A Message to Straight Men: It’s Cool to Like Interior Design
Before I started my blog and when it was still in its infancy, I worked in marketing. And in marketing, you are told that you should always have your 'ideal customer' in mind when advertising just about anything. You will go so far as to create personas in marketing...
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How I’ve Styled the Dining Room (For Now)
Okay, let's just start off this post by saying, I'm not happy with this room. Not really even as just a 'temporary situation'. There are a whole host of reasons why this is not even close to what I want this space to eventually look like, starting with the fact that...
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How to Shop for Houseplants
As you probably know, I absolutely adore houseplants. I have always had quite a collection but when we moved house, I decided to retire a few that didn't make it through the winter, knowing that Spring would soon be here and that once we moved, I'd be able to update...
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Shelf Styling: How to Style a Shelving Unit
I've been wanting to share my tips on shelf styling with you for quite some time so I thought given I have a lovely shelf sat in my living room, it was a good opportunity to do just that. Of course, there are a million ways to style a shelf and that's probably why the...
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12 Signs You Might Be Addicted to Interiors
I've known for quite a long time that I'm pretty much just obsessed with interiors. That's not to say I don't have other interests in my life - of course, I do. I'm a normal, nuanced, multi-layered person just like you. But when it comes to interiors, there is a sense...
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How I’ve Styled the Dining Room (For Now)
Okay, let's just start off this post by saying, I'm not happy with this room. Not really even as just a 'temporary situation'. There are a whole host of reasons why this is not even close to what I want this space to eventually look like, starting with the fact that...
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The Compromises We Made When We Bought Our House
Ahh compromise. It's one word we hear repeatedly when people talk about house-hunting. I swear Kirsty and Phil must say it at least 12 times in every single episode of Location, Location, Location. And it was something we were fully aware of - after a while, anyway -...
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What the Plans are for the New House (Hint: It’s gonna get messy)
I had a totally different post I had intended on writing today but sometimes, you just have to go with what's on your mind at the moment. And at the moment, I am trying to put my thoughts together on what we'll be tackling in the house. I know I've shared a few rooms...
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A Message to Straight Men: It’s Cool to Like Interior Design
Before I started my blog and when it was still in its infancy, I worked in marketing. And in marketing, you are told that you should always have your 'ideal customer' in mind when advertising just about anything. You will go so far as to create personas in marketing...
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ASOS Are Now Selling Homewares: Here Are My Favourites
I don't know how it was that I discovered that buried deep within the fashion stock of ASOS (admittedly, one of my go-to's any time I need anything fashion-related) was a little section on homewares. Now, I'm a bit of a sucker for anything offering free shipping and...
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Simba Luxe Mattress Review: Can you get a luxury mattress in a box?
I shared our guest bedroom mini-makeover with you a couple of weeks ago and I'm happy to say that since then, we've managed to replace the emergency blow-up bed with a proper mattress and frame. It had always been our intention to move our existing mattress into that...
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My Go-To Healthy Breakfast: Nutty Porridge Oats with Banana and Dried Fruit
I did say quite a while back that I wanted to start sharing some of my healthier recipes here on Swoon Worthy, uploaded two recipes (here and here) and then never did it again. Whoops. Food blogging, as it turns out, is actually more difficult than I realised. I mean,...
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Carving Out Calm in Chaos: 6 Ways to Relax When You’re Stressed Out
We all deal with varying levels of stress these days. From major life upheavals to the smallest annoyance, it infiltrates our lives on an everyday basis. I admit the last few months have been a bit more stressful than most as we navigated our way through the UK's...
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DIY Wood Wick Candles with Soy Wax, Essential Oils and Free Printable Labels!
So somehow in between packing, I decided I really wanted to do a little DIY. It's been ages since I've done one and I've been absolutely itching to try out wood wicks for my candle-making. Now, if you follow me on Instagram or if you've read my blog for a while,...
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Blogger Tips: How to Create Sponsored Content That Doesn’t Suck
It's been a while since I've done a Blogger Tips post and while I'm well aware that many of those who read my blog are not bloggers, I do think sometimes my posts about blogging might be informative to you too. There's a lot of misinformation, distrust and ignorance...
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Should There Be a ‘Code of Ethics’ for Bloggers?
Long ago, when I first started my blog back in 2010, things were simpler. There was no Pinterest, there was no Instagram. There were no emails from companies wanting to work with me as an influencer. In fact, the whole concept of an 'influencer' wasn't even something...
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Blogger Tips: 8 Tips To Creating a Better Work/Life Balance
Let's start off with a bit of a disclaimer for this post. Do I have a perfect work/life balance? Absolutely not. The truth is, that balance isn't always possible on an everyday basis. I don't always succeed. But after nearly 3 years of being a freelancer and...
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