Design Solutions
One of the pleasures of staying in a chic hotel is the bathroom. Warm, bright and pristine, it’s the ideal place in which to start and end a day; so when you’re planning a bathroom at home, why not incorporate elements of luxury hotel style into its design? Here are some great design ideas.
Expert tips and advice to help you choose key pieces of free-standing kitchen furniture including larder cabinets, kitchen stools and wooden work surfaces.
Fully fitted kitchens may be economical with space and easy to keep clean but their serried ranks of cupboards lack the character and warmth that makes a traditional kitchen the heart of the home. Free-standing or unfitted kitchens, on the other hand, have individuality in spades and are ideally suited to period homes.
Combining traditional style with modern convenience, kitchens with an unfitted look are the perfect fit for a period home. Here are some great unfitted kitchen ideas.
Upholstery is an investment in comfort and style, so choose seating that will stand the test of time. Maggie Stevenson offers her advice on what to consider when deciding on your furniture upholstery.
Invest in comfort and style by choosing the right upholstery for your furniture. Here are some great design ideas for your interiors.
Update your home or just a room with new furniture upholstery. Here's some tips and advice on upholstering furniture and choosing the right upholstery.
Paint is the creative decorator’s best friend. It comes in a seemingly endless choice of colours and finishes and it’s a quick way to transform your home, says Maggie Stevenson.
Update your interiors with a new paint job. Choose from neutral tones or combine light colurs with dramatic dark shades of paint. Here are some of the latest paint shades.
A fresh coat of paint can be the perfect way to update your home interiors quickly and easily. Use these tips and expert advice to make re-decorating run smoothly.
The anticipation of buying and installing a brand new kitchen is unlike anything else in the great scheme of interior decorating. Expensive, labour intensive and often challenging, the end result – your dream kitchen – is a hard won prize. Whether you choose a sleek fitted style or an unfitted look, you will want to enhance what is already a beautiful kitchen with your own stamp of style and individuality.
A lacklustre kitchen can be instantly altered with a change in colour or a different lighting scheme. Here are some great kitchens, including painted kitchens, shaker-style kitchens, grand victorian-style kitchens and rustic farmhouse kitchens, to give you a whole raft of great ideas for a kitchen makeover.
This advertisement feature from Kit Stone look at how buying a new kitchen is a big investment, so choosing simple classic designs that will look effortlessly stylish for many years to come is a sensible idea.
Make the most of any celebration with our guide to achieving a beautifully planned kitchen that’s a relaxed environment to cook and entertain in. Includes advice on creating a kitchen for parties or social occasions, how to achieve a statement kitchen and finishing touches for your kitchen.
As part of Period Living's essential guide to creating a sociable kitchen, follow our practical advice and be inspired by decorating ideas for effortless socialising.
This part of Period Living's essential guide to creating a sociable kitchen advises you on choosing the right materials and finishes to create a kitchen with subtle glamour.
As part of Period Living's essential guide to creating a sociable kitchen, here are some ideas for appliances and accessories to add that finishing touch.
