From floors to walls and ceilings, vertical or horizontal, stripes make a striking statement–and I love them! I’ve used a bold wall stripe technique in my own spare bedroom to create a cosy yet funky atmosphere; banding on opposite feature walls pulls a simple schemed room together, whilst not appearing too overpowering. In my design, I created stripes of varying widths, in two shades of….. Read more »
16 May
Mosaic bathroom tiles create a fantastic flowing effect when used to the extreme, if I’d had a bigger budget for my bathroom, I would have loved to indulge in an edge to edge design, with a few curving walls thrown in for good measure. The undulating applications achieved in high-end bathrooms remind me of trips to Barcelona, where Gaudi’s mosaics know no borders and conjure….. Read more »
13 May
In response to my article on Garden Rooms & Outdoor Offices, Natalie Bronickis, of Engraving Plus, has submitted a My Home Rocks Tour around her stunning garden room in Queensland, Australia. Natalie tells us, “My outdoor room is one on a tight budget, and with council restriction, we couldn’t make it a permanent type of structure so we went with semi-permanent on our deck. Anyway,….. Read more »
09 May
No matter how much space we start off with in our homes, we always seem to need more! From small-scale storage solutions to full-on home extensions, everyone is striving to create even a smidgen of extra room for the added requirements of modern life, because with bulky home gyms and file filled home offices, our busy homes are positively popping at the seams. One….. Read more »
02 May
Industrial décor is typically seen in vast trendy loft spaces, that were factories or warehouses once upon a time, but how do we achieve the industrial style in our own modest homes? A great place to start an interpretation of the industrial style trend is in the kitchen, because it is predominantly a place of function, and in industrial interior design it is functionality that….. Read more »
23 May
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