Interior design blogs

are a wonderful way to discover the latest design trends, sharedecorating tips, see new ways of updatingfurniture, view other people’s houses, learnabout new products and find out how to solve aparticular design dilemma. Architect Angela Carr started her LivingRoom blog as a way to answer the mostcommon questions people have aboutextending their homes. Via her blog, sheprovides advice on matters such as planningpermission, design tips, commentary on housedesign, and how to make better use of the livingspace available. Readers can also contact her with queries.The middle rooms of houses with extensionsare often lacking in natural light and tend to beused as corridors rather than having functionsand personalities of their own. Angela adviseshomeowners on to how re-organise theinternal space as well as deciding which walls toremove to maximise light.The Meet Mabel and Violet blog isconnected to a wonderful onlineboutique but blogger Paula Aspledoesn’t just blog about new arrivals to the store. The blog provides readers with an insight into the online shop and the people behind it. Paula says her most visited post is how to make your own headboard, where she transformed an old peach floralheadboard into a stylish grey velvetheadboard - complete withinstructions, costings and timing.Morgan Sattersfield lives in a mid-terracebrick house in California. Morgan and her partner Jeremy have plenty of time but a tightbudget and, as they have set themselves the task of ensuring that every item for their housecosts less than $100, her blog The Brick Housecontains details of sourcing items at thrift storesand how to give them a new lease of life. A recent project posted on her blog involvedrestoring six Eames side shell chairs for their dining room. They were rescued from a localcollege, decades of chewing gum was removedand the fibreglass restored. Affixed toreproduction Eiffel bases sourced from Ebay,

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