Parisian style

Looking to add Parisian style to your home?

See below for some hints and tips.

Colour inspiration

I just love this colour, perfect for creating drama in a room.

Colour advice

A little help with using colour in your home.

Kitchen makeover

I wanted to share this kitchen makeover with you.

I added pastel colour to a country kitchen using Annie Sloan paints and a new Ikea sofa cover.

Creating art work

Over the Christmas break I have been in a creative mood.

I painted over a previous canvas with a new abstract design using blues and whites.

I used the left over paint from the bedroom wall from Laura Ashley.

Adding some gold leaf gave the canvas a real lift.

The new art work is now in pride of place over the bed.

Paris in Red

Paris ......

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

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?

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!

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.

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.

Pantone colour of the day

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 :)

A-Z of Art Deco Style

A - Art archives

Take inspiration for your art deco styling and start with some great wallpaper.

B - Bathing beauties

You can choose to style your bathroom in monochrome or use colour.

C - Cocktail hour

Celebrate the weekend, or any evening with stylish cocktail accessories.

D - Dress up for a meal

Get dressed up and enjoy a meal in your gorgeous dining room.

E - Escapism

Sit stylishly and comfortably in the best seat in the house.

F - Film fantasy

Take inspiration from great films.

Art work and photo displays

It can be great fun creating your own picture gallery.

You don't have to just include photos in your frames, you can use art work, postcards, quotes, certificates, newspaper/magazine clippings, the list is endless!

Have fun creating!