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Decorating with mirrors

Mirrors have been around for thousands of years, evolving from the reflection in pools of water and reflective obsidian rock, to the metal-backed glass mirrors we have today. Every contemporary home now includes mirrors for both decorative and practical reasons.   Mirror styles & shapes Framed Mirrors – Just like a framed artwork, these are […]

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Grey or Gray? No matter how you spell it, there are lots of reasons to love greys!

Over the past few years grey has been an enormously popular colour, used in interior design and decoration for both interiors and exteriors. When something is on trend and that trend has lasted quite a while we don’t often ask ourselves ‘why …..?’. We just enjoy it! But I love to get to the bottom […]

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4 Ways to Enhance your Home Décor with Technology

As home entertainment technologies advance there are more and more opportunities to use them in the home. We’re always amazed by the new innovations for theatre & audio systems, home automation and more, and wanted to show you some of the fabulous technology that can enhance your home décor. Magic Mirror on the Wall… TV’s […]

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Pantone’s 2017 Colour Forecast & Colour of the Year

Every year we wait with baited breath for Pantone to announce the colours that we will be seeing in design for the next 12 months. This year’s collection is a very interesting mix of colours with some very bold hues and two quite muted ones. Pantone 2017 Colours Interestingly, on our computer screens the colours […]

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DIY your Festive Decorations

It’s amazing what you can do with a few small decorations, some tea lights and decorative glassware! We decided to experiment with fun ways to decorate your home for the Festive Season using only simple objects that most people will have around the house. These are perfect for even the most time-poor. Materials: assorted baubles […]

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6 Colour Combinations to Revamp your Home

As designers, we find ourselves talking about neutral colour schemes a lot. We’ll usually recommend an accent colour to add interest and create focal points within a space. But sometimes one colour is not enough! With so many companies announcing their 2017 colour forecasts, and Pantone on the brink of naming their 2017 Colour of […]

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5 Interior Design projects you should definitely hire a professional for

When renovating or redecorating your home, there are plenty of awesome tasks you can DIY to add personal touches to your home. But sometimes you need to call in the troops and get professional expertise, skills and labor to get the job done right the first time. Window Coverings There’s an increasing market in ready-made […]

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Dulux 2017 Colour Forecast

The end of 2016 is fast approaching and many of us may already be wondering what 2017 will hold in store. For us at Creative Style, it means we look to the trend forecasts for 2017 to see where colour and design will take us over the coming year. Dulux have launched their 2017 colour […]

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Our Top 6 Picks for Summer

The weather is warming up and summer is just around the corner… now is the time to add a few fabulous touches to your home to bring it out of its winter hibernation.  1. For the bed There is one perfect way to revamp your entire bedroom, and all you have to do is change your […]

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The top 3 mistakes people make with colour

Most people think that choosing colours can be quite tricky. They don’t realise just how tricky until they are drowning under a pile of colour chips of over a hundred different shades of white! There are a few secrets of colour that those in the know use to create fabulous colour schemes. If you’re making […]

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