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Designing Your Home Office

A Guide For All Your Home Office Ideas As we enter a post-covid world, some of us have transitioned to a work-from-home life. While we grapple with this new reality, one important aspect of working from home is the space in which we conduct our zoom meetings and/or get inspired to complete those overdue projects. I’ve come up with some ideas on creating the ideal space for a home office that will hopefully inspire you and help you get through lockdown. Keep...

Designing Your Living Room

  Tips on how to redesign your living room space Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, people around the world are mostly staying home. To say that we are all coping well is polarising given the level of comfort one feels at home. For us fortunate enough to have space, staring at the same four walls may start to feel dreary. But before you reach for the paintbrush, here are some styling ideas for your living room that may help beat the isolation blues. Follow these...

Styling Tips For Selling Your Home

All The Tips For Styling Your Home For Sale With a new year upon us, home makeovers are often at the very top of our new year’s resolutions. So, whether you are styling your home for sale or to usher in a new decade, we have some ideas to inspire your inner interior designer.   How To Style Your Home For Selling Inside the Home By the end of the year, most homes are filled with items that don’t seem to belong or aren't needed any...

How to Sell Your Home in Winter (The Snuggle is REAL)

If you’re looking to sell in winter, you can enjoy a few advantages. There’s less competition in winter because many sellers opt to put their homes on the market during the spring instead.  This means there may be fewer houses on the market, driving up the demand amongst buyers. However, regardless of the lack of competition, it’s as important as EVER your home is a standout in the winter months, in order to leave a lasting impression We’ve got some ingenious (& often...

Sleeping Beauty – 3 Ways To Make Your Bedroom A Haven

  3 things to focus on in the bedroom this Autumn     Colour Okay don’t freak out. We’re not telling you to paint your walls bright red (Unless you love that idea, in which case, GO FOR IT) But colour is the best way to make your bedroom feel more… ‘You’ We’ve found two best ways to use colour - especially when staging a home for sale. 1.Use subtleties. Your walls make up your room, so let’s include them in this section! We recommend keeping your walls...

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How To Choose Your Property Stylist

How To Choose Your Property Stylist Property styling, also known as home staging or home styling, has become a key factor for a successful sale. As your home is your most valuable asset, selecting the right stylist is crucial. But how do you separate the novices from the experts? Here are the top questions you should ask to find the right property stylist for your home. What Questions Should You Ask Your Property Stylist? 1. As a property stylist, what are your qualifications...

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Table Settings – 5 Steps To A Stylish Soiree

The idea of entertaining can be overwhelming. What to cook? Which drinks to make? We may not be able to help you with your menu plan, but we do know about style. As it’s the season to be merry, let’s get your home summer ready. Follow our 5 simple steps to perfect your table settings and entertain in style, no matter the occasion! 1. Today I want to be.. Decide on the look and feel for your event Pictured: (Top to bottom) Designs...

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5 Style Lessons – From Hotels Around The World

5 Interior Design Tips - From Hotels Around The World After enjoying the most blissful summer holiday in Europe and the UAE (sorry, I don’t mean to rub it in), I was both overjoyed and underwhelmed with many hotel rooms. And why is that? It all came down to one reason. Poor decision making and not a lack of money. So here are the top 5 style lessons learnt from my holiday vacay that you can apply to your own home. Top...

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Antoinette Ferwerda Interview – Inspiration and New Collection

You may have noticed that we have a girl crush on Antoinette Ferwerda. Her art and designs are divine. And as she prepares for her next solo exhibition in Byron Bay this month, we were lucky enough to ask her a few questions about her inspiration for her upcoming collection. Q. Where do you look to find your ideas and inspiration? My art and design practice are triggered by simple, random observations - the colour of a flower in my garden, shapes in...

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Bathrooms – Affordable luxury edition

With so many fixed elements; tiles, tubs, taps etc, you may feel there’s not much left to do to complete your bathroom. Yet all these hard items need to be softened. So how can you diminish the hard lines and add flair to one of the smaller rooms in your home? The following styling tips will help make your bathroom feel more enticing, luxurious and warm this winter. Stack, layer and group Layering items create a sense of opulence. Stack towels, with a...