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- Kitt Moss
Airbnb Basics For Beginners: How to Create a Colourful Rental Home
In the previous post of Airbnb Basic for Beginners, we covered the key pieces of information you need when starting to host on Airbnb, and how to get the best listing for your home. We also gave you our top interior tips for the best type of furniture to kit your home out in, and […]Read More - 'How to' hubKirsty Forder
Extending Dining Sets: How To Choose The Perfect Extending Set
Extending dining sets are an instant way to update the look and feel of your dining room and are great for making the most of the space you have available. In this handy guide, we've shared our tips and tricks to help you choose and extending set that's perfect for your home!Read More - 'How to' hubAmanda Hollwey
Furniture Cleaning Tips: The Only Guide You’ll Ever Need
Whether High gloss or Wood Veneer. Real Leather or Velvet, we've got all the cleaning tips for furniture that you'll ever need to know.Read More - Styling TipsAmanda Hollwey
8 Top Tips on How to Furnish a New Build Home: A New Homeowner’s Ultimate Guide
Just moved into a new build home? Chances are you'll need some new furniture! Our 8 Top Tips on How to Furnish a New Build Home will help you transform your new space, making it look and feel like home in no time.Read More - Styling TipsAmanda Hollwey
Instagram Like a Pro: 5 Tips for The Best Interior Instagram Account
We love Instagram and want to share our tips and tricks with you to creating the perfect Interior Instagram feed. From who to follow, how to hashtag and tips on taking the perfect interior shot, you'll be an Instagram pro in no time!Read More - 'How to' hubKirsty Forder
Dining Table Guide: How to Choose the Perfect Dining Table for Your Home
If you're looking for help on how to choose the right dining table, you've come to the right place! This guide is packed full of dining table style and sizing tips that will help you choose the perfect table for your home, bringing everyone back together for mealtimes.Read More - 'How to' hubKitt Moss
Your Sofa Buying Questions, Answered
Our stylish customers have been sending in their burning questions when it comes to sofa shopping. After sifting through all of your great questions, Our expert product team and stylist have the answers...Read More - 'How to' hubKirsty Forder
How to Choose the Right Dining Chair: The Ultimate Dining Chair Guide
Need some help choosing the perfect dining chair? Look no further! Our guide on How To Choose The Right Dining Chair is your one stop shop for all things related to dining room seating. So sit back and relax as we show you how to find the best seat.Read More - Styling TipsKitt Moss
Airbnb Basics for Beginners: Getting the Perfect Home Interior
We’ve created a series of Airbnb Basics to supply you the best tips and tricks on looking after your Airbnb home, be it cleaning, styling or furnishing. This is your one stop Airbnb beginners guide.Read More - 'How to' hubKirsty Forder
How to Choose the Right Bar Stool for Your Home
Ever wondered what bar stool would be right for you home? With so many shapes, sizes and styles to choose from you'll definitely be spoilt for choice! But have no fear, we're here to help. Our handy bar stool guide is packed full of style and sizing tips so you can choose a piece that's perfect for you.Read More - 'How to' hubKitt Moss
Marrs Green – How to use the world’s favourite colour in your home
If I asked you what the worlds favourite colour is, what would you say? Well, Papermakers G.F Smith asked the globe what their favourite colour is, and the winner does not disappoint…Read More - Styling TipsKitt Moss
Judy Murray’s home makeover – Get the look in 5 simple steps
Judy Murray recently had her London Flat made over with House Beautiful magazine. Featuring Danetti furniture, you too can get the look in 5 simple steps. Want to know how? Read on...Read More - Buying GuidesKitt Moss
Our top 5 Dining Sets under £500 – From compact living to family homes
We've compiled this handy list of our top 5 Dining Sets for under £500. Perfect for those quick and easy home updates which will make the world of difference in compact starter homes to established family homes.Read More - 'How to' hubAmanda Hollwey
How to clean a fabric sofa – Our insider secrets for keeping your sofa newer for longer
Ranging from little spot cleaning to a full deep clean, check out our handy tips and advice on how to keep you sofa looking brand new for years to come!Read More - TrendingKitt Moss
Colour Trend How To – Oak and Blue Hues
We all know picking the right colour scheme for your home is a tough job, but someone has to do it! To give you a little helping hand we have created a series of posts to help you make a more informed and inspired colour choice. Now the only decision is to keep it subtle or go bold!!Read More - Styling TipsKitt Moss
Interview with Daniela Tasca York
We recently caught up with Daniela Tasca York, winner of this years Great Interior Design Challenge, on life after GIDC, her biggest inspirations, and how she juggles a blossoming Interior Design career with 2 young children...Read More - Styling TipsKitt Moss
World Book Day- Our Favourite Coffee Table Books
This year for World Book Day we wanted to share with your our favourite coffee table books! Whether you decide to read or use them purely for styling your coffee table, we are sure you will love our suggestions- perfect for the interior designer in you!Read More - 'How to' hubKitt Moss
3 Desks, 3 Ways: Make your workspace your favourite space
Here we show you 3 new styles and 3 different looks, catering to all home office styles. Featuring a range of new products and inspirational ideas for you- so get moving and create your perfect home work space!Read More - Buying GuidesKitt Moss
Eames Style Dining Chairs Available for a Limited Time!
