Furniture, home décor, accessories, soft furnishings and appliances come in a huge range of styles, materials and designs. They also come with a vast array of price tags. You can easily decorate your home on a budget, buying cheaper and making what you can, and you can just as easily spend a small fortune getting… Read More Inexpensive Ways to Make Your Décor Look Expensive
Every mother likes to keep their house neat and tidy. We pride ourselves on home presentation and don’t like mess one bit. But sadly, our families rarely think the same way. It’s easy for our homes to get messy, especially around Winter time. Winter is the season where the kids are on holiday, so spend… Read More Helpful Tips To Make Cleaning Your House Easy!
Factors contributing to a poor night’s sleep Outside noise: When you are trying to get to sleep and there’s the noise of some construction going on right outside your home, or a thumping party making a real ruckus from a couple of doors down, you need to be able to manage it. With… Read More How To Make Your Bedroom Into A Haven
Like most people over Easter, I probably have more than my fill of chocolatey goodness over the Easter break. So to justify all of the yuminess I’m going to eat, the Woman of Style and Substance team thought it might be a good idea to research if indeed chocolate is bad for you. Guess what?… Read More Benefits Of Eating Chocolate
I don’t know about you, but the kitchen is the heart of my home. It’s where the family comes together to cook, eat, and tell stories. It’s always buzzing, with the kids running around, and the smells of good food! It’s my favourite room in the house, without a doubt. Unfortunately, all this love and… Read More 5 Easy Kitchen Upgrades You Can Do This Weekend
Once a year for the last 24 years, the Melbourne Exhibition building comes alive, literally. With beautiful floral arrangement, stunning gardens, landscaping ideas and trade stands there are a million and one things to be inspired by. The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, at the World Heritage Listed Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens,… Read More Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2019
If you do things right, you will spend one-third of your entire life in bed. But that’s only if you do not skimp on the recommended eight hours of snooze time each night. Because sleep has enormous benefits to your physical and mental health, the bedroom by default becomes central to how you sleep. So… Read More How to Transform Your Bedroom into the Ultimate Sleep Haven
As the old saying that we’ve probably all heard of, everyone should feel that their home is their castle. Their retreat, respite, and rest from the outside. Being able to do all of that in a home that you love to be in is even better. And if all of our homes are our castles,… Read More Three Ways To Give Your Home a Subtle Luxurious Look
If you’re famed for being the hostess with the mostess on a sunny day, you need an entertaining space fit for a party planner extraordinaire. If your garden is in need of some TLC or you’re looking for inspiration to make it more unique, here are some tips to help you get the party started.… Read More Getting The Garden Party Started
Ask any interior designer about their tricks and secrets, and they’ll keep things very close to their chest! However, they might divulge that their secret weapon is almost always lighting. The choice of lights in your home have a huge effect on the ambience and aesthetics. You can change the entire vibe of a room… Read More Clever Lighting Tricks Used By Interior Designers