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Decorating 101: Wallpapering – Awkward Areas pt.2

Moving on to more of those thought-provoking and patience consuming areas, let us guide you in how to use wallpapers where you may have dormer windows and around your chimney breasts or fire surrounds. Papering Around A (single) Doorway Ideally, you’ll use the minimum amount of wallpaper if you centre a full width strip of paper over the door opening (pattern permitting). Where a door is close to a corner, fit a narrow strip above the doorway. Pattern discontinuity will be least noticed in between two full strips. Dormer Windows... Read More

Decorating 101: Wallpapering – Hanging Techniques in 2026

Where To Start Wallpapering! Now, what type of room are you decorating? Just a feature wall? The whole room? Is there a chimney breast?   FEATURE WALL Well, if you are simply decorating a single wall, you need to decide where to start hanging from. If it is a patterned wallpaper, it may be beneficial to start the pattern at the centre of the wall and work outwards. So check to see how you can make your wallpaper look its best! WHOLE ROOM (With Chimney Breast) Start decorating on the... Read More

Wallpaper Stripping 17/12/2025

Decorating 101: Wall Surface Preparation in 2026

Our guide below is a text heavy exhaustive guide to preparing your walls before decorating, this includes tasks such as stripping wallpaper, sealing contaminated surfaces, covering damp problems and water stains along with an explanation of the types of painted surfaces you may encounter plus a guide to using lining papers effectively to cover poor wall surfaces. Previously Wallpapered Surfaces. It really is a must to strip each wall completely before repapering. There is no way to guarantee that any previous wallpaper or lining papers will stay adhered to the... Read More

Design Inspiration | Hot Terracotta!

With the summer arriving and it being a little hotter than normal, we are here to celebrate that warm feeling with you, while it won’t last outside.. why not make it more permanent in your home with some welcomed hot terracotta! Forget the bright oranges of the past, these are warm comforting terracottas and coppers.

23/03/2022

Design Inspiration | Designer Walls pt.1 Steve Leung

When you walk into your room do you want to feel part of something special? When we get to be part of the worlds leading designers new collections we feel like VIP’s! Now here at Home Flair Decor we know a thing or too about what looks great, but like you we also look for a name we know and trust. Graham and Brown are just that, awarded cool brand status for the third year in a row, we know we will love their exclusive designer collaborations.   So if... Read More

Liz’s Blog | Border Hoarders!

If you were to take a look in the border room of our warehouse I’m sure you would agree it is something of a library! Shelves are packed full, and tower high! High above the tallest team members reach…too many for us to keep track of at times. This week I was nominated for the delightful job of “organising” said room sorting all the borders in numerical/alphabetical/or supplier order. For most this could be seen ad tedious, yet I found strangely therapeutic?! You may not know, but we only have... Read More

Liz’s Blog | Spring Has Sprung!

Hi all, Where to start..? Well its been ages since my last blog and I’m sorry its been so long, we have been super busy! So what have we been up to – well we have been improving our internal systems and warehousing to streamline the way we process all your orders. Our wallpapers and borders have been reorganised and distributed between our warehouses, our cushions have been re-grouped and the pattern room (where all your samples come from) has been expanded and consolidated with the content team. With both... Read More

Spring Colour Trends For The Home!

So spring has arrived, even with the ever lingering April showers you can really tell the season has changed. Just take a look around, the tulips are in bloom, new growth is appearing and the trees are getting leafy. With the occasional sunburst appearing to beam new light into your home it can become strikingly obvious that now is the time to have a little spring makeover. Let us give you the insight on the spring home décor colour trends, the ever popular fresh greens have been refreshed for 2014.... Read More

Liz’s Blog | Seasons Change

Hi all! With Autumn officially beginning on the 22nd of September we’ve been reminiscing today, at Home Flair’s hot summer! This time round you guys have loved our statement stripes especially in monochrome, selling out our room 20 stripe in black, silver and white. In contrast we’ve had a rush on minimalist glamour, taupe’s and golds dusted with glitter and ivory’s and creams with soft shimmer finishes. But enough about that, I’m excited about what’s next! What will autumn bring? The buyers have got wallpaper show upon wallpaper show booked... Read More

Decorating 101: Wallpapering – Awkward Areas pt.1

With the basics now under your belt, it won’t be long until you reach one of those problem areas…but don’t worry, help is at hand! All those tricky areas can easily, with some thought and patience they’ll be wallpapered to perfection. These tips will slow you down, but will give you the best results. There is nothing worse than having to look at a lopsided pattern in a corner. Before you start, you do need to acknowledge that continuity of pattern will be lost in corners and similar places, even a... Read More