Author : Emma McLaughlan

04 Jan

My Home Rocks Tours:
Yvette’s Modern Midwestern Home

by Emma McLaughlan � January 4, 2013 � 0 Comments

Yvette Craddock, Founder and Managing Member of Click Marketing Solutions, has sent in pictures of her beautiful Midwestern Home, filled with funky touches that add modern fun factor. “It all started with my new home vision boards” says Yvette. “My main criteria, outside of location, were a home with lots of light with ceiling to floor windows, high ceilings, spacious rooms and privacy. Well, wouldn’t….. Read more »

Category: Featured, My Home Rocks Tours, Tours of Readers' Homes

12 Dec

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Traditional Christmas Garland with a Hit of Hot Pink!

by Emma McLaughlan � December 12, 2012 � 0 Comments

Ever since we bought this house with it’s tall three-sectioned staircase, I have dreamed of hanging a lush Christmas garland just like the ones I have admired in the movies for years. Unfortunately the handrail was positioned dangerously low, there were spindles missing everywhere and the newel posts were hacked unsympathetically by previous owners to accommodate a very 1970′s boxed-in look, urgh. Lots of work….. Read more »

Category: Decor Styles, Decoration, Featured

16 Nov

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Choosing the Perfect Kitchen for Your Home

by Emma McLaughlan � November 16, 2012 � 0 Comments

Sponsored by Homebase Looking at these cool contemporary Kitchen Designs from Homebase has made me want to start planning my kitchen all over again. I just love the array of new gloss finishes and sleekness of lines, and don’t get me started on the gadgetry available to help organise cupboards and drawers! One of my favourites is this outrageously curvaceous collection, where abrupt endings are….. Read more »

Category: Featured, Interiors by Room, Kitchen

07 Nov

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The Shame of a Disused Dining Room!

by Emma McLaughlan � November 7, 2012 � 0 Comments

With a baby on the way very shortly, the race is on to complete as much of our house renovation as possible before nappy changing and frequent feeds stop play. The one room that seems to have eluded us altogether is the dining room, which has been deemed as a ‘luxury’ room to decorate only if the quickly dwindling budget holds out. Then I came….. Read more »

Category: Dining Room, Interiors by Room

07 Nov

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Magnificent Bryanston Mews West Maisonette

by Emma McLaughlan � November 7, 2012 � 0 Comments

A My Home Rocks Collaboration For an inspirationally sleek interior, and cosy-contemporary outdoor ambiance, take a peek at this newly refurbished ground and first floor maisonette in Bryanston Mews West, London. The entire 3 bedroom home shows a superb attention to detail in every space, starting in the living and dining room where a dramatic black and white furniture palette stands proud against beautifully subtle….. Read more »

Category: Featured, Inspirational Homes