cosy guestroom

my tips for creating a welcoming guest room!

Guest rooms are a fun home away from home.  As it’s not a permanent bedroom, the design can be more playful and experimental, with bolder colours and patterns.  Here are my tips for creating a super comfortable and welcoming guest room. black out that light! As in normal bedrooms, use blackout lined curtains or blinds…

elixir interior design calm bedroom

declutter your bedroom for a calm 2022!

After the frivolities of the festive season, New Year is a perfect time to hibernate and create a cosy clutter-free sleeping space. Bedrooms should be calming retreats for relaxation but clutter can easily accumulate.  Our bedrooms often end up becoming dumping grounds for laundry and other stuff we don’t want to see. Put those long…

basement bedroom with pastel colours

decorating a basement bedroom

Decorating a basement bedroom can sometimes be a challenge. Your bedroom is where you sleep, relax and unwind from your day, so you wake up refreshed and recharged for the new day ahead.  It’s your sanctuary and a place to feel completely at ease.  This can be hard to achieve in an airless basement room…

Basement bedroom mood board

bedroom design tips – my first home

Basement bedroom design tips The first home I bought was a basement flat in Brighton with my bedroom situated at the front in the darkest part.  The other rooms in the flat looked onto my west-facing garden, flooding them with light and my bedroom was so dark in comparison.  I learnt these brilliant bedroom design…