Bed and Breakfast
My wife and I went away for a weekend to the Drakensberg, a mountainous area in South Africa. We found a really nice “4 Star” Bed and Breakfast while looking on the internet for Drakensberg Accommodation that was off the beaten track, and yet was still close enough to the tourist attractions (the Midlands Meander) to make it ideal. I would fully recommend this Bed and Breakfast if you were to travel to South Africa or the Drakensberg (if you’re already IN South Africa). Post a comment and I will reply with a link to their web-site. After having spent the entire weekend...
Read MoreHome Decorating Tip #10 – Take a look around
Take a look around. Probably the best piece of advice I can give. When you visit other people’s homes, look around and see what you like. You don’t have to copy it directly, but look for ideas that you could use around your house.When you go shopping, especially to furniture stores, take note of how the furniture is decorated. You have to realise that the shops main function is to make their furniture seem appealing to a customer, so it is in their best interest to decorate it/arrange it in an appealing manner. Browse the internet. Their are TONS of websites that show you...
Read MoreHome Decorating Tip #8 – Create easily accessible paths
Otherwise known as Traffic Flow in Interior Decorating, these paths are the routes that people will take through your house, around furniture, etc… You will be able to notice these patterns on carpets after some time as high traffic flow can wear a carpet down.Don’t make your guests (or yourself) climb over things or have to dodge furniture. Try and make your rooms easily accessible by people, even when there is a large number of people. To create easily accessible “paths” around your house, try the following ideas:Leave sufficient space between furniture so that...
Read MoreHome Decorating Tip #7 – Create a focal point
This has been said before, and it will probably be said again, but this is the key issue when choosing how to decorate a room or other area of your house or garden. Take a look at a person’s face. Their eyes are the focal point, and your eyes will automatically be drawn to them. The same will happen when furnishing a room. You could automatically have a focal point in the room ready, in which case you want to highlight and/or enhance the attraction of this feature. Here is a list of things that could be a focal point, or help create/improve a focal point;Fireplace Windows A Painting...
Read MoreHome Decorating Tip #6 – Trash cans are not JUST trash cans
You need to think of the little things. Just because a trash can is where your dirt goes, doesn’t mean you can’t have a NICE trash can. BELIEVE me, from personal experience, you would be amazed at how many people will compliment you on a nice bin.It was actually a topic of conversation at a dinner party once, and on 2 seperate occasions I’ve had people offer to empty my trash can JUST to see how it works… Now if THAT’s not a good reason to get a cool trash can, I don’t know what is. Because we don’t have space to hide the bin, it is out in the open in the...
Read MoreHome Decorating Tip #5 – Use good lighting effects
Find what needs to be lit (is it the room, or just a painting?), and a way that enhances the atmosphere. Downlights can be quite good over a bar or pub, modern reading lamps in a study, chandeliers in the entrance, or decorative lamps with lamp shades in the lounge. Also take into account that you can create a soft effect using very warm (in color) light bulbs… There are a number of ways light can enhance the ambience of a room:Accent lighting – For lighting up your paintings or your artwork Atmospheric lighting – Soft lighting for the dining room or bedroom, for...
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