Having trouble choosing the Colours for your home?

Let LCD help you through the myriad of colours choices available for painting the interior or exterior of your home or office!  Little Cove Design makes colour selections from all of the reputable paint companies and doesn't specify from only one paint manufacturer.

If you need help to narrow down the search, a new app is available from Dulux called the Dulux Colour App and you can read more about it by clicking on the link below.

                                             

                                                                Dulux Colour App

I would rate this App an 8 out of 10.  It gives you a large number of colours to browse through in the Dulux range, you can search and tag your favourite colours. You can also visualise the colours on exterior and interior images. The capture tools allows you to colour match existing paint colours in your home or surroundings but the one feature that's missing is the ability to visualise or recolour images of your own.

But that's where LCD can provide a personalised colour consulting service for you.  Read more about it here.....LCD Colour consulting on our new look blog.

Enjoy the colour in your life and if you feel like a change contact LCD for a detailed colour selection report.

LCD Colour, Styling and Renovation for 2014

Well it's been a busy first half of 2014 with some new Clients and some return clients as well.

We've been busy picking colours and furnishings and keeping a note of all our favourite looks on Pinterest.  We have some new boards on Pinterest too, so follow by clicking on our Pinterest link to stay up to date.

Here's some of the projects we've worked on in 2014.

RENOVATION - Concept Design of Exterior Makeover featuring new double garage, deck and fencing, and exterior colour selection by LCD

 

COLOUR - Exterior Colour Selection by LCD. Dramatic Dulux Design Rust was used for the Entry and side feature walls to give a copper cladding effect.

 

Are you all watching The Block Glasshouse - who will win the first room reveal?  Here's my styling concept for Week 1 the guest bedroom on the glasshouse.

STYLING - I've gone with a Carribean chillout feel for the guest bedroom with some bright prints, white smoked oak floors, timber pendants and a timber lined ceiling. A simple bed frame with neutral bedding and some bright accent cushions and Pillows.

Bye Bye Winter, Hello Spring!

Last Day of Winter today and we were treated with another sunny blue sky gorgeous day in Brisbane!

Glorious white captures a Wintery mood for this day bed image zainteriora.net



Here's another Winter Daybed scene.

This has a lovely cosy warm feel due to the rug and woollen blanket with the sun streaming in the large windows. image designlike

Now it's time to put away the blankets and celebrate as it's Spring Eve.

While this interior has a lot of white like the first "Wintery"  daybed picture, this interior has warmth due to the lattice print cushions and upholstery, the natural coloured matt and timber floor.



Florals will give you a Spring look every time.  I love the blue and white combination of floral lattice wallpaper, and floral wallpaper lined cabinet image yvonnehellier.com



Now don't forget you have just over 24 hours to become a fan on facebook or follow the blog to go into the running to win a free colour consultation - Don't Delay.  I am now closing entries midnight 1 September 2012.

The bonus is you'll be able to keep up to date with LCD posts on our latest finds and projects we're working on!

http://littlecovedesign.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/colour-consultation-competition.html

Painting Complete - Big Reveal out the back!

Very excited that all my painting is complete and I can share with you the finished look for all my hard work!

A nice sunny spot on a winters day!  If it gets chilly a nice soft warm rug from BBNT.

Pretty Begonias brighten the outdoor space

New cushions on my outdoor lounge hand made by me - the perfect spot to enjoy a book or a magazine!  My hubby says oh no not more cushions! You can also see a little bit of the landscaping part 2 which needs some spring weather to give the plants a boost!



Hanging lanterns by day add interest and by night set the mood!



                

 

 

We love our new bar table many a good night has been had, and it's a great breakfast spot too.

Enjoy this beautiful Sunday no matter what you're up to!

The paint colours again are Dulux Natural Stone on the weatherboards, Ironstone for the window sills and trims and Antique White USA for the windows.  NO more mustard walls. 

Check out the before photos at.....

http://littlecovedesign.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/one-woman-painting-house.html

Happy for people to pin or use these photos please credit or include a link to the LCD blog!  Many thanks!

Big Reveal My Painting is Complete!

I've finally finished all of my painting with just a few touch ups required here and there! But I'm calling it a day with the front and back of the house complete as I've got a little busy with work and will call in the professional painters now to finish off the sides of the house.  I will appreciate all their hard work so much more after completing all that painting myself!

I can now reveal the front of the house before and after with a bold change - a red front door!





 

                           Before                         After


I chose Bristol Gloss "Adam's Red" for the front door colour. To get a deep rich colour took about 4 coats but I'm very happy with the result. The door frame and architrave is Dulux Antique White USA.

The main wall colour (weatherboards) is Dulux Natural Stone and the window sill/trim, and threshold is Gloss "Ironstone" (standard Colorbond colour) and the windows are Dulux Antique White USA like the Door frame.

                            Before                                       After

Little Cove Design can provide you with a professional colour consulting service and advise selections from all of the reputable paint manufacturers available. So take a look at the colour page on our blog for more details.

 

I made some cushions from the same fabric as the table cloth from a few weeks ago and treated my plants to new red fibreglass pots and now I can relax and enjoy all of my hard work!

Reveal for the entertaining area out the back is a few weeks away, stay tuned!







Licenced to Build!

Yes you read correctly!  Little Cove Design is now licenced to build! We will take a collaborative approach working with you to design and renovate your space, whether it's a room or an entire home, office, shop.  We have a unique combination of both interior decorating and construction experience, as well as an experienced and reliable team of specialised trade contractors to complete the work you need.  No job is too small!

We also provide colour and styling services and can provide a digital colour/styling ideas and concept report for interstate customers!

So don't wait any longer to get those renovations underway, get the ball rolling and call us today!

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The key to an exterior makeover - a fresh paint colour

Gotta love the lifestyle channel! I enjoy this channel when I'm on holidays and I can always find something interesting to watch particularly my fave show Grand Designs! This article on the Lifestyle Channel website shows a colour change for the exterior of this home that has turned drab to fab! Colour is, I would say the most important element in this example. If you get the colour scheme right, then that can be the key to a successful design and makeover project, Well done!

Increase the value of your home with paint - LifeStyle Channel

This image is from the Lifestyle Channel Website - Selling Houses Australia Extreme!  What a dramatic difference

 Here's a house I worked on locally, which demonstrates how a whole new look can be created for a home with a few minor changes and a new coat of paint with a fresh colour scheme.

BEFORE - Image by Little Cove Designs

AFTER - Image by Little Cove Designs

Contact Little Cove Design for experienced colour consultancy & advice.

Hello from Little Cove Design

I'm very pleased to be launching Little Cove Design. We hope you enjoy our blog. Check out our COLOUR, STYLING & RENOVATION pages to view the services, we provide to our clients. We have some great opening offers for you to take advantage of! We are located in Brisbane and also provide our services to the Gold & Sunshine Coasts in QLD. All enquiries are welcome, so click on our Contact Us page and you will be able locate our email address and phone number for more information.