Showing posts with label decorating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decorating. Show all posts
Tuesday, 2 October 2018

7 Home Décor Mistakes You Shouldn’t Make

Home decoration is a complete process that you should carry out with great care and focus. A single mistake can destroy the whole decorative effect, effort and money invested. Always buy stuff from reliable sources like if you’re buying carpets online, be sure that the store is authentic. However, people continue to make mistakes that need to be addressed. In this post, we will highlight to home owners the top home decor mistakes they should avoid at all costs.
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1. Not Considering Fire Hazards
A lot of effort goes into home decoration with a lot of money as well. People who decorate their home with self-effort should understand how catastrophic fire can prove if it is not considered while making adjustments in the room and house. Never use heaters or other fire items near places where the risk of catching fire is the most.
2. Not Checking Fabric in Person
Everyone has a different choice in furniture and fabric for pillows, bed sheets, sofas and other living room items. When you assign someone to purchase fabric on your behalf, they may not return with what you were expect. This is a serious negligence that should be handled carefully. You should check the fabric before making the final purchase call.
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3. Using Wallpapers on One Wall
Either you should wallpaper all the walls or don’t do that at all. Using wallpapers on a single wall makes no sense leading to poor home decoration and ugly look of the room. Be careful while you select wallpapers, consider their colour that matches your taste and may give a great aesthetic view to the room and other places where used.
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4. Not Testing Paint Colors
This is for the home owners who decorate their houses on their own and make all arrangements needed. There are a lot of scammers out there. People are selling poor quality paints and decoration items. If you just buy and use the paint without testing some other places, it may be something that you regret later.
5. Stuffing
Stuffing a room is never a wise option. There should be separate areas or rooms where you want to keep your items and fill that with decorative pieces or other items. A room that has a frequent use should contain just decorative items that provide a nice look to the room. Overcrowding makes a place look restricted and diverts attention of the visitors.
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6. Out of Place Themes
This mistake needs to be avoided at all costs. You shouldn't use a modern theme in one room while the nearby ones are decorated with an old or classic theme. A single theme that matches with the paint colours, environment and makes you feel better should be employed for the whole building.
7. Getting Caught up in Trends
Falling a victim to trendy styles, themes, decoration ideas, designs and concepts may not prove good for your house. You have a choice that may not match with anyone elses. So you have to be unique in what you choose and what you decide on. Be careful and listen to your heart and everything will go fine and smooth.
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Monday, 20 June 2016

Transforming E's Nursery to a Big Girl Room

E is very quickly approaching two years old and judging by her funny little character and how much she talks, she definitely isn't a baby any more (as much as I hate to admit it). First bedrooms, when you're preparing for baby to arrive tend to be just that - babyish. Now that I have a toddler, I need a more grown up room for her.

Of course I have bits in her current room that I could keep like her gorgeous little framed picture from Pink Rabbit Designs on Instagram. It's pink and glittery - of course that can stay in!




If you follow my blog or social media accounts, you'll know that I like entering the odd competition. I was lucky enough to win some bits that I'm saving to put in her room when it's done up. I won a gorgeous pink, floral teepee from Vobe which I was wanting to put in the corner as a reading nook. I think if I had some pink and cream scatter cushions on the floor inside it would be really cosy. Another win that I had was a voucher for a wall sticker company called Koko Kids. Obviously, I stuck with pink and chose floral woodland designs.




When it comes to the bigger items, Room to Grow have some gorgeous children's furniture bits. Our house currently looks like a library and there are books everywhere you turn. The Parisot Alice bookcase is the cutest kids bookcase that I have ever seen and I think it matches the picture in my head of what I want E's room to look like. On further inspection, and as I want everything matching, I noticed that the Parisot Alice range also includes a 3 drawer chest, bedside table, desk, dressing table, bed and wardrobe. I want it all! I think she'll end up having a better bedroom than me!




I tend to mostly stick to online stores - just because it's easier! - but Next's bedroom range always draws me in. They have a beautiful Vintage Ditsy Print bedding set and matching curtains which would match the wall stickers I have perfectly.


Finally, I have some little bits that I feel would just finish the room off. The bow holder was another competition win from xlilbowpeepx on Instagram. E may be only 21 ones but she has about 300 bows so I definitely need tons of storage for them. The name bunting was also a little win from Sweetpea Craft Cottage and the Shakespeare quote is one of my favourites. 




I'm so excited to get to work on E's big girl room (through tears of course, as I come to terms with the fact that my baby is no more!). I think she'll love it! Then I'll have to get to work on C's!

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Sunday, 3 May 2015

Aldi's NEW Home Range

On Thursday 7th May, Aldi are launching their new Home range in stores so can you spruce up your home without spending a fortune. 

Available as a single canvas (48 x 48 cm) or triple canvas (20 x 20 cm), Aldi's range of canvas wall art (£4.99) come in a variety of different designs and are an easy way to add a bit of personality to your walls. 


If you want to kick back after a hard day's work or looking after the littles, you can pick up one of Aldi's quality Cord Bean Cubes (£13.99). It is available in mink, teal, wine, brown and lime so you're sure to find one to suit your decor. It can be used as either an extra seat in the living room or a handy footrest. 

Rugs make a huge amount of difference to a room and are perfect for adding a bit of colour. Aldi do super soft Round Washable Shaggy Rugs for £12.99 each. they are 100 cm with non-slip backing and are available in cream, beige, black, red or brown. 

You can also find Printed Runners (£6.99) to spruce up your hallway and Doormats (£3.49-£3.79) to welcome visitors. 



I love a good nautical theme. My bathroom is actually all nautical! Aldi's pretty and practical nautical accessories are perfect for completing the look. Their Nautical Hooks/Tealights (£6.99) are available in four designs and are great for hanging keys and jackets or simply for adding a bit of fun to your home. The fixings are included too.



If you are a music lover, why not listen in style with a gorgeous Vintage DAB & FM Radio (£29.99)?



The Aldi Home range is available as part of its Specialbuys offering and it is available from 7th May but you must be quick, they're only available whilst stocks last!

(Disclaimer: I received some Aldi samples for sharing this post.)


Saturday, 7 March 2015

Decorating T-Shirts with buytshirtsonline

Buytshirtsonline is a site where you can do exactly that - buy t-shirts online! They also do kits for you or your children to decorate your own t-shirt. There are many options to choose from but as C is a huge Spider-Man fan, we opted for that theme.

Including in our box was a fantastic quality white Fruit of the Loom t-shirt (aged 2-3), a set of fabric pens and a Spider-Man iron-on transfer as well as a set of instructions.



The instructions stated to do the iron-on transfer first. You are advised to iron it on top of a counter (we folded a tea towel for under the t-shirt) and not on an ironing board. We carefully placed the transfer in the middle of the t-shirt and ironed it in circular motions for around 60-90 seconds. I did worry that it wouldn't all have stuck but after peeling the backing off, it looked perfect!




After letting it cool down Chris helped C write his name above it. We kept to the red and blue Spider-Man theme but the fabric pens are all in bright, vibrant colours which are perfect for getting kids interested. The kits are also available in many other options such as princesses, Hello Kitty and so much more.



The kits are great fun for children and are perfect as a new activity to introduce to them or for birthday parties!
You can find out more about buytshirtsonline at their website, Facebook and Twitter.


(Disclaimer: We received a t-shirt decorating kit for the purpose of this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.)