White Out

Exuding a nostalgic Scandinavian flavour, this open and airy home harnesses the best of this clean-cut style

Key Ideas

1. Brick walls are becoming the  hottest commodity as feature walls. Use strips of laminate to outline these coarse walls and make a stronger statement.

2. Claim the Scandinavian look with neutral doses of colour. Pastel, whitewashed and earthy hues all work well in creating a spacious and airy Scandinavian haven.

3.Be sure to select furniture with clean lines too. This helps with furnishing the space with an uncluttered feel.

4. Use fooring to expand the visual size of an area. A long strip of tiles or homogenous fooring from one zone to another can elongate the space effectively.

5. Move the vanity out of the bathroom if there are two people sharing it. Have double sinks so both users can wash up at the same time.

Nordic Calling

Unpretentiously warm and welcoming, this bachelorette pad’s quiet Swedish style is livened up by dashes of cool blue

Key Ideas

1.Blue is a cool shade so it is very complementary to an all-white colour scheme. It will instantly switch the mood from cold to inviting. 

2. Brighten up dull and petite kitchen spaces with the use of vivid hues  and implement some open shelving. An entire kitchen of closed cabinets will box up the space and make it  look narrow. 

3. Keep multi-purpose rooms versatile with portable furniture. This home’s study room features a desk that slides along the window niche so the settee can be accessed as a spacious reading corner.

4. For a lighter and roomier feel, go for low-lying furniture so it doesn’t hinder your line of vision.

Curtain Care

Your home is filled with various items which require constant laundering, and your curtains are probably the most neglected. Bed sheets and comforters are washed monthly but when did you last wash your curtains? While there is no hard and fast rule when it comes to laundering curtains, the general guideline is to give it a deep cleaning every 12 months and vacuum once a month.

Curtains might not cost an arm and a leg but there is no harm in putting in a little effort to care for them so they last longer. Window dressings come in various fabrics and some require specific cleaning solutions or procedures. By law, all furnishing fabrics must be provided with a Fabric Care Label to advise correct and suitable care instructions for your specific fabric, usually on a hang-tag or a label sewn on. Simply refer to your Care Label before cleaning and you can’t go wrong. 

Curtains Cleaning Instructions