How to choose the right furniture for your home You probably spend most of your time at home, so you want to make sure you are confident it

2022 Interior Design Trends   Now that 2021 is over it's time to get into some of the biggest trends that are going to take over ou

Decorating Your Home For Christmas It’s that time of year again, Christmas day will be here before we know it. Make way for sugar cookie...

Living Room Decoration Ideas   The living room is the heart of every house. It is intended for receiving guests but is most often use

Decorating Your Home For Halloween   Everyone's favourite holiday is back. After a year off, Halloween is back. Dust the cobwebs off

Kitchen Storage Hacks   Your kitchen should be a functional and comfortable space no matter how much room you have. So having some gr

2021 Interior Design Trends   We are now in the second half of 2021 and as everyone heads back into the workplace it is time to spruc

Top Home Decoration Trends   As we’re 6 months (nearly 7 months) into 2021, there is a clear image of the direction it has gone...

How To Create The Perfect Living Room?   Whether you’ve bought yourself a new home or deciding to redecorate, you can create your...

2021 Bedroom Storage Trends Whether it is working from home or having furniture with multi-functionality, extra storage can be found anywhe

Top 6 Kitchen Accessories In your kitchen, there are many accessories that will help with the creations of an array of foods. Why not disc

4 Ways To Get Ready For Christmas As it continues to get closer to Christmas, the question in everyone’s head is “how do I get ready...

2020 Christmas Gift Guide   This Christmas spread some festive cheers with this gift guide with some special presents for your friend

5 Things to Consider When Decorating Your Kitchen   Whether you're starting your kitchen from scratch or redecorating your kitchen, t

How to Add Colour Psychology To Your Home?   Colour psychology is a powerful interior design tool that impacts the mood of any room i

5 Storage Hacks for Your Living Room   In the living room, which is known to be the central point of the home where everyone comes to

6 Ways to Decorate Your Rented Home   As the number of people renting homes is vastly increasing throughout the years, they need to b

2020 Living Room Trends With the increasing amount of relaxation and creativity which is to be enjoyed in your living room, which trends ar

5 Tips for Creating Your Space While You're Homebound     If you’re homebound, creating your space to suit your need is...

6 Ways to Make Your Home Eco-Friendly   Deciding to be more eco-friendly will not only help you create a more sustainable environment

2020 Bedroom Design Trends With the increasing amount of relaxation and creativity, the most important question is what are the best design

Best and Worst Interior Design Trends   If you are trying to get some inspiration for your interior design project or want to see the

Top Kitchen Trends for 2021 From advanced technology to kitchen storage, there are many kitchen trends, made perfectly for 2021. With new d

How to Make Your House a Home   Do you need a bit of inspiration to achieve the homely feel in your house? In this blog post, Ornatus

4 Tips for Creating the Perfect Home Office   If you are either working remotely or creating your own projects, having an office can

Easter Decoration Inspiration   From decorating eggs to creative lettering, there are many ways to decorate your home perfect

6 Best Mother's Day Gifts   Mothers day is such a special day for us to be able to celebrate with all the mums in our lives. Getting

Lighting ideas for a small living room   Whether you live in a flat or a house, the lack of light can make a small living room look c

6 Interior Design Accounts You Must Follow   If you’re either passionate about interior design or looking for inspiration, you are...

4 Storage Hacks for your Bedroom   If you are either redecorating your home or need a place to keep your belonging, using storage is

2020 Interior Design Trends As the design trends are evolving, what are the best 2020 interior design trends for your home?  Text

Living Like a Millionaire, without Spending Like One   When choosing the materials for your home, these are the ways to live like a m

Decorating the Bedroom for Christmas     On Christmas Day, waking up with decorations around you will add to the festive fe

Tastefully Styling Christmas String Lights At Christmas, from your living room to the outdoors, where are the best places to style your sea

Christmas Colour Schemes   At Christmas, there are different Christmas colour schemes but which is the best colour scheme for you to

Interior Design Ideas for a Small House   Designing a smaller home can be difficult so what are the best interior design ideas for a

Decorating the Bedroom for a Teen     From creative wall designs to an array of accessories, there are many ways to decorat

4 Tips to Create a Daily Routine   In the mornings, you need to create a routine to organise your day productively, but what are the

Customise Your Creative Space   Customising your creative space is important to improve your productivity and focus towards your work

Storage Solutions Storage is important to keep all your items organised and safe around your home as well as keeping important items stored

Scary-Good Halloween Decor From placing accessories in your home to carving pumpkins, there are many ways to celebrate this Halloween seaso

Decorating the Bedroom for a Toddler     When decorating the bedroom for a toddler you can add some personality and thought

First Family Festive Season     When the next festival seasons, it can sometimes become a little bit overwhelming but what

