I’m not sure it’s was something to be proud of but the other week I was complimented on my keen eye/superior taste when I pounced upon a Cath Kidston duvet cover in a charity shop just moments after it had gone on display.
I am trying to cut back on my fabric stash but sometimes an [...]

It’s what every home needs and many homes lack – storage. Moving from a 2 bedroom flat to a 3 bed house with 2 reception rooms should give us more storage but, in reflection, I’m not entirely sure it will!
Gone are the big hall cupboard and 3 huge fitted wardrobes, to instead have to find [...]

Ever since the first viewing my favourite room has been the studio/bedroom that I wrote about at the weekend. It’s one room that we’ve decided to decorate in a bolder more modern style. With this in mind, I have been looking into more minimalist pieces and have fallen for this wonderful digital clock byVadim Kibardin
The [...]

Sometimes you realise that what you think is obvious or just plain old common sense quite clearly isn’t. A recent example of this was when I went out to the house to find all the old curtains had been thrown into the skip! Cue copious cursing from me and many a raised eyebrow from the [...]

Now that I have my heart pretty much set on this pretty 50s inspired wallpaper for the ’studio’ (It’s currently a very long narrow bathroom which husband is determined to use as a recording studio), I have been looking into storage for the room.
Due to the fact it’s so narrow and one of the few [...]

Yes, that is little old me, trying unsuccessfully to look happy about the fact a team of builders had just dumped a ton of rusty metal, plasterboard and planks of wood into my once beautiful front garden.
The front garden and approach to the house had previously escaped the scrapyard look but it seems nowhere is [...]

If there’s one thing that drives me mad about my husband it’s his lack of taste.  I’m not saying he has poor taste (he married me didn’t he!), but that he has no taste at all. When asked what he thinks or what he likes, I am invariably met with a non-commital shrug and an [...]

While clearing out the various cupboards and drawers left full of stuff by the house’s previous owner, we have come across a wide variety of weird and wonderful products. This particular item promises to work miracles on all types of dirt and stains even though it seems to do nothing to promote feminism!
The old pantry [...]

I have finally found one advantage to having a house where there are holes and dirt and rubble wherever you turn – you can make as much mess as you want!
Recently the kind folks at Dylon sent me a load of great dyes to try in my crafty projects and for once I was not [...]

How adorable is this little house? More importantly, how much would this humble home be the answer to our problems right now!
With mortgage woes and mounting renovations costs, not to mention the possibility of having to move in with the in-laws for a while, this house would be perfect planted in the back garden. Sure, [...]