Decorate with duck egg and butterfly wallpaper
Whether you are looking to decorate or refinish a room in your home, stylish and affordable
wallpaper is always a good starting point. While
wallpaper dipped out for a while, it is coming back in style and is much easier on your wallet than a complete paint job. With everything from duck egg
wallpaper to
butterfly wallpaper, your options are endless. Whether it is for your six year old pixie princess or your 15 year old gothic rebel, you will have absolutely no trouble finding the right style for you and your family. Tailor each room in the house to your exact specifications with any number of these quick and easy to apply
wallpapers. With a background pallet of blue and green, the John Lewis duck egg
wallpaper has a very subtle tone to it. Covered in a pearl white floral print, it makes for a nice compliment to any tiled surface, namely the kitchen and bathroom areas
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Country cottage decorating
We ve all dreamed of having a peaceful little cottage, tucked into the countryside, far far away from the grimy reality of city life. Throw in a crackling fire and a charming little rosebush or two, and you ve got yourself a beautiful fairy tale escape. Since a countryside cottage really is just a fairy tale for most of us, I say spring for the next best thing. Move the countryside into your home and create the fanciful feeling of a cottage with a few simple tweaks to your decor. All you need to create a cottage aesthetic is a good imagination and a bit of planning. One fast strategy for setting the tone of an entire room is to add
wallpaper. Pastel colours and light prints work best for achieving an airy cottage look, and you can choose a linen paper to add texture
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Country cottage decorating
Create an all-in-one wardrobe
As a design-minded bloke who grew up in the States, I like to think that I cut my decorating chops in the hallways of the American high school. Anyone who attended one of these institutions knows that the school locker is the ultimate canvas for self-expression. From the stick-on mirror to photo collages of famous footballers, student lockers comprise a pastiche of generational d cor. Now, years later as an adult who s just moved into his first flat, I find myself applying the lessons learned in my locker to getting the most of my wardrobes. For the less acclimated, here are some tips for bedazzling your cabinets: Take time for aesthetics Your wardrobe may not be the most glamorous piece of furniture in your home, but that doesn t mean it can t add considerably to a room s design. Dark stained hardwoods look great in almost any d cor scheme, but to throw a fun wrinkle into my own flat I chose a black gloss cabinet to house my clothes. The black really shines in rooms ...
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