The most important point to remember when decorating a guest bedroom is that there are many different stakeholders, from your oldest and dearest friends to your nieces, nephews and maybe even grandchildren. It can be tricky therefore to create a mood that is just right for everyone but I believe that the Woodland Walk fabric.. Read more
If you are lucky enough to own a holiday house you will appreciate that this is a double edged sword because as lovely as it is to get away at the weekend, your precious family and friends have the same idea! Seriously though, a holiday house is a great opportunity to get together in a.. Read more
Colour, and more importantly its tonal level, is a very useful tool to change the perception of size and scale in a room. Designers refer to this as manipulating a space with colour. Often people will do this and not even realise it and then either be unexpectedly happy with the end result of the.. Read more
You can’t think about coastal style without conjuring up the beautiful colours of the ocean. This isn’t to say that you must have blues and greens in a coastal style palette. A gorgeous tactile neutral palette also works well for coastal style decorating, however for my colour feature page for Country Home Ideas magazine this.. Read more
Your kitchen benchtop can often be the single most expensive item for a kitchen renovation and it is therefore really important that you get this choice right, both in terms of practicality for you and your family and in terms of colour and design for the look that you want to achieve. A fact for.. Read more
Trend setters in paint companies are starting to talk about Terracotta again. A much maligned colour for years, people denounced terracotta for being related to the colour schemes of the 80s and 90s. It has been seen to hold no place amongst the smart neutrals and cutting edge blacks, whites and greys of contemporary times. .. Read more
British Colonial Style is a favourite of mine as it is a reminder of a gentler age, without technology, where you are invited to sit in a comfy chair and while away the afternoon. Read further to see how it is related to current decorating styles and find out my top 7 tips on how.. Read more
The latest Country Home Ideas is in the shops now and my colour feature article this month is about how to link your inside space to the outside using colour schemes. Perfect timing for those of us in Australia where it is warming up. Even in cooler areas, or for those of you going into winter, it.. Read more
So with Christmas in mind my thoughts are turning to beautiful silvery hues. It’s that time of year when sparkle is called for and I really love the cool silver tones at this time of year, particularly in the heat of Australia. With only 50 sleeps to go, it is probably too late for a.. Read more
Everyone is talking about vignettes and it is no wonder as they are a stylists dream. A bare coffee table, once home to a couple of magazines, is now finished with beautiful vignettes to add interesting layers to the design. A hallway console table that was a dumping ground for post and keys is now.. Read more
