With various pieces of software available to consumers with tutorials and step by step guides you can design and plan your ideal room or even design your dream home. Most come with presets such as pre-designed floor plans and room layouts, you have the option of adding finishing accessories too, check out smartdraw.com and designsoftware.com for free downloads.

As always, design is an individual person’s taste and this can and does vary a lot. Providing this isn’t a renovation project with the idea to sell up when you are finished then follow through with your ideas, after all it is YOUR home, as long as you’re happy who cares if you have wall to wall leopard skin!

 There are no real rules on how to design a room or a home as such, start with a simply idea and develop this as simple ideas are usually the most successful in the long term. The client, whether it’s you or someone else is the person that has to live with the design and style so this should be at the forefront of your mind. As we covered before, if you have strong tastes providing it’s your own home then by all means follow them but be warned not everyone may share the love for leopard print.

Accessories can be a great way to add personality to a room, bold styles coffee tables can make a statement and floor lamps, table lamps and touch lamp can help add a themed style to the room.