Bored of your boudoir but can’t stump up the funds? Tired of your living space, but worried about saving pennies? Decorating your home doesn’t have to be a bank-breaking excerise. Below are a list of tips, hints and suggestions to help you plan your re-design on a budget, whatever your
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Category Archives: Tips and Hints
Blackout Lining for Dreamy Nights
Having trouble paying your nightly visit to the land of nod, now that the sunny season has arrived? Don’t worry; you’re not on your own! The summer sun comes at a price for many of us, when morning time begins to arrive before its welcome, and the moon starts to
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Sheer Madness This Summer
With summer well and truly on its way, it’s time to start thinking about liberating your home from unnecessary clutter, dark colours and heavy fabrics. Enter voiles. Voiles (or sheers, as we sometimes call them) are really thin, light fabrics that are used for window dressings. Often, you’re able to
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An Idiot’s Guide to Curtain Lingo
For all those out there who don’t know their eyelets from their pelmets, here’s a simple glossary to help you on your way to window-furnishing- guru status.
10 Tips for Saving Energy (& Money) in Your Home
With the semi-bleak outlook of today’s economy, we are all becoming increasingly concerned with cutting costs and saving money. But, not only is it important to save cents…We are looking for ways to “save cents” that also “make sense.” What better way can we save money than by similarly cutting
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Ten Tips for Textile Furnishing Care
Test Cleaning Products When using cleaning products designed for upholstery fabrics, check the packaging to make sure that it is appropriate for the particular type of fabric you want to clean. There are certain cleaners for certain fabrics and if you get the wrong type you could damage your furniture.
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How To Spruce Up Your Curtains Without Taking Them Down
Household Cleaning:How To Spruce Up Your Curtains
Spring Cleaning Tips For A Warmer Home
After a long, dark, cold winter you may be excited for the upcoming spring… a time of warmer climate and sunnier atmosphere. Why should your home be any different? Spring cleaning can actually begin as early as January or February, and it is an easier task if you spread your
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