Decorating a Small Living Room
Successfully decorating small spaces can be a lot more difficult than decorating large areas and rooms. Decorating a small living room is no exception, especially if you are working on a tight budget or downscaling from a larger house.
Starting...
Making the Most of Your Fireside this Winter
Think of winter and images of snow, hearty meals and firesides are likely to be conjured forthwith to your mind. Firesides used to be the focal point of many a room in days gone by; however on the whole...
Living Rooms Designed For Living
Remember growing up and the living room was the special room that only got used when company came? Perhaps there were even clear furniture covers over the seating to protect it when it wasn’t being used. Well times have...
Buying Artwork for the Living Room
Your living room is probably the most visible and public room of your entire house. It is in this room where your family will bond and guests will be received and entertained. With this in mind, you should make...
Is that Couch or Sofa Pet-friendly?
Do you have a “no animal on the furniture” rule that always gets ignored? If you have a furry pet, then your answer is most likely a resounding “Yes!” Never fear; there are ways to make certain that your...
Common Design Questions
There are a few common design questions that as a designer I frequently get asked when working with clients, these include:
How do I plan where my furniture needs to go?
How do I pull a colour palette together?
What needs to...
Choosing Paint Colors for a Living room
One of the most difficult decorating tasks is choosing a color scheme. Once this is done all the other pieces of the decorating “puzzle” fall into place. But many of us struggle with where to begin. Do we just...
Decorating a Living Room – Furniture, Flooring and Paint
The living room is often one of the busiest rooms in the house. It is used for entertaining, television viewing, reading, napping, homework and anything else that takes place in a busy family. It is usually the first room...
Buying a Coffee Table
Since the Victorian era, the coffee table has been an integral part of every living room. Today, this champion of the furnishing world is even more popular, offering an extensive array of beautiful and functional choices. Whether you’re furnishing...
Popular Living Room Colors – The Color Should Reflect your Personality
Trends come and go and more often than not, trends tend to repeat themselves about every twenty years. One area you can see trends repeated over and over, is in your home décor. If you desire to get the...
Popular Home Articles
Buying a Foreclosure – Getting a Good Deal on a House
Buying a foreclosure is one way of getting a really good real estate deal. When a piece of property is foreclosed, that means that the house owner has defaulted on mortgage payments and despite a notice of default, is still not able to come up with the payments. His...
Should You Select Hardwood Flooring in the Kitchen?
Without a doubt, the kitchen is the center of most homes, drawing all who enter the home into it for a visit. The family will spend a great deal of time in the kitchen, not only for meals and meal preparation but also as the place to relax and...
5 Quirky Materials to use Around the Home
The world of interior design is only constrained by the limits of your imagination and we now have access to more materials than ever. For some of us a traditional home just doesn’t cut it and many are seeking different ways to stand out from the crowd for a...
