Outdoor Lighting Around Your Home
Installing low-voltage landscaping lights is both simple and inexpensive. It enhances the appearance of your home and increases safety. Read more
Creating a Faux Fireplace
A traditional fireplace makes an ideal focal point for your living space. If you don’t already have a fireplace you can always make your own… Read more
The Traditional Bathroom
If your tastes are traditional rather than contemporary it is easy to create your dream bathroom with beautifully styled suites that re-create the period feel. Vintage bathrooms are currently more popular than ever. Read more
Choosing and Hanging Wallpaper
Hanging wallpaper can be an inexpensive way to change the appearance of a room. If it’s your first time you may find it a little daunting, but here are some tips to help you along. Read more
Conservatories and Sunrooms
The concept of the sunroom began decades ago with the earliest homemade attempts using wood posts and stapled screens to enclose front or back porches to keep out insects. Contemporary conservatories and sunrooms utilise advance thermal window and roof systems to help you bring the outdoors inside with elegance. Read more
Space Saving Bathrooms
Bathrooms have always been one of the smallest rooms in the house, so it’s important to make the most of whatever space you have in the bathroom. Here are some tips to make the smallest of bathrooms seem bigger. Read more
Convert a Nursery to a Child’s Bedroom
If your baby has outgrown their nursery, then the time has come to create a proper toddler haven – a real kids’ bedroom! Read more
Specialist Painting Techniques
You can use specialist painting techniques to add texture to a finished wall of surface. These techniques also help to hide flaws in the painted surface. Read more
Bathroom Lighting Ideas
A good bathroom lighting plan is comprised of a series of layers – placing ample light where it is needed for showers, shaving, or putting on makeup, for instance, while other light sources enhance the overall mood of the room. Read more
Bringing an Attic Space to Life
One way to make the most of your home’s space is through effective use of the attic. An unused, dusty old attic can be transformed from wasted space into a spacious loft, or an additional upstairs bedroom. Read more
Heating and Water Saving
There are a range of options to help you heat your water. There are also ways you can do it economically. You may never have thought about the variety of options you have, however there are four very distinct options. Read more
Decorating Your Home: Stencilling Techniques
Stenciling is a form of folk art that originated as an alternative to buying expensive textiles. Scenes of everyday life were cut into templates then stenciled on walls and wood floors to create decorative patterns that actually resembled upscale wallpaper and rugs. Read more
Living Room Lighting Options
One of the most popular and stunning lighting options for a living room is a chandelier. Chandeliers usually have a body, arms, candles and crystal ornamentation. The body is the central part to which the arms attach. The arms extend outward from the body and become the base for the candle. Read more
How to Live in a Small Space
You may live in a small place, but that doesn’t have to mean that you should let the walls close in around you. Life can be particularly difficult if you live in a really confined space, such as a studio apartment. Here are some tips to make one room living more bearable. Read more
Houseplants Survival
Some people seem to find it very difficult to keep their houseplants alive, no matter how hard they try. If you want to have the aesthetic benefits and the health benefits of houseplants, here is a basic houseplant survival guide to help you keep them going. Read more
Choosing the Right Lighting for Your Bedroom
Whether your bedroom is a small room or a grand master suite your probably use it for more than just sleeping. Dark bedrooms are, of course, essential for when you’re catching up on your zzz’s but when you’re using your bedroom for other activities you need the right kind of lighting. Read more
Feng Shui for Beginners
Feng Shui is the art of balancing and harmonising the flow of natural energies in your surroundings to create beneficial effects in your life. Feng Shui can help create sacred space in your home. Read more
Keeping the Bathroom Fresh and Allergy Free
The bathroom can be a perfect breeding ground for mould, if you are not careful. Mould and mildew growth is obvious when it grows in bathrooms along tile grout in shower stalls, but it can also grow on shower curtains, bath mats, in sink cabinets and even on towels. Here are some tips to help you keep your bathroom fresh and allergy free. Read more
Decorating Rented Accommodation
Decorating a rented accommodation can be tricky, but not impossible. This article discusses how to stay within the conditions of your rental agreement, within your budget and that you work with the furniture already provided to decorate your new rented home. Read more
Accentuating Your Windows: Curtains and Blinds
There is a variety of window treatments available from curtains to blinds, shades to shutters. Choosing the right one can make a big difference to the look and feel of your room. Read more
Choosing Floor Coverings
Most people automatically opt for wall to wall carpeting when choosing floor covering for their home. However, there are several alternatives to carpet that very appealing and easy to maintain. Read more
Furnishing Your Garden
In order to make the most of your garden retreat you need to select the right furnishings. Here’s a run down on what you might need to make your outdoor space the perfect place to unwind. Read more
Storage for Small Spaces
Most people live in a home with limited storage space. We take a look at storage for small spaces and offer tips on making small spaces seem bigger. Read more