Swyft Blog

Everyone needs a dash of colour in their homes, it’s an easy way to stamp personality on an interior.  Colour doesn’t need to be overpowering, bold or in-your-face; it can be used to subtly bring a room to life, create warmth or highlight a statement piece. But, we often get stuck. Colour-ways and palettes can be tricky to navigate; trends come and go, lifestyles change and room settings evolve. 

So, to help us navigate the minefield that is colour, we sat down with interior designer, Zara Bolingbroke-Kent.

If it's time to give your living room a bit of a makeover, then lighting is your interior design secret weapon. A few strategic choices and simple changes can make a world of difference to the look and the mood of a sitting room – and without breaking the bank.

We asked the lighting experts at Pooky for their top tips for transforming a living room with little more than a crafty use of lamps and shades.

The long awaited British summer is finally here (writing this as it’s tipping it down outside). 

Restrictions are lifting, so entertaining outside has become one of the ways we can get our social lives back on track. We asked One World – a Swyft partner and furniture retailer based in London – to share their thoughts on how to create the ideal alfresco experience. 

There are many reasons why a bedroom sofa might be a great idea for your home. You might think that with a bed to relax on you don’t necessarily need a sofa too, but that means you might not be using your bed space to its full potential.

However, buying a sofa for a bedroom is slightly more complicated than buying a sofa for the living room. A bedroom sofa, or a sofa for open plan or studio living, has to be multi-functional. That’s why we have created this guide to bedroom sofa ideas.