Blog - Swoon Worthy

The 3 Most Important Factors You Need When Autumn Decorating

Oct 11, 2019 | Decorating Advice | 2 comments

Why hello there! I know, it’s been ages but we’ve been away on a little much-needed holiday break in Tuscany and yes, it was just as delicious as it sounds. A little mountain villa shared with friends, lots of cooking and eating (and far too much Prosecco...

Renovation Complete: The Reveal of Our New Taupe and Pink Dining Room

Sep 25, 2019 | Dining Room | 15 comments

So it’s our second reveal of the week but today, it’s the turn of the dining room! If you haven’t yet seen the kitchen reveal, then I’d encourage you to look at that one first. We spent the last 6 months tearing out the back of the house,...

Renovation Complete: The Reveal of Our Green Pink and Gold Kitchen

Sep 23, 2019 | Kitchen | 49 comments

We finally made it, folks. After 6 months of dust, tradesmen and chaos, I’m finally sharing the results of what has been rattling around in my brain for nearly 2 years. I’m not even really sure where to start but I suppose we’ll go back to the...

Pretty Utility: New Bits for the New Kitchen

Sep 11, 2019 | Kitchen | 6 comments

As you are probably already aware, we are just at the very tail end of a rather large renovation project that has taken most of the year – knocking down walls, adding a small extension and creating a brand new open-plan kitchen-diner. It’s been a hell of a...

Transforming Our Non-Working Dining Room Fireplace

Sep 4, 2019 | Dining Room | 15 comments

Some call it a non-working fireplace, I call it a ‘hole in the wall’. The place where there was at one time a fireplace and at some point in time, someone (tragically) decided to rip it out, plaster it up and call it good. I’ve seen quite a lot of...

My £25 & 3.5 hour Guest Bedroom Mini Makeover

Sep 2, 2019 | Guest Bedroom | 20 comments

It started on Thursday morning. I sometimes have a little browse of my local listings on Facebook marketplace – I’ve been keeping an eye out for a vintage mirror to use for our dining room (no luck there) and some bits for the guest bedroom seeing as the...