How to Create a Relaxing Space at Home
Our homes, by their very nature, are meant to promote our comfort. A place to return to after a long day, a sanctuary where we can kick off our shoes and truly be ourselves. And while that concept of home may be true for us if we're lucky, the reality is that it's...
How Lighting Can Impact Your Kitchen Design
If you've followed my blog for a few years, you'll know that one of the biggest renovation projects we tackled was our kitchen. Ripping out the entire back of our house, adding a small extension, moving one wall and entirely removing another, adding a large skylight...
How to Create an Inner Retreat at Home with Plants and Flowers
The following post contains a paid advertising feature for Funnyhowflowersdothat.co.uk and Thejoyofplants.co.uk. I think just about every other email I've received this year starts off with something about 'this crazy situation' or 'unprecedented times'. We all know...
How I Organised My (Tiny) Pantry
Over the last month or so, I've finally finished organising my pantry and when I asked on Instagram Stories if you wanted me to share the results when it was completed, it was a resounding 95% who said yes... I admit I go a little weak-kneed when I see a beautifully...
Autumn Boho Glam Table Setting in Pink and Taupe
Through most of 2018 and 2019, Wayne and I would have at least one Friday night every month where we'd put on our glad rags and head into town for dinner and drinks. Date night was born for two reasons, really. First, because we'd moved to a new town (Shrewsbury...
Where to Splurge and Where to Save on Your Bedroom Remodel
The following post contains a paid advertising feature for Habitat. It may seem common nowadays - at least on social media and on TV - to revamp a room entirely from scratch within an unreasonably short period of time. From start to finish, the entire room is done in...
6 Styling Tips for Refreshing Your Existing Furniture
I've read enough home makeover blog posts and magazine articles where the homeowner, upon leaving their previous home, decide to sell every piece of furniture and start completely from scratch again. There's something rather romantic about the notion of a totally...
7 Tips for Styling Your Open Kitchen Shelves
One day last week, I began the process of cleaning my kitchen (like proper cleaning where you take things off the sides, not just wipe around them) and realised I'd not really had a re-style of my shelves since the kitchen was installed back in September of last year....
Why You Need Something Vintage in Every Room
I've always loved eclectic design. Long ago, I read a quote in an interior design book (and I so wish I remember who it was to credit them) but to paraphrase it essentially said: nothing dates a room faster than everything being of the same era. If you think about it,...
How to Choose Good Quality Wood Furniture
The following post contains a paid advertising feature for Oak Furnitureland. Unlike those impulse accessory purchases for our home, buying a piece of good quality-furniture is nearly always an investment. For many of us, we may have had to take time to save up for a...
Tips for Organising Every Area of Your Home
I think a lot of people confuse having a clean home with an organised one. And yes, they are similar when you're talking about being able to relax in your home and not see piles of stuff everywhere but they aren't exactly the same thing. Organising is essentially the...
6 Ways to Squeeze Storage into a Small Bathroom
So first off, thank you so much for all the positive comments I received on my little bathroom refresh! I'm so happy so many of you seemed to love it (and if you haven't seen it yet, you can catch up here). I had a comment about it on Instagram from someone basically...
5 Ways to Style a Small Sofa
The following post is a paid advertising feature for Aquaclean fabrics. Small sofas can be a total saviour when it comes to creating your dream living room. While many sofas on the market look great in the (unusually large) showrooms, getting them home can be a...
How to Totally Refresh Your Home in 10 Steps (Without Spending a Lot of Money)
I don't know if it's just me but whenever I take all the Christmas decorations down, my home just feels a bit... I dunno... flat. Is it the same for you? Don't get me wrong. By the time the end of December comes, I actually really look forward to removing the...
How to Style a Christmas Tree
A friend of mine asked me recently if I'd ever done a blog post on styling a Christmas tree as she was looking for some tips for her own. And I realised that after so many years of decorating trees, I never have! So, as I celebrated the start of the festive season by...
How to Create a Coordinated Gallery Wall in Less Than an Hour
The following is a paid advertising feature for Desenio. I created my first gallery wall back in 2013. Eager to just fill up the entire area but with little clue to what I was doing, the end result was sadly, a bit disappointing. I tried to stick to a colour scheme...
Does the Samsung Frame TV Live Up to the Hype?
I originally wrote this review post for AO Life but I thought the information was probably too good not to share here too in case anyone was considering purchasing a Samsung Frame TV. I have not been paid for this post but I was gifted the TV as part of our...
How to Style a Bed
So we'll start with a confession, shall we? Do I make my bed up every single day? Hell no. However, do I love when I spend those extra 2 minutes doing it? Absolutely. There's just something about getting into a nicely made up bed that feels slightly luxurious. It's...
My Tips for Planning a Mini Room Refresh
If you've been following my blog for any length of time, you'll know I'm a big fan of the mini-refresh. These usually entail a few changes that make a big impact on the look and feel of a room without having to spend a huge amount of money starting from scratch. I...
The 3 Most Important Factors You Need When Autumn Decorating
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 and...
How to Bring Your Holiday Destination Home
This was a post I originally wrote for Avant Home's blog but considering we are just heading out of the holiday season, these tips might prove helpful to those who've brought home pretty items from their travels! One of the best things about flying out to far-flung...
Glow Up: The 10 Decorating Lessons You Learn In Your 30s
I originally created this article for Oak Furniture Land's blog but I thought it'd be fun to share it (with a few updates) here on Swoon Worthy! I may now be in well into my 40's but I can still remember my first 'grown-up' place in my early 20s. It was a little...
How to Decorate Your Home According To Your Zodiac Sign
I'm not a big believer in astrology but I am always pretty shocked at how much of an Aquarius I really am - there's no other star sign that fits me quite as well so if you feel the same about your own sign, then you might like this one! Astrology is nothing new (in...
Introducing My Brand New Finishing Touch Styling Service!
Update 2021: Please note, I'm no longer taking on Finishing Touch clients. Thank you to all the wonderful people I've worked with over the last 2 years! I can not be more excited to be sharing the details of a new little venture (EEEK!) but first a bit of...