Sometimes your home just needs a hint of strange, to provoke conversation and to make the eye wander. Adding a curious accessory or feature against a pretty normal room design can really make the whole look pop, it can be the difference between plain and unique, without the need to go overboard; you can make a statement without overwhelming a beautifully simplistic design.

Most of us regard the shutters liverpool to be the most ideal window dressing items. There are good reasons why a lot of us think this way. Basically, it is not merely because they think these window dressings are fashionable and stylish; it is also because there are some practical and healthy reasons for having a shutter at home.

So, in this article, we are going to discuss some of the benefits of having a shutter at home, and why you really need to have one installed on each and every window in your house.

First of all, the shutter is so designed in order to sift and control the amount of light that enters the house. Basically, having too much light will make everything uncomfortable. Indeed, we want to relax ourselves at home, and we are deprived of that relaxation if there is too much glare.

At the same time, we would not want to have a completely dark room at daytime. As much as possible, we want a certain amount of sunlight to enter our house. After all, the sun’s natural light is capable of activating some nutrients in our body which might just be sitting around dormant. Basically, we want the right amount of light. Too much or too little is not good.

A shutter is actually in some sort of competition with other window dressings. However, it must be understood early on that your interior shutter actually has more distinct advantages that your ordinary blinds and curtains.

So, let us try to discuss some of the advantages of the interior shutter over the blind and the curtain. First, the interior shutter is a lot more fashionable than the curtain or the blind. With your interior shutter, your living room or your bedroom will be more sophisticated than it normally is.

Secondly, it is not difficult to choose which shutter to use for your house. If you had a curtain, you would spend a lot of time in the department store looking for the best design. With the interior shutter, all you need to do is to call the shutter company, and they would be the one to determine the right kind of shutter for your house.

Lastly, and most importantly, interior shutters are very durable. Of course, it is going to cost you initially, but the shutter will eventually just pay for itself. After all, it is going to last for several years.

Lighting sets off our interior design. if you are going for a relaxed room where you wish to escape then it will not work if you have chosen harsh lighting. likewise a modern room will lose its edge if you use a dim chandelier. There are more options than just ceiling lights too, you can experiment with candles, fairy-lights, lamps and even laser lighting now to give your room the right atmosphere. Here are some of our favourite designs;

It seems now in the world of interior design that the humble chair has become more of a work of art, a sculpture even, rather than a practical seat. As soon as you open a home magazine every editorial has a home which fills blank corners with unusual and antique chairs!

The best place to source such a thing for yourself is in an antique shop, but you can also try car boot sales, charity shops and recycling tips. Remember, even if you find a run down and ruined chair if you like the general aesthetic of it it's no problem to treat and paint the wood, and reupholster the chairs. In fact there are many places that do this.

Alternatively if you don't want the hassle there are lots of great sellers online that specialize in restoring antiques and selling them on, as well as some online furniture boutiques that make brand new chairs in older styles. Just be careful as getting someone else to do the hard work can be extremely expensive, especially when you throw delivery costs into the mix!

This week we are brightening things up by taking our colour inspiration from this summery strawberry image. Think of bright scarlet furnishings with lime accessories!

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I recently stumbled over one of the most beautiful print design companies I have ever found! Chase and Wonder print their beautiful motifs onto home-ware, accessories and paper, so you can add a touch of illustration, colour, and vintage chic to any where you'd like. They're a small, new business run by Faye Pearce and David Aspinall and they're all about promoting British designers and buying from British companies. They have a whole host of experience behind them, ranging from fashion to print design and their studio is based in the heart of the countryside, which reflects in their work! So if you like retro typography, colourful illustration and high quality, I strongly recommend you check out their website!

_ Quilt sets offer you a stylish, cosy way to beat the winter chill. Additionally, a new quilt set will give you the opportunity to spice up your bedroom decor. Don’t be surprised to find yourself looking forward to bedtime when you have that elegant cotton quilt set that rhymes with your curtains and carpet. Once you make up your mind to usher in winter with a new quilt, you will be dazzled by the range of options available in terms of material and colours. So be as specific as you can as to what you want for your bed, and how much you want to spend.

One of the determinants of quilt prices is the thread count which is an indicator of how thick the quilt is. Now, while it may be tempting to order the one with the highest thread count, you need to consider how this will affect its price. The size of your bed will be another obvious factor as you cannot get a twin size quilt for a king size bed and vice versa. Sizes generally fall into three categories: king, queen and twin in order of decreasing size. It follows then that king is the most expensive size and twin the least. Getting the size of your bed right is therefore crucial. The prices also differ for quilts with embroidered patterns and those with printed patterns, the former being more costly than the latter in most cases.

The market consists of quilts produced by well-known designers and others made by less famous brands. Designer quilt sets are pricier, so don’t be surprised to find that the pretty blue Julian 8-piece quilt is going for close to £100 for the twin size while a similar design by a more obscure name is going for only £80. But you need to remember that quilt sets are a fashion statement and that you need to get the right message across.

With just five days to go it's time to start thinking about how your Christmas dinner table is going to look. Christmas is the time for the biggest and most decadent feast of the year, so it needs presenting appropriately. A beautiful table setting is the fist thing your guests will see in anticipation of your meal.

_It should reflect what you're going to serve; a traditional meal should have a red and green table adorned in foliage and gold conffetti, or if you're a chef with a taste for modern elegant cuisine you could have a crisp white table with modern silver candelabras.

_ Either way you need to also take into account your table style, your chairs and the design of your dining room. If you stray too much from these factors your table can look out of place. As long as you consider these aspects you should be able to express your creativity and personality with any inspiration.

We are taking a break here at Homestyle Weekly to forget the pretty, the frou frou, and the fabric ruffles, and to instead pay attention to the humble man-cave. You see, often it seems guys want to get away from pink walls, neatness and unnecessary amounts of pillows and instead escape to their own area. Hence the man-cave was born into the world of interior design. Often a converted attic or basement, these new types of room are for watching sports, playing video games and drinking up. But they are not often as barren and desolate, and as far from good interior design as we may think. If you want to design your own man cave, here are our tips for the best design.

Deck out sofas in furry blankets and thick wool throws to add to a prehistoric man-cave style; sofas should be as cosy as possible for the best lounging, as this is essential for watching your 60" television.

Design your man cave in the style of your favourite bar, or a destination you've always wanted to visit. The image above uses an authentic American biker bar as inspiration, you can trawl independent retailers for stool with patent leather designs, and you can even get your own motif designed for them. Add old vintage bikes and guitars to finish the look. You can visit wholesale stores such as Costco to pick up neon signs.

If you're more of a minimalist, or not a big fan of having your room smell like a bar, you can simply add cinema style wall lighting and a projector, so all your attention is focused on the game / classic cult film you are watching.