Get their look: Vibrant boho lounge

Vibrant boho lounge | © Rebecca Deboehmlercredit

When I bought my first flat back in the early 1990s, I was finally able to properly express my creative side in my home. I could drill holes, rip up patterned carpet, remove ugly tiles… and paint the walls the colours I liked.

When I saw this photograph of Matthew Williamson‘s Butterfly Home range for Debenhams, I was transported back to that time. This vibrant boho lounge is a similar colour scheme to the one I used in my sitting room. I was trying to create the feeling of being ‘inside a box of Milk Tray‘. All deep purple walls and skirting boards with accents of hot pink, shiny brass and mirrored surfaces.

  1. Blue and green swirl bud vase
  2. Cockatoo candle
  3. Green ceramic large plant pot
  4. Pink flamingo shaped tea light candle holder
  5. Glass tea light
  6. Patterned cushion
  7. Round cushion with pom poms
  8. Small hexagonal lantern
  9. RJR.John Rocha – Antique brass ‘Anika’ side table
  10. Purple textured throw

Get their look: Vibrant boho lounge | H is for Home

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Purple textured throw
Purple textured throw
RJR.John Rocha – Antique brass ‘Anika’ side table
RJR.John Rocha – Antique brass ‘Anika’ side table
Small hexagonal lantern
Small hexagonal lantern
Round cushion with pom poms
Round cushion with pom poms
Patterned cushion
Patterned cushion
Glass tea light
Glass tea light
Pink flamingo shaped tea light candle holder
Pink flamingo shaped tea light candle holder
Green ceramic large plant pot
Green ceramic large plant pot
Cockatoo candle
Cockatoo candle
Blue and green swirl bud vase
Blue and green swirl bud vase
Purple textured throw
Purple textured throw
RJR.John Rocha – Antique brass ‘Anika’ side table
RJR.John Rocha – Antique brass ‘Anika’ side table
Small hexagonal lantern
Small hexagonal lantern
Round cushion with pom poms
Round cushion with pom poms
Patterned cushion
Patterned cushion
Glass tea light
Glass tea light
Pink flamingo shaped tea light candle holder
Pink flamingo shaped tea light candle holder
Green ceramic large plant pot
Green ceramic large plant pot
Cockatoo candle
Cockatoo candle
Blue and green swirl bud vase
Blue and green swirl bud vase

Get their look: Citrus Corner

I love bold, bright colours; most of us don’t have enough of them in our lives. I love wearing them, clashing them and I love them dotted about the house. Retro Jo’s citrus corner is just my style – flashes of fresh lemon yellow, orange and rainbow hues. And that gorgeous beach bag with pink grapefruit motif is on my wishlist!

  1. Original Mathmos Astro lava lamp
  2. Sainsbury’s Home Havana yellow planter
  3. Porter throw, grey
  4. Grapefruit rope beach bag
  5. Rainbow raffia storage basket
  6. Brecan large grey wool rug

Get their look: Citrus Corner | H is for Home

Get their look

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Brecan large grey wool rug
Brecan large grey wool rug
Rainbow raffia storage basket
Rainbow raffia storage basket
Grapefruit rope beach bag
Grapefruit rope beach bag
Throw, grey
Throw, grey
Sainsbury’s Home Havana yellow planter
Sainsbury’s Home Havana yellow planter
Original Mathmos Astro lava lamp
Original Mathmos Astro lava lamp
Brecan large grey wool rug
Brecan large grey wool rug
Rainbow raffia storage basket
Rainbow raffia storage basket
Grapefruit rope beach bag
Grapefruit rope beach bag
Throw, grey
Throw, grey
Sainsbury’s Home Havana yellow planter
Sainsbury’s Home Havana yellow planter
Original Mathmos Astro lava lamp
Original Mathmos Astro lava lamp
Brecan large grey wool rug
Brecan large grey wool rug
Rainbow raffia storage basket
Rainbow raffia storage basket
Grapefruit rope beach bag
Grapefruit rope beach bag
Throw, grey
Throw, grey
Sainsbury’s Home Havana yellow planter
Sainsbury’s Home Havana yellow planter
Original Mathmos Astro lava lamp
Original Mathmos Astro lava lamp

It only takes a weekend to customise your living room

It only takes a weekend to customise your living room

Many people think that decorating a room in their home will take quite a bit of time and effort. This is true in some situations, such as if you’re completely redecorating it from scratch and giving it a totally new look. However, it’s still possible to freshen up and personalise some rooms in hardly any time at all.

