Decorating Techniques

When you are choosing your wallpaper, take the size of your room into consideration. Dark papers and large patterns will make a room seem smaller....

Decorating with colours takes a little know-how but really doesn't have to be intimidating. Here are the basics of colour combinations: Primary...

Victorian interior design is one of the most favoured looks for interior designers and enthusiastic home-owners - but how can you pull it off without...

On first appearances, early Edwardian interior design does not appear too different to Victorian styles, but as the era moved on - and it was fairly...

When you are about to embark on an interior decorating project the best way to go about it is get all your materials together at the start, that way...

Stenciling is a form of folk art that originated as an alternative to buying expensive textiles. Scenes of everyday life were cut into templates then...

Do you want to decorate and furnish your home and don’t know where to start? If you want to make your home both comfortable and stylish then an...

Taking large pieces of furniture and giving them a completely new look or even transforming something as small as an ornamental box or a table...

Transforming a room is no easy task – but if you are a mural artist you certainly have a head start. Mark Harper has been an artist for more than...

Sponging Materials wall paint in two or more colours painter's tape (for masking off woodwork) disposable gloves natural sea...

Preparation for Painting Before you paint, make sure that you repair any nail holes in walls or any areas where there is cracked paint. Remember to...