Finishing touches to make your house a home
Lighting is a design element that can create the most luxurious, clean effect with a low amount of effort. It provides the “seasoning” to a room, and gives it the overall breath and life once every other detail is in place. However, lighting efficiently, while still being beautiful, can be difficult as some people are…
Welcome to the latest in our Shop Showcase series where we profile some of our favourite shops for home accessories and give you an insight into the types of products you can buy. Anthropologie is a store that heralds from the US. We used to swoon over the products and were thrilled when they finally…
Is your bathroom in need of an update? It’s amazing what a difference a new colour scheme can make. If you’re thinking of giving your bathroom a makeover, then here’s some fabulous inspiration from home and interiors blogger Cassie Fairy. Having recently moved house, Cassie wanted to transform the tired old bathroom into something more…
Chosen for its naturally reflective properties, glass is a material that suits all interior design styles and tastes. From the minimal to the traditional, glass is ideal for a wide variety of applications, from delicate glass-stained windows to toughened coffee table surfaces, but there is one issue that can detract from its beauty – surface…
Mother nature always gets it right. Scientists have studied why we find plants and flowers so pleasing and put it down to the famous Fibonacci sequence, better known as the golden ratio, the pattern of perfect proportion that can be found across nature. Yet there is more to it than that; flowers bring colour, aroma,…
When looking for interior design inspiration, we tend to fall into the same old habits. We trawl the websites of department stores or flick through a magazine with last year’s advice recycled. Is it any wonder many of us feel our homes are lacking a little flair and that certain je ne sais quoi? It…
While vacuuming not be at the top of everyone’s list of chores, most of us have to do it, and I’m always interested in anything that claims to make the job easier. I tried the Oreck Magnesium RS vacuum cleaner on behalf of Home Gems. Here’s how I got on. Who are Oreck? The brand name…
Lighting can be a tricky thing to get right and finding elegant lighting for you home that is both practical and striking can take some time. Don’t despair though, here are some starter tips for different styles from pendants to table lamps, plus insight into the top lighting styles this season. Pendant lights can be used…