Take your living room, for instance. Lots of people want a tailor-made living room that’s unique and allows their family’s individuality to shine through. Well, you’ll be happy to hear that you can actually customise your living room in just a couple of days. Got a spare weekend coming up soon? Why not use some of these top tips to transform it.

A wall of personal snapshots

Hang some family photos

There’s no better way to put a personal stamp on a room than by using family photos. Why not create a cool gallery wall with them? You just need to frame some of your favourite photos and then hang them on the main wall in your living room. Not only will this turn it into a unique gallery wall, but it will also give your living room a focal point.

Graffiti mural wallpaper in a living room

Create a wall mural

If you already have a few family photos dotted around your living room, you might want an alternative way to create an accent wall. So, why not add a wall mural? If you take a look on the WallpaperInk website, you’ll see that there’s wallpaper designed for just this purpose. Simply covering a wall in this kind of paper will leave a stunning scene that will take your visitors’ breath away when they enter your refreshed living room!

Opening a tin of dark blue paint

Give it a lick of paint

Sometimes, all you need to do to reinvigorate up your living room is to give the walls a lick of paint. In fact, it could be worth painting them completely if you think the shade and colour scheme in the room could do with being updated. Repainting a room doesn’t take long at all, but it can make a huge difference to your living room.

Vintage armchair, footstool and piano

Add some vintage furniture

If you love vintage style and décor, you could incorporate this into your living room by bringing in a piece of statement vintage furniture. Not only will this show off your unique sense of style, but it can also add some sophistication to your living room’s décor. You might want to go for a comfy armchair or an elegant coffee table. No matter what kind of furniture it is, we’re sure it will look great in the room.

Upcycling project using tin cans

Upcycle something

Did you know that you could upcycle something in a weekend? It doesn’t take long at all. For instance, you might want to dismantle the back from a chair and paint it so that it becomes a beautiful corner table. We’re sure you could achieve that in a day!

How will you transform your living room this weekend?

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Get their look: Understairs chill-out area

The first thing that grabbed me about this understairs chill-out area was the patterned wallpaper. It just shouts, “Look at me, I’m gorgeous!”.

The space beneath stairs is often underutilised; it can lack head space and be an awkward shape. It is generally used (especially if it’s a hallway) as a dumping ground for shoes, bags, sports gear and kids’ bikes – but it can be so much more!

So what if you can’t stand up in there? It’s the perfect space for a day bed or low sofa with a little side table to put a lamp. How about a couple of bean bags, floor cushions or tatami mats? Add some made-to-measure bookshelves (like these clever ones made from wood pallets) and you have yourself a whole extra room!

  1. Graham & Brown Carnival Zest geometric wallpaper
  2. Absinthe Blanqui vintage art poster print
  3. Kiln dried wood pallet for furniture
  4. Tulisa antique brass flamingo table lamp
  5. VÅRGYLLEN cushion cover
  6. ALSEDA banana fibre footstool
  7. Simone 3 seater sofa, concrete cotton velvet

Get their look

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Simone 3 seater sofa, concrete cotton velvet
Simone 3 seater sofa, concrete cotton velvet
VÅRGYLLEN cushion cover
VÅRGYLLEN cushion cover
Tulisa Antique Brass Flamingo Table Lamp
Tulisa Antique Brass Flamingo Table Lamp
Absinthe Blanqui vintage art poster print
Absinthe Blanqui vintage art poster print
Graham & Brown Carnival Zest geometric wallpaper
Graham & Brown Carnival Zest geometric wallpaper
ALSEDA banana fibre footstool
ALSEDA banana fibre footstool
Simone 3 seater sofa, concrete cotton velvet
Simone 3 seater sofa, concrete cotton velvet
VÅRGYLLEN cushion cover
VÅRGYLLEN cushion cover
Tulisa Antique Brass Flamingo Table Lamp
Tulisa Antique Brass Flamingo Table Lamp
Absinthe Blanqui vintage art poster print
Absinthe Blanqui vintage art poster print
Graham & Brown Carnival Zest geometric wallpaper
Graham & Brown Carnival Zest geometric wallpaper
ALSEDA banana fibre footstool
ALSEDA banana fibre footstool
Simone 3 seater sofa, concrete cotton velvet
Simone 3 seater sofa, concrete cotton velvet
VÅRGYLLEN cushion cover
VÅRGYLLEN cushion cover
Tulisa Antique Brass Flamingo Table Lamp
Tulisa Antique Brass Flamingo Table Lamp
Absinthe Blanqui vintage art poster print
Absinthe Blanqui vintage art poster print
Graham & Brown Carnival Zest geometric wallpaper
Graham & Brown Carnival Zest geometric wallpaper
ALSEDA banana fibre footstool
ALSEDA banana fibre footstool