Our Iconic Eames Style Dining Chairs will no longer be available to buy after 27th January 2017!! But why? We hear you ask...We explain all in this blog post and also introduce our exciting new range of next generation contemporary dining chairs!! (And we think you're going to love them!)Read More - TrendingJess Contomichalos
Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2017 is…. Greenery
Every year, colour experts Pantone announce their Colour of the Year to gasps of excitement and applause in the fashion and interiors world - it’s a way of measuring your own ability to forecast trends if you have been thinking along the same lines - which can feel quite rewarding!Read More - TrendingKirsty Forder
Danetti At Home: Festive Edition
For your chance to win £300 Danetti vouchers, enter our festive Christmas competition for your chance to win! All the T&C's are available on this blog, then head over to our Facebook or Instagram pages to take part. Good luck! and Merry Christmas!Read More - Styling TipsJess Contomichalos
Inspired by Hygge: How to Create a Hygee Home
What if there was a way to change our mindset and actually revel in this time of year and hunker down, batten down the hatches and, well, almost look forward to it? I know, it may sound crazy, but funnily enough, this Autumn, we’ve found the solution - it has arrived in the form of the much feted Danish word...Hygge!Read More - Interior FocusJess Contomichalos
Interior Colour Schemes for Kitchens and Diners
Your kitchen - the hub of the home! A place to hang out together, dine, enjoy a drink, do homework with your kids, cook up some comfort food or enjoy special occasions! Whatever you do, you’ll find the kitchen is one of the most used rooms in your home and so it needs to be decorated accordingly - here's a peek at some of the most popular kitchen colours!Read More - TrendingJess Contomichalos
Dulux’s Colour of the Year – Denim Drift
Every year paint experts Dulux announce their Colour of the Year. Designers, decorators, stylists, photographers, journalists etc all wait with anticipation for the colour giants to make their announcement and let us know, what they have in store for the coming year. Well, now we know, 2017 will be the year of - Denim Drift.Read More - Interior FocusJess Contomichalos
Interior Inspiration: Black Chrome with Monochrome
We have just introduced a new finish to our range - Black Chrome. Chrome has never been so exciting - the reflective quality is still there but with a smoky filter that adds a stylish, unique appeal that works beautifully with the ever popular monochrome look.Read More - Styling TipsJess Contomichalos
Interior Master Class: How to Style your Sideboard
Create show stopping focal points in your home with our top tips! Have you ever looked through the pages of magazines and wondered how the stylists make furniture look so good - is there a secret science to creating that effortlessly stylish look? The answer is yes...and with a little insider info direct from the stylists at Danetti, we’ll show you how it’s done!Read More - Interior FocusKirsty Forder
Material Spotlight: HPL
HPL is one of the most hardwearing decorative surfaces for the home. Its high-performance qualities mean it's incredibly durable but still wonderfully good looking. In our material spotlight post, we're discussing all things HPL, explaining why this innovate material is a great option for your home!Read More - Interior FocusJess Contomichalos
Interior Inspiration: How to Style 1 Console Table 2 Ways
A console table is like having an extra pair of useful hands. Its that great ledge where you can either enhance and decorate your room by creating a focal point or it can often provide much needed space for essentials like keys, clocks, and phones.Read More - Interior FocusKirsty Forder
Glass or Gloss: Which Dining Table Finish Is Right For Your Home?
