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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...

I figured seeing as it's the summer holidays and everyone is feeling rather relaxed and enjoying the weather, we could have a little fun on Swoon Worthy today! This is a post I'd written originally for Oak Furniture Land's blog but I thought I'd share it with you here...

Whenever I have visitors, the one thing they often notice is how many plants and flowers I have in nearly every room. I've always loved how plants and greenery make a whole room just look so much more alive and finished and vibrant and I've often said if you feel...

I'm always a little nervous when saying something is definitively 'wrong' or 'right' when decorating. Because, just like everything in interiors, it's nuanced. There are things that can be more successful and things that can be less so and it's incredibly subjective...

Let's just be clear here, right from the start: I've killed A LOT of Maidenhair Ferns over the past 5 or so years. That doesn't stop me from loving them. Since my very first dalliance with house plants, these little soft delicate beauties have been at the top of my...

Long long ago, back in 2012, I made a massive discovery and decided to share it on my blog after I'd revisited painting my Edwardian Home's living room. This living room had a picture rail - ya know, the bit of moulding that goes around the entire room about a foot...

I had a friend recently remark after my 'purple to mink' living room makeover that my accessories seem to go well no matter what colour the walls are. After thinking about this for a while, I came to realise that there are a few very specific reasons for why that is...

The following is a paid advertising feature for The Post Office. If there's one constant on my blog over the years, it's that I love a bargain and I love being able to save money when I'm doing up my home. I do not have a 'lottery-win' budget and so getting creative...

When you consider that our bedrooms are our most intimate spaces - the place we start our days and retreat to before sleep - its a shame that it's one area in our home that we often neglect. And I get it, I really do. It's rarely seen by anyone outside our immediate...

If there is one thing I hear over and over, it's that Wayne and I make a good team. And we do in many ways - we have a similar sense of humour, we like the same sort of films and TV, we have a really similar outlook on life and what it means to get the best out of it...

Decorating an entire room from scratch can be a bit intimidating. We moved into our home last year and I still haven't decided how each room will be decorated (!) and so I'm just trying to concentrate on one space at a time. But it's easy to get distracted by the...

Having a blog is a funny old thing. It means I can look waaaay back on how I used to style spaces and surfaces and take stock of how far I've come in making a room look complete. I was pretty clueless, let's be honest and some of my earliest attempts at styling were...

For as much of an introvert as I am, I really do enjoy having friends and family over to stay at our home. Part of it is that I feel a bit more in control of the situation (anxiety tends to rear it's ugly head when I'm in more unfamiliar territory) and part of it is...