Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas 

and an awesome 2018!

White Christmas

Have a white Christmas with Farrow and Ball.

Colour of the Year 2018

Pantone has now announced their Colour of the Year for 2018.

Ultra Violet.

What do you think?

Interior inspiration from the House of Dior

Love grey?

There is plenty of interior inspiration from The House of Dior in London.

20 different sculptures are placed around the store and all are amazing, 

ranging from art work, pieces of furniture and lighting.

It's Friday, yay!

Colour inspiration for your home

There is always an opportunity for colour inspiration while out and about.

Shopping in Liberty recently I noticed these balls of wool on display.

The colours are perfect for Autumn/Winter decor in your home.

You may already have some colours in your home but had not thought

about putting another colour with your scheme.

Inspiration is everywhere.

Where do you find your colour inspiration?

Weekend plans ........

The House of Dior

I recently visited The House of Dior at New Bond Street, London.

This room display stood out to me with the beautiful pink wallpaper

with bee motif.

The grey, white and pink colour scheme is just so elegant.

Grey is a colour which runs all through the House of Dior from art

sculptures, flooring to furniture.

It's worth a look just at the decor in here and the icing on the cake 

are the products to purchase!

Fantastic floorings

I've recently been looking at floorings for my own home.

I visited House of Fraser for something else and noticed their 

great range of carpets so needed to explore!

I noticed this tartan design which really stood out to me.

I also love stripes, especially for the stairs.

House of Fraser also sell laminate flooring, which I didn't realise.

I'm still considering my options for the stairs, stripe, tartan, plain, a runner .......

Light fantastic!

Out shopping this week I noticed this gorgeous chandelier.

I love how some of the shades aren't straight and some bulbs are out.

I've gone pink!

To support Breast Cancer Care for October I'm pink!

For every course sold during October I will donate

£25 to Breast Cancer Care.

Share the pink!

Fancy a new career?

Testimonials for my online course - Interior Design 101

New online course launching November 1st!

Create the home you've always dreamt of!

What to create a beautiful home like in the magazines?

I am launching my course Interior Design 101 on November 1st.

There are 6 modules which cover the following topics:

Module 1 – Know your style
Module 2 – Colour
Module 3 – Budget planning
Module 4 – Space planning
Module 5 – Moodboards
Module 6 – Styling and accessorising
 
Module 7 - Bonus materials - Work Book, Decorating Planner, checklists, resource lists, kitchen renovation and much more! worth over $200!
 
Included is a workbook with tasks to complete throughout the modules which can be printed out.
 
A decorating planner is included for you to use for your chosen room you wish to focus on during the course. This can be printed out and you can add any additional pages to this, eg. Budget sheets etc which you will receive in different modules.
 
You will be invited to a private Facebook group Interior Design 101 where we can share images and advice and I am also available for any questions through email.
 
On completion of the course you will receive an award certificate.

Interior Design 101 will launch on November 1st 2017 - you will receive all modules and bonus materials by email.

Head over here to sign up now!

Students who have already completed the course love it!

​"Module 2 provides a plethora of inspiration on how to use colour, how colour works with itself, and how it works with light. It’s fascinating and informative, and will be a big help when planning future projects! The quiz part of the module was great fun, and showed me easily what I needed to study more!"
 
"Module 3 was really helpful in getting me to plan my projects and stick to a budget! The budget planners provided in the course materials were extremely helpful, and working out how I can creatively reuse what I already have to reduce the spending was a revelation - my bank account will thank me!"
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"Module 4 was fascinating, seeing my ideas come to life on paper and then with the online room planner, and being able to see which ideas work and which don't was extremely helpful!"

Who is the hero in your house?

Have you got a hero piece of furniture in your home?

A great statement piece is your headboard.

You can go as large as you want, adding colour, texture or pattern.

Happy weekend!

Have you seen this colour app?

I came across this app and have been playing with it this week.

The Valspar Colour Wand app has an inspire button

which is great if you are looking for ideas.

You can save the images and then you are provided with the exact 

colour code for the valspar paint you need to achieve the palette colours.

The app is free, download to your phone and create a free account.

Be happy!

I wanted to share this image with you, love the colours!

Bedroom update

I love velvet at this time of year.

I've updated the white bedroom with grey stripe bed

linen and velvet cushions and throw.

These gorgeous blue cushions are from H & M.

The pink blush cushion is from Cox and Cox.

A perfect place to snuggle up in to read when the

weather turns cold outside.

Happy weekend!

New freebie page on the website!

Free downloads available on the website now!

Colour inspiration

Have you seen a particular room you love in a magazine

or online?

You can achieve a very similar look yourself by picking the

colours you love from the image.

This kitchen has quite neutral colours but the deep pink makes

the colours pop.

You could add the pink in a scheme with the accessories as above, also around

the dining table, with curtains, blinds, cushions, rugs.

Because the colour isn't on anything permanent you can change the hero

colour for the seasons.

Lay the perfect table

Are you thinking about entertaining at home now the season is changing?

Staying at home is the new night out.

Want to impress your guests?

Check out how to lay the perfect table.

Not sure what the different glasses are?

See this handy guide for different glasses.

Source: John Lewis

Show home styling

I recently visited this show home and had to share the lounge images.

Most of the room is neutral, the walls, flooring and large pieces of furniture.

The colour has been added in accessories, the footstool and curtains.

By decorating this way in your own home it is so easy to update

colours and accessories for different seasons at a low cost.

To get this room ready for Autumn you may want to choose darker greens and 

pinks/purples for the  cushions and add a couple of cosy throws.

It's the weekend!

Got any plans for the weekend?

Hello Autumn!

How you can make or break a room

Accessories can make or break a room.

Hunt down great accessories to make a feature and talking 

point in your home.

I love this robot light, I've never seen one like this before.

I want one!

It's perfect for a child's room or study and is great

for industrial styling.

Timothy Oulton trade pack

Had a parcel today from Timothy Oulton, one of my suppliers based in Harrods.

I love opening boxes!

Lots of goodies inside.

The stripy bag is full of sweets!

The book is full of fantastic images with great products being show cased.

Timothy Oulton has some amazing pieces.

I will enjoy looking through these with my back of sweets!