There are several decor pieces and layout aspects to think of while decorating your living room and one of the most essential pieces of accessory is your area rug. Rugs are often used to define spaces especially in large open plan layouts and they help differentiate the living areas from the dining space. Whether the flooring is made up of tiles or timber or laminate, you need to think about adding that quintessential rug, which will tie in all the pieces of decor and furnit

This month we welcome Catherine Collins, a consultant for home design, who will be featured as a guest blogger on La Villa Blanche! We are excited to have her expertise on board as she shares her knowledge on home design and decor topics with LVB readers. She adores her job, and loves to write various articles on interior design. She is a regular contributor to the smoothdecorator.com blog, where she shares her advice and ideas. Catherine has written the following blogpost on

As promised, sharing what's going to be in vogue, 2018 onwards and what you will start seeing in home decor and interior styling all around the globe! La Villa Blanche visited the Trend Hub at the Decor + Design Show in Melbourne this year and was indeed lucky to be a part of the Trend tour that introduced me to the current and future trends. Victoria Redshaw of leading UK trend forecasting agency Scarlet Opus hosted this year's Trend tour as always and shared her amazing tip