I am going to show you how to put a gallery wall together – one of the most eye catching styling features for a room. There is nothing worse than a large wall with just one or two small pictures on it. Without being in a group or with a reference point, they look lost.. Read more
Week 8 is quite rightly referred to as Hell week on The Block. The delivery of the hallway, mudroom and laundry is absolutely no mean feat. In fact, I think that it is unrealistic, which shows in the finishes of most of the rooms this week. These are large houses, with long hallways, which can.. Read more
Remember when we used to furnish a living room with a three piece suite? Those were the days when decorating was easy. Putting a living room scheme together now often requires a lot more thought. The outcome though is more interesting and means that you can swap pieces in and out of the room. It.. Read more
I found the reveal of the living and dining room on The Block this week extremely disappointing. There wasn’t one room that I really loved. All of the rooms had issues and many of the contestants couldn’t seem to pinpoint a style. There were a mix of styles in most of the spaces and I.. Read more
Week 6 on The Block 2022 sees the reveal of the most anticipated room, the kitchen. There were some great highs, but again, some lows, and again I didn’t agree completely with the judges. I have really enjoyed seeing how Omar and Oz have developed through the show, but I am very sorry to say.. Read more
We are working from a home office with increased regularity. Whether avoiding a virus, traffic jams or simply realising that with greater advances in technology, we don’t need to haul into an office in the centre of town every day. Even if you work from home for one to two days a week, it’s important.. Read more
Week 5 of The Block 2022 saw the contestants deliver two rooms, a bedroom and a bathroom and in one case, a powder room too, which is an enormous achievement. As ever, there were some highs and some lows and as usual, I didn’t agree fully with the judges. I am really enjoying seeing how.. Read more
Why is it that when we talk about a suburban home it conjures up a more pedestrian life? One that doesn’t have the glamour of a city terrace, a beach house, a mountains retreat or a country homestead. It shouldn’t be this way as the majority of people do live very happily in suburbia enjoying.. Read more
So, last week we saw the master ensuite on the Block 2022 and this week we get to see how the contestants continued their theme and the colour flow into their master bedroom. There were some highs and I am sorry to say, some lows. I am also sorry to say that with the exception.. Read more
I love it each year when the Dulux Colour trends forecast comes across my desk. Three diverse and exciting new trends to interpret and to consider how these can be used in my work. It’s really interesting to see how the forecasters have analysed both global and local events and translated these into a colour.. Read more
