Melanie Lissack Interiors

1 week ago | melanielissackinteriors.com | Melanie Lissack

I’ve always found rugs one of the hardest elements of a room to source and get right. As the core base layer of a design scheme, your rug will tie everything in the room together. When choosing the right rug for your living room, kitchen, bedroom, or hallway, there are many aspects to consider: a rug that is too dark or where the pattern is too busy can drag down a space, while a rug that is too plain or too light will do nothing for the room.

3 weeks ago | melanielissackinteriors.com | Melanie Lissack

Designing a kid's bedroom isn't just about decorating a space for that exact point in time; it's about creating a room that can adapt with them from toddlerhood to teenage life. Kids grow fast and their tastes change rapidly, so it’s important to evaluate what can be updated easily in the future (like paint colours) and what needs to stand the test of time as they get older (such as bedroom furniture). Here are eight things to consider before you start designing a kid-friendly bedroom.

4 weeks ago | melanielissackinteriors.com | Melanie Lissack

I am so delighted to say that after waiting ten years to renovate the kitchen/diner area of our period house, plans are now underway to completely transform this space and turn it into an area that elevates our home and works for us as a family. I could also say just having it working full stop would be a great benefit! I recently found out that this kitchen was installed in 1997 - almost thirty years ago - so, as you can imagine, many parts of it are currently unusable.

1 month ago | melanielissackinteriors.com | Melanie Lissack

With spring in full swing, I thought I would share a few of my favourite Easter and spring home decor displays and crafts that I’ve created over the past couple of years. From Easter trees, spring faux flower floral arches over my front door and spring table settings, I hope it brings you ideas and inspiration when decorating your home for the season. Every year, one home display that I always put together is an Easter tree.

1 month ago | melanielissackinteriors.com | Melanie Lissack

I wanted to personalise the Easter gifts that I was giving to the young children in my family, so I made these bunny gift tags using a cookie cutter and air drying clay! I wrote their names using a stamping kit, but you could also use a paint pen. Roll out your clay with the rolling pin until it is about 4 mm in thickness (you don’t want your name tag to be too thin so that it snaps). Using the cookie cutter, cut out a number of bunny shapes in the clay.