Having a glass or glass dining table can have a huge style impact in your dining interior, but which one should you choose?! It’s a tough decision, so in our lasted post we’ve given a run down each of these designer finishes to help you pick a piece that is just right for your home.Read More - Styling TipsKirsty Forder
Danetti’s Top 6 Must Have Interior Design Apps
If you're after a comprehensive guide of the best interior design apps, decorating apps and interior style advice, we've got it covered! Read our list of the top interior design apps for android and iOS, which is perfect for amateur interior designers and home renovators no matter what your project or budget!Read More - Styling TipsJess Contomichalos
Interior Inspiration: How to Dress a Coffee Table
Have you ever wondered how to achieve an effortless ‘designer look’ in your home? What is the trick to giving your living room coffee table the kind of makeover you see in your favourite interiors magazines and what about finding out what sort of things to put on your coffee table.Read More - 'How to' hubKirsty Forder
How to Mix and Match Your Dining Room Furniture: The Mismatched Look
Ever wanted to create a mix and match look in your home but haven't a clue where to start? Well have no fear, as we've put together a comprehensive mix and match guide to offer you a whole range of style tips for pulling off a mix and match dining area in your home!Read More - Interior FocusJess Contomichalos
Interior Inspiration: How to Fit a Home Office in a Small Hous
No home is complete without a home office - but what if you are short on space? We thought that having just launched our new Scandi desk, we would suggest some specific home office design ideas for small spaces to help you create a perfect spot for at home.Read More - Styling TipsJess Contomichalos
Modern Contemporary or Soft Sculptural? Which Style are You?
On our recent shoot we created two different looks to inspire you. We took two of our dining sets and created different looks in the same setting to show you how versatile our furniture can be always effortlessly stylish and modern but with different twists that can sit happily in any home.Read More - TrendingJess Contomichalos
The Experts Predictions For The Year….
With the new year well under way now, we decided to ask some industry experts their opinion and to let us in on their trend forecasts for the coming year. It's been an interesting time so far in the interiors world with Pantone choosing two colours (for the first time ever!) for the Colour of the Year 2016. So, we scouted around a bit and looked into some different areas of interior design and found inspiring predictions from four very different style gurus. If you are about to re-decorate and want to know what's hot for the coming year - then read on!Read More - Styling TipsJess Contomichalos
Q & A – A word with Illustrator and PR Director Liz Owen
Liz Owen is a 40 something, early 90’s ex fashion student, mother of two, with a strong love for a beautiful pair of impractical shoes! Liz fell into Public Relations by chance after a realisation that this type of work was going to probably pay a little quicker than a design job, of which there were slim pickings during the recession in 1992!Read More - 'How to' hubKirsty Forder
Pinterest How To: Where, What & How to Use Pinterest for Home Interiors
As it's the start of a brand new year, now is a better time than ever to start collecting ideas and inspiration on how to revamp your home interior. Fresh year, fresh start! If you've tried collecting design ideas in the past but found it time consuming and a little bit dull, then Pinterest really is about to become your new best friend...Read More - Buying GuidesJess Contomichalos
Five Best Dressed Dining Tables by Danetti
With the festive season in full flow, most of us are gearing up for some sort of entertaining in the next few weeks. It is around this time of year that you often discover that you don’t have the right ‘tools for the job’. Perhaps having to beg, steal or borrow extra chairs or tag a patio table on the end of your dining table to create a bigger table - sound familiar?Read More - Styling TipsJess Contomichalos
Q&A with Interior Designer and Presenter Julia Kendell
Following the recent launch of our new ‘Exclusively Danetti with Julia Kendell’ range, we managed to catch up with Julia during the recent shoot for the launch of our collection. We had a chat with her to find out what she thought about the collaboration and the individual products.Read More - Styling TipsJess Contomichalos
One Sideboard, 3 Looks With Julia Kendell
Take inspiration from our stunning new ‘Exclusively Danetti with Julia Kendell’ range of sideboards and see how versatile the collection is when styled differently. We asked Julia to create three very different looks using the same sideboard. Julia was keen to show us how the range can be integrated into existing schemes. See how these looks can be achieved easily and used to enhance a variety of styles. Think outside the box and let your imagination do the styling!Read More - Styling TipsJess Contomichalos
