All posts by Ally Interiors
Tips for interior renovation projects...
While it sounds exciting to purchase a property to renovate, television programs would make you believe that people will spend significantly over their set budget. Well, maybe on their first property.
Fixtures and Fittings – it’s all in the detail...
Whether a developer, CGI artist, architect, landlord or owner occupier, attention to detail is important.
It is easy enough to include a Le Corbusier chaise longue and portray an illusion of contemporary...
Living in a Rented Property...
The biggest problem for tenants is trying to make a rented property feel like home. You want them to avoid painting the walls purple and blue; but whether they are renting for 3 months, a year or longer...
Rental Decorating Tips...
Know your market. Are you targeting students, couples, professional singles, holiday or executive renters? What level of return are you anticipating? Each of these markets will require a slightly different...
Communal Areas of Apartments...
We have all seen the dreaded coir carpet that has shrunk around the edges in trendy apartment blocks. The concrete planters that were bound to fail, the dreary, minimal halls crying out to be broken up...
Stand Out in Rental Market...
If you have purchased a property “off plan”, and intend to let it out, the chances are that so have many others.
Or maybe you have had your property for a number of years and have often found yourself...
Buying a New Property...
Having worked for about 20 years with new home builders, there are some things you should know.
NEVER be pressured into moving in by their end of year or half year- everyone from sales to plumbers will...
Winter’s a-Coming...
We’ve had our Indian Summer and weren’t some of the sunsets amazing! Now apparently because the berries were on a certain shrub over August , we are in for a hard and cold winter. I always...
Is Decorex Losing Its Voice?
Decorex has always been considered the best of the Design Shows. They have a reputation for finding and steering new talent forward, it’s innovative, cutting edge and full of great ideas- they are...
Paint It Red...
A recent report from B&Q suggested that red was the most popular colour choice in the paint stakes. They, like me, will attribute that to a feature wall colour in homes. The report also suggested magnolia...
The Art of Wallpapering...
Whether you are wallpapering an entire room or just a feature wall, here are a few pointers.
It is quite straightforward to calculate how much wallpaper is required.
Measure the height of room, either...
Want to Splash Out a Little?
Every landlord wants to maximise their rental. Whatever the circumstances, when people rent it’s not just the number of bedrooms, fitted kitchen and access to train station that are important to...
Serviced Apartments- the Way Forward?
Not much is said about the Serviced Apartment rental market. At about the same cost per person as staying in a good quality hotel, this area is a good viable option for both landlords and larger companies...
A Room with a View...
Selling a property relies as much on first impressions as it does location and price. Many people when viewing a property can often see past the dated kitchen, avocado bathroom suite and dated wallpaper.
Carpeting and flooring in your buy to let...
It’s all too easy to put down the cheapest flooring possible when furnishing a rental property. But unless you want to be continually replacing it between short lets, it is worth spending a bit of money...
How To Furnish Student Let...
It’s that time of the year when thoughts turn to student accommodation. Whilst most campuses offer a range of self contained rooms, some parents see this as an opportunity to invest in a house or flat...