Principles and Elements of Design

How To Spot A Design Trend.

What is the difference between a fad and a trend? Who decides what our decorating trends will be? And why should I care?

Blues Are Back!

Have you notice that blues are quite bountiful this year? We are starting to see a whole range of blues ranging from pale soft blues like Be

I’m Seeing Red (and Green)

On the colour wheel seen here, draw an imaginary line from the RED directly across to the GREEN. We can do this excersise with any of the co

Principles of Good Interior Design

This week I will expand on these important tools for decorating and discuss the The Principles of Good Interior Design.

Lighting Your Home

There are three main types of lighting that are usually used in a room.

How To Plan A Colour Scheme

My clients find the hardest part of starting a room is deciding just what colour they want to play up in the room they are decorating. Here

The Ten Elements of Good Design

Last week I touched on what makes for good design and this week I'd like to expand on that so you can start to think about using them in ...

What Are The Elements That You Should Include In A Good Design?

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