How often to replace furniture in your home

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Having the right kind of furniture in your home can really improve how it looks. Furniture is something that is personal to the people living in the property; everyone likes different types of chairs, sofas and tables, and so finding the style that suits you and your home is really important. So, how often should [...]

Home improvements: DIY painting

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Making improvements to your home is something that is really useful to be able to do. It means that you can adapt how your home looks until it really suits your style and tastes. It doesn’t have to be a big job that takes months but, instead, can be a series of smaller projects that [...]

Improve furniture in your home with a patch chair

Friday, December 31st, 2010

As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, it doesn’t take much to improve how your home looks, with one simple change. To brighten up your lounge or any room for the new year, how about doing some DIY and making yourself a patch chair. A patch chair is a chair that is upholstered with lots [...]

Focus on DIY in the new year

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

The fast-approaching new year is the perfect time to get stuck in to some new DIY projects. Do you often make new year’s resolutions, then break them when you’re barely in to January? This year, you should focus on DIY as your new year’s resolution. The beauty of trying to do more DIY is that [...]

Keeping your home safe over Christmas

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Christmas is an exciting time in the home, where you can decorate it exactly as you like and make it look festive. It’s important to make sure you do this safely though. It’s an improvement on the rest of the year, as you can really let loose with lights and decorations and Christmas trees. But [...]

Mirror, mirror, on the wall

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

Mirrors, when used cleverly, can be such a brilliant way to improve how a room looks. They have multiple purposes: as well as obviously having a purpose as a mirror, they can also look really beautiful as a feature on their own. In the same way that picture frames can look really special and make [...]

Improve your home with framed wallpaper

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

A new type of decoration is becoming increasing popular, and it looks great in almost any home. It’s easy enough to do (so you can definitely Do-It-Yourself) and doesn’t cost too much. Adding frame wallpaper to a room is a really modern and unique look, and will instantly update a room that needs a bit [...]

Update a wall with blackboard paint

Friday, November 5th, 2010

Painting a wall can really improve the look of a room. However, there’s another way to really make it look modern and stylish, as well as it being practical. Using blackboard paint on a wall can transform the look of a room if you use it on one wall (think of it as a statement [...]

Buying secondhand furniture can improve your home

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

I’ve talked before in previous blog posts, about how furniture can really make or break a room; from statement chairs to upholstering furniture, it really can make a difference and improve the look of your house. However, buying new furniture can be expensive, so a really good idea is to buy thrift or vintage furniture. [...]

Add a statement chair to a room

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Furniture is often the most important feature in a house’s decoration; it can set the mood for the entire feeling of the room or even the whole property. One way in which to instantly update a room or add a feature is by getting a statement chair. It’s most decorator’s favourite way of adding character [...]