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Consoles – 5 Steps To Style Yours Perfectly

by Designs to Inspire
Tips & Trends
April 26, 2017

Have you noticed a change occurring in the modern home? With open plan living, consoles are no longer restricted to the hallway. Look further and add a console besides a lounge, in front of a window, or as an alternative workspace. Now you’ve found a place for your sideboard, how do you achieve that elusive look that warrants more than a quick sideways look? No matter your personal taste; traditional, Nordic, Hamptons, Industrial..follow our 5 steps to style your console like...

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Living Room Style – What Does Yours Say About You?

by Designs to Inspire
Tips & Trends
March 16, 2017

At Designs to Inspire, we believe your home speaks volumes about your personality and has the trans-formative power to help create the lifestyle you want to lead. As the living room is a key room always on display, we give you a glimpse into some of our designer’s favourite living room styles and at the same time, reveal part of their personalities. In this blog we share how you can recreate a similar look. Read on and if you’ve had...

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New Looks You Need To Try This New Year

by Designs to Inspire
Tips & Trends
January 24, 2017

With the New Year, it’s time for new beginnings. And why not give your home a makeover with new looks to set the scene for your best year yet? At Designs to Inspire, we bring you the latest house design trends to give your home a lift in 2017. New Looks - Colour uplifts Colour continues to uplift, inspire and set the mood in a space. Pantone’s Colour of the Year for 2017 is Greenery. It reflects the re connection we seek with...

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How To Style Your Home For Summer

by Designs to Inspire
Tips & Trends
December 1, 2016

At Designs to Inspire, we confess to being a tad obsessed with our gardens. So we’re delighted to share our best styling tips to help you transform your home into a summer oasis.   Bring nature in Breathe life into your home with plants in your living room, kitchen, bedroom or even bathroom and transport yourself to the tropics. To add additional flair, choose a pot with personality. There are many stylish designs, shapes and sizes available with geometric patterns, in a concrete...

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How To Create Your Designer Bedroom

by Designs to Inspire
Tips & Trends
November 4, 2016

How do you create a boudoir fit for a queen? Our styling guru and cushion artiste, Georgia K, imparts her expertise to help you create the designer bedroom of your dreams. Key ingredients for your designer bedroom 1. Frame the bed The most expensive element to your bedroom is the bed, and its style dictates the look and feel of the entire room. Yet you can make your own affordable upholstered bed head for under $100, depending on the choice of fabric. If you...

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Common Mistakes To Avoid When DIY Styling Your Home

by Designs to Inspire
Tips & Trends
October 14, 2016

Popular series like The Block, Renovation Rescue and Masters of Flip illustrate how beautifully styled homes can attract premium prices. After watching these shows, a makeover seems like a task that’s easy to undertake, yet the reality is harder than it looks. Designs to Inspire style up to 3 properties a day and have some expert tips to avoid common DIY styling mistakes: Positioning furniture  Arrange furniture to allow for people to walk comfortably through a home. There’s nothing worse than knocking into...

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Ten Tips For A Successful Sale

by Designs to Inspire
Tips & Trends
September 26, 2016

The following home styling tips will  help you begin the process of improving your home for sale. De-clutter: Clutter, mess, and its subsequent lack of space can have very negative effects on potential buyers. Most people won’t be able to imagine the home as their own, and they may think the space isn’t as large as it actually is. Depersonalise: Your goal is to ‘neutralise’ the home so buyers can see themselves living there in the future. Intense Cleaning: Ensure floors, carpets, windows, bathrooms,...

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Design rules

An Inspiring Home – 5 Design Rules To Follow

by Georgia K.
Tips & Trends
September 8, 2016

What makes a home unforgettable? Are there secret ways to create the ‘wow’ factor?  These are some of the questions I am often asked. While there are no magical formulas that would transform your house into the crème de la crème of homes, I would like to share the design rules that I go by, to help you create an inspiring home. Then over the next few months, we will delve deeper into design fundamentals and show you how to...

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Latest Design Trends – An Insider’s View from Décor + Design 2016 (Melbourne)

by Georgia K.
News, Tips & Trends
August 1, 2016

It was an exciting weekend for us at Designs to Inspire as we headed to the annual Décor + Design Show in Melbourne – or as I refer to it as “my inspirational hub”. Home Stagers, Stylists, Interior Designers and the like flock to this annual event that showcases the latest in interior furnishings and products from leading brands nationwide. Highlights of the show The show’s exhibitors outdid themselves this year – from huge contemporary art pieces to lush botanical displays – I...

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