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As you’ve read in the previous articles, decorating with colour is not just about going to a store and choosing your desired colour from a swatch. Colours affect us mentally, physically and psychologically. The same colour can make some people relaxed others restless. Furthermore, different tones of the same colour can affect us differently. In [...]
Decorating with Colours - part 2
You and your space
As you’ve read in the previous article colours affect our mind, our physical and psychological being. It also seems that it’s not the hue of a colour that has the main effect but its tone and saturation. So, before you start decorating with colour, instead of asking yourself [...]
Decorating with colour is not as easy as it seems. When it comes to decorating or redecorating our homes, one of the most important dilemmas we face is what colour should it be? We are bombarded with hundreds of colours, hues and tones, pastels and naturals, labelled with evocative or designer names - all staring [...]
As more and more people are affected by the credit crunch, so non-essential expenses - such as home décor - get postponed or cancelled. However there are plenty of things you can do to your home to freshen it up - some are cheap and cheerful, some are free of charge! Here are a few [...]
Traditionally today is the day to put up the Christmas decorations in our home. Many of our clients ask us about decorating their homes for Christmas, particularly about the latest trends and where to buy the Christmas Ornaments..
This is a preview, read Christmas Ornaments in full.
This is very weird. I was just about to write a post about eco-materials and was searching for previous eco-related posts so as to be able refer back to them. Well, I couldn’t find any! We have been running this blog for two years now and surely we have written about being green, the importance [...]
There was a time when I was so excited to receive the new IKEA catalogue that I immediately dropped everything else in order to browse through it. But those days are long gone. I only just opened the new catalogue today, having received it more than a month ago. And I’m yet again quite disappointed..
This [...]
As I mentioned in my previous posts regarding wallpaper, the new trend is to have unique or customised wall covering. Here are a couple of suggestions:Instead of wallpaper, use stickers or images like this hanger on your wall:
Check out Marmarco for other ideas. Alternatively stencil large images such as cherry tree twigs, large palms leaves [...]
Firstly we wish all our readers a Happy New Year!Secondly, further to our article about the timing of Christmas Decoration - this is to remind you that today is the day to take off and put away all your decor. This is not only tradition, but according to some customs, it’s bad luck if you [...]
In the previous article we discussed when it’s the most suitable time to put up your Christmas Decorations. If you decided not to do it on St Nicholas’ day (6th dec) which was yesterday, the next traditionally suitable day is the St Lucia’s day (13th Dec).
In the meantime you should purchase or make all the [...]