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10 Small Things to Do at Home This Summer

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You are in your holiday home or you decided to have ‘staycations’ ('stay at home + vacations') this summer? there is no such moment like holidays to make all this decoration handiwork you don’t have time to do during the rest of the year. Here you’ll find 10 ideas to add to your checklist of the summer! Your house will get better looking and you can start the year on the right foot.  1. (Re)Paint a wall, a door or a piece of furniture You have been thinking about painting your bedroom walls  for months? You keep saying the dining room table needs to be modernised? Stop waiting and start painting! You have all you need: time, good weather (or almost), and you’ll be able to aerate all day long. Summer is a good time for creativity… 2.        Hang  your frames, ceiling lights and wall lamps which have been lying around for months Bare bulbs, empty walls... Take the time to hang your frames, your wall lamps and change the position of your furniture. Y...

Seaside Decor Ideas

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The sea, white sand, and water lapping at the ship hull… those are images and sensations we would like to have at home all year long. So, if you like this atmosphere, here are some tips and ideas which might help you to add a holiday touch to your interior decoration. Seaside spirit You wish to create a seaside atmosphere? Use natural colours and materials. Find some shades of blue from navy blue and blue-grey to blue-green. To adorn those blues, you can use tints of beige as well as sand, linen and whites. For the materials, we use sea rush and natural fibres, string, wicker, driftwood or aged wood. Striped patterns might also adorn your décor. However, be careful not to overload your room.  Wallpaper  Great Wave  and  Acquario  from Cole & Son (approx. 100€ and 190€ each roll). Seaside Inspiration Fishing Hut bedroom   ( Source ) We like: The aged wood head-board 3 DIY options: Find some aged wood and  make yourself a head-board Buy a ready to us...