How to make your very own tablecloth If you are a creative person who loves interior design then you are sure to love finding out how you can make your very own home-made tablecloth. If you’ve just moved into a new house with your partner then you are sure to have already looked at various home design websites similar to ours. However, if you are still in need of some interior design inspiration, then we hope that you enjoy reading our...

I have often heard it said from people that design and build their own homes that you don’t really get it right until you build your third house! Now that would be a luxury wouldn’t it? To get three chances to design your own house. There is also a saying among builders “Measure twice – Cut Once” The point about this is that you need to really plan beforehand. By planning I don’t mean a set of elaborate plans...

Shannon and Dean Acheson are a Canadian Couple who operate a the blog www.akadesign.ca. They are DIY addicts who like to share their thrifty ideas for interior design.   They recently wrote an eBook entitled Welcome Home. WELCOME HOME – Tips, tricks & ideas for creating a beautifully cosy home is  full of tips, tricks and ideas for creating a beautifully cosy home. Click here to visit Welcome Home ebook. Much like other books,...

House Design Service House Design Online can  arrange for one of our Design Technicians to contact you directly and guide you through the design process. We encourage all our clients to consider building sustainably and it is important that this is incorporated into the design process. We also work closely with sustainable building contractors and can arrange a consultation from experts in the field of renewable energy and sustainable...

The Passive Solar House is one in which is designed so that the materials used in it’s construction effectively collect, store and distribute solar energy as heat. Conversely a Passive Solar House will reduce the level of heat within the house in summer. Passive Solar House Design (or Climatic Design) don’t require Active Solar Heating systems. The design principles focus on the site location and layout of the house, local climatic...

A Passive house or Passivhaus is one that is designed and constructed so that it requires very little energy to heat or light