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A warm and inviting living room with a soft blush pink sofa, an off white armchair, a coffee table and a wooden accent wall. Image via Marks&Spencer.

How to Upgrade Your Airbnb Listing
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There are over 7M Airbnb listings worldwide. That translates to 2M+ on average of people staying on Airbnb per night. As a matter of fact, more than 300M guests have…

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A hanging rattan swing chair creates a great reading nook with a few tropical theme textiles - cocoon perfect! Image by House of Fraser.

Tips and Ideas for Spring Editing Your Home
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Have you started spring cleaning yet? I have, and it’s taken me a lot longer than I expected. Getting all the indoor/outdoor spaces ready for spring – summer seasons isn’t…

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Dark poetry prevails in this beautiful bathroom with black details (faucet, sink, mirror frame). The brass accessories compliment the dark setting in the most elegant way. Image by Argos.

Home Improvements Chapter 9: Bathrooms
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Well hello there! Finally, I decided that it’s time to continue my home improvements thread. This time it’s about beautiful bathroom improvement ideas – for the kind of bathroom that…

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Partial view of a sophisticated interior with an original Marble like print on the white wall over a rustic sideboard. Image: Nat Maks.

Spring Inspiration
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Lights4fun Spring is a season of new, fresh beginnings. It’s a time where nature’s glory hits a peak. It is also a great time to update your interior and exterior…

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A stylish white kitchen with a large white island and chandelier pendant lights over it.

Home Improvements Chapter 8: Dreamy Kitchens
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A kitchen can be so much more than just a room where you prepare and cook food by definition. It is a place that hosts all family members with a…

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A closer view of a residential narrow balcony with planters that overlooks a canal in an Italian city

Home improvements Chapter 6: City gardens
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Green spaces are charismatic for they provide visual stimuli day to day and from season to season. They give joy — simple as that. However, not everyone has a big…

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A contemporary bedroom in a blue color palette featuring a gallery wall that includes typography prints. Image by Desenio.

Home Improvements Chapter 5 – Typography
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Typography in home decorating is one of many designer’s tools. Typography is a very special art. Whatever the message may be, subtle or bold, a proverb or a motto, typography…

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Loving the mix of green and mauve on the walls. A stylish living room with a purple accent wall and fireplace in mauve and bookcases on either side of it. Image by Dunelm.

Home Improvements Chapter 4 – Accents: Walls vs Ceilings
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After several months of lying in bed on my back, due to health reasons, believe me I had plenty of time to reflect on things. The road to recovery is…

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A grand looking building facade with a huge glass entrance and enormous planters with trees in them on either side of it

Home improvements: Chapter 3 – Entrance
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Wise people will tell you ‘never judge a cover by its book!’ However, a cover that makes an impact on someone is bound to attract attention and possibly one may…

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A soft minimal interior with an off white sectional sofa and armchair, the Lato side table with a table lamp atop and a large window casting lots of natural light. Image by Nest.

Home improvements: Chapter 2 – Lighting
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In any interior or exterior space, one of the most significant features is lighting. It either “makes” or “breaks” a space. It is also the single home improvement someone can…

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