When the British Isles suddenly experience a bout of really warm weather, it becomes apparent that some rugs are just too thick and luxurious for the summer months. Rugs like shaggy rugs are great in the winter when you need something to warm you up at home, but you often want a different effect from [...]

It can be quite difficult to make an instant impression with your interior design in a modern house or flat where practicality, hygiene and convenience are top of your list of priorities. Keeping the place clean, tidy, clutter-free and versatile makes a lot of sense because it allows you to set up a relaxing space [...]

A good rug can make all the difference in a modern bedroom that has to act as more than just a place to sleep. This is often the case in teenagers’ bedrooms and in rooms rented by young professionals. It’s true they need somewhere to sleep, but their rooms are more versatile than that. They [...]

Laminate flooring is brilliant because it’s so clean and easy to maintain. Carpets have fallen out of fashion in recent times because people are less keen on the effect they have considering how expensive they are and how difficult it is to keep them looking great, especially in a family home. However, laminate flooring upstairs [...]

Student bedrooms can be really comfortable spaces. There’s absolutely no reason why a room that is only going to be in use for a couple of years at most can’t be decorated so that it is really homely. The fact is that students tend to enjoy having their own spaces considerably more when they are [...]

Far Eastern design is popular in the UK partly because certain Far Eastern elements have pervaded our culture through traditional. However, this type of interior design is actually becoming even more popular these days because more and more members of the British public are travelling and broadening their horizons by visiting countries like Thailand, India, [...]

There’s a lot to be said for decorating in an eco-friendly manner these days. It’s partly the way to go because there’s plenty of information out there on how much of an impact human beings have on the environment and how we can limit the negatives. Since environmentalism is so prevalent these days, it’s also [...]

Certain rooms really lend themselves to the inclusion of laminate flooring and rugs. Since laminate flooring is so east to clean and maintain it makes sense to use it in the more intensely practical parts of the house that see a lot of foot traffic – places like the kitchen and dining room. This sort [...]

Here we have a great example of how kids’ rugs can be used to make children’s bedrooms more engaging. Kids’ rooms are totally different to all the other rooms of the house and they need to be designed in a more fun and vibrant way. This is just to make sure that they appeal to [...]

There’s no reason why a practical kitchen or conservatory space shouldn’t be really stylish. Designers put a great deal of thought into how they can marry style and practicality for more functional spaces around the house and they come up with some fantastic ideas that you can put into practice in your own home. When [...]