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A bedroom should be a relaxing haven where any worries of the day can drift away, just as you drift away into a comfortable night’s sleep. But getting the balance just right can be a challenge – particularly when it comes to your choice of colour. A neutral colour scheme might seem like the best […]
Something old, something new… if you can’t decide on a single era for your interiors, there’s nothing wrong with mixing and matching vintage and modern furniture, if you do it right. And there are plenty of ways to make old and new items work well alongside one another, so here are five of the best […]
We all need our privacy from time to time, but what’s the best way to get it when you’re in a room with windows? The two usual suspects are curtains and blinds, but which is better? Curtains Curtains are what most of us probably had in our homes when we were growing up, and the […]
Each room of your house is worth tens of thousands of pounds in real terms, so it’s important to get the best use out of them – even including your spare room. Leaving it shut up and empty for 99% of the time is a senseless waste, and can lead to problems with trapped humidity […]
Living rooms often have plenty of places to sit, but not many surfaces on which to place anything else. A great sofa is the centerpiece of any lounge, but for practicality’s sake it’s always useful to have a coffee table within easy reach. Choose wisely and this can add more than just a resting place […]
Mix and Match is a hot trend in dining room decoration, and a good way of dressing a room on a budget, to achieve a distinctive visual style, or if you simply want some understated elegance without the usual formality of a matching dining room furniture set. Despite the apparently random nature of Mix and […]
Regardless of how you feel about storage, it’s something every home needs, and you face the decision of whether you want your storage to be visible, and part of your interior design scheme, or hidden away in ingenious places around your home. Here are five of our favourite storage ideas, which together offer a selection […]
Conservatories have only relatively recently become something that a large number of households have access to – before that they were the preserve of the relatively wealthy, and while that is still true to a certain extent, more and more of us are able to afford to have one built, or to buy a home […]
Where did Chesterfield sofas first appear? Northerners might hope to claim them as hailing from Chesterfield in Derbyshire, but sadly this is not the case. Quite the opposite in fact, as their invention is generally credited to Lord Philip Stanhope, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, not to be confused with the several other Philip Stanhopes […]
What does a sofa mean to you? Is it a place to sit comfortably but still upright, with friends or family by your side? Or do you have a sofa all to yourself, with room to lounge around in and, if you choose, to lie across the cushions instead of sitting? The way you prefer […]
