Date Night Pizza & Beer Table Setting

Sep 10, 2018 | Decorating Advice | 2 comments

I actually had no idea what to call this post but the idea came to me when I realised how many good nights my other half and I have shared over the simplest of meals. Of course, we love to explore new restaurants and moving to Shrewsbury has meant we have a whole...

Why I Hate Being Called an ‘Influencer’

Sep 5, 2018 | Blogging | 27 comments

Ughhh… “Influencer”. I swear every time I hear that word, I die a little inside. The word is pretty new, after all, and I’ve been doing this blogging lark for more than 8 years. I never got into it to make money and while the blog has grown and...

Get the Look: Menagerie Restaurant, Manchester

Aug 31, 2018 | Design Work, Travel | 4 comments

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to my friend Medina’s launch of her collaboration with Iconic Lights. Grillo Designs is a DIY blog where Medina shares so many amazing budget-busting creations, it actually makes my head spin how she manages to find time to...

Why Made.com has become a staple for accessible design

Aug 29, 2018 | Shop in the Spotlight | 15 comments

I realised recently that I have talked about MADE’s products in numerous posts before and yet, for some unknown reason, I’ve never dedicated a post to their wares. Really, that’s a shortcoming on my own part because if you have been hiding under a...

Jungle Glam: The Reveal of our Master Bedroom Makeover

Aug 22, 2018 | Master Bedroom | 40 comments

I can’t even begin to express how excited I am to be FINALLY sharing a room reveal on my blog. And not just a quickie paint job but an honest-to-goodness makeover. It’s the first one I’ve done in far too long and while I’ve been working with...

9 Reasons I’m Happy We Moved to Shrewsbury

Aug 15, 2018 | Life | 27 comments

A few months ago, I shared our journey in terms of deciding where we were going to pick up and move our life. We’d been living in Cheadle Heath for 8 years, not too far from where Wayne had spent his entire life just outside of Manchester. Deciding that we...