How the Experts will be decorating this Christmas
If you can’t wait to get up in the attic and pull out your tinsel, unpack your baubles and add a smattering of snow spray to all surfaces - then cool your heels! We caught up with some industry movers and shakers to find out how they will be decorating this Christmas….So before you dust off last years decs...have a read through this for some new inspiration from the experts!Read More - Styling TipsKirsty Forder
Danetti How To: Halloween Colour Style-Crush
Halloween has been our excuse for getting creative and indulging ourselves in a bit of colour fun. We’ve created a simple but impactful display, a homage to the Pumpkin and the colours of the season from one of our trend boards. Teal and Peacock shades are a huge colour trend for 2015 and we think it’s a hue that’s here to stay. A Halloween display doesn’t have to be all cobwebs and Beetlejuice to make an impact. We’ve opted for a simple, bold and dare we say it, quite grownup, take on Halloween that you can adapt to any interior. Here’s a peek at how we did it and tips that you can use to get the look at home.Read More - Styling TipsKirsty Forder
The Contemporary Art of Styling – Julia Kendell & Katy Jade Dobson
A behind the scenes insight into how we selected a contemporary piece of art to compliment our new Exclusively Danetti with Julia Kendell products. Katy Jade Dobson is an exciting, dynamic emerging talent and we chose one of her fabulous pieces for our photoshoot. Tips from our Stylist Jess on how you can get the look.Read More - Styling TipsJess Contomichalos
Living in Rented Property? 13 Ways To Achieve A Contemporary Look
If you are looking to make your mark and put your own stamp on your home but your Landlord is not keen on drilling, painting or any major changes - then have a look at our inspiring list of ways to create a contemporary look in a rented home.Read More - Interior FocusJess Contomichalos
Q&A – A word with French Sole founder and designer, Jane Winkworth
Jane Winkworth is known internationally as the founder and designer behind the globally renowned brand, French Sole. Offering fashionable classic flat footwear for women of all ages, Jane is known as the Queen of the Ballet Flats. Her exquisite and unique range of traditional ballet flats in every conceivable shape, style and colour are instantly recognised as the only ballet shoe to be seen in. As the founder of ballet flats Jane Winkworth continues to delight with her fabulous collections year after year and the brand goes from strength to strength. I sat down for a quick coffee break with Jane to find out a little bit more about the woman behind the brand, what makes her tick and a few hometruths!Read More - Interior FocusJess Contomichalos
Who inspires the experts?
Have you ever wondered where talented people get their inspirations from? What sets them slightly apart is often, drive, ambition, compassion, flair, style or a magical blend of qualities that combine to make these people successful and talented. Well, here at Danetti, we started wondering who influences the people who inspire us? Who do they aspire to? What spurs them on? We decided to find out - so, after a little digging around... a few emails later, we found out and asked some movers and shakers from different walks of life, who they look up to! So, for some insider information....read on and be inspired!Read More - 'How to' hubJess Contomichalos
How to add a modern edge to a traditional home…
Mixing contemporary and traditional styles is a clever designers trick that takes thought and taste, so whilst it may appear spontaneous and impromptu, you can bet that it has been a labour of love to get it looking effortlessly stylish.Read More - Interior FocusJess Contomichalos
Q & A – a word with Interior Designer, Amanda Erritt
Amanda Erritt has 18 years of interior design experience behind her, whether she is re-designing a hotel in the Cotswolds, a Surrey mansion or a bijou flat in Notting Hill, she approaches each project with the same enthusiasm and flair. Amanda's attention to detail is what sets her apart from other designers, she gets to know the personalities of the clients and includes personal touches that surprise and delight them. With a hands on approach Amanda is always in demand and offers a variety of services which can be found on her website Iddesign. Here we find out how she started on her Interior Design journey and what inspires her!Read More - 'How to' hubAmanda Hollwey
Our Top Tips on How to Properly Care for Faux Leather
In this post, we’ll talk about the basics of faux leather, so you get a better understanding of how best to care for it. We’ll discuss a whole host of tips on caring for the material and the best means of protection from future wear and tear, so your faux leather dining room chairs or faux leather dining bench stays in top shape.Read More - Styling TipsJess Contomichalos
Copper Blush – A paint effect for interior walls
Having been feted as the colour of the year for 2015, we have embraced Blush as our chosen colour for an ombre paint effect wall for our trend-led photo shoot with stunning results!Read More