Thursday, March 22, 2012

Add a Touch of Glam to Your Bedroom: Dark and Sexy


Dark and sexy doesn't automatically mean tacky and sleazy! Black provides an air of romance to any style of bedroom but if you want to move it out of the realms of tacky introduce a complimentary colour such as gold or silver – eek I hear you cry!! You need to look beyond the colour to see the style that can be achieved using luxury bedding, rugs, lighting and accessories.

If you have a boring overhead central ceiling light swap it for a modern chandelier style in black, coordinate with matching bedside table lamps to bring things together in a cohesive way. Use a variety of tactile fabrics such as faux furs, silks and suede for window dressings and soft furnishings.

A statement headboard can up-date your bed frame and give you bedroom a hotel chic style. If you look for interior design ideas online you'll find a host of great styles and designs of statement headboards you can modify to suit the style of your bedroom and your colour scheme.

If you want your bedroom to be truly dark don't forget to add blackout curtains or use blackout blinds to help reduce the amount of light pollution entering your bedroom.

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Monday, March 19, 2012

Stylish Window Treatments for Spring: Sheer Voiles


There's no getting away from it I admit that I love voile curtains and detest with a passion traditional net curtains – maybe it stems back to my childhood and the memories of nosy neighbours reporting back to my parents my every move! Voiles are also on-trend and can be used in a number of different ways to dress windows. Here's my top 10 reasons you should use voile curtains in your home:

1. They can replace traditional net curtains and bring tired looking rooms up to-date.

2. When full length the add much needed height to some rooms.

3. Used on their own they add a delicate, feminine touch to windows.

4. Voiles are ideal for creating a stylish double layer affect.

5. Lined voiles are available to help prevent (although not stop altogether when an inside light is switched on) prying eyes seeing inside your home.

6. From dreamy whites and ivories to bright bold colours voiles suit all styles of interiors.

7. Voiles must be the easiest style of cheap curtains to hang.

8. Trendy eyelet or tab-tops allows them to be used for more than just window dressings – for example on terraces during the summer.

9. Their lightweight allows them to fall gracefully and pool onto the floor.

10. My favourite is the way they billow in the breeze coming from an open window to create a refreshing airiness to rooms.

Versatile, practical and very affordable voile curtains are the ideal window dressing.


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Monday, March 12, 2012

Stylish Window Treatments for Spring: Warm Yellows


At long last Spring seems to have arrived and despite the hose-pipe ban being enforced in many parts of the country, we all know that warm summer days are on their way. Warm yellows are the ideal colour for Spring – typically associated with daffodils – yellow brings a natural warmth to our homes and offers a sunny disposition to any room in your home.

It's easy to add flashes of warm yellow to your rooms using soft furnishings and window dressings. Cheap curtains in yellow will add a Spring like feel to your rooms and see you right through this season and into the next. Other simple yellow additions could include kitchen blinds, duvet cover sets, cushions and throws.

Although we might think yellow a little passé and even old fashioned, it's a superb accent colour and can be used in conjunction with a multitude of other colours, from black to white and virtually every colour in between; so don't pass the opportunity of bringing a fresh Spring look to your home it can work wonders in perking up your home and bringing a smile to your face!

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