Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Designing Bedrooms

A bedroom, I believe should be sanctuary, a cosy and homely place to reside especially when times get tough, the weather gets cold and a good book and cup of tea are calling your name.

My tips to designing a great bedroom are;

Chose a style and stick to it

 If you are starting your interiors from scratch, you can start by choosing fabrics first and base the color of you wall from it, then you can select furniture that compliments the color of walls and the fabrics that you are going to use. 

 Save on expensive wall decor, go through magazines, art books or even your child's art work at school and have the picture framed. Not only will you save, you will have a unique picture that is not found on commercial home decor stores.

Use warm flooring on bedroom floors like wood and carpet. 

If your room is small, use mirrors on the walls. It gives the room an illusion of space.

Aside from the typical center light on the middle of the ceiling, use lampshades, pin lights and up lights for mood lighting. These type of lighting gives dark and light patterns of light in the room.

And finally, it is your space, so personalise it, make it unique to you!








Monday, December 12, 2011

Christmas Decorating

Here are some quirky christmas decorating ideas. Happy decorating!










Monday, December 5, 2011

Light my Fire.

Here are some inspiration pictures of ways to dress a room keeping the fireplace the centrepiece. I love fireplaces, homes are rarely built with them these days in Australia, but I just love the coziness they bring.