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What a stunning before and after living room transformation, from an 80’s peach explosion, to a vibrant, eclectic home.

Before and After Living Room Reveal- The Peach Palace

What a delight we have for you today with a stunning before and after living room reveal. From an 80’s peach explosion to a vibrant, eclectic home, the transformation is amazing, so we wanted to share it with you and hear a little more from Katie about designing the room.

Lots of lamps in various sizes around the room, to create an equal distribution of light. I always think of table lamps as like mirrors - the more the merrier! And where you have the space, a standard lamp makes a striking feature and varies the height of lighting. Lighting is the same as furniture in that you need various heights to achieve balance and interest.

How to Choose Decorative Lighting

Lighting is not just about bringing light into your home on those dark evenings – it’s also a way to create atmosphere and drama, day or night. How to choose decorative lighting is certainly not rocket science, but I’m going to share a few helpful pointers to bear in mind. Check them out.

East meets west in spectacular style at Bar Palladio Jaipur to create a luxurious and out of this world orientalist fantasy, combine this with the best in Italian cuisine and you have a wonderful setting for a luxurious holiday retreat.

Stunning Restaurant Décor – Bar Palladio Jaipur

East meets west in spectacular style at Bar Palladio Jaipur to create a luxurious and out of this world orientalist fantasy. Combine the stunning restaurant décor with the best in Italian cuisine and you have a wonderful setting for a luxurious holiday retreat.

This front door, painted the softest of pastel pinks looks so grown up and chic that it’s hard to resist.

Dreamy Pink Décor Ideas

Every home needs a touch of pink in celebration of such a glorious, dreamy colour. But not everyone is as taken with the hue as we are, so we’ve collated some of our favourite pink décor ideas to get your creative juices flowing.

A bit of tropical and a bit of whimsy all snuggled up together creates a white marble shelf that has the look of a Victorian collector’s display. Curios from around the world come together for a touch of the exotic, with a pink toucan money box, a cheeky monkey plant pot and some flamingos for a laugh. Lots of lush faux greenery and lily flowers completes the look.

1 Product Styled 3 Ways: White Marble Shelf

How do you make a very lovely but lonely marble shelf look stunning? Well, me and Amelia have taken the white marble shelf and styled it 3 different ways to give you some ideas on where to go with it so it doesn’t look so lonely. Of course, being MiaFleur all 3 ways are somewhat exuberant!

The Definitive Guide to House Plants

New book, At Home with Plants, by Ian Drummond and Kara O’Reilly, is a creative masterpiece that will have you dashing out to buy plants, pots and compost in a desperate urge to recreate some of the delicious displays portrayed.

This home is a masterclass in moody interior design. We are sharing a full house tour on the blog to give you plenty of ideas and inspiration for your own home. Owned by Pati Robins, who describes her style as dark, eclectic and whacky.

House Tour: A Masterclass in Moody Interior Design

We have a very special treat for you today, a masterclass in moody interior design, in the form of a house tour and interview with one of our favourite Instagrammers, Pati Robins. Her design and styling ability never fails to amaze us, so we wanted to bring her home to you, and share a full house tour, as well as hear more about the lady behind this stunning abode.

Using bold, patterned wallpaper behind open shelving is a great way to add some drama to a room, without going crazy. This stunning kitchen is Kimberly’s of Swoon Worthy, and the wallpaper is by 17 patterns.

5 Tips for Incorporating Bold Wallpapers in your Home

Decorating with wallpaper is an expensive option so we often play safe, which is such a shame when there are so many beautiful bold patterns out there. With these 5 tips for incorporating bold wallpapers in your home, we hope you’ll feel inspired to be brave.

3 Sumptuous Colour Palette Ideas for your Home

We are all drawn to certain colours but it’s not always easy to visualise how to use them in a room scheme or what colours to accent with, so we’ve put together 3 sumptuous colour palette ideas for your home, to give you some inspiration.