When the house feels a bit blah, why not try some of these tips below to make over your home without spending more money… 1. Rearrange the furniture you have Can you orientate the furniture in a different angle? Or swap pieces around from other rooms? All you need is…
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How do you decide on an exterior colour?
Choosing a colour palette for the exterior of your home is often harder than choosing your internal colour scheme. Your colour selections will make a first impression. Get it right and you’ll be able to conceal features you want to hide, and, highlight those you want to amplify. How to…
Cheap decorating tips
A change of season, a new home, or just tired of the same old look? If you’re like me, you take any chance to freshen and liven things up in your home. But I am always working on a budget. I need things to be affordable and easy to achieve…
How to Make the Right Choices for Your Kitchen Renovation
There are so many decisions to make when planning your kitchen renovation. You must be firm with your choices to ensure each element will work with each other. If you’re considering a new kitchen, make sure you visit Dégabriele Kitchens and Interiors who specialise in premium, custom-designed joinery for clients.…
Live in a small place? Tips to create the illusion of space
Research shows humans don’t like being caged in, preferring to be in larger, more open spaces. And different factors – such as the shape of rooms, the colour of surfaces and the positioning and brightness of lighting – all influence how we perceive space. And there are several tips you can…
Declutter Your Workspace with These 5 Tips
A clean workspace not only boosts productivity, it can alleviate feelings of overwhelm and stress. Who likes to rock up to work at a desk cluttered with paperwork, post-it notes and random pens which have run out of ink? Our workspaces are important as they are essential for working at…
9 ways to make your lounge room look bigger
A small space doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be cramped. Maybe there is not enough light, furniture doesn’t sit well, the layout just isn’t right? How do you make a small room feel more spacious? With clever use of colour, furniture placing, space planning and lighting, your small space…
How to choose an interior design style that suits you
You might be like me and love a few different designs and never really know what you’d call your interior style! If you’re struggling to bring it all together and can’t seem to get the flow right, then here are a few tips on how you can narrow it down…
How does colour make a room feel?
When you’re looking to paint a room or style it, do you think about how the colour will make that room feel? I often start out with an idea of injecting a certain colour for variety, but I am really aware of how a colour makes me feel. For example,…
16 ideas for open shelves in your kitchen!
If you’re building a new kitchen, renovating, or just have a space which could use a little DIY update – then open shelves might be for you? I know this trend really started coming to light in 2014, but as I look around interior design mags and online I am…
New Trend In Dining: Round Tables
I am seeing a lot of round tables in dining rooms lately and I love it. Do you think this is the new trend? I think so. A while back I wrote about dining chairs. A feature pendant light would work perfectly over a round dining table. Do you have…
Painted brick facades for instant curb appeal
If you watch those American reno shows you’ll notice that they are a big fan of painting an old tired brick facade. It’s actually a really great way to bring an ugly, boring home back to life. I’ve also seen a few painted brick homes popping up around Wagga lately.…