DECORATING IDEAS AND INSPIRATION

 

When Matt Paint is a Better Option than Sheen or Gloss Paint

Are you in the process of decorating your house but unable to choose the perfect type of paint for bumpy or textured walls?

 

Use Stripes Painted on Walls to your Advantage

Stripes painted on a wall have the ability to create an optical illusion that you can use to your advantage to make a ceiling look higher or a narrow room wider.

Refresh Dated or Second-hand Furniture

Follow the helpful tips and advice below to revive and refresh dated or second-hand furniture.

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Decorate on a Budget with One Can of Paint!

Keeping your home looking fresh is easy but it isn't cheap, so try one of these instant decorating fixes with a single can of paint.

How to Bring Depth to Walls

Painting the walls in a home is usually just to provide a blank canvas or backdrop for interior design but when you want to create atmosphere, giving the walls more depth brings character and personality to the room.

Hand Painting Walls to Decorate your Home?

With spring only a month away, now is a good time to collect ideas if you are planning to give your home a fresh update.

Is It a Good Idea to Paint Exterior Face Brick Walls?

There are those who love the look of a face brick exterior and those that prefer to have their walls plastered, whether it is from a money-saving point of view or simply for aesthetics there will always be those that do and those that don't.

Paint Ideas to Keep your House Looking Clean

If you want to make sure that your walls hold memories and art not stains, then these tips will help you keep them clean.

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Metallic Copper Elements for a Modern Home

Timeless and classic, we offer a few ideas on how to bring metallic shimmer to your home with copper accents and accessories.

5 Creative Decorating Ideas With 1 Can Of Paint

When you feel that your home needs a bit of a facelift but don't have the budget, here are some creative ways to use a single can of paint for a dramatic impact.

More Ways to Get Crafty with Paint

Paint is for more than just walls, in fact, there are plenty of crafty ways to use paint to add some colour or interest to a home.

Beautiful Tropical Walls with Palm Fronds Design

If you want the look of expensive wallpaper without the high cost and messy application process... use a Palm Frond wall pattern kit.

Add curb appeal to your entrance

As the first thing guests see when visiting, you want your front entrance - and front door - to be as inviting as possible.

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Colour your home with ombre!

Ombre [French] means shaded in gradual hues and the ombre paint technique continues to be a hot trend around the globe.

Quick Project: Go wild with Cheetah stencils!

Use Cheetah stencils to add something different to your home. Take a look at how you can use a Cheetah stencil to give your home office a daring new look.

Upcycle a chest of drawers

Storage is essential for every home, but it doesn't always match your decor or impart a sense of style. We show you a selection of different ways to dress up a chest of drawers.

Fabulous Finish!

Use paintable wallpaper and metal paint to transform a drab chest of drawers... instantly!

Decorate your home with stencils

Using Cutting Edge Stencils is a fun way to add personality to your interiors, dress up furniture, or create your own unique decor accessories.

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Redecorating a room for your toddler

Consider these practical tips from Prominent Paints – a company that is all about making it better when it comes to paint and DIY – and in this case helping you transition your baby’s room into a safe sleep and play area for your child

Tips for Decorating a Baby's Room

Here are a few tips from Prominent Paints that will help make decorating and planning your new nursery even better.

Stripes still trending in designer homes

Chevron may be yesterday's trend, but stripes continue to feature in designer homes, fabrics and decor accessories. 

Use earthy colours and organic materials to warm up a home

During the autumn and winter months many homeowners find themselves looking for ways to warm up a home that won't increase the electricity bill and is easy to achieve.

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Decorate for spring

While decorating a home for spring may not be on the cards as an annual task, every home needs freshening up and the arrival of spring is just as good an excuse as any.

Decorate a porch floor with paint

You can use today's paints to transform any feature in a home and today we look at how to paint a porch, whether it's concrete or wood. We show you how to use Plascon Floor Paint and Plascon Velvaglo to transform a drab and boring porch floor.

Houndstooth stencilled feature wall

We have seen damask stencils, geometric stencils, chevron stencils, and now it appears that houndstooth stencils are becoming popular for decorating a feature wall.

Decorate with teal and lemon

If there are two colours that are meant for each other, it has to be turquoise and yellow - or teal and lemon. These two colours complement each other perfectly to create a fresh and invigorating combination that is calm and serene at the same time.

Weekend paint projects

Is your home starting to feel a little drab and boring? Has it been years since you last changed the decor? Here are some weekend paint projects that will definitely boost your home with vibrant colour and a bit of fun...!

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Plascon Palette

Every year I trudge off to Decorex for the unveiling of the latest colour palette, and every year I am awed by the colour combinations. This year was no different, but I am nicely surprised to find out my new decorating scheme ties in perfectly with the 'Dare' palette.

Walls that 'WOW'

There are so many great ways to design walls, and not just feature walls,,, but walls that have 'WOW' factor. Here are some stunning examples of walls that wow using graffiti wall murals, fired earth wall murals, mosaic tile walls, glass, mirror and stainless steel tiles.

