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Have You Heard Of The Layer Approach To Home Decor?
February 2, 2017

Have You Heard Of The Layer Approach To Home Decor?

If you’ve been looking at one of the rooms in your home and wondering how you can bring it to life, it could be time for an interior design project, but how can you be sure everything you select will work not only within the space, but with everything else too?And is there a way to future-proof (to a certain extent) your interior project? Well, we think that taking the layer approach to home decoration could be the solution.Earlier this month, interior designer Caitlin McBride told the Huffington Post about a host of her top tips, all based on this concept of layering your room.In essence it’s very simple - you begin with the bottom ‘layer’ of your interior, such as your walls and big pieces of furniture, and work your way up from there.Her advice is to buy the likes of sofas and carpets in neutral tones that could fit with a variety of decor schemes.Once you’ve got that first ‘layer’ sorted, you can start to have a bit of fun. Using small items of furniture - so in a living room the likes of arm chairs and coffee tables - you can bring a bit more colour and...

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What To Do With Your Old Home Furniture
January 30, 2017

What To Do With Your Old Home Furniture

Redoing your house is a very exciting time. One of the quickest ways of giving it a bit of a facelift is by replacing all your old home furniture with new ones. New sofas, dining tables, coffee tables… the whole jolly lot! But what do you do with your old home furnishings to make room for all the new ones?Luckily, these days there are plenty of options available. So it’s simply a matter of sitting down and working out which one is easiest for you. You could, get in touch with your local charity shops and see if they need anything that you might have. It’s likely as well that they may be able to come and pick it up for you. So you can get rid of old belongings without much effort on your part.Alternatively, you might prefer to donate your possessions to one of the local theatres in your area. Give them a call and see if they need anything for props. They’ll probably ask if they can come around to have a look at what you’ve got. Then take it from there, which means you’re not guaranteed that anything will be taken. So plan ahead accordingly if...

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