family life & travels
Urban interiors continue to be a popular choice for living spaces, and it can be so easily replicated in your own home. From the plush pads of Tribeca to the ace apartments of Soho, inspiration can be found at so many interiors from the big city. The key is to incorporate elements of the look
With spring in full swing, (supposedly anyway), it might be time to make a few changes in your garden or outside space. Bulbs should be sprouting and flowers should be started to bloom. We’ve got our good old strawberry patch with the strawberry flowers starting to peek out. June is the peak month for them
One of the most fabulous trends of 2017, in home decor, is the rustic room. It’s all about natural materials, and simple living, and it can be used in pretty much any room in the house. So if this sounds appealing to you, check out the rustic room cheat sheet below, which will help you
With the release of the new Bridget Jones movie over the weekend, Bridget Jones’s Baby, new Bridget Jones movie have set the challenge of designing a bedroom, fit for the baby. So whether it was a boy or a girl, I thought I would design a room that was fit for either a little Bridget or
Formal dining rooms are making a comeback this year. Gone is the idea of a completely open plan living space – people are now going back to the traditional closed-off room for entertaining and dining. Here I shall be giving some tips and furniture ideas for your very own sophisticated dining room. Designer furniture can
When you are looking to update a room in the home, we often think of updating the walls. We might make a few improvements to the painting or wallpaper. We might think of updating the accessories; things like your curtains perhaps. I often think of changing lighting, before about thinking about updating or upcycling the
Have you ever had any DIY disasters in your home? Or are you a bit of a pro? I grew up in a home where my dad could fix anything. If he wasn’t able to fix it, then it must have been really broken. So I picked up a few things along the way, or
I love looking for furnishings for our home (I’m a bit of a Pinterest addict) and if money was no object I would constantly be buying things for our home. New pictures and frames, cushions and throws, shelving and sideboards… Maybe I have missed a calling as an interior designer? haha. Having recently come across
