If you're looking for ways to transform your home into that special place for living, take a look at your lighting. The fact is that proper illumination plays a major role in the look and feel of your home. In particular, the judicious use of floor lamps and light shades can makeover the mood and functionality of your home quickly and inexpensively. Floor lamps are the perfect accessories to ramp up your home lighting as they're so easy to set up. And lamp shades can add style and atmosphere to your rooms in a trice.
Fitting a funky glass splashback is a DIY job - you just need to make sure your wall is properly prepared. Spend a day making sure it is painted and smooth, pick your design then fit. Enki Muted Sage glass splashback from pounds 95 (60x70cm). Matching up-stands and different sizes available in 27 colours (www.cpgroupuk.com, 0845 519 7039)Transform an old set of chairs with new fabric covers. Carefully remove the existing cloth then use it as a template for the new covering. Chair material: Babushka pounds 28 per m. Curtain material: Lilia pounds 34 per m (www.harlequin.uk.com, 0845 1236805)Fit a glass splashbackIt's easy to lay a new floor with the Uniclic system - each panel simply slots into the next. There are many edgings and skirtings available to help you get a professional-looking finish. Lagune Dark Varnished Pallisander panels in Shipdeck, pounds 33.99 per sq m (www.quick-step.com)Sea breeze Take your colour cue from the splashes and sprays of the ocean waves by mixing soft teal with cobalt and a sprinkle of sparkling silver tables pounds 99, all Next. Melamine bowl pounds 9.75, melamine cup pounds 4.95, both Pedlars. Rug from pounds 49.99, Dunelm Mill. Cushions on sofa: velvet cushion MAIN SHOT: pouffe pounds 100, star cushion pounds 35, both Rockett St George. Chatres chair from pounds 199, St Ives table lamp pounds 60, Toulouse sofa from pounds 399, nest of pounds 7.99, Dunelm Mill, folds cushion pounds 12, dandelion cushion pounds 14, both Next. MANTELPIECE: Stella mosaic mirror pounds 125, vase pounds 5.99, Dunelm Mill, peonies pounds 14.99 each, Rockett St George, LOVE letters pounds 12, sculpture balls pounds 16 (set of 3), frame pounds 7.50, vase pounds 10, all Next.Under one day..Add drama to your living room by painting the chimney breast a different colour to alcoves either side, then use a stylish stencil to highlight its shape. Walls paint: Smoulder Solo Matt Emulsion pounds 15.99 for 2.5l, chimney breast paint: Rebel Feature Wall pounds 9.98 for 1.25L, metallic paint for stencil: Striking Fashion pounds 15.99 for 2.5l (www.crownpaint.co.uk, 01254 704951). Motif 6 stencil pounds 19.99 (www.stencil-library.com)Lay new laminate flooringGive tatty old shelves a new look in minutes with sticky back plastic. Granite-effect Fablon stick-on sheets from pounds 5.99 per roll (www.hainteriors.com, 01670 718300, www.amazon.co.uk or DIY stores)COFFEE TABLE: Delamere coffee table pounds 185, faux apples pounds 8 (set of 8), Glass pear and apple pounds 18 (set of 2), all from Next; Esher platter pounds 34.95, Rockett St George.Three days should be plenty of time to repaint your whole kitchen. You could add a fresh lick of colour to everything from the floor to the tiles, units and even your storage jars! Kitchen painted in furniture and cupboard paint in Lovely Olive and Warm Mink, both from pounds 17.99 for 750ml (www.international- paints.co.uk, 08444 817 817)
To get ideas about the range of lights available, you can browse the web sites of the UK's leading lighting vendors and get an idea of what kinds of lamps and shades are available. You can then place your order safely online for swift delivery.
Author: Kathryn Dawson
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