I haven’t been away on holiday since April 2017 so I am well overdue a break. Luckily we have now booked a trip for the end of August so I’m counting down the days until our family can get away for a much needed holiday. In the meantime, I thought it was time to share
Garden
The BBQ Passion Collection from Villeroy & Boch
I absolutely love BBQ season. Now that we have a garden that is suitable for entertaining, we do it at every opportunity throughout the summer. Pretty much every time the weather forecast tells us it will be a lovely sunny evening, we call up our friends or family and get the wheels in motion. We
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Artwork
Giveaway : £150 Voucher to Spend at Ink & Drop
Well guys, you may have noticed that there was no monthly giveaway in May. I’m very sorry about that but I was so busy trying to make my blog compliant with the new data protection laws that it took up all of my time for a few weeks.If you haven’t received my weekly newsletter for
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Furniture
Trend : Natural Materials
Natural materials is not a new trend I’m predicting by any means, however it is a strong trend at the moment so I figured it deserves its own post. I kind of covered it a little in my post about the Global Nomad trend, but the trend for natural materials in interiors could stand on
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Bathroom
Crosswater MPRO Brushed Brass and Matt Black Brassware
I don’t know about you guys but I’ve been noticing some really fantastic developments in bathroom trends. The amazingly talented Karen Knox of Making Spaces wrote a brilliant post at the end of 2017 about the possible alternatives to chrome brassware in the bathroom . In this post she explained that matt black and brass were
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Colour
DFS House of Colour : Creating Colourful Homes
This is an exciting post to write. Just look at these images! Aren’t they beautiful? As soon as I saw these images I knew I had to share them with you. They were styled by blogging friends Kate Watson-Smyth and Pippa Jameson along with interior designer, stylist and TV personality Sophie Robinson. These super talented
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Window Treatments
8 Reasons to Choose Faux Wood Shutters
Faux wood shutters not only look great, but they are perhaps the most versatile of all the window dressing options. Here we take a look at 8 of the main benefits to installing faux wood shutters and we ask what makes them such a good investment.
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Garden
Net Outdoor Furniture by Nardi
Although I already have garden furniture, I can’t seem to stop myself from looking at all the options available out there and lusting after some of the pieces that I come across. My latest favourite is this striking outdoor furniture collection from Nardi. Designed by Raffaello Galiotto, this stunning range is called Net. The Net range
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Garden
Let the Summer beGIN!
Are you ready for summer yet guys? I can tell you now that I am more than ready, I just can’t wait. I’m starting to get used to all these little tasters of warm and sunny weather we’ve been having recently. The early May bank holiday was amazing and this weekend just gone wasn’t all
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Interviews
10 Tips for Preparing to Sell Your Home
Spring is a great time to look at getting all those jobs done around the house that have been accumulating over winter. I’ve got plenty to be getting on with. I need to do some work on our brick shed, get the roof looked at before winter and there is still lots of work to
