It never fails to surprise me that Zara, who are at the forefront of cutting edge fast fashion, can produce homewares that are so timeless. Anything on the website would sit happily in any type of interior, from contemporary, to country, to industrial, and still look beautifully stylish and at home. Now, that’s probably because…
Most of us know how to work with neutrals in our homes. It’s easy. Just stick to a limited colour palette, turn the volume up a little bit on texture, and hopefully everything will work beautifully together. And it will. But how do you add a bit more elegance?…
This post was originally published on 17th June 2014. Updated and re-published on 20th January 2021.
Patterned floor tiles are here to stay. And for good reason too. They add a lot of punch to a room, whether that is a kitchen, bathroom, hallway, or even an outside patio. They…
Everyone knows that first impressions count. And I’m pretty sure if you were faced with a front door this glossy and this colour, you’d be expecting grand things from the interior. And it doesn’t disappoint. It’s so glamorous! Mainly thanks to that magnificent staircase, door mouldings and ceiling rose….
This post was originally published on 21st June 2017. Updated and re-published on 13th January 2021.
Before we purchased our current house I never in a million years thought I wanted a new-build home. And even now, I do spend rather too much time searching online for the ‘character’ house…
Bathrooms don’t have to be sleek, clinical, wipeclean rooms. I’d like to bet that as we have spent more time in our homes over the past year, we have also spent more time in our bathrooms. It’s the only room with a lock on the door after all. And…
With another lockdown announced and three more months of winter to look forward to, who’s with me and wants to hibernate? It’s tempting isn’t it to just pull the duvet over our heads and wait for this to pass? And I couldn’t imagine a nicer bedroom to hibernate in…
I’ve often wondered what it would be like to live in London mews house. The advantages are clear. Conveniently tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the city they can be quiet and traffic free. And yet they are close to all of the amenities London has to…