Is your living room due a refurb? Is your living room looking tired, old-fashioned and outdated? Do you fancy giving it a spruce up, perhaps a lick of paint and a more modern colour scheme? If so, have you considered making grey your focus colour? Why choose a grey colour scheme? Turn to Instagram or Pinterest and you'll see that grey is having a moment. Banish all ideas that the colour is dull - it's not. This trend is all about using soft, misty tones and pairing them with one or two complimentary colours for a throughly modern look. Grey is a fantastic base colour that even novice decorators can easily get to grips with. Read on: Four throughly modern grey colour schemes for living rooms: Grey colour scheme #1 - modern & bright: Pairing soft shades of grey with ... [Read More]
Gold
From Dull to Dazzling: Transforming Your Space With Metallic Home Accessories
Brass, copper and gold are having a moment. Flick through any interior design magazine and you'll spot metallic home accessories on every other page. From the warm radiance of copper lampshades to the sophisticated charm of decorative brass candelabras, to the bohemian styled hammered gold pots and vases that are everywhere right now. Long considered ‘old fashioned’ and ‘outdated’, brass, copper and gold are now overtaking chrome and stainless steel as the ;must-have metals' in the home. It's out with “cold, minimal and clinical” home styling, as the more eclectic, bohemian traveller and industrial chic-style themes grow in popularity. Soft shades of brass, burnished gold tones and artisanally-hammered bronze pieces are making a comeback. US designer Kelly Wearstler has ... [Read More]