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 »
18 Apr
You may have noticed the chalky trend that is blackboard walls and home accessories, of which I was a little reserved in the beginning; the notion of chalk dust flying around my home, or transferring onto clothes, did not appeal, and I know I’d be a control freak as to who may scribble what on my lovingly perfected memo wall! But I must admit, I’m….. Read more »
04 Apr
Put your own stamp on upcycled furniture with a vintage label look, it might be simpler than you think! There are free clip art websites like The Graphics Fairy that offer a catalogue of beautiful olde-worlde artwork, which is ready to print out and use as a transfer to guide your paintbrush along it’s merry way. Several different routes lead to an interesting labelled effect;….. Read more »
17 Feb
Most people will have encountered a vinyl wall decal on their travels, as the sticky critters have been taking over the world of wall decoration by storm. They’re ingenious in that a room can be transformed in a matter of minutes without the mess of wallpaper pasting or mural painting, and at a fraction of the cost. The saturation of wall art stickers led us….. Read more »
10 Feb
I don’t know what it is about reading nooks, but I just love them. It could be because they are cosy little hideaways where you can lose yourself in pages of adventure and romance, or it could be because their presence can create an entirely knew room-within-a-room or make a special space out of something as simple as a half landing or unused alcove. They….. Read more »
23 May
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