Adventures in Sewing: Console Table Skirt

Feb 6, 2011 | Dining Room | 8 comments

Well, I said I would attempt to make a skirt for my console table using this picture as inspiration from Domino: The Book of Decorating: There’s something wonderfully therapeutic about sewing even though I don’t do it anywhere near often enough. That...

Starting From the Bottom Up: Kitchen Flooring

Feb 2, 2011 | Kitchen | 9 comments

When I sat down and wrote out the list of things we’re going to do in the kitchen, it was ridiculously long.   Like seriously.  I stopped writing after a while because I was getting a cramp in my hand.I honestly thought because we weren’t...

Kitchen Dreams: If I Were a Single Girl Living in France…

Jan 22, 2011 | Kitchen, Stuff I Like | 4 comments

I would so have this kitchen.And the chairs and those floors and the doors and everything else in the flat as well please. Ooooh Pretty.Image via decorpad

Kitchen Inspiration: Deciding on a Style

Jan 20, 2011 | Kitchen, Stuff I Like | 15 comments

If you’ve read Sarah’s excellent advice on Modern Country Style, you’ll know that when making decisions on your kitchen, you should make sure your kitchen inspiration pics are rated no less than a 9 in your mind and scratch everything you don’t...

Getting It All Done: Deciding Priorities

Jan 18, 2011 | Dining Room, Kitchen, Living Room | 5 comments

In my last post, I teased we have a big project coming up here on Swoon Worthy.  The question is really, what do you choose to do when your to-do list is a mile long and you’ve got a limited budget? When I walk around my house, I have a list in my head...

Sideboard Aboard: Declutter in the Dining Room

Jan 16, 2011 | Dining Room | 3 comments

You may remember from this post that I scored this sexy number from eBay for a mere £50 on Christmas Day.  What? You don’t surf eBay on Christmas Day?  Just me then? Ok, that’s not entirely true, it just happened to be the date the auction ended and so...