Home Makeover Tour: Ranch with Open Floor Plan
Let’s go on a home makeover tour with Diana Smith who will share beautiful tips for arranging and decorating an open floor plan ranch-style home. Truly one of our most popular lifestyles, open plan is here to stay. This home makeover tour isn’t a single home; it’s showing great concepts from different homes. This way, you can pick and choose the ideas that suit your floor plan and lifestyle. So… have you always wanted a home with an airy, stripped-down appeal that invokes minimalism and communal living? If the answer is yes, then an open floor plan is just the…
Room Makeovers That Breathe Life and Style
Room Makeovers: Breathe Life and Style into Each Room of Your Home New Year, new interior design, right? Right. The time is better than ever for room makeovers to freshen up your interior and bring your home back to its former glory, or even make it shine in a completely new light. Fortunately, for you, room makeovers don’t have to be expensive projects – you simply need a few trendy ideas you can incorporate into your existing decor. From the bedroom all the way to the dining room, there are plenty of small changes you can implement that will breathe…
Property Changes for Opening A Home Bed and Breakfast
Property changes can be big or small when you decide to share your home with strangers. But why would you do that anyway? Would you enjoy getting up early in the morning and cooking eggs lots of people? Do you long to welcome people from all over the world into your home and stay up late into the night swapping stories over a glass of wine? If so, then you may be one of the many people that dream of running a bed and breakfast business out of their own home. However, before you can turn your private residence into…
Sweetest Re-Love With Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
The sweetest re-love is the recycling that delights and surprises. Look past what’s in front of you and visualise what can be created in the future. If you’re the type who finds fabulous furniture on the side of the road or snags unique eBay buys for the sweetest re-love then you probably love Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. It’s the no-primer no-sanding “let’s have fun right now” paint created by an impatient recycler; Annie Sloan. One of the hottest colour trends of the season are Dusty Pinks which play nice with rose gold, green, grey, orange, rich blue, and white. Create…
Sustainable Natural Style Beyond Scandi
Sustainable natural style is the perfect way to transition from winter to spring. It’s light, breezy, easy to live with, and can be more dynamic than you might imagine. Basic doesn’t mean bland and white doesn’t mean wishy-washy. When you effectively mix elements of modern and classical decor, the results are stunning and relaxing. Warm whites, cool blues, soft blush pinks, tranquil pale greens, blonde timber and natural fibres insist that decor has a spa-like quality. But for a sustainable natural style with edge add in salvaged, recycled wood, forged iron, and divine metals that will give your home a…
Japandi Design : Introducing The New Luxury At Home
Japandi design is a modern fusion of Japanese and Scandinavian. Don’t Call Me Penny writer, Catherine Collins, has investigated this calm and dynamic design duo. Ready for a new trend in interior design? Then meet Japandi design. Japandi is a fusion of Japanese philosophy and Scandinavian design. It blends Scandinavian minimalism with Japanese wabi-sabi philosophy of embracing imperfection. Many designers say that the future will belong to Japandi interiors and for all the good reasons. It’s clean and minimalist, warm and cosy, and not to mention utterly beautiful. Here’s how you can achieve the perfect Japandi design interior. Warm and…
Zuster Embellish Is Aussie Luxury for Bold Interiors
Zuster Embellish will be launched at DENFAIR this month by an innovative Australian furniture design house headed by sisters Wilhelmina McCarroll and Fleur Sibbel. Zuster, which means ‘sisters’ in the Dutch language, has developed a reputation for artistic and architectural pieces. Hot on the heels of last years Jewell Collection, the Zuster Embellish range captures the essence of luxury hotel living. Dark and moody, elegant and detailed, there is a couture-like quality to the range that references luxury hotels and formal yet edgy decor. Designer/Director Wilhelmina McCarroll says the Zuster Embellish collection is a move away from the companies purely…
25 Luxury Living Interior Design Tips
Luxury living interior design can be achieved on a budget… and not a big one. As a seasoned interior decorator, I’m going to share 25 of my top ideas for creating your own slice of heaven at home. If you’re on this website you’re probably as obsessed with architecture and interior design as I am. Excellent! Isn’t it a wonderful hobby or career? Or both? Whilst there are LOADS of expert tips, many of which appear on the pages of this blog, these are some of my favorite go-to solutions. Of course, I strive to be an interior decorator for…
Why Provincial Furniture Is the Choice of Modern Homeowners
Provincial furniture, whilst historic in origin, is one of the trends a modern homeowner is looking for to improve the décor of their homes. While some prefer a more rustic look, others consider a complete blend of the traditional with modern to be de rigeur. The tastes of many homeowners are largely reflected in the kinds of furniture that they choose. If you are thinking of a contemporary way of designing the look and feel of your interiors, the provincial furniture will certainly prove to be a great option for you. These items are perfectly designed in such a way…
Pottery Barn Easter Table Setting Ideas
Pottery Barn is my new favourite store for all things decor. If you are redecorating, renovating, building, or looking for special occasion pieces then Pottery Barn is a great place to start… and finish. This Easter, add cute and decor worthy tabletop ideas to have your home reflecting a special occasion for kids and adults. Whilst the religious significance is not evident if you love the idea of rabbits and eggs to provide some tabletop fun then you’ll love these new homewares. A Little Pottery Barn History Pottery Barn first opened in Lower Manhattan, NYC, in 1949 nestled amongst the…
DIY: Painted Shapes To Flatter Any Home, with Shaynna Blaze
Painted shapes have been evolving for some years with stencils really leading the charge. From a single feature wall to trailing scenery over two or three walls, this relatively simple interior decorating trend can achieve dynamic results. However, if you don’t fancy stencils and your inner artist finds murals challenging, then you’ll love these three creative paint ideas. Interior Designer, television presenter, ‘The Block’ judge, and Taubmans Brand Ambassador, Shaynna Blaze, explains where and how to best use painted shapes. Scroll down for the DIY videos for each of these projects. “Any room can take shapes and patterns, but you…
Zanui New Season Savings Specials
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Chic, Smart + Modern. Mageia Design Takes The Lead
Unemployment can offer unexpected opportunities especially to a young girl from the Mornington Peninsula whose employment options at the time were limited to becoming an Air Hostess or a Wife. After a failed attempt at becoming a stewardess – Noela didn’t have sea legs – she returned to Melbourne and looked for a new direction. Looking into a Government scheme designed to teach new skills to young unemployed people, Noela Coffey opted for an Interior Design course. Given her artistic interests and creative flair she says it seemed to be be easy option. “I guess at that age I thought…
Brabbu Design Forces Bring Exotica Home
You may not be familiar with the names BRABBU and Maison Valentina but you will love their design ethos. Brabbu Design Forces have teamed up to bring elegant design solutions to challenging and demanding interior design projects with the KOI Collection. I love seeing what international designers are doing and how interiors can be inspired by exquisite and unique cultures. Brabbu Design Forces show fierceness combined with elegant design bringing intensity to cosmopolitan lifestyles. Maison Valentina is a specialist bathroom interiors design company formed in 2014. They bring luxury to bathrooms filling a perceived gap in the statement bathroom industry….
Stunning Beverley Hills Home
I love taking inspiration from classical design, eclectic decor and calming spaces. Inspiration can be found regardless of cost, because money doesn’t buy taste. However, when given the opportunity to take a peek around a Beverley Hills Home then I’ll say “Yes please”. This luxury residence is very pleasing to the senses with the use of pastels, pops of colour and generously proportioned rooms. There is the strong use of symmetry in some rooms, such as the impressive entrance foyer, and subtle use in others, creating an organised casual ambiance. The living areas are luxurious yet very inviting. The use…
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