{This is a collaborative post containing gifted items and some other personal recommendations} Hello to you on this April Monday! I am in the mood for organising as Dean is away on a photo shoot and spring is finally here. As much as I adore our small cottage bungalow, we have the eternal problem of a ...
RENOVATION STORIES – VINTAGE STYLE PATTERNED TILES
Finishing details and decisions. So many decisions to make when you are renovating, from taps to worktops, shelving to appliances. These are not all decisions involving money either of course, as the way things will look is just as important to us - how high shelves should be, what finish to have on the plaster, ...
INSPIRED LIVING – EVA KOSMAS FLORES’ PORTLAND HOME
The recipes and food styling created by Eva Kosmas Flores have been catching my eye and making my heart sing for months. Top that with a beautiful Portland home remodel project and I am in paradise, so I had to share her wonderful home and photographs here with you.The home Eva shares with her husband Jeremy (and their ...
STYLISH AND SIMPLE IDEAS FOR PARTIES & GATHERINGS
Happy Tuesday - are you in the mood to party yet?! So many occasions coming up here in the UK, Autumn equinox ( September 22 - any excuse for a party here), Halloween, Guy Fawkes night, and then the unmentionable (this early anyway) festive season. So, I am super excited to share these beautiful photos and brilliant ...
SIMPLE AND CHIC WINDOWS WITH MADE TO MEASURE BLINDS
When we fell in love with our house, it definitely was not for it's windows - (all of which have or will be replaced). The place has great light but bungalows do tend to have wider style windows and with the husbands aversion to 'fussy' curtains I wasn't sure what to do with these mammoth rectangles?! ...
BLUE TUESDAY – FROM AZURE TO COBOLT TO POWDER AND BEYOND
All the little blue accents in our French apartment left me craving blue things for our home. I have gathered quite a collection of blue and white patterned china over the last few years for our kitchen, including old, new and handmade pieces. After we added these vintage china necklaces to the shop, I spied the ...