I used to be a white sheets person. White cotton, freshly ironed, and with the minimum of decoration. And in fact it’s a look I still love, especially in a hotel room where I’m looking for luxury and cleanliness. But since decorating the master bedroom at home in a combination of black, white, and neutrals,…
It’s a rhetorical question. Of course you can use wallpaper anywhere you damn well choose. And it’s just as well. There are too many gorgeous designs of wallpaper out there to restrict its use in any way. And even if I had enough walls in the house (which I…
Sharon Hornsby (@hornsby_style) is another Instagrammer that I follow almost obsessively. Her beautiful home crops up daily in my feed and somehow that grid of tiny squares is not quite enough! I want to know more!! I want to know how she started to amass such a stunning collection…
I’ve said it before. H&M Home are my go-to shop for affordable accessories. I simply cannot pass a store without popping in and filling up a basket and I frequently look online to see what’s new. So when I saw these funky kids homewares I just had to share….
Cane webbing and cane furniture in general usually evokes visions of the classic colonial interior. Particularly steamy Victorian conservatories with tiled floors, giant palms and a table set for afternoon tea. Actually, that’s still a look I love. Especially the afternoon tea ritual. And cane furniture has always been…
I love a kitchen that doesn’t shout ‘I’m new!’ Installing an ultra modern kitchen into a period house can, and often does work with stunning results. But I’m more old-school. I think a kitchen should look as if it is original to the house. As if it’s always been…
The most interesting room schemes to my mind are the ones that take a pinch of this and a touch of that. We all like to put our own personalities into our homes and there’s no better way. Take this kitchen for instance. When we think of a country…
While most people are making New Year’s resolutions and tweaking their business plans for the next twelve months, I’m usually wondering how I’m going to get through the next 31 days. January for me is the hardest month of all. The weather is at its worst, the days are…
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I don’t have to remind you how big a fan I am of Darlings of Chelsea. I’ve written before about their quality sofas and attention to detail here, and their amazingly beautiful designs here. So when they told me they were launching a new flagship store in Parsons…
It’s that time of year again. While Christmas preparations are in full swing for most, there’s still time to reflect on the year that’s almost coming to a close. I’m doing it early this year. Maybe because my festive period will be a bit less fraught than some (Christmas…