home and interiors
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How to Create Stylish and Effective Kitchen Lighting
The kitchen is the heart of your home. It’s where you cook meals for your family as you come together to start or finish the day. In our busy modern lives, it also doubles as a space to relax and home office, as well as a storage space and a place to entertain. That’s a lot of functions for just one room, so it’s important that you use lighting which is both stylish and effective for your kitchen. Once you’ve decided on the lighting features, make sure they’re fitted professionally by an electrician like Fernee Air. Task Lighting Task lighting is perhaps the most important aspect of planning your kitchen…
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Mind the Gap – Stylish interiors from Red Candy
Red Candy is a great place to find stylish pieces for your home with a quirky edge. The brand, which was launched in 2009 as the world’s red only website, is now full of quirky, fun designs (of all colours) that allow you to add fun to your interiors, whilst still retaining a sense of style. As they say on their website:- ‘Shut up, beige!’ is our battle cry against everything bland, reflecting our mission to cut this lifeless shade down to size and fill our homes with lots of lovely colour instead! As someone who loves a little bit of quirkiness, I quickly found myself enamored with so many pieces…
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Can you Guess the Flowers?
There is nothing like the look and scent of fresh flowers in your home. They are just wonderful for creating an ambiance, for bringing a touch of Spring, or a look of your garden inside your home, and they add an affordable attractiveness and elegance to any setting. Whether this is in the form of freshly cut blooms grown in your own garden, or shop bought bunches and bouquets, flowers add prettiness, colour and stunning fragrance to any room they grace. But, when it comes to flowers, how many types of flowers can you actually name? I’m guessing that you will not have any trouble with roses, tulips and daffodils,…
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The Perfect Use of Your Loft Space
You’ve made the decision to convert your loft space into a room and have decided to go ahead with a loft conversion. You’ve taken into account all the issues related to the size of your space, and have chosen your VELUX windows and blinds in order to give your room the right amount of light and shade it needs to be comfortable and inhabitable. Now you need to decide what you are going to use your extra rooms and space for. Here are a few suggestions for ways to use your loft space. A new Bedroom Probably the most obvious choice, a new master bedroom can be a perfect fit…
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Classic French Interiors style with Dandelion Interiors
When it comes to interior style, my tastes definitely move towards vintage and classic looks. I love the idea of pieces that take their inspiration from the past, and have a range of eclectic vintage pieces that have been picked up from antique shops, vintage fairs and junk shops. But sourcing vintage inspired pieces takes time, and can also take serious money, so it is always lovely to find a brand that sells pieces that have that authentic feel, but take out all the leg work. Dandelion Interiors is just such a brand. Dandelion Interiors have a wonderful range of homewares and furniture that have been specially curated for the…
