Parisian style

Looking to add Parisian style to your home?

See below for some hints and tips.

Starting a new scheme

When you are decorating a room at home, pick your favourite colours and begin from there.

The starting point doesn't have to be from a paint card, it could be from 

- cushion

- blind 

- piece of amazing fabric

- vase

- art work

Dior at the V&A

I visited the Dior exhibition in Paris recently and I have now discovered that the

exhibition is coming to London at the V&A.

The exhibition starts February, click here to see more info.

The exhibition is amazing and full of inspiration, colour and design, 

all of which can be transferred to your home design and accessories.

Paris in Red

Paris ......

The home of style, fashion, interior design and inspiration!

Dior exhibition in Paris

I was fortunate enough to catch the Dior exhibition in Paris before it end at the

beginning of January.

The exhibition was full of amazing, beautiful dress, accessories and clothes.

The fabrics were just awesome!

So much detail in the embroidery.

The colours, fabrics and textures are so easy to transfer to your home.

For example an embroidered cushion and green throw would be perfect

accessories for Spring to update your home.

Paris street art

On a recent trip to Paris I noticed lots of street art.

Quite a mix of styles, colour and designs.

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.

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?

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.

William Morris

Bedroom inspiration

Green has become very popular this year in the home.

I first saw green being introduced into fashion last year 

in Paris and it has since been filtered through

into interiors.

You don't need to add green everywhere into a scheme.

For instance, in the bedroom you can add a little 

colour with accessories - cushions, throws, headboards

without going over the top.

These pieces are also easy to change when you 

want to freshen up your scheme with another colour. 

Pantone colour of the day

Kitchen inspiration

I came across some great show homes at the weekend.

I love these kitchen designs.

The kitchen was galley style but the units at

different heights and widths made the whole kitchen 

feel very designer.

Two tone cupboard doors also looked great

in a small space without over powering the room.

Paris in colour

Paris is always a great place for inspiration.

Hello September!

September is here again!

Autumn is my favourite season of the year and

I always feel inspired with the beautiful colours

of orange, golds and browns.

Have a great September :)

How to use your decorating planner

My decorating planner is great for starting any project, a place to keep all samples and information together.

If you have purchased the Decorating Planner from my website, once printed out you can put the pages into either an A4 ring binder with plastic pockets or a document folder, using the pockets to store samples.

You can also print extra pages off if you need more for certain sections.

It can also be printed off every time you start a new project and will become your go to place to store ideas and inspiration for new projects.

Teenage boys bedroom ideas

Teenagers can sometimes seem hard to decorate for without having posters everywhere.

You can pick a sport, activity or hobby and add touches to the scheme, like these skateboard shelves below.

Keep the wall colours neutral and add pattern, colour and texture with accessories.