Re-fall in love with your home

Being British and still following The Daily Mail….. sorry Ireland, I read yesterday that Kirstie Allsop from Relocation, Relocation, Relocation had been promoting how we should all re-fall in love with our homes during the recession and redecorate, redecorate, redecorate.  Hoorah, at last the mainstream world is catching onto the eco world.  This is also in line with the interior design winter trend for 2008-2009 which is ′humble craft′, creating a better quality of life in your home by sprucing up what you have and going for the eclectic style.

 Too many people just sell their homes and move onto a bigger one, as I often hear ′We′ve outgrown it′.  With just a little consideration, redesign, space planning, renovation and TLC, your existing home can be the one you′ve dreamed of. You don′t need to throw away everything and build from new – just think of the waste and resources used.  Old pieces can become like new, and if you value something more generally you′ll take care of it – increasing the lifespan and reducing the need to buy new things.  So a thumbs up for the DIY redecorators out there.  Thinking green is thinking clever.

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