax and energise your day.

Modernising your bathroom is usually one of the most expensive updates that you make in your home. […]

By |March 23rd, 2022|Bathroom, Home, How To, Inspiration, INTERIOR DESIGN, Makeover, RAPID INTERIOR DESIGN, Real Home Decoration, Trend|Comments Off on BATHROOM TRENDS 2022

HOW TO MODERNISE A GALLEY KITCHEN

when you’re 98

and you’re cooker is from the 1960’s

This kitchen was a challenge to modernise because, as well as looking stylish, the design needed to incorporate the specific needs of my elderly client. He was a lovely 98 year old gentleman and his goal was to reach 100 to receive his telegram from […]

By |November 11th, 2021|How To, Ideas, Inspiration, INTERIOR DESIGN, Makeover, Real Home Decoration|Comments Off on HOW TO MODERNISE A GALLEY KITCHEN

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

Sexy Storage Ideas to Keep Your Home Looking Stylish

During lockdown the trend was to clear out clutter and organise your space. It’s one of the most cost effective ways of creating extra space and adding value to your home. But your room can quickly become messy again if you don’t have the right type of storage for your things.

 

Sexy styling focuses on creating an […]

By |October 12th, 2020|Home, House Doctor, How To, Ideas, Inspiration, INTERIOR DESIGN|Comments Off on Sexy Storage Ideas to Keep Your Home Looking Stylish

How to Brighten Your Living Room With Perfect Lighting

I’m working on a project at the moment where my clients are relocating from an open plan living room, with fabulous views over the river Thames, to a country Hertfordshire home with garden views. The London apartment is flooded with gorgeous bright daylight, but the Hertfordshire home has subtle light.

 

Their instant reaction was to install […]

By |September 30th, 2020|Home, House Doctor, How To, Ideas, Inspiration, INTERIOR DESIGN, Real Home Decoration|Comments Off on How to Brighten Your Living Room With Perfect Lighting

Modernise Your Bedroom With Style

As you head into the cold winter months, it’s the ideal opportunity to refresh your bedroom so that it feels snuggly and comforting. Many bedrooms are more than just a place to sleep. It could be your getaway from the busyness of life, your sanctuary from the stresses of the world or even your new […]

By |September 15th, 2020|Bedroom, Home, House Doctor, How To, Ideas, Inspiration, INTERIOR DESIGN, Real Home Decoration|Comments Off on Modernise Your Bedroom With Style

Design Ideas to Modernise Your Stairs

Often you don’t need to makeover a complete room when you can modernise elements within it to energise your space.

 

This staircase was looking drab and dated. The banister had come loose, the paint was chipped and the spindles were awkward to clean. It needed modernising.

A great way to decide how to modernise your stairs is […]

By |September 10th, 2020|Home, House Doctor, How To, Ideas, Inspiration, INTERIOR DESIGN, Real Home Decoration|Comments Off on Design Ideas to Modernise Your Stairs

Glastonbury At Home 2020

This year celebrates 50 years of Glastonbury festival, but this year it’s ‘At Home’. You’ll get a totally different vibe but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all of the fun. You could camp in your garden and create the perfect outdoor experience for jamming to your favourite tunes, decorate your home in […]

How To Become An Interior Designer

In the Parentpreneur podcast you can hear how Gwendoline gave up a successful career in I.T. to become an interior designer with her own successful practice. Find out how she overcame the fear to change careers and hear how she juggles being a busy mum with the challenges of being an entrepreneur.

 

How To Become An Interior […]

By |August 13th, 2018|House Doctor, How To, INTERIOR DESIGN|Comments Off on How To Become An Interior Designer

Empowering the Next Generation :: with a Talented Space

This is the last in my series of Empowering the Next Generation this week – looking at how to create a healthy, creative, social and talented space for your children to develop their skills and confidence, so that they not only create a fulfilled and happy life for themselves but also feel capable to create a future world […]