May 2018

Pillow Talks Newest Range- Our top picks

By |2019-02-12T16:43:01+10:00May 1st, 2018|DIY, Furniture Inspiration, Home Improvements, Home Staging General Interest, Home Staging Tips, Selling Your Home, Styling Furniture|

Pillow Talk is one of our go to stores when decorating a home. They have a wide variety of bedding, throws, dinner wear, home décor, scatter cushions and furniture to choose from. The great thing about Pillow Talk is not only the selection of stock they carry but they constantly have sales and bring out new items regularly. Not that you need one, but another reason to shop at Pillow Talk is the quality of each item. Some items may cost you that little bit extra but you will get the best out of anything you buy. Below [...]

April 2018

How to Style your Pantry on a Budget

By |2019-02-12T16:43:01+10:00April 24th, 2018|DIY, Home Improvements, Home Staging General Interest, Home Staging Tips, Selling Your Home|

You're probably wondering why you would need to style your pantry when selling your home. Surely no one is going to look there right? Wrong. You'd be surprised at the amount of people who will open all of your cupboards to check for storage and space. If they see your cupboards are overflowing, they are going to assume there isn't enough storage space, this goes for the Pantry too. Rest easy, below is how to style your pantry on a budget.  Inside the Pantry Styling your pantry doesn’t have to be a difficult and expensive task, you may [...]

Little Things That Make a Big Difference When Selling

By |2019-02-12T16:43:02+10:00April 17th, 2018|DIY, Home Improvements, Home Staging General Interest, Home Staging Tips, Selling Your Home|

Selling your home should be easy and as stress free as possible. If you are organised and willing to do some ground work you will see great results from your sale. Here are some little things that will make a huge difference when it comes to selling. Family Photos  To start off with something simple, store away all family and personal photos. You want potential buyers to imagine themselves living in your house, family photos distract from this & are a little too personal. Be sure to remove everything from the fridge as well (the kids drawings included). Behind [...]

Do’s and Don’ts for Feature Walls

By |2019-02-12T16:43:02+10:00April 10th, 2018|Colour Inspiration, DIY, Home Improvements, Home Staging General Interest, Home Staging Tips, Selling Your Home|

Feature walls are an amazing way to add colour, depth and texture to your living room or bedroom. You can use different colours or even patterns to brighten up the room. It’s also a quick, easy and affordable way to make the inside of your home stand out. Do’s - Whatever colour or pattern you are going to use for your feature wall, make sure it’s going to compliment the rest of the room/ home - Use the accent wall as your feature. This generally should be the first wall you see as you walk in the room, [...]

How to get the Perfect Bedroom Layout

By |2019-02-12T16:43:02+10:00April 3rd, 2018|Colour Inspiration, DIY, Furniture Inspiration, Home Improvements, Home Staging General Interest, Home Staging Tips, Selling Your Home|

When it comes to the perfect bedroom layout it can be tricky because not every room is easy to work with. You've got to consider things like windows, wardrobes, entrances and where your power points are. These all play a part in how you would set up your bedroom and can sometimes be tricky to work around. Here are some ideas/ tricks to find the perfect bedroom layout. Size Matters  Measure the size of your room first. You don’t want to get furniture that’s going to make the room look small or even worse, not fit at all. [...]

March 2018

How to De Clutter Your Kitchen for Sale

By |2019-02-12T16:43:03+10:00March 13th, 2018|DIY, Home Improvements, Home Staging General Interest, Home Staging Tips, Selling Your Home, The Real Estate Life|

The kitchen seems to be the place where everyone stores things that aren’t particularly meant to be in the kitchen. Whether it’s your handbag, paper work or the kids have just dumped their stuff on the kitchen bench, we are all guilty of this. While you’re living there it can be practical but when selling your house, we need to de clutter.   The Fridge It’s time to take off those fridge magnets, remove photos, calendars and the pictures the kids drew at school. Have the fridge bare with nothing personal on it and give the outside a [...]

January 2018

Interior Design or Property Styling??

By |2019-02-12T16:43:04+10:00January 30th, 2018|Furniture Inspiration, Home Improvements, Home Staging General Interest, Home Staging Tips, Selling Your Home|

A lot of people believe ‘interior designer’ and ‘property stylist’ are similar names for the same profession. Both involve setting up interiors of homes and using beautifying methods, but there are some fundamental differences you should know when you’re thinking about preparing your house for the market. So who should you use and what are the differences between Interior Design and Property Styling? What is Interior Design? Interior design is the art and science of understanding people’s behavioural patterns to create functional spaces for them. Interior designers apply their technical skills to provide an environment that matches a [...]

How to Style Your Bathroom

By |2019-02-12T16:43:04+10:00January 9th, 2018|Colour Inspiration, DIY, Home Improvements, Home Staging General Interest, Home Staging Tips, Selling Your Home|

When selling your home, buyers want to envisage themselves living in it and one of the rooms to entice them the most is the bathroom. Fortunately, there’s no need for a costly renovation when you can style it yourself and make it look unbelievable. So today we will share with you our tips on how to style your bathroom into a five-star experience for your potential buyers.   Keep it Simple Minimalism is in, clutter is out. It’s as simple as that. Clear away your personal products and add a few well-chosen accessories to add a layer of [...]

Design Trends for 2018- What You Need to Know

By |2019-02-12T16:43:04+10:00January 2nd, 2018|Colour Inspiration, Furniture Inspiration, Home Staging General Interest, Home Staging Tips, Selling Your Home, Styling Furniture|

In our last blog post we revisited some of the biggest hits & misses of 2017. So in the spirit of the New Year, today's post will explore the upcoming design trends for 2018. Japandi: Japandi is a new style that designers seem to think will take over 2018. It borrows the ideas of traditional Japanese design but also crosses over with the rustic casual look of the Scandinavian style. Unlike Scandi, Japandi embraces statement furniture in darker tones such as walnut, charcoal or dark oak stained tones. Wabi Sabi: You would be forgiven for thinking that we have made this term [...]

December 2017

Trends of 2017- Year in Review

By |2019-02-12T16:43:04+10:00December 26th, 2017|Colour Inspiration, Furniture Inspiration, Home Staging General Interest, Home Staging Tips, Selling Your Home, Styling Furniture|

2017 has seen the beginning and the end of many design trends. Lets take a look at the ins and outs of the year that is quickly coming to an end.   IN: Greenery One of the biggest trends of 2017 has been greenery, and lots of it! Last year was all about vertical gardens & this was the year of the fig. Whether it was fake plants, real plants, or plants in artwork- plants have been everywhere this year. This is no surprise - they add layers & a homely feel to a room. Not to mention [...]

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