Nice Home Live

When considering home improvements, one room that is all too often overlooked is the guest room or spare room.

Most of us spend a great deal of time on making sure that our living room, bedroom, bathroom, dining room and kitchen are in tip top condition and reflect our personal tastes, but sadly neglect the spare room or guest room, thinking it doesn’t matter as we rarely use it ourselves. Read the rest of this entry »

Vampires and all-things gothic have been big news recently, especially with books and TV shows like the Twilight Series and Vampire Diaries gaining popularity around the world.

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While it might sound like a scary design to go for in your house, there’s one room it the style could transform in an interesting and classy fashion – the bathroom. Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes only decadence will do in the bedroom, and if you are looking to create an opulent space to rest and recline in then you can’t go far wrong using the colour gold. Although a tricky colour to use over a large area, it is a perfect accent hue and can work well with a modern or traditional design scheme. Here are a few ways to add a touch of gold to your bedroom:

1. In a white or monotone room, hang an ornate gold chandelier over the bed to create a visual centrepiece and beautiful lighting Read the rest of this entry »

• The first step towards home ownership is a pragmatic reflection on what you can really afford. Spending too much on a house could leave you in financial difficulty should you fail to maintain the high level of mortgage repayments. You will need to determine your monthly income and your monthly expenditure. Knowing these elements will enable you to determine how much you can really afford.

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• You must then determine how much ‘property’ your dollars will get you. Look in local newspapers and do some research into investment property in the suburbs in which you are looking to buy. If you cannot meet the cost of the home you want in a particular suburb then you either need to reconsider, or save some more money before you commit to a purchase.

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