I normally treat most ‘trends’ with caution. If you don’t absolutely love it and think you can live with it for years to come, just stay clear. But then there are the ‘micro trends’ that you can easily adopt, don’t cost an arm and a leg, and are quite easy to discard when a new…
Autumn is the time to start thinking about making the bedroom cosier. Long winter nights are just around the corner, and with them come early nights with a book and long weekend lie-ins. Well, that’s generally the plan anyway. And nothing could be cosier than a bedroom with an…
Do you ever imagine what it would be like to own a homewares shop? Do you think about the kind of products you would stock? I know I do. I think the most exciting part would be traipsing the globe looking for authentic treasures. Things that your buyers couldn’t…
So many of us are grappling with the challenges of working from home lately. And that means that space, or lack of, is becoming more and more of an issue. It’s not so new for me, as I’ve been doing this for many years now, but I do sympathise…
It’s been all about the kitchen for me this week. If you follow me on Instagram you’ll know exactly what I mean. I’m in the process of looking for our next house and the top of my wish list is a big eat-in kitchen that will have space for…
Think of a fusion of rustic farmhouse with the simplicity and lightness of a Scandinavian summerhouse. There you have it. Scandi Farmhouse style. Wooden furniture is less chunky and definitely less fussy. There’s no absence of comfort but it’s understated. Colours are muted. And there are of course, elements…
This unique Victorian folly is situated in the original kitchen garden of Dyrham Park. Reputed to have once been the potato house, it has been restored by its latest owner (a landscape gardener), who has converted it into a luxury self-catering cottage over two-hundred years after the first stones…
Now that we increasingly see the kitchen as more than just a place to cook, there is a definite trend away from neutral colour schemes. All-white kitchens can seem bright, airy and clean, but they can also give the impression of being bland and even sterile. It’s no fun…
For many of us Lockdown has changed the way we shop. Spending several months at home taught us that we don’t need to shop as often for starters. What’s the point of buying new clothes when you don’t have anywhere to go? We learned to shop from our own…
No, we can’t all live in achingly cool Parisian apartments. High ceilings, ornate plasterwork, tall windows and acres of polished floors may be quite beyond our grasp. But that doesn’t mean you can’t fake it ’til you make it. Create an illusion of space with pristine white walls, ceiling,…
