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Celebrating our mums
Posted by on 16 October 2017One of the many fortunate things about being in the business of beds and bedroom style is getting to work with some extraordinary stylists and decorators. And some of these people happen to be extraordinary mums who have shared some of their tips on kids bedrooms, styling their own rooms and motherhood in general. We reflect on some style and life advice from some of our favourite mum/stylists. Melissa Tonkin and her family moved to the country to build their dream home, swapping busy city lif .....
Even small bedrooms can be grand!
Posted by on 16 October 2017If you love the idea of having a grand bedroom but have a smallish room, don’t worry, you can still go grand! With these 5 tips, you can turn your small bedroom into the grandest bedroom in the house. 1. Think big If you have a small bedroom don’t settle for small furniture. Think big with a high bed and a tall headboard. Your room will instantly grow and become grander! And make sure you have a bed with storage as you don’t want any other furniture in a small room, except, perhaps, for a tall .....
How to sleep on a plane
Posted by on 10 October 2017Whether you take one flight a year or one a week, you’ve probably discovered how tough it can be to get a decent sleep on a plane. The seats are narrow, there’s not a lot of leg room and the people sitting next to you are often all elbows, peanuts and screeching headphones. As you toss and turn, lift up your legs to let people pass, and wonder if your neck will ever recover, the plane flies on to your business or holiday destination. So when you arrive, looking a little like Keith Richards, all .....
Escape winter with the perfect bedroom retreat
Posted by on 5 October 2017Winter is the perfect excuse to snuggle down, escape the cold and spend more time in our favourite place, bed. To make sure your bedroom is winter ready, we interviewed stylist Debra Bowen for her expert tips on creating the perfect winter bedroom. 1. Three ways to dial-up the cosy factor? Don’t limit the hides to the floor, a beautiful sheepskin or reindeer hide looks so lush on the bed, imagine a cabin by the Fiords or in the highlands. If you have hard floors lay few more rugs and don’t he .....
Escape with us
Posted by on 15 September 2017Make a ‘virtual’ escape to the stylish villages of provincial France with our guest writer - and learn the art of bedroom shopping the French way. 1. Slow down Shopping in Provence in the South of France isn’t fast. Whichever market you visit, you’ll be distracted by more shutters than you can count, romantic cobbled laneways to explore, and bistros beckoning you to rest – and enjoy a restorative wine or two. 2. Get ready to talk quilting Provence is famous for a certain style of quilting, kn .....