Women's Interests

So you’ve decided to redecorate your living room. It’s the room that, along with the kitchen, tends to be the busiest in the house. You’re going to spending a lot of time in there so it’s economical to make sure you choose your new colour scheme well.

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If you’re decorating in order to sell your home it’s probably best to opt for neutral colours. This gives new buyers a blank canvas to work with as neutral will look good against most furniture. Otherwise there is no need to have to be conservative if you want to splash a bit of colour around the room. Read more… » «Choosing The colour of your living room»

Winter wardrobes tend to be a lot darker and more subdued than the bright colours and floaty fabrics of spring and summer collections. In winter, women’s clothing is generally made with heavier fabrics and knits and this means we tend to dress darker so as not to look like a brightly coloured woolly mammoth. You can work colour into our winter wardrobe in other more subtle and flattering ways such as a statement jacket, capitalising on colour accents, bright accessories, coloured shoes and dresses.

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1) Coats and Jackets
Instead of going with the same old black or grey winter coat, why not look at the coloured varieties available this winter? If you are afraid that a coloured coat will make you look larger than you would like to appear, then fear no.  Coat design has come a long way in recent years and thanks to certain trends. Coats are being made to better flatter the figure with designs such as the swing coat or the square look that are a little more structured around the shoulders. If a big red coat isn’t your thing, consider something in plaid with bright colours or select something with cute buttons or frills.
Read more… » «5 Ways to work colour into your winter wardrobe»