> clever ways to display artworks

Today, I thought I'd talk about nifty ways to display artworks, either posters and prints or your children's masterpieces. 

How about using wooden clamp coat hangers? I love this look. Clamp individual artworks in the coat hangers and pop onto nails on the wall. Paint the walls the same colour as the wall to make them invisible or try using colourful hooks in bright colours to stand out and make a real feature!

A variety of hook sizes really add to the wall feature. Paint a collection of wooden hooks in acid colours for real pizzazz.

These wooden coat hangers with metal clips look fab. Fill a whole wall for real impact.

Or, how about using clip boards - we have these in our studio and they are fantastic for attractively displaying lots of bits and pieces. Posters, photos and paperwork look great grouped together, as shown in this image. 

And the beauty about these ways to display? They are all easily and instantly updatable! Have fun and be creative. 

Source: Scandinavian and Deco, Ashley Ann Photography.

Game changing paint choices

The choice of paint colour really defines how a wall looks. Dramatic, bright and light reflective, cosy and comforting or cool and contemporary.

Look at these two images of our Wood Print Wild Flowers giant wall stickers. One on Farrow & Ball's Railings and one on Sanderson's Griege Light. Two completely different looks but both with bags of style and impact.

Try painting one wall in a deep, rich, velvety tone - you can balance the drama by painting a soft tone on the rest of the walls or choose a mid tone of the main colour. Fresh white, contemporary furnishings look great with both paint colours. So too, do wood tones (which pick up on the pattern in the design) and vintage and metals look fab too! I can see a lovely wrought iron crib in a room like either of these, and if you want a hit of colour, try pink or turquoise for additional punch.

Interior design and new products...

Here's a tiny children's bedroom we designed recently - it fits a bunk bed, bedside unit and has built in wardrobes... that's the lot! But, it doesn't have to be bland and boring. We painted the room bright white but added a hit of bright acid yellow on the bunk bed ladder and on the wardrobe doors. A couple of our new wall stickers feature in the room too. A 'height chart' and 'Bonkers children' warning stickers (I love these!) They can go on a bedroom door, or point down to the children as shown here.

Available next week.