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Ceiling roses: the traditional and the not so traditional

Houses with their period features still intact often include exquisite ceiling roses and beautiful cornices. Ceiling roses bring decoration to ceilings whilst traditionally showcasing ornate chandeliers and cornices help to define interior walls, doors and windows. Despite their origin in the past, these design details work extremely well in both contemporary and traditionally styled rooms. […]

Halloween decorations: ideas with curb appeal

If you’re going to embrace Halloween by decorating your home’s interior, then you may be tempted to extend the gesture outside. However, a word to the wise, whilst exterior Halloween decorations can look amazing they may also attract pesky trick or treaters. You have been warned. Get meshed up Door wreaths aren’t just for […]

Dual-function bathroom heroes

The bathroom is one of the hardest working rooms in the home and is often smaller than we’d like. So, given its need to perform highly and the limitations of space, opting for bathroom items that have a dual purpose makes perfect sense. So much more than just a shower Having enough space to […]

Halloween decorations: anything but scary ideas

Whether you’re throwing a Halloween party or just want to embrace the spookiest night of the year, these not so scary decoration ideas will transform your pad. Take inspiration and unleash your inner crafter if you’re feeling crafty, or get out your credit card and bend some plastic online if you’re in the mood for […]

Reasons to choose made to measure fittings for your bathroom

When it comes to remodelling your bathroom, you may find that standard fixtures and fittings just don’t measure up to the job. Depending on your bathroom’s proportions and location, conventional sized baths, showers, sinks and toilets may be too big, too long or even too small for the space. So what’s the solution? Bespoke […]

Spotlight on colour: Bathroom blues

Blue has long been a favourite colour for the bathroom. Probably because of the association with water and maybe the sky. Though the seas around the UK coast don’t often wash up in shades of blue unless of course you are watching Charlie Luxton’s Homes by the Sea. The Cornish coast in the first episode […]

5 essential interior design tips

We’re fairly certain you’re pretty savvy when it comes to interior design, but a little refresher never hurt anyone. So, we’ve put together five essential design tips to help with your future projects. 1. Borrow from the trends You don’t have to follow the crowd by implementing every trend, but you can borrow elements […]

Grand Designs Live

The beginning of October marks the countdown to Grand Designs Live where fans of the Channel 4 show get to glimpse their design hero in the flesh. Yes, Kevin McCloud will once again be presenting the large scale exhibition full of the latest trends, ideas and inspiration for the home. Grand Designs Live runs […]

Keeping it bright and cheerful

We tend to concentrate on our homes when it comes to colour giving plenty of thought to the colours we will use in different rooms. But the garden is an additional space and even though the temperatures aren’t always encouraging for us to use this space in autumn, a colourful outlook is very cheering. […]

Spotlight on colour: Outrageous orange

Heavily associated with sunsets, fruit and autumn, orange is a cheerful, energetic colour that brings warmth and energy to interiors. However, despite its sunny disposition, orange still plays second fiddle to yellow in the popularity stakes. Why? Because it polarises opinion – you either love it or hate it. Be on trend with a […]

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