One of my favourite photo blogs is Dear Photograph. The idea is that you hold up an old photograph and take a new one in the present day in the same position.
I’m working with a client at the moment who had an old radio an aunt of his had left him. It’s a beautiful piece and it was such a shame that it was just sitting in the attic gathering dust. I had an idea to bring this baby back to life!
Here in Ireland one of the most popular ways to add space to your home is by converting the attic. Attic conversions make great use of unused existing space and are generally a lot less costly than adding on an extension.
If you are of a certain age, you will have grown up surrounded by psychedelic wall paper; geometric shapes and of course G-Plan furniture. This eclectic style we called home in the 1970′s is making a big comeback albeit (I hope) in a more subdued sophisticated way!
With the arrival of summer, many people like to purchase new chairs to dress up their porch or patio. Fortunately, there are a wide variety of funky chairs in various styles and colours to add an element of liveliness to a porch or patio.
I love it when I come across new and innovation products. AND when that product is 100% Irish it’s even better! Dotty Furniture is one such company. William O’Connor set up Dotty Furniture when he was made redundant from his job in September 2011.
If the last few days are anything to go by, we could be in for a scorcher of a summer this year! I don’t believe that Mother Nature would be so cruel as to give us a taste of some nice weather and then deprive us of a summer yet again. So call it naive optimism or a gut feeling, but I am so sure that we are going to have beautiful weather this year that I have put together some wonderful table decorations and centrepieces to give your outdoor entertaining a touch of glam!
I’ve had such a response to my Easter post that I thought I would share some more lovely Easter table decorating ideas with you. I hope you enjoy them!
I’m sitting here looking out the window at thunder and lightning and hailstones and it’s hard to imagine that Spring is in the air! But not only is it Spring, it is almost Easter and time for me to give you some wonderful inspiration and decorating ideas to wow your family and friends. So here are some of my favourite Easter ideas this year.
NapPage phone cases from Etsy have a selection of cute decoupage phone cases available for the iPhone, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS AND the Blackberry.
As a young child in the Hughes household, St Patrick’s day meant we could break our Lenten vows and eat as many sweets as we could consume. The highlight of the day was a trip into town to see the parade and my brother and I would fight over who got to sit on my dads shoulders so we could see what was going on.
Last year a friend of gave me a gift of a Santa Sack which I use to keep all my Christmas wrapping paper and tags. But when it came to all the other occasions throughout the year, I had a jumbled mess of wrapping paper, gift cards and tags. So I finally got around to making a dedicated Gift Wrapping Station. And when I say I ……. I mean I ….. Me ….. all by myself !!
Does your phone take pictures or does your camera make phone calls? Most of us these days have smart phones with a camera. But now our phones can look like a camera….. a pretty cool retro camera at that! Meet the Iphone Rangefinder.
This week I’m featuring a guest post from Claudia Somerfield who gives us 6 easy interior design tips to decorating on a budget.
One of my favourite online shops for home accessories and and unusual gifts is Cox and Cox Their new spring collection is out and my fingers are sore from clicking 
I want the lot!
When it comes to choosing which photo’s to display, I can be the most indecisive person on the planet. An arrangement I may like on Monday could be totally out of favour with me by Friday! Enter Picture Ledges. They give me the freedom to change and rearrange them as often as I like without having to punch more holes in my walls.
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My name is Karen Hughes and I'm an Interior Designer from Dublin, Ireland. I’m passionate about design and I started this blog as a way to connect with others just as passionate as myself. I tend to ramble on about all sorts of things, projects I’m working on, people, places and things that inspire me (and some that don’t). So put the kettle on, get comfy and settle in. I hope you enjoy your visit and don't forget to say hello. Visit my website to find out more about my services and view my work.
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