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    Say yes to yellow

    Say yes to yellow

    Published 10 months ago

    The annual ‘colour of the year’ announcements are always eagerly awaited by those who follow interior trends. The first to stick its head above the parapet and make an announcement this year is paint specialist Dulux. Its Colour of the Year 2025 is True Joy.

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    What is dopamine décor?

    What is dopamine décor?

    Published 11 months ago

    One of the most exciting aspects about moving home is starting afresh with your interior design. A new property is a blank canvas, with the chance to express yourself in line with personal tastes or the latest home fashions.

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    How to make small rooms feel bigger using paint

    How to make small rooms feel bigger using paint

    Published 12 months ago

    House building trends in the UK haven’t changed for years and it’s common for homes to have different sized rooms. Not all of the dimensions are, let’s say, generous but we have to work with what we’ve got.

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    Interior colour schemes for summer 2024

    Interior colour schemes for summer 2024

    Published about 1 year ago

    There are different types of keen home stylists. There’s the ones that change their accessories in line with current fashions, those that switch looks with every season and those who only open a tin of paint when their walls desperately need a fresh coat.

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    Paint the town green when you redecorate

    Paint the town green when you redecorate

    Published over 1 year ago

    No matter what type of property you own or its value, there is one piece of advice that’s almost universal – a fresh coat of paint on the interior walls can improve selling prospects.

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    4 ways to use wood panelling in your property

    4 ways to use wood panelling in your property

    Published over 1 year ago

    Fixing wood to our walls is nothing new. There is evidence wood panelling was used in ancient Greece, Rome, Japan and China, mainly to provide insulation and protection.

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    What’s cooking: kitchen trends for 2024

    What’s cooking: kitchen trends for 2024

    Published over 1 year ago

    There are a number of essential components that comprise a kitchen – a sink with running water, oven and fridge freezer being the most vital – therefore, everything else could be considered a ‘nice to have’.

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    How to use Dulux’s Colour of the Year 2024

    How to use Dulux’s Colour of the Year 2024

    Published over 1 year ago

    If you are looking to redecorate, why not consider Sweet Embrace™? Here are some ideas of how to use the current Dulux Colour of the Year.

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    Interior trend: red alert

    Interior trend: red alert

    Published almost 2 years ago

    We’re barely into autumn and already the interior design experts are predicting which trends will be big news in 2024. Livingetc – the glossy magazine and style bible – has already published its colour predictions for next year and there are some interesting shades in the spotlight.

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    Interior design fashions: what’s in & what’s out

    Interior design fashions: what’s in & what’s out

    Published almost 2 years ago

    After questioning more than 2,300 UK-based homeowners, residents and tradespeople, the Rated People Home Improvement Trends Report 2023 found this year’s most popular home improvement job will be painting and decorating. And why not? It is relatively quick and easy to change the aesthetic inside our homes with a tin of Dulux and some new accessories.

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    Bloomcore: the fabulous new floral trend

    Bloomcore: the fabulous new floral trend

    Published about 2 years ago

    If you love following an interior design trend, your luck is in. Bloomcore is gaining in popularity just as summer reaches its zenith. This botanically-led aesthetic is already trending on social media, with 2.5 million TikTok views, and rising, under the #bloomcore hashtag. Now style bibles Ideal Home and House Beautiful have started reporting on the design movement.

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    Down your paint brushes now or risk devaluing your property

    Down your paint brushes now or risk devaluing your property

    Published about 2 years ago

    When it comes to getting a property ready for sale, there is a recommended set of presentation steps to follow: declutter, depersonalise and redecorate. On the latter, it’s advised that vendors step back and look at their walls, ceilings and woodwork to see what condition they’re in.

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