Now that you’re sprucing up your outdoor space in readiness for barbecue season, you’ll no doubt be thinking about an outdoor rug. If not, why not? Just as you pull everything together in your indoor rooms with well chosen accessories, an outdoor rug can pull together your outside room…
Summer is just around the corner and it’s the perfect time to start preparations for bringing the sunshine into the bedroom. It’s my favourite time of year and I love waking up to daylight, sunbeams and the promise of warm sultry days. I even get up earlier! And nothing…
For those of us who love indoor plants, I’ve put together a selection of charming watercolour prints to hang on the walls. Maybe you’ve tried to cultivate an indoor jungle but the little blighters just don’t thrive. Or perhaps you travel too much to give real potted plants the…
I couldn’t resist showing this charming, bespoke rustic kitchen. It was handmade by Vincent Trading – a company founded by husband and wife team Emma and Mike. They describe themselves as homebody’s, although ones who don’t shy away from adventure. And they created their company with a passion for…
Oh, to live in a real loft space. Bare brick walls, exposed pipes, soaring ceilings and impossibly large windows. A girl can dream. And as inspiring as that would seem, such spaces come with their own challenges to overcome. Not everyone can live with homes that have such an…
A quick lick of paint really is the easiest, quickest, and least expensive way to give your home a refresh. It doesn’t have to be a major project (although that can be totally transformative), it can be a small update that makes a difference to a room, a garden…
We’re all guilty of a bit of virtual website shopping on a Sunday afternoon aren’t we? It’s one of life’s guilty pleasures. A cup of tea, a small(ish) bar of chocolate, a scented candle burning, soft music playing, and an iPad. Bliss. This week I landed on Brissi, which…
This is a project that has recently been completed by Casa 100 Architecture. It’s a tiny apartment that the client wanted to transform into a simple cosy home with light and atmosphere. A tall order. So, to get more natural light into the social area, a second bedroom has…
Jaana and Esko Hjelt, the owners of Lapuan Kankurit call themselves fourth generation weavers. The company may be based in Finland but their beautiful products are worthy of mention. And for now they are available online (who knows post Brexit). Their products are the kind that look like a…
