Budget Friendly Design Tips for Student Dorms Rooms

Image: Clair Strong Interior Design Student halls of residences aren’t exactly renowned for their design credentials. They can be a bit bare and impersonal and lacking the creature comforts of home. Stave off homesickness and make your room the envy of all your new friends with these quick and budget friendly design tips for your…

Creative Solutions for Your Fireplace

Image: Clair Strong Interior Design Judging by the almost biblical levels of rain we’ve been having, the Indian summer I was so hopeful for may be a distant dream. But it’s not all doom and gloom, because now we can start talking about autumn and winter interior trends and inspiration. I’m starting with fireplaces because…

Back to School Cool

Image: Clair Strong Interior Design School is back in session and homework is an inevitable staple of school life with most children required to complete at least an hour’s work each evening. By creating a special study space just for them, you can help make the chore of homework much more enjoyable. Create an inspiring,…

Get Creative and Colourful with Your Ceiling

Image: Clair Strong Interior Design When it comes to room design we spend hours deliberating over wall colours, flooring, curtains and furniture and no time at all on the ceiling. I say it’s time to stop neglecting the ‘fifth wall’ and treat it is as the wonderful blank canvas it is. If it was good…

Trend Alert: Natural History

Image: The British Library on Flickr Taxidermy is back in fashion. I’m not the biggest fan of real taxidermy, myself – it can be a more than a little creepy. However, the resurgence of taxidermy has brought with it an interest in other natural history inspired oddities, which I fully approve of! From botanical art…

Grand Illusions: Clever Ways to Hide the TV

Image: Clair Strong Interior Design TVs are a permanent fixture in most family living rooms. Who doesn’t love a good Netflix session after a long day at work? Unfortunately, those big black boxes and their cords can be a bit unsightly and stand out for all the wrong reasons. I think the TV should be…

Laid-Back Bohemian Vibes

Image: Clair Strong Interior Design It’s really easy to fall in love with a trend and want to incorporate it into every aspect of your home design, but doing so can be quite overwhelming. In my experience, the most chic and stylish spaces are those that hint at particular trends without going completely overboard. The…

Magnificent Modular Furniture

Image source: Studio Lorier A recent study has confirmed something we’ve all suspected for some time: homes are getting smaller. Modern properties have shrunk by 2 square metres over the last decade (and have fewer rooms as a result) and families are getting bigger. In order to fit everything (and everyone) in, we need to…