Entertaining at Home Make your home the centrepiece of any occasion When inviting guests to your home, you want it to be welcoming & stylish, setting the tone for relaxing and having fun. Here are some top tips for you this Summer scheme will flow like a dream Design Seating for Your Space Conversation areas are a wonderful addition to any room. They inspire intimacy Diversity and continuity play equally important roles in a home, but it is a fine and confidence and will immediately make people feel at home. Create some seating areas in your home that will inspire others to get comfortable. Seating can often d n delineate spaces in your home, but sometimes the furniture itself isn't enough line. While it is important that each room has a personality y of its own, it is also important that spaces do not jar. On the same tangent, room after room of the same colour can also be incredibly dull The key is to create rooms which function to serve different uses to define an area partie a particularly if you have separate seating areas in one room in this When an entire home is considered as case, further define each area through "one" rather than a collection of individual the accents and textiles. Consider using rooms, there is instantly greater fluidity separate rugs beneath each seating area to between different areas. When each room help delineate each space. complements each other in this way it can be hugely comforting and naturally creates a much calmer environment to live in Bring in the Colour Think about the colour scheme and whether it provides good visual cohesion Giving attention to the style and colour scheme can make a living space look like its own design element in the room. One solution is to consider a whole house colour scheme, as it can create a fabulously cohesive feel and once you have chosen your key shades, the colour Well Designed Lighting Lighting impacts on how a space looks and feels, it can transfer a so-so room into a fabulous living space where you want to spend time Well designed lighting has the ability to define, highlight and transform Design a layered lighting plan which considers natural, ambient task and accent SMARTHOMES SMARTLIVING SMARTSERVICE Specialists in smart home control & interiors including lighting design, automated blinds & curtains, multi-room audio, smart security and home cinemas. Ask the experts contact us today to get FREE specialist advice on the latest smart home control systems. For more information call Karen Chugg on 01392 823398 or email karen@intelligentabodes.co.uk intelligentabodes.co.uk lighting. Combining lighting and automated control allows you to creatively enhance decor space and features in your home One of the biggest trends in the world of lighting has been the introduction of lighting control, which allows you to combine a variety of t light fittings, dimmed to the perfect level to suit the task and show off your home. It is a great solution for multi-functional areas, like open plan kitchen, dining & living spaces, where you undertake lots of different activities-simply press a button and your lighting transforms the space for cooking, dining relaxing entertaining Dimming solutions give you the flexibility to raise or lower lighting from dimming the lights for the birthday cake blowout to going full voltage for party preparation For more information contact Karen Chugg on 01392 823398 or email karen@intelligentabodes.co.uk www.intelligentabodes.co.uk CEDIA AWARDS 2020 FINALIST SMART BUILDING AWARDS WINNER 2021 INTELLIGENT ABODES Entertaining at Home Make your home the centrepiece of any occasion When inviting guests to your home , you want it to be welcoming & stylish , setting the tone for relaxing and having fun . Here are some top tips for you this Summer scheme will flow like a dream Design Seating for Your Space Conversation areas are a wonderful addition to any room . They inspire intimacy Diversity and continuity play equally important roles in a home , but it is a fine and confidence and will immediately make people feel at home . Create some seating areas in your home that will inspire others to get comfortable . Seating can often d n delineate spaces in your home , but sometimes the furniture itself isn't enough line . While it is important that each room has a personality y of its own , it is also important that spaces do not jar . On the same tangent , room after room of the same colour can also be incredibly dull The key is to create rooms which function to serve different uses to define an area partie a particularly if you have separate seating areas in one room in this When an entire home is considered as case , further define each area through " one " rather than a collection of individual the accents and textiles . Consider using rooms , there is instantly greater fluidity separate rugs beneath each seating area to between different areas . When each room help delineate each space . complements each other in this way it can be hugely comforting and naturally creates a much calmer environment to live in Bring in the Colour Think about the colour scheme and whether it provides good visual cohesion Giving attention to the style and colour scheme can make a living space look like its own design element in the room . One solution is to consider a whole house colour scheme , as it can create a fabulously cohesive feel and once you have chosen your key shades , the colour Well Designed Lighting Lighting impacts on how a space looks and feels , it can transfer a so - so room into a fabulous living space where you want to spend time Well designed lighting has the ability to define , highlight and transform Design a layered lighting plan which considers natural , ambient task and accent SMARTHOMES SMARTLIVING SMARTSERVICE Specialists in smart home control & interiors including lighting design , automated blinds & curtains , multi - room audio , smart security and home cinemas . Ask the experts contact us today to get FREE specialist advice on the latest smart home control systems . For more information call Karen Chugg on 01392 823398 or email karen@intelligentabodes.co.uk intelligentabodes.co.uk lighting . Combining lighting and automated control allows you to creatively enhance decor space and features in your home One of the biggest trends in the world of lighting has been the introduction of lighting control , which allows you to combine a variety of t light fittings , dimmed to the perfect level to suit the task and show off your home . It is a great solution for multi - functional areas , like open plan kitchen , dining & living spaces , where you undertake lots of different activities - simply press a button and your lighting transforms the space for cooking , dining relaxing entertaining Dimming solutions give you the flexibility to raise or lower lighting from dimming the lights for the birthday cake blowout to going full voltage for party preparation For more information contact Karen Chugg on 01392 823398 or email karen@intelligentabodes.co.uk www.intelligentabodes.co.uk CEDIA AWARDS 2020 FINALIST SMART BUILDING AWARDS WINNER 2021 INTELLIGENT ABODES