There are two ways in which you can decorate a room badly. You can be too ambitious and create a room which feels overly busy with too many patterns and brash, ugly colours. The other extreme is more common. In playing it safe, you can end up with a room which feels lifeless and bland.
Fortunately, [...]

If you’re looking for a new rug, you might be pondering the many designer options which are now available. Famous designers such as Frans Molenaar and Jeff Banks offer all sorts of different rugs to suit all manner of tastes.
But is a designer rug right for you? It can be hard to know for certain, [...]

It is a fact that offices are often rather bland, featureless spaces. This is partly by necessity. Office space tends to be rented and so cannot be too distinctive as it may need to meet the requirements of a different firm operating in a different industry at a later date. However, this doesn’t mean that [...]

A rug can be used in many different ways and for many people it serves as a focal point in a room. It is something eye-catching that ties all the other elements together. A rug often achieves this in combination with a fireplace for example, creating a timeless image of homeliness which is at once [...]

There are many things to consider when purchasing a rug and many of them are not specific features of the rug itself. For the most part, the kind of rug you will be looking for will be defined by its future surroundings.
You might have very specific ideas about what kinds of rugs you like, but [...]

Hardwood floors were out of fashion for a period of time. Everyone wanted soft carpeting throughout their house. However, perhaps since the proliferation of home improvement TV programmes a decade ago, hardwood floors have come back with a vengeance.
Hardwood floors look great and offer surprisingly good insulation. However, if they do have a downside, [...]

When decorating our home, we are likely to spend long hours deciding exactly what colour and shade of carpet to have. This makes a lot of sense because the carpet covers the majority of your floor space. However, many people put a lot less care into choosing a rug and this isn’t necessarily wise.
Yes, a [...]

If you’ve thought about getting a rug for a room in your home, you’ll know the wealth of options available to you. From contemporary rugs to more classic designs, if you can think of a rug, it’s out there somewhere. However, it can still come as a surprise to learn that there are children’s rugs.
But [...]

When we’re trying to improve the look of our homes, some changes have more impact than others. Some things we do are incredibly labour intensive while others take just a few seconds. However, there isn’t always a direct correlation between effort and results.
For example, consider your staircase. It may have functional square spindles and a [...]