Curious Homes Looking for home accessories to turn your house into a home that tells a story?

Welcome! Do you dare to be different?

Let me bow and curtsy a-la-Alice-in-Wonderland and tell you a little bit about this site.

Curious Homes is a site with a mission: making you smile and inspire you to let your personality and individuality show through your interior design and home accessories.
The site wants to provide design ideas to make home decorating all about fun and creativity.

Whether your style is quirky, shabby chic, oriental or vintage, I hope you will find this site a useful source of inspiration to make your home unique with my handpicked selection of accessories for the home.

July 26, 2010   No Comments

Be inspired by Curious Homes collection of mood board examples

Mood boards (also known as storyboards) are what interior designers use to make presentations to their clients and they have become extremely popular as they are a very effective way get an idea of whether the colours and fabrics you have in mind will work together. They are also a very useful tool to keep you focused on a particular style and experiment without spending a penny.

I have created a few articles for you to discover how to create your own mood board both the traditional way and using online tools, plus many mood board examples which I hope you’ll find inspiring.

PS: Be careful, creating mood boards can be ridiculously addictive!

July 29, 2010   No Comments

Unusual novelty teapots

Although I am a dedicated coffee girl, I value teapots not only for their function of brewing tea, but because they can be irresistible decorative elements in the kitchen. I love all the little details that make them look so great! [Continue reading this post →]

July 16, 2010   No Comments

Curious Homes loves Hanging Lanterns

The sun is shining and this is definitely making me feel like spending more time outdoors! I just love these hanging lanterns, they shout style and they would look great in many locations. As the temperatures rise, I am considering investing in some of these for evening entertaining! [Continue reading this post →]

May 21, 2010   No Comments

How to decorate your meditation room (or corner!)

Whether you have a small flat or a large home you can create your own meditation space. As the environment around you will affect your meditations, everything in the room – colours, decorations, items – should help you relax. There are some general rules which I will explain below but decorating a meditation room is very personal and you should only surround yourself with items that make YOU relax. [Continue reading this post →]

May 19, 2010   No Comments