At last it’s done. Decorating the hall and stairs of a three storey townhouse hasn’t been the easiest of projects but now I can reveal all. And the BF has been an absolute star. The top floor has such a high ceiling we had to hire scaffolding to get it painted. And did I choose…
This is going to be the year of the garden. I’ve decided it’s high time it was finished. We’ve been chipping away at the hard landscaping for three summers now and what with one thing (hell, we bought and renovated a cottage in the meantime), and another (the house…
As summer comes to an end and the nights start to draw in and get chillier, entertaining naturally moves inside. In our house that means the kitchen. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t make a fuss of the table, and I love nothing more than setting the scene…
Whenever I’ve written about the garden at home, so far I’ve concentrated on the hard landscaping and the styling. I’ve really enjoyed starting a garden from scratch. And although it was daunting at first when faced with a brown fence, red brick, and a patch of not very good…
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 that will be our next purchase. It’s not gonna happen any time soon unfortunately – but a girl…
Welcome to the second UK Home Blog Hop organised by the oh, so stylish Kimberly of Swoonworthy Blog. The first Blog Hop was in December and all of the participating bloggers did themselves proud sharing their Christmas preparations. This time around, we’ll be sharing our Summer Style. So expect…
One of the reasons we bought our house three years ago was the size and position of the kitchen. I wanted a kitchen 1) that was big enough for a table and chairs, and 2) it opened onto the garden. Apart from that it was a fairly boring developers…
There’s a lot to be said for taking time over a project. Especially if you are planning on living with the results for many years. It takes time for a scheme to mature. For it to evolve over time, move slightly sideways sometimes, and to find just the right…
Today is day of firsts. It’s my first ever blog-hop. It’s also the first Christmas ever, I’ve had my tree up, and my decorations sorted this early. So let me explain about the blog-hop bit. It’s something that US bloggers have been doing for years but this (as far…