Stunning stairs

I’m head over heals in love with this hallway – what a great idea!  Strips of bold wallpaper on the stair rises make a great statement, adding an instant blast of colour!

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Hallway

Mix and match

This home was entitled ‘eclectic flat’ and it’s definitely that.  There’s a total mix of colours, patterns and styles.  I’ve picked out a couple of my favourite rooms for you to see.

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Dining room

Kitchen

Album art

Are you a music lover?  I like this idea if you’ve got plenty of old record covers.  They’ve made a gallery, evenly spaced across the wall, with white strips providing a pannel effect.

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Hallway

Sloping ceilings make a dramatic impact

Unusually shaped rooms can really work to your advantage.  Check out this kitchen, I think it would have been a nice, but a bit plain if it wasn’t for a large sloping ceiling dramatically dominating the room.

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Kitchen

My best gardens from RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

I love show gardens, they’re great places to steal ideas from!

Here’s my favourites from this years RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show -

Flower 'bed' garden

Modern country garden

Modern sculptural garden

Historic garden

Winner of the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

This garden got gold in the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.  It’s made up of over 30,000 oak tree seedlings and was designed to represent sustainability.  I have to say this garden didn’t get me very excited, but I do like the eco angle.  What do you think?

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RHS Hampton Court Garden

Compact apartment

I love nosing around ultra-compact city apartments, I always get inspired by the storage solutions.  I found this one on Apartmenttherapy, a room divider packed full of shelves and cupboards seperates the bed area from the open-plan studio.

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Compact apartment

Compact apartment

Compact apartment

Office alcove

Keeping to the alcove theme, check out this home office alcove.  I found it on Dwell.com, I like the way they’ve used a picture above the desk for a faux-window!

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Home office

Updating an alcove

So many UK homes have alcoves, typically either side of the fireplace in the living room.  It’s generally a bit of a tricky decorating area, but I like the ideas from this room, it definitely satisfies my storage fetish!

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Living room alcove

Getting the folk trend

Folk-style has been a big interiors trend this year.  I’ve started to warm to the style much more.  I think I’ve come up with four rules that get you the look.

• Keep backdrops such as walls and windows simple
• Mix and match patterns, this is a big deal for the folk look
• Add warm wood, stay away from brightly coloured wooden furniture
• Pick pretty, intricate accessories; carved and cutwork is perfect

Check out some of my favourite folk-style rooms

Folk-style living room

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Or check out the style in a bedroom scheme -

Folk-style bedroom

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I love the mix of these scatter cushions -

Folk trend

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