How To Make Mornings More Tolerable   In the morning, it can be difficult to get out of bed and start your day, but how do your make

Decorating the Bedroom for a Baby   Decorating the bedroom for a baby is important for the parents. When decorating a babies room

Top Picks on Metal Accents If you are looking for accessories or way to redecorate your interior design, metal accents range from stools to

Hallway Trends   From lighting to clever storage features, these trends will help improve the hallways around your home. Entrance I

Handmade Decor   When adding handmade decor to your interior design, it can add relaxation and warmth to your abode. There are a lot

Combine 2 Styles in 1 Home   If you are combining two styles into one home, doing this will add more creativity and patterns when des

Decorating Traditional-Modern   When you decorate in traditional-modern or transitional designs, you want to incorporate aspects of t

Home Office Trends     If you permanently work from home or just want a place to get away, these trends will help modernise

All-Year Colour Palettes   Are you tired of changing your outfits and colour schemes for your home based on the different events and

Alternatives to Art and Pictures   If you are looking to design your home but don’t want to keep reusing art and pictures, then we...

Design Styles Across The World   When it comes to design, there are many different factors which influence the array of styles from a

Kitchen Trends   From a budding chef to a professional cook, the kitchen is an important part of the house for everyone. These kitche

Ceramics   As ceramics come in different colours, shapes, sizes and materials they can help design inside your home. The ceramics ava

Father's Day Gifts   When Father’s Day arrives each year, it can be difficult when thinking about which gifts you should buy. AO...

Bathroom Trends Whether you want to redecorate your bathroom, looking for different ways to organise and declutter or just wanting to acces

Best EU destinations for Interior Inspiration   Destination inspired interiors look chic and make you feel like you’re always on...

Incorporating Clocks Into the Home   Clocks are essential for pretty much every room in the house… Yes, we have our phones, but...

Sitting Pretty - Trendy Sofas There are a lot of things to consider when finding the perfect sofa for you, but the main thing is to make su

Choosing Function Over Form   When it comes to designing your home, one interior design rule everyone should live by is to choose fun

Dining Room Trends   The dining room is, and I can’t stress this enough, the most important room in the house. You should create a...

Hallway Décor Ideas   The hallway is one of the most neglected spaces in our homes. It’s a place to dump our keys, shoes and...

Living in Grey   Is there anyone left who hasn’t “Hinched” their home? If there is…what are you waiting for! She is the...

Compact Living     Compact living is something a lot of us will experience at some point in our lifetime. Whether it be a s

Bedroom Trends Following on from the first of our Trends by Room series, we’re continuing with the bedroom! When it comes to your...

Homemade Mother's Day Gifts     Mother’s Day is next weekend… Have you sorted what you’re getting mum? Buying a gift...

How to Find Trends that Will Last With how fast trends come and go these days, it’s not uncommon to feel that you’ve wasted your money...

Make Your Home Guest-Ready   Personally, I love having guests come to my home. But, on occasion I’ll be caught off guard with a...

Living Room Trends   Welcome to the first of a series we’re going to be doing! We’ll be doing one blog every month walking you...

The Correct Way to Hang Art I think everyone enjoys some kind of art, but knowing how and where to hang your frames and paintings in your h

Bathroom Inspo '19   Being the nosy person I am, when going into someone’s home, I always want to see the kitchen and the bathroom...

Spring Wishlist Yes, you read the title right! Although it might not feel like it, spring is right around the corner… we just have to...

Colour of the Year Palettes   Ahh, Dulux’s Colour of the Year, Spiced Honey. We touched upon it in an earlier blog, but it...

Styling Unique Furniture for the Novice Maximalist With minimalism out, maximalism is all the way in! Minimalistic homes were easy to style

Metals & Materials We’ve mentioned before how there will always be types of metals and materials in trend – rose gold metals and...

Creating Child-Friendly Spaces   Want a home where you and your kids can be together without giving up on the style and décor you...

Detoxing Your Home   2018 seemed to last 5 minutes… How is it 2019 already?! With the new year, usually comes a new-found-wave of...

Create the Perfect Christmas Morning Christmas is one of the most important days in our children’s lives. Everything about it just...

Festive Drinks   It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We love the festive period here at AO Home. I mean what’s not to...

DIY Christmas Trees   We understand some people don’t particularly like Christmas trees, and some people simply don’t have...

Decorating the Perfect Christmas Tree So, every year around early November I walk around the department stores and I get that warm fuzzy fe

Hosting Christmas for Beginners   For some, hosting Christmas is an annual tradition. But, for those of you who are hosting your firs

The Art of the Bar Cart   Ah, the bar cart. The one piece of furniture that defines who you are as a person because let’s face...

