Quick quiz: Where should curtains start and end? If you're like most of us, you'd say "just above the window,...

If you have a room that needs freshening up, but you're short of time, money or permissions to do a...

There is a secret art to hanging art - paintings, prints, posters - on your walls. The basics of this...

At its very heart, hospitality is about a good bed for the night. Our luxury resorts of today trace their...

Gone are the days when stainless steel tableware was considered to be cheap and not appropriate. However in the last...

It goes without saying that a standard swinging door can take a lot of floor space as against a sliding...

Last week, we looked at using a favourite painting to establish a colour palette for our interiors. This week we'll...

The one thing that most people find really difficult about doing up their interiors is choosing colours. It all starts,...

What makes a homestay memorable? One B&B my family still remembers fondly was in the north of Scotland, around Torridon....

For this week’s property clinic, we look at a property that does not really need a clinic. This service apartment...

This week, rather than write a property clinic article, I thought I'd write about bathrooms in general. For people like...

It goes without saying that if you want to give your home a bit of extra sparkle, the best way...

Pool view apartment in a resort on Candolim Beach, Goa In this week’s column, we look at a very good...

Do you have a small room in your property, which you would like to transform into a bedroom to deal...

Have you thought of increasing the value of your holiday home by making certain improvements? If so, then the first...

A few years ago, homeowners used to paint their entire house in one or a couple of shades. But now...

Decorating the garden of your home or holiday home and converting it to a wonderful outdoor space will add tremendous...

There are so many things to be sorted out while doing-up a holiday home, like furniture, matching upholstery, color schemes...

As a homestay owner, one of the most important things you can do to improve your room revenues is to...

It’s not always that one’s budget permits to buy a palatial house! Contrary to the common notion, that larger homes...