Why not put fabric on walls!

Although we don't have access to the same lovely wallpapers that they have overseas, Builders Warehouse have a fair selection of affordable wallpapers and there's nothing to stop you using fabric as a replacement for wallpaper - and we do have some wonderful fabrics.

Why not put fabric on walls!

Instead of traditional wallpaper, use a favourite fabric to add texture and pattern to your walls. It's also a great way to cover up imperfect walls.

Give your home a mini facelift

Updating the decor in your home doesn't have to be a long, laborious or expensive process. Instead, get a little instant gratification by using paint to easily refresh areas and items throughout the house.

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Should I paint the ceiling?

Although painting ceilings is not a South African decorating trend - we're very conservative you know! - there's no reason why you cannot paint a ceiling.

Tangerine is Pantone colour of the year

Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it.

Choosing the right paint colour

Picking your favourite colour from a paint swatch is easy, but making it work in a real interior is far more difficult as colours do not work in isolation.

Decorating with Fired Earth wallpaper

If you haven’t yet seen the new range of Fired Earth vinyl wallpapers available at your local Builders Warehouse- be prepared for a pleasant surprise!

Decorating with stripes

If you're prepared to do all the preparation required for painting stripes onto a wall, they really do add interest to boring rooms. Not only that, but horizontal stripes visually widen a space, while vertical stripes create the illusion of height in a room with a low ceiling.

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Add summer colour to your home

Pair up Prominent Paints and Rust-Oleum and add a burst of summer colour to your home. Visit your local Prominent Paints Decorating Centre - or paint outlet - and simply give them the codes supplied. Their expert team will mix up instant colour for your walls.

Grey is the new beige!

Long gone are the days where white or beige walls seemed to be the only wall colours that go well with almost everything. Lately, grey walls are seen everywhere especially in home decor magazines, furniture catalogues and design blogs.

Decorate with yellow

With its sunny appeal and versatile nature, yellow is one of the most popular colours for decorating. It warms up a cool room and brightens a dark space, but you need to keep in mind a few guidelines when using yellow, so that it does not overpower.

Choosing a colour palette

Are you craving a colourful new look but are stumped about where to start? We asked a handful of designers to share the colour palettes they're using now to give rooms a refresh.

Easy ways to decorate walls

The secret to a well-designed room is in the details. Wallpaper, paint techniques, wood panelling, and even tile can add a layer of interest and finish the polished look.

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Decorate with white

When welcoming guests into your home you want to make a big impression - a "wow" moment - something that they will remember long after they have left, and possibly even want to duplicate in their own home!

An entrance to remember

White is by far the most popular colour for interior decorating. Why? Is it because it is the colour of joy, hope, innocence and cleanliness. Or that it represents purity, optimism and enlightenment. Regardless of what’s in fashion, no colour is more universally favoured.

What's your favourite colour?

While the PANTONE 2010 colour of the year - Turquoise - served as an escape for many, Honeysuckle emboldens us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. A dynamic reddish pink, Honeysuckle is encouraging and uplifting.

Decorate with orange

Orange is the most controversial of colours. Many consider it to be the gauche legacy of the freewheeling '70s. But what an unfair reputation that decade has!

Decorating for those afraid of colour

Need a pleasing colour palette for your home decor? Just look around you! From works of art to stylish scarves, gorgeous colour combinations are everywhere. Choose a colourful piece by an artist or designer, and the work is done for you.

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Turquoise - Colour of the year 2010

Pantone, the global authority on colour, have announced Turquoise, an inviting, luminous hue, as the colour of the year for 2010.

Decorate with purple

The paint colours you choose for your walls sets the tone for the decor in a home. If you haven't recently decorated, give your home a new look. Pretty purple accessories can add a punch of liveliness to any room.

Go large with wallpaper

Large-scale graphic patterns prove surprisingly versatile in rooms. Wallpaper let's you take texture, pattern and colour to the next level in one easy step. Armed with a few tips, you yourself can make a difference to how your home looks, feels and appeals to you.

What colour should I paint the ceiling?

The most obvious answer is white, but does every ceiling have to be white. Can you not paint the ceiling in other colours, or add a texture finish?

Easy textured walls

Dress up a plain entrance hall, or spice up a guest loo wall, with a sheet or two of wallpaper and paint. Textured wallpaper opens a whole new world of possibilities and I love the idea of limitless colour options.

Classic decorating colours

Colour palettes may change each season, but classic colours remain true favourites. These are colours that can be used in a home that will not age over time.

How to add colour without paint

It's always said that the easiest and most affordable way to inject colour into a home is by using paint. But not everyone finds it easy to pick the perfect colour, or match colours to their existing room decor. Not to mention that there are those that absolutely hate painting!

Most Trendy Designs for your Exterior

Most homeowners are so focused on making the interior design of the house look good that they forget that the exterior is the first thing people will notice.

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