Easy Bathroom Renovation

One of the easiest ways to refresh your bathroom - even without replacing the lower section of your tiles - is to place wallpaper above it:

Or, by placing a beautiful waterproof wallpaper on one of the walls:

source: Photowall

As you can see this can even be a reproduction a famous painting!

Inspiration for a beautiful home

Sometimes I find things for the home that I want to share - just as an inspiration :) Like this beautiful lamp, but also the whole setting:

MASSIERO, model "Horo"

Or  this unexpected color scheme for an elegant kitchen - how do you like it?

Schiffini

 And something for your new bathroom:

Ideal Standard 

CERAMICA SANT'AGOSTINO

Just a few ideas... I like luxury that is not loud, but makes you happy. This is how I like to create my interior design projects. If you are looking for help with your new home interior design or your renovation - call me!

I am Fascinated

 with my new canvas print from Photowall! We just mounted it in our dining corner - have a look:

Like a beautiful piece of art, but much more accessible! 

It fits perfectly in the available space - and that is because you can order your canvas print the size you want! 

I am so pleased with the way it blends with our colour scheme! 

Can you guess of an easier way to renovate your room? And with Photowall you have the choice between wallpaper, canvas print, wall mural, designer wallpaper, poster, your own print. 

If you intend to refresh your room, to make it unique, but... if this can be achieved without much hastle or time involved, this is one of the best solutions - a large canvas print of the theme you want or a wallpaper on one of your walls! Check the thousands of possibilities on Photowall - you can have a custom wallpaper or print that reflects you own personality.

Trends: Warmth with natural stones

According to Elle Decor, there is a general trend (which I completely agree with) towards warmer, earth tones, including the bathroom. And there we notice a desire to replace white marble in favor of stones with warmer hues like travertine and limestone. I can confirm that from what my latest clients chose for their two bathrooms - travertine walls and travertine-like floor tiles:

The master bathroom in my latest project

And the second one which is still not completed with lighting:

I suppose that now, when we are going to spend more time at home, this trend towards warmer hues will become popular.

How Painting Your Rooms Affects Home Value

If you're looking to get your home repainted, then this infographic on the ROI of home painting will help you make the right decisions in terms of prioritization.  Greater Toronto Painters have created this visual guide that shows you how much you can expect to make back on a painting project as well as the best colors for each type of room. This is great information if you're ever curious about how that new Kitchen paint job is going to affect home value.

Best Home Improvements to Increase the Value of Your Home

I have been part of a research on "What are the best home improvements in order to increase the value of your home?' and I suppose that many of my readers will find it useful to see the results. 
Here is what Tim from Kayu Connection says about the research:
"When planning to make a home improvement it always difficult to judge where best to spend your money.  In addition to improving your lifestyle, you would also hope that your home improvement is an investment that has a positive impact on the value of your home. The question is, what improvements to home buyers value most?
Even though this is an extremely difficult question to answer, and will vary based on the location of your property, local preferences, and countless of other factors our friends at Kayu Connection rounded up 45 experts across the interior design and real estate industry, and interviewed 113 prospective home buyers, and asked this exact question. What are the best home improvements in order to increase the value of your home?
It’s clear that what home buyers value is not always the best investment, and it’s often the smaller improvements that are less expensive, and therefore have a greater return on investment.”

The full results are summarized in this infographic.