Celebrity Big Brother house gets a patriotic makeover
The short respite from Big Brother is over as a handful of ‘celebrities’ brave maximum exposure in the newly transformed house for our viewing pleasure. Along with luxurious touches befitting any Z-lister and design tweaks to the interior, the latest Celebrity Big Brother house comes with its own theme: UK vs. USA. Home turf […]
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Pick a colour, any colour…
We’ve all got our favourites, but could understanding colour theory help us to make better colour choices in our home? Probably. Picture the scene if you will. You’ve a colour scheme in mind and you’re on the hunt for let’s say a sofa in teal blue. You get to the store and a fuchsia […]
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Setting the scene with moody colour schemes
Just when we’d got comfortable with calm, neutral Scandi hues; a new trend asking us to embrace colour arrives. Yes, the future’s bold, neon, dark and murky, but most definitely colourful. Colour is a wonderful thing, allowing us to flaunt our individuality and evoke a mood or set a scene, but it can be […]
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How do men use the bathroom?
Apart from the obvious reasons why men use the bathroom, you might be interested to know that male grooming is on the up. Various reports suggest that men are as keen to look good in the hair and skin departments as women. In a survey published at the beginning of the year more than […]
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Making a feature of your stairs
Are your stairs just a means to get from one level to another or do you make a feature of them? Gone are the days of traditional stair runners, up the centre or even wall to wall carpeting. Now anything goes and they are an excellent space to add your personality to your home especially […]
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Autumn/Winter 2015 trend: Brass
Brass is set to be the metallic accent of choice as far as interior design trends for Autumn/Winter 2015 are concerned. Considered to be less ostentatious than gold, brass can easily be introduced into design schemes through accessories such as vases, bowls and lights, or as a key element of the design to make […]
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Black is the new white
Since coloured bathroom suites went out of fashion, white has ruled supreme for bathroom fixtures. Colour in bathrooms has been restricted to the décor – wallpaper, paints, tiles and accessories such as towels. Recently we’ve seen a trend towards dark walls as a great backdrop to white bathroom furniture. The likes of dark greys […]
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How do you start your day?
Are you a morning or a night person? Do you bounce out of bed and hit the day running or do you constantly switch the alarm to snooze? There’s no doubt that our relationship with our bed is stronger for some than for others. So whether you wake up ready to face the day […]
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Tips for hanging wallpaper
Wallpaper has come back into vogue in recent years but if you have never hung wallpaper before we have some general guidelines for you. How much wallpaper to buy To work out how much wallpaper you need Measure the width of the walls you are covering and divide by the width of the paper […]
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How to put your own stamp on a property
Watch enough property shows on TV and you’ll hear the phrase “Once we put our own stamp on it…” bandied about as prospective buyers try to visualise inhabiting the space they’re viewing. Seeing beyond the decoration and furniture choice of others is a real skill that not all of us are blessed with. But […]
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