A vibrant red to warm your walls; and Happy Christmas
Red wall paint is hard to get right – I know, as I bought many a taster pot in my hunt for the right shade: the walls as I mentioned before ended up looking like this: as I struggled to find red and...
View ArticleSit in colour: the best kitchen chairs
All-white (walls, storage, work surfaces, and sometimes even floors too) as the backdrop to our kitchens currently appeals to many of us right now. Perhaps it’s because we crave calm and peace at home...
View ArticleDecorating a cottage hallway; some of the best patterned fabrics
Back to the house, I’m determined to bring in colour: and so transform the walls here from their current dull, battered, beige/magnolia existence: Susie Watson‘s deep, rich Ramsbury Red colours the...
View ArticleFood for Thought: Creativity on a plate
Malaysian artist/architect Hong Yi (who goes by the nickname Red), has set herself a challenge: to create a piece of art every day during this month of March, using only food, styled on a simple,...
View ArticlePale and interesting or bright and bold? New Earthborn paint shades for A/W 2013
If, like me, you love the versatility of paint, then don’t miss the new colours just launched by Earthborn for Autumn/Winter 2013. Keeping a keen eye on emerging colour trends, Earthborn’s palette of...
View ArticleCool Nordic tones: accessories for autumn/winter
Once the nights start to draw in, the autumn air and low light seem to influence my colour choices, and so I find I increasingly turn towards cool neutrals when decorating. Nordic House capture the...
View ArticleChristmas shopping sorted in clicks: the best websites, Pt1: Cox & Cox
If, like me, you have to shop for Christmas gifts with your nose near a screen rather than your feet moving on concrete, then we’re lucky – we can make the most of the best online retailers who’ve done...
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