Lighting is such an important feature in design and it can have a massive impact on any space. It can make or break the atmosphere and ambiance of any room, so it is worth taking the time to experiment with it. Whether you are in your kitchen, bedroom, lounge or study all rooms need a variety of light. Think about the activities that take place in the space that you are trying to work as this will help you to achieve and experiment with the correct lighting. Some rooms need ambient […] Continue reading →

Decorating a child’s room can be lots of fun – it’s the one place in the house where you can go all out and have lots of fun doing it – maybe even involve your child in some of the work! Remember to be careful about the needs of your child but make sure that at the same time the room is lively and cosy. Think about what your child likes, before you begin – the colors they like, their favorite superheroes, their dreams, their imagination and talks that surround […] Continue reading →

Loving these contemporary styled homes today. Focusing on a clean-lined approach, this style focuses first and foremost on function and tries to avoid excessive decoration used within other styles. Black, whites and neutral colours tend to dominate the contemporary style … … but through the use of accented features and accessories one can provide colour within a contemporary space … The following pic is by far my favourite – love the contrast shown through […] Continue reading →

The designer of this room has created a wonderfully minimalistic interior using the technique “box within a box”. The closet has been built to create a room inside a room. The mattress sits within a box-bed frame and a boxed recess behind the bed acts as a bedside table. The smooth and clean surfaces help to make the most of the minimalist design. The Design Fairy x […] Continue reading →

Sitting at my desk and feeling a little blue. The weekend is almost over and Monday is just around the corner! I started to think about that phrase ‘feeling blue’ and wondered why people associate blue with such negative thoughts? I mean blue is used a lot within interior design and contrary to popular belief, it is not necessarily a cold nor a depressing colour. Blue can represent trust, commitment and dependability. It helps people to feel calm and relaxed. Blue is all around […] Continue reading →

The Design Fairy is a big fan of this modern-retro inspired bedroom today: This bedroom is chic and oozes of understated glamour. It mixes a hard masucline style, through the cold and modernist whites, with sensual femininity, through the use of soft silk bedspreads and curvaceous headboard. The bedside table is also soft and curvy in shape but is offset well with the sharp angled and cold coloured steel lampshade located on the wall. Neutral colours have been introduced to add some warmth […] Continue reading →