Indian design has been admired in the UK for many hundreds of years and is the perfect style from homeowners who want to steer away from boring beige and make their homes into a reflection of their personality.
Light vs Dark Wood Furniture
The prevailing wisdom of any number of hackneyed antique experts on popular daytime television shows would have you believe that dark wood furniture has been consigned to the history books. Of course, they base this viewpoint on the indisputable fact that prices of antique dark wood furniture
Mango Wood Furniture Ideas for your Home in 2018
As sustainability concerns are top of the agenda in 2018, it is gratifying to know that there is a choice of quality wooden furniture that ticks the relevant boxes. Mango plantations are plentiful from India to SE Asia and Mexico to Brazil.
Home Improvement Ideas for Autumn
Autumn has begun almost behind our collective backs. The poor summer that fizzled out without so much as a goodbye has been replaced by beautiful colour contrasts in the foliage, brisk walks through wind and drizzle and pumpkin spice lattes
Home Décor Ideas for the Bathroom
Bathrooms are too often neglected when it comes to getting around to planning and executing some fresh décor ideas in the home. But when you think about the time you spend in the bathroom and how relaxing a nice fragrant hot bath
Lighting ideas for Small Bathrooms
No matter what size your bathroom is you need to get your lighting right to make sure you end up with a room that is practical for everything you need to do in it as well as making it feel inviting enough to spend some quality relaxation time
A Beginners Guide to House Auctions
We’ve all seen the programmes on the television showing people buying properties at auction and doing them up to sell on. While this is a common theme in house auctions, there are many other buyers looking for
Tips on doing a house clearance
House clearances are most often necessary under emotionally challenging situations such as the loss of an elderly relative or loved one. Such circumstances often dictate that the pain and often inconvenience of going through everything that is not in the will would far outweigh the rewards.
10 Clever Ways to Make Your Small Bathroom Appear Bigger
Even the smallest of homes don’t have to use a cramped bathroom. With clever planning, and some neat illusions, it’s possible to make your bathroom feel and look much bigger. There are many great tools online, as well as some simple tricks
Interior design for narrow living rooms
Sometimes we have to work with what we’ve got, so when you have a narrow living room, how do you make the most of it? Thanks to more accessible international delivery and huge online design websites,
Turn your Spare Room into an Art Deco Haven
Today more than ever people are choosing to stay in their homes for longer rather than moving to a bigger property, which means it’s essential for many homeowners to make the most of the space available. If you’re lucky enough
6 Timeless Home Decor Trends
Pinterest can make the most stylish interior designer feel self-conscious about their decorating decisions. And with the trends moving on as quickly as they appear, it can be difficult to keep up. The most important thing to consider when choosing which home decor
How to Choose the Best Door for your Home
A new door can make a huge difference to the look of your home and choosing one can be a lot of fun. This is your chance to make a style change but with a minimum of fuss and bother– there are very few exterior changes
Four Front Garden Changes to Add Value to your Home
In today’s competitive market sellers need to do everything they can to make their home as attractive a prospect as possible to potential buyers. When it comes to your own front yard, what may seem like a minor flaw
The Best Alternatives to Hiring a Skip
We all have moments in our life that call for that ominous yellow skip being unceremoniously dumped in our driveway, often without any thought to the precise location or to avoiding those precious shrubs in the borders. There these big, battered hunks of rusting metal with cracked yellow paint sit waiting for us to find […]
Should I rent or buy my first property?
This is a question that many people in the UK will not even have to ask themselves as they simply do not have the necessary funds to put down a deposit on a home and therefore must make the ‘choice’ to rent by default. However, there are some very good help to buy schemes available, […]
Home Decoration through Play
Any parent will tell you that kids love messy play – so why not combine this activity with a bit of easy room decoration, and kill two birds with one stone? Getting your children to help decorate their own room will give them both immediate enjoyment and the chance to have a lasting impact on […]
7 Trending Green Home Ideas in 2015
Creating a green and healthy home is not only confined to separating paper from plastic in your recycling bin and buying organic greens in a reusable tote bag but it means more than. Green living means conserving our natural resources
Get Creative! Let Your Kids Decorate Their Own Bedrooms
To see the world through a child’s eyes must be an incredible experience. Kids have what is often referred to as a ‘fictional mind’ – a mind that’s full of imagination, fantasy, and dreams – and this makes them incredibly creative.
Scrub Up this Year with a New Bathroom
Nobody likes the idea of having an old bathroom with dated fixtures, fittings, cracked basins and exposed plumbing work. Just like the other rooms in your house, bathrooms should be clean, properly maintained
How to Make your Shoebox feel like a Mansion
I’m not an expert on many things, but I definitely know a lot about shoebox living. I spent my childhood and teenage years in a glorified cupboard that was formerly used as a home brewery. My mother wanted to use it as an ironing room, but it was too small.
Glass Splashbacks – Home Décor Ideas For Your Kitchen
If your kitchen has recently lost some of its charm and you are looking for ways to add a little wow factor, perhaps you should read this article. Here we will discuss the much vaunted splashback options that everyone seems to
How to Wallpaper a Room
Wallpaper is a fine alternative to paint and some of the patterns can really bring out the best in any room. Many DIY fans tend to steer clear from this option, but this needn’t be the case. This article will show the beginner how to wallpaper just like a professional in just a few simple […]
Top Tips For Choosing The Right Front Door
Your front door is so much more than just the entrance to your home, it also acts as the first impression your visitors get, reflects your home’s character and demonstrates your personal style – which is why it’s so important
5 Tips For Preventing Frozen Pipes
During the coldest months of winter, frozen pipes are an expensive and inconvenient reality that many homeowners have to deal with. Fortunately, there are ways to prevent the water in your pipes from freezing and potentially breaking a pipe which is costly to repair.