Creating The Dining Space That Makes Family Meals A Joy

Bringing the whole family around the dining table is a tradition that’s becoming increasingly important to maintain, especially as growing families might spend more time apart with faces glued to individual screens. As such, the dining space is one that should be treated with care and consideration, and here are a few ways you can make sure that it’s meeting your family’s needs just right.

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Interior Design Trends That Work in Every Home

If you’re buying a home of a particular kind, then you might have to carefully consider your plans for redecoration before you put them into motion. The character of a period property, like a Georgian townhouse, might be ruined by the installation of the wrong modern features. 

On the other hand, there are certain styles and principles that work across every kind of home. These dependable go-to methods might help to elevate a specific space in a way that isn’t dependent on the qualities of the surrounding building. 

Choosing Invictus Vinyl Flooring

In getting the right look and feel for your home, you want assurance that whatever you implement will be a long-term investment that will not require excessive care every few weeks.

Whilst many flooring specialists present themselves as the best, one product brings many manufactured features destined to last a lifetime. That option is luxury vinyl flooring.

10 Ways To Personalize Your Home Decor

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Personalizing your home decor makes the difference between your home looking like a space that belongs to you as a unique individual, and one that belongs in a magazine. Homes in magazines look nice, but they don’t often look lived in - or have a whole lot of personality. Even if they did, you wouldn’t want to simply copy your decor straight out of a magazine, would you? You want your home to have its own unique look that matches your tastes and preferences. You spend a lot of time there and it’s likely one of the most expensive things you’ve ever bought, so why wouldn’t you take the time to do this? 

Read on for 10 ways to personalize your home decor! 

1. Figure Out What Styles You’re Most Drawn To

Start by figuring out which styles you’re most drawn to by making a vision board for your place. It’s all too easy to pick a style you think is nice, without thinking of whether this is something you’re going to like and want to keep in the long run. You need a style that really matches your personality and tastes that you know you’re going to want to keep for years to come. This is why you should avoid trends and instead consider what you like as an individual. 

Interesting facts about laminate flooring

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When renovating your existing home or selecting the finer details of a new build, one of the big design decisions you will have to make is what flooring to get. Whilst I do believe that different flooring options are best suited for different rooms and that you have to factor in the style, practicality and cost of flooring when deciding what flooring to opt for, one type of flooring which I think is a fantastic option for most homes and rooms is laminate flooring.

Laminate flooring is a common household flooring choice as it is versatile and practical plus it is available in a variety of styles and budgets. As laminate flooring is a popular choice and offers a variety of positive benefits here we take a look at a few interesting facts about laminate flooring - 

Modern bedroom design elements that will transform your mood

A fun thing about bedrooms is that certain design elements can completely change the mood. From a tranquil scene with wooden elements to a darker and more intimate setting, there are some fantastic ways to really set up your bedroom in a way that allows you to embrace the overall mood within it. So in this article, we’re going to offer a couple of moody modern design elements that can completely transform your bedroom.

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Smart bedroom appliances

A fantastic way to transform your bedroom is to add smart appliances such as smart lights, alarms and other similar electronics. While it’s not so much a design element, they can be incorporated into your bedroom seamlessly to create a wonderfully productive and modern bedroom. Consider electronics such as a Google Home, smart lights behind your bed or even a wireless charging hub.

Bathroom remodel - advantages of hiring a professional

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The problem with many bathrooms across the country is that they are often inherited suites from previous homeowners or have not been updated in many years and starting to show their age and lack of style.

If you hate your current bathroom’s style and want to give it a new look things like giving it a fresh lick of paint, adding a new shower curtain, introducing new bathroom accessories or boosting the bathroom’s storage with shelves or a new cupboard can overhaul a bathrooms look. These simple changes are often ones you can DIY and thanks to resources such as pinterest you can find bathroom redesign inspiration to help you find the perfect colour scheme and bathroom style.

Creating a home office

Like most people across the country I am continually trying to find the perfect work life balance. Working from home can offer many positive benefits that can help achieve a harmonious work life balance - no commute, home comforts and flexible hours around family life.

Whilst there are many positive benefits to working from home and it complements my family life and works well for me and my family, there are downsides to working from home.

Top Ways To Update a Small En-suite

Owning a small house or flat needn’t mean compromising on life’s luxuries. Many people assume that an en-suite is a privilege only afforded to those who live in large, spacious homes but that’s simply not true. There’s very little to stop you adding a beautiful en-suite to your master bedroom or in fact to any bedroom if you don’t mind giving up a little floor space or perhaps even a cupboard.

En-suites are a great solution for larger families and particularly those with a teenager in residence. It might be that the family bathroom is no longer enough to cater to everyone and it makes sense to add an extra in the form of an en-suite. A well-designed en-suite, even a small one, will most definitely add value to the property in addition to making it more comfortable to live in.

Wallpaper murals from Wallsauce - children’s bedroom decoration ideas

Over the years we have decorated the children’s rooms in various designs to suit their age and interest. We have had themed rooms, hand painted murals, rooms adorned with their favourite characters, rooms with splashes of colour and rooms decorated with removable stickers.

