Been watching those home improvement show again? Ready to recover a chair you already own, or yearning to buy a reclaimed one from a salvage yard? Fab, as long as you make wise choices with your fabric and trimmings it should not cost very much at all, and if you do not try to get [...]

You can have the most expensive furniture on the planet, but if you have pets that shed they will lose their appeal. Even if you were savvy enough to get chairs, and a sofa in a material that conceals the pet hair, when you and your guests get up from those seats the hair will [...]

Anyone who has ever set up a nursery will have intended to create a beautiful space for baby. I personally an very supportive of the movement away from the gender specific colour coding of nurseries. And while I still think green is a nice way to remain neutral, it too is becoming a bit stale. [...]

It never ceases to amaze me how you can take a flea market find, such as a wicker rocking chair or a shabby end table, and make it into a gem with little elbow grease. The key to making it into an eye popping addition is a good scrub down, and a vibrant coat of [...]

I recently accompanied a friend who is looking at homes for sale in London on a very long day of open house visits. Initially the thought of it was not all that appealing, but in the end I found it quite interesting. The reason is that several of the properties were professionally staged, and as [...]

As the weather gets cooler, we start to spend more and more time inside. But, if you want to savour just a wee bit more time outside in your garden get a fire pit. The pit itself can be found in many different beautiful configurations, enabling the opportunity to find a unique pit just to [...]

The company Essey has come out with a collection of illusion tables, and I particularly like their Grand Illusion table, as it is eye catching to say the least. Visually it is designed to replicate the look of a round table draped with a willowy tablecloth. The title includes illusion in it because the product [...]

Recently, the term beautiful furniture took a dramatic turn in my mind. When I first read about a group of companies working together to provide transitional mattresses to the victims in Haiti my heart soared. Apparently, a mattress manufacturing company named Anatomical Global has joined with five suppliers to get much needed temporary beds to [...]

If you are able, a great way to get a glimpse at some of this years finest furniture designs is to attend the Interiors 2010 exhibition. The show is being held in Birmingham from January 24 through the 27, and has something for everyone. The booths will display bedding, lighting, upholstery, high end modern and [...]