Home Decoration Tips

In today’s world they don’t make furniture like they used to. You want a vintage looking bedroom but nobody sells the chest of drawers you’re after. You go to an old furniture shop and they sell exactly what you’re looking for but, it looks a little drab. Fear not, as with this helpful guide you will be able to restore those dreary looking drawers and transform them into state of the art, chic looking drawers at a reasonable price. Set a budget You’re not going to want to spend an absolute fortune on materials for restoration so you need to set a budget. Keep in mind how much you’re willing to spend on restoration; if the piece isn’t valuable, you’ll...

An all too regularly neglected part of the decorating cycle is that of the kitchen. Too often people are happy to either make do the basic and bland in terms of coatings, or leave it entirely in the hands of the interior kitchen designers with who’s pallets and tastes rarely leave any room for individuality. But why are we so willing to accept someone else’s limited view of how our kitchen should look? Wallpapering your kitchen to reflect your tastes should be as important as it is elsewhere in the house. After all, it’s a room we spend a lot of time in; our mornings are spent preparing breakfast, the afternoons we spend in there we prepare lunch and our...

Sometimes you can get bored of having the same styles or colours in your home. Trying to coordinate two colours or looking to find two colours that come from the same palette can become a pain; but why not mix and match your patterns. Mixing and matching patterns can become a difficult task, especially if you’re not sure what goes best and how you can make it look right. Before you think about doing some spring decorating, read our helpful tips on mixing and matching patterns in your home. Find Your Colour Palette: The biggest problem you face when mixing and matching patterns is trying to see what will look good together and what will clash. But before you get...

Whether you’re a wallpapering pro or you’re just beginning, here are top 10 tips to help you get the best out of any wallpapering experience. Make sure you have enough wallpaper to cover the area you are wishing to decorate. When purchasing wallpaper make sure that all the batch numbers are the same. Different batch numbers can mean your wallpaper could be different colours and they won’t always match. Apply a stripe of white paint along the top of the wall before papering, this way it won’t be as noticeable if the wallpaper fails to align at the top. Check you have the necessary tools before starting. These will include a paste table, scissors, wallpaper smoother or brush, a paste...

Feature walls are becoming an ever present fixture within master bedrooms. A feature wall is one papered wall, when the other walls in the room are (usually) painted with neutral colours. Many people like to choose a different design ever few months to change their feature wall, because it is a cost-effective way of producing a room with an obvious and illustrative focal point. Preparation Using a spirit meter, ensure the walls are level to the left and right of the wall you are papering. If they are level, this will eliminate any discrepancies with measurements as you go along your wall. Measure the wall from floor to ceiling and add an extra 100mm at the end of each cut...

Bathroom redecoration can often be quite an expensive project to undertake. The standard bathroom will usually have some sort of tile, panel and paint combination on the wall and floor, and changing these can be an expensive task. Not many people consider using wallpaper in the bathroom because of the fear of it being ruined by the steam and eventually peeling off by itself. Generally, wallpapering is a cheaper option than buying tiles and hiring a tiler, especially if you are a confident enough DIY-er to complete the task yourself. Of course, you will definitely have this problem if you apply standard wallpaper to your bathroom walls as the room is naturally humid and normal wallpaper doesn't resist moisture and...