Heavenly Hallways

It’s the first thing you’re presented with when entering a home and you want it to look inviting, striking and  personal.  Decorating your hallway needs lots of time and thought.  Choose home accessories which reflect your personality.  Add a pretty throw, a stunning vase  or a useful console table.  Use clever storage to create a unique look.

Keep the walls white for maximum impact.  Hexagonal storage shelving from Bloq.

The orange strip along the door edging compliments the print hanging in the hallway perfectly.

You don’t need a lot of space to make a statement!

I love these stairs but the design doesn’t seem to fit with the surroundings in this instance.  Perhaps the home is still work in progress.  Wallpaper by Orla Kiely

What do you think of this contemporary multicoloured staircase?  I like it to look at but not sure if I could actually live with it every day.  You’d definitely need to stick to a white background for this to work.

Images via housetohome.co.uk

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Contemporary colour

Aussie interior designer Diane Bergeron creates chic, timeless and classic spaces.  Her gorgeous Melbourne home, which appeared in none other than Australian Vogue last year, has been decorated to perfection- I love its contemporary, unique feel.  I’d be quite happy to move straight in!!

above:  efficient use of a small space can transform any area

I have a thing for orange and grey at the moment, it looks stunning together!

There’s so much ‘going on’ in each room, yet it all seems to gel together well without all being too much.  Look at the dining room (above) for example, with its stripey curtains, colourful wall montage and odd set of chairs.  Who would have thought such a mixture could look so fab?!

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Perfect prints

I’ve chosen a ‘textile designer of the week’ this week rather than a company, just because I couldn’t wait to show you these stunning prints!

Ella Peters is an award-winning textile designer specialising in home accessories and furnishing fabrics to commission. Inspired by the beauty of nature, she takes a fresh approach to textiles with unique colour combinations and imagery.  I’m loving the dreamy colours, the pureness of the designs and the modern, contemporary feel.

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Danish Inspiration

Here’s a little something to cheer you up this Monday morning!  The colourful images of this gorgeous Danish home  are sure to brighten-up even the dullest of days.

This home is the perfect example of how to do colour the right way.  If you’re planning to sell in the future, it’s a good idea to keep the ’shell’ as neutral as possible, so that potential buyers can mentally picture the home the way they would like to have it.  It’s the accessories which ‘make’ the house here, adding colour and character.  As I’ve said before, accessories can always be changed to suit your  mood, however paint, wallpaper and furniture would be a bigger and more expensive project to embark on.

So fresh, clean and modern!

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