I recently gave my living room a bit of a makeover and I’m going to share here some tips for making small spaces feel bigger. In interior design there is some conventional advice for how to decorate small spaces that has a sound logical basis. Number one on the list is to paint the room […]
I was half way through my interior design course before I hit the colour module and got something of a shock: Contrary to popular opinion – including no shortage of high-profile professionals in the field – monochrome is not black and white. And now, whenever an architect on the telly describes a black and white […]
Never underestimate the power of paint to have all kinds of transformative effects on a space. Here I’m showing you an incomplete makeover, to illustrate the powerful difference a new paint job can make – even if you don’t change anything else. On the right we have the old colour, and on the left the […]
[masterslider id=”1″] A Free Room Design is up for Grabs! Are you planning on updating a room in your home, and would welcome the help of an interior designer? I’m running a competition over on Facebook and one person will receive the prize of a room design, which includes all of the following: Initial consultation […]
As a long-time renter I notice a significant difference between the quality of long-term and short-term rental properties. Essentially, properties targeted at tourists tend to be better presented and generally more inviting places to spend time in than properties targeted at long-term tenants – especially in locations where rental property is in short supply. And […]
Decorating a rental property to our own taste does have its challenges, especially if it comes fully or partly furnished. But it is completely possible to do a rental home makeover on a budget, if you get creative with your resources. Most landlords are looking for reliable tenants who will take good care of the […]
If you’re a fan of interior design, you may have noticed a lot of green gracing the pages of your favorite magazines—it’s the on-trend color for interiors right now. It’s a nice synchronicity for the urgent need we have to “green” as many aspects of our day-to-day life as we can, in our race to […]