The Anti-Black Friday Blog   AO Home is committed to providing great products and even greater service! We are proud to bring you cre

Autumn/Winter 2018 Home Trends   Trends evolve around you and they evolve with you – there’s no escaping them. Everything that...

Alternative Centrepieces   When hosting an event, the little touches always matter. Eye-catching centrepieces are a must for memorabl

Fun Bonfire Night Traditions   If you’re not from Britain or are new to the UK, you may be unfamiliar with our amazing tradition...

Movember Magic   Movember – a word that has now been in our vocabulary for nearly 15 years now, and other than an excuse to grow...

Keeping Spiders Out Although spiders in the UK don’t pose a threat to our health, we can all agree that they’re not exactly welcomed...

The Crème De La Crème of Halloween Sites 2018   In desperate need of some Halloween inspiration? Whether you’re in need of a...

Grown Up Halloween   Halloween is a great day for kids, but at what age is it officially unacceptable to celebrate Halloween? We say

Open Fires Mood Board   Now is the perfect time to begin your search for the ultimate open fire! Open fires add character to a room a

How To Style Soft Furnishings I think we can all agree the weather's dipped a degree or two. This makes evenings and weekend call for one t

Hygge: The Art of Cosy   Hygge (hue-guh or hoo-gah): A Scandinavian word for the feeling of cosiness generated by our surroundings a

Choosing the Right Flooring for You   Changing the surface you walk on has the same impact on your home as painting the walls –...

Transitioning Summer Décor to Autumn Ahh, Autumn… The most beautiful season of them all. Adding Autumnal touches to your home can be...

How To: Drape Curtains     Curtains are a must for dressing any window and draping curtains is so much more than just hangi

Consider Underfloor Heating No one wants to get up in the morning to a freezing cold bathroom floor - well, I can’t speak for...

Blyth Woodcraft   Say hello to our brand new supplier, Blyth Woodcraft! We knew from the moment we came across Blyth Woodcraft they w

A Rough Guide to Rugs   Now, whenever I think of rugs my mind automatically envisions Aladdin and Princess Jasmine magically flying a

There's More Public Holidays to Come Schools are back in session next week, summer is almost done and the last bank holiday until Christmas

Make the Most of Summer Evenings Camping What better time to camp than summer? There is nothing more entertaining than camping with a g

Bi-Folding Doors   Bi-folds have been used in homes with wooden panels as room dividers or closet doors, but have you ever considered

Irish Bubble Domes   The Irish Bubble Domes are located in County Fermanagh at the Finn Lough Resort. Take a trip to one of the most

Home Staycation   With air travel becoming more and more mind-boggling, with visas, strikes, immunisations, ever mounting additional

Restored Vintage Campervans At AO Home, we love posting about interesting homes, décor and interiors as well as reading blogs about...

Top 5 Pinterest Boards for Beard-Style Creativeness { Dress Code – Beard } by Wonderful World   Cool headshots and even cooler...

Totally Tropical garden  So you’ve had an amazing sun-filled holiday and you’re back home, back to work and back to feeling those...

Feature Headboards   I’m not going to patronise and explain to you what a headboard is, I’m sure we’re all familiar....

Summer Interior Trends Pops of Colour One of the strongest trends this season is pops of colours. It’s all about mixing bright colours...

Ice Cream Colours   You might be thinking “ice cream colours?” That was our initial thought. So we delved a little deeper to...

Making the Perfect Jug of Pimms Strawberries and cream? Pimms? Smells like Wimbledon! The tennis championship began yesterday, and...

6 Instagram Accounts for Industrial Inspiration   In keeping with the “masculine” theme of June, and because we feel masculinity...

The Complete Guide to Avoiding the World Cup   Russia 2018 is well underway and many people across the world will be tuning in to sup

Industrial Interiors   We see modern, minimalistic, bright homes every day... Online inspiration is endless, so it’s clear to see...

Masculine Interiors   Pastel walls, fluffy cushions, blankets and in-your-face-floral patterns are not something you might associate

Father's Day Gift Guide   Every year, when Father’s Day comes around, I find myself struggling to find my dad a gift! Why are dads...

5 Interior Design Instagram Accounts You HAVE to Follow! Being so passionate about interior design comes hand-in-hand with spending hours s

Things to do on a Sunny Bank Holiday Have a BBQ The obvious thing to do on a sunny bank holiday would be to have a barbecue! Invite some f

The Terrazzo Trend The material of the moment last year was quite obviously marble. And, although marble is still pretty big, we’ve...

