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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!
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’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.
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.
This post is part of my Ask The Designer series. Hi, I’d love to brighten up our kitchen as i find it quite dark.Its a kitchen/dining/living area combined. Its 25 ft by 14ft with terracotta floor tiles, solid ash kitchen units, black granite worktop,timber ceiling,timber blinds,cream walls with a feature colour on the chimney. I’m only changing blinds and wall colour at the moment(on a budget!)Any colour suggestions would be extremely helpful and my big question is should I paint the timber ceiling or is that risky???? Really grateful for any ideas.
Now that we have replaced our front door, I “simply must” have a lovely Christmas Wreath to show it off perfectly 
I am going with an artificial one as I want to have lights on it. Are you making a Christmas Wreath this year? If you are I’d love to see it. Send me a link or upload a photo to my Facebook page.
At the moment I’m on the hunt for a quotation decal for my kitchen wall. I haven’t yet decided if I want something inspirational or witty. Knowing me, I’ll probably go witty!! Here are some of my favourite finds so far.
Take some inspiration from this years cold crisp winter and choose a white scheme for your Christmas decorating.
Lorna from Garrendenny Lane kindly invited me to write a guest post with a festive feel. It was an honour to be asked and I hope you enjoy it.
I’m designing a little girls room at the moment and while doing some online research (aka blog surfing) I’ve found some wonderful images along the way. Here’s just a few of my discoveries.
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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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