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How to “Big Up” a Small Space
For those who design for cosy cottages or petite apartments, small things can make a huge difference. Follow ILIV’s top tips below to discover how you can create the illusion of space while exuding style. Mirror image Experienced interior designers strategically use an oversized mirror positioned opposite a window to bounce natural light into a… Read More >
Interior Design Questions You Should Be Asking
Decorating a room can seem overwhelming, with so many different options to consider. You can help simplify things by asking yourself these key interior design questions – and the result will be a room you love. Design Insider asks fabric experts, ILIV, to tell our readers what questions interior designers should be asking their clients…. Read More >
Choose the right Fabric: Interior Home Projects
Fabric brings something to a room that no other element can add. From softness, colour to texture and sheen, the qualities brought are as varied as the style and mood you want to create. BCFA Member, Linwood, shares their expertise in how to choose a fabric right for your project or home. Part of the… Read More >
10 Velvet Trends
With its combination of softness and depth, velvet has the ability to make pattern and colour sing like no other material. It’s these unique qualities that luxurious velvet fabric delivers that has interior designers wholeheartedly embracing the latest velvet interior design trends. So, whether you want to use a modernist colour pop, a graphic design… Read More >
How Using 3D Software Impacts Design
Design Insider is delighted to share this article originally published by the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID). BIID Member Martin Nealon shows how he uses SketchUp 3D interior design software to bring his ideas to life. Martin has thirty years’ experience working at the very top end of the domestic and commercial interior design… Read More >
Expert Advice: How to use colour psychology
Design Insider is delighted to share an insightful piece of work by BCFA Member, Linwood, sharing their expertise on how to use colour psychology. So what is colour psychology? In short, it’s the study of colours and how they can affect us; from our moods, to our behaviour and even decisions we make. Have you… Read More >
How to Decorate with Florals
Find out about decorating with florals with Linwood, who kindly shared their expertise with Design Insider, telling us and our readers how to decorate with floral patterns. Enjoy! Chintzy florals are having a moment. Driven initially by the big fashion houses, the interiors world has adopted this trend wholeheartedly. Not since the 1990s when we… Read More >