The Homes & Interiors Scotland Exhibition is organised by Scotland’s biggest selling home interest magazine, Homes & Interiors Scotland. Each issue features stunning lavishly photographed homes, interior design, architecture, property, art, news, views and exciting new concepts. It has been awarded ‘Magazine of the Year’ and picked up the much coveted ‘UK Magazine of The [...]

I made the tough decision to wind down my blogging over at my other site She’s Crafty for a few months to allow me to concentrate on this site and working on the house, along with trying to sort out a couple health niggles. The lack of the pressure that comes from juggling too many [...]

I have always been a hoarder when it comes to clothes and have always had far more than is entirely necessary (I long to be Gok’d and have a capsule wardrobe of just 20 interchangeable pieces). I think it stems for my tomboy teens and my various jobs requiring smart clothes so effectively had to [...]

You’ll have noticed very often that on shows such as Channel 4’s Grand Designs, when people are asked when they expect to be into their new homes they say in time for Christmas. It makes sense. Christmas is a time when you spend more time with your family than at work, more time in your [...]

Apart from decades of soot and dust, the recent lifting of what was the dining room carpet in the house unearthed this wonderful find. It’s a magazine supplement from around the 60s devoted entirely to flooring. That may sound a tad boring but the photographs of interiors and wonderfully retro ads are really great.
Flooring is [...]

I want something to help me make decisions. I have a hard time making decisions and, apart from spiralling costs, the decision element has been the most stressful part of the renovation for me.
I’m a pessimist, so always assume the worst will happen should I make the wrong choice, and I’m also a perfectionist, so [...]

They don’t call the lottery the ‘fools tax’ for no reason but ‘desperate times call for desperate measures’ and ‘you’ve got to be in it to win it’ have recently become my new mantras. Such are the mounting outgoings with no sign of a job for husband.
So, belts are being tightened and any luxuries we [...]

There’s a fine line between ‘want’ and ‘need’ and it’s one we’ve been debating more and more as our budget rockets and we struggle to cover the absolute basics. One such fantasy purchase is a hall stand. It would be the perfect combination of beautiful period furniture and practical storage for our impressive hallway but [...]

One of our greatest challenges in our new property is the quest for good light. With tall ceilings, intricate detailing and a North facing kitchen it hasn’t been easy!
The biggest difference has been replacing the old skylight with a much larger Velux window which has not only brightened the stairwell but also produced one of [...]