Decorating Techniques...
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Choosing and Hanging Wallpaper
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. Vertical stripes...
Combining Colours
Decorating with colours takes a little know-how but really doesn't have to be intimidating. Here are the basics of colour combinations:
Primary colours
Primary...
Creating a Victorian Style
The Victorian period spanned from 1837 to 1901, and saw many styles in both fashion and interior design go in and out of vogue. What we consider 'Victorian' style is,...
Creating an Edwardian Style
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 short, between...
Decorating Materials
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 you wont have to...
Decorating Your Home: Stencilling Techniques
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...
Hiring and Using an Interior Designer
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...
I Changed My Furniture With Decorative Art: A Case Study
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...
Mural Artist Transformed My Space: A Case Study
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...
Specialist Painting Techniques
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wall paint in two or more colours
painter's tape (for masking off woodwork)
disposable gloves
natural sea sponges with...
Tips for a Perfect Paint Job
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 use a paintable,...