But inevitably even though each design has been loved the children have outgrown them. Favourite characters from films and TV shows have been knocked from the favourite characters list and been replaced by other character. The children have grown quickly bored of rooms decorated in a simple fashion with painted walls of colour. Removable stickers have never been a great success, whilst they have added a touch of character and colour to a room we have found they usually end up peeling off the walls which looks cheap and tacky.

Making your home more valuable

Sprucing up your home and adding extensions are rarely cheap. Data from the Office for National Statistics has predicted that those in the UK collectively spend almost £30 billion on home improvements annually. That works out at £43 million each week!

So, how do you know in which room to invest your cash for the best return on investment on your home improvements exploits? Check out this guide to how much home improvements can add to your home’s value before you start planning…

Bathroom

We all want a home with a modern, well-working bathroom — so this may be a good space to do up if you don’t think yours is looking at its best at the moment. According to the Nationwide Building Society, a new en-suite bathroom or the creation of a second bathroom can add around 5% to a home’s overall value.

But is it worth the investment? Presenter of TV show: Location, Location,Location, Phil Spencer, seems to think so. He believes that a new bathroom will increase the value of a home by almost 3%. “You don’t need to do a lot with the room, it’s all about the features that you put in, such as a set of new taps, a heated chrome towel rail, a big new shower head, a power shower, and a glass screen or glass door instead of a shower curtain.”

Hotly Tipped Conservatory Designs for 2018

Just like the rest of your home, your conservatory is ready and waiting for you to add a dash of colour and style. And in doing so, you can create a dream space. But what design and trends are tipped for the hothouse this year? Here we look at all things conservatory from interiors to roof conversion and conservatory designs.

Curtains or window blinds??

Recently we have been refurbishing our living room. Since we moved in it has had very little attention to it. A few ornaments and pieces of furniture have changed places or been moved to another room as we settled it but since then nothing has changed. It has been a comfortable, lived in space that has served us well but it has been lacking in style and a sense of character.

As we have decorated and done home improvements in all the other rooms of the house, the time has come to turn our attention to the living room.

With it being a room that we spend a lot of time in especially together as a family it is only sensible that it is a room that we enjoy spending time in and love the look of.

Home interior design styles

When Lee and I moved in with each other after a long distance relationship it soon became apparent that whilst we shared many interests and a love for each other, our home styles and decor tastes differed greatly.

Over the years it has been a struggle to combine our differing styles and often there has been a lot of compromise when decorating our home and making home improvements.

Home improvements that can’t wait

Whether you’ve just moved into a new property or have been living in the home for several years, you’ll know that the process of upgrading the home never ends. By the time you’ve finished one decorating and improvement cycle, it’s time to start the next. Thankfully, most projects are focused solely on the outcomes rather than the timings. However, there are some that simply cannot afford to wait.

If any of the five issues below need sorting in your home, it’s vital that you so with immediate effect. You’ll be thankful in the long run.

How to transform your kitchen into a modern space

For those of you who spend most of their time in the kitchen, when they begin to look a little dated, it’s only natural that you want to bring it back to life with some modern touches. A streamlined, contemporary modern kitchen design, combined with integrated appliances, thoughtful lighting and a mix of levels that helps to keep your room clutter free whilst leaving you more space to relax and entertain might sound like a dream – but it can be a reality.

The top 5 ways to make your home look more modern

Want to create a stylish, modern but warm interior to your home but a bit stuck as to how to get it on a budget? No worries as these five top insider tips will help you make the smallest changes that bring the maximum impact to a space.

Benefits of LED lighting in the home

Whilst LED has been around for over 50 years due to recent developments and improved technology in the field of LED bulbs along with a demand for efficient lighting, LED lighting within the home has garnered increased popularity.

With traditional incandescent bulbs, halogen bulbs and LED bulbs as available options on the market for lighting within the home it can be difficult to know what lighting and bulbs are best for you and your home.

2017 Lighting trends

Every new year sees a new set of trends. As the year rolls on and seasons come and go, styles and popular trends also come and go. From fashion to interiors to gadgets, trends can have a huge impact on what we see in the shops and the way we style ourselves and our homes along with the purchases we make.

Lighting is no exception. As we welcome in a new year, we also see new lighting trends that inspire to transform lighting and the style of our homes. As with most trends there are a few classic styles that never seem to go out of fashion, styles that are so brand new and innovative they are a breath of fresh air, and trends that come and go every few years.

When it comes to any trends it is worthwhile bearing in mind personal taste and whether the style works well in your home and if it fits in comfortably with the rest of your home style. There is no point keeping up with the Jones’ if you go all out on all the must-have trends and overshadow your own sense of style and taste.

Incorporating current trends into your home can work well when you combine styles whilst keeping in mind your own tastes. For example when looking at lighting the trend of Industrial lighting it works well with a rustic or minimalist home decor style. Likewise Vintage and Ornate lighting pairs well with a Shabby Chic or Luxury home decor style.