Open Plan Interior Inspiration   This bright, airy interior was designed by Jessica Helgerson & her incredible team! We

The Unspoken Rules of Keeping Plants A huge trend that has been slowly but surely creeping into our homes over the last few seasons has bee

Planning the Perfect Summer Garden Party Summer barbeques and garden parties are right around the corner, are you thinking about having one

Easter Crafting & Baking   As I'm sure we all know, Easter is coming up fast. This means the time has come to get all the family

Saint Patrick's Day On March 17th everyone becomes a little Irish, and who doesn't love the luck of the Irish and enjoy the craziness of Sa

The Perfect Mothers Day Mother’s Day is right round the corner, and while we still have a couple of weeks, it’s a day that should be...

Revamp Your Home 2018 Make sure your home is on trend this year by keeping up with 2018’s interior design trends! 2018’s trends seem...

5 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas For The Woman In Your Life   You could buy her perfume again or that necklace she's been ogling, but...

5 Valentines Day Gift Ideas for the Man in Your Life   The typical presents that men receive on Valentine’s Day, the most romantic...

Oh So Pretty   We are overjoyed to welcome yet another supplier to AO Home. Oh So Pretty is a Cheshire based company offering contemp

Biggs and Quail We are delighted to welcome another wonderful supplier to the AO Home team. At AO Home, we value good quality products and

Stay Cosy This Winter 2018 We are well into winter now and I’m sure it’s no news to you that it’s a cold one. A few weeks ago, my...

New Year, New Me-n-u   Happy New Year! It is the time of year when everyone puts their well-intended New Year Resolutions into practi

Christmas Traditions Around the World   It’s the most wonderful time of the year! As I’m sure we are all familiar with the...

How To Wrap Christmas Presents No longer will you have to struggle to wrap your Christmas present this year! No more will badly wrapped pre

Zai Hafiz Art Handmade originals and exquisite prints are a rare find in today’s art world. Zai Hafiz Art manages to keep the art alive...

Gift Guide For The Women In Your Life     You know the words you don’t want to hear while she opens her presents on...

Baking Memories One of the best parts of the festive season has to be the sugary treats that pop up all over Pinterest and Instagram. They

How to Style Your Comfies for Winter 17   Everyone loves a comfy hoodie or tracksuit bottoms, and while you very much could wear them

Grow it or Shave it?   This year’s Movember is officially now over. The strange this is though, you’re still left with a...

Gift Guide 2017 Struggling for gift ideas for your secret Santa, significant other or a tricky family member? We have the perfect gift gu

Industrial Style Aesthetic   What is industrial aesthetic? When it comes to decorating your home or industrial buildings, such as fa

Send Your Love On A Piece Of Art! We have been using greetings cards for centuries to express our feelings and wishing happiness on birthda

Style & Care Guide For A Strong Mo All Year Round By now, your Movember Mo is likely coming into its own and becoming an impressive dis

Cosy Colour Schemes     This autumn, as nights get longer and the warm days slowly leave us, your home should be a cosy esc

Grab Life By The Beans   As Brits, we are known for drinking tea, but we do love our coffee; almost as much as our American cousins.

Vegan Month - 3 Recipes With November being Vegan Month, we put together a 3-course menu to honour this wonderful month! We have made sure

Bonfire Night Recipe: Toffee   Bonfire night is fast approaching and we are super excited for the fireworks, bonfires… but most...

Kick Your Bonfire Recipes Up a Notch!   Bonfire Night isn’t just about fireworks, it is a time when your friends and family can...

Pumpkin Carving Like A Boss The secret to carving the perfect pumpkin, is keep it simple. A pumpkin is a vegetable, not a piece of wood. It

How To Decorate Your Home For Halloween   Whether you’re going low-key or over the top, gory or spooky, there are loads of ways to...

Happy Diwali - The Festival of Lights   Happy Diwali! As it is the Festival of Lights, we thought we would devote a blog the beautif

Journal Therapy   Journal therapy has been known to be an effective way to clear people’s minds and bring clarity to issues that...

Velvet. What Makes It So Luxurious? The history of Velvet goes back as early as 2000 BC in Cairo. With its intricate and luxurious embroide

Why Do We Love Indian Culture So Much? For years, we have been open to accepting new cultures, but one culture has grown more than others.

What Has Ignited Our Love For Candle Burning? Luxury candles and candleholders have boomed in popularity over the past decade. When did the

Tea Culture of the World We all love a good cup of tea – not problem can’t be solved over a cup of Rosy Lee! It makes us feel all warm...

Does Aromatherapy Actually Work?   Absolutely! Aromatherapy uses natural oils from plants to enhance your mood, help you sleep, and f

Beauty is for Everyone   The beauty industry is constantly developing and evolving and it is becoming increasingly more accepted for

Is Your Home Handmade?   Over the past few years, handmade products have become increasingly popular. Is this is due to the urge to b

Moroccan Magic   No matter the time of year, influences from Morocco can really make our home feel special and comforting. Adding ex

Kitchen Space   Welcome to the TASTE section of the AO Home Style Ideas. Here, we explore everything taste related – delicious...

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