Interior Design
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How to Choose The Right Furnishing Fabric
Choosing the right furnishing fabric for your project may seem a bit daunting but if you know a few things before you get started you can choose with confidence. Upholstery vs Curtain weight: Our furnishing fabrics will be marked with either UPH (upholstery weight) or CTN (curtain weight) - these are divided into 2 separate categories online -
Guide: Demystifying Custom Made Curtains
Why would anyone buy custom made curtains you might wonder? What’s even the difference between having a pair of curtains made and buying a pair off the shelf? Why are they more expensive? Having worked in a Hickeys shop for more years than I care to let on I am fully equipped to answer these questions! Or at least I hope I am. In my opinion -
How to Put Up a Curtain Pole
So you get home with your shiny new curtain pole and are faced with hanging it. It might seem like a straightforward proposition but I have spent years working with curtains and have seen some shockers in people’s homes. Hung barely above the window, squashed either side of the window, brackets right at the end. On a side note -don’t invite -
How To Hang Your Ready Made Curtains
If there’s one thing I heard more often than anything else when I worked in our stores it was “mine don’t look like that” - no sniggering please I’m obviously talking about ready made curtains. You see when you see ready made curtains on display in our stores they have been hung by our amazing display team who know all of the tricks of -
5 Tips When Buying Oilcloth
Oilcloth has come a long way from when your granny had the terracotta teapots on her kitchen table. I dare to say it is downright cool with some fresh and funky designs available along with the more classic styles. So here’s my top 5 tips if you’re considering oilcloth: 1: Know your oilcloth - there are 2 types: the less -
5 Festival Survival Tips
[caption id="attachment_1852" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Image sourced from Pinterest[/caption] The sun is shining, the weather is sweet and it makes me want to move my dancing feet! Yes people festival season is upon us, the weather is good (for the moment) and I am not getting any younger. In the last few years doing the festivals has -
Embrace The Trend: Print & Bolds
Maximalism. A retaliation against minimalism, an idea that more, really is more. This trend is a great excuse to truly lavish yourself in everything that you love, it doesn"t have to follow a theme or make sense- it breaks all the boundaries. If you love rich textures, bold prints and jewel toned shades- this is the trend for you. Florals, -
Embrace The Trend: Pastel Dreams
Pastels have made a comeback for 2018, and they are making a statement in a big way. Gone are the days of washed out shades, just because they are chalky doesn"t mean they can"t pack a punch in your home. Filled with chalky tones and textured interiors, our Pastel Dreams Collection will bring Spring into your home. The soft shades in cottons and -
5 Interior Design Trends for 2018
2018. A New Year, with new goals, new plans and of course- new trends. Below we have our top 5 picks for Interior Design Trends of 2018, and we are so excited to talk about them! The great thing about these trends is you can really make them your own, inject your own personality and taste. 2018 sees the return of Floral, the opposite of Minimalism -
Looking for something unique? Choose custom!
Every house is different, and that goes for every window and door too. Not every window will suit the size of ready made curtains, and in these cases, having custom curtains made can be the best option. All Home Focus stores can facilitate customers in having custom curtains made, from expert advice in choosing your fabric, to organising an