12 Signs You Might Be Addicted to Interiors
I've known for quite a long time that I'm pretty much just obsessed with interiors. That's not to say I don't have other interests in my life - of course, I do. I'm a normal, nuanced, multi-layered person just like you. But when it comes to interiors, there is a sense...
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Cheap Tricks to Give Your Home an Instant Lift
It's January. In the Northern Hemisphere - for many of us, including me - it's pretty much the crappiest month of the year. The weather is garbage, it's cold, it's bleak and you're probably a bit strapped for cash after the excesses of the festive season. You've...
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Moving Diaries Part I: How to Prepare To Sell Your House
I feel like I've been talking about moving now for about 10 years. The reality is that it was a brief mention back in April when we knew it would happen eventually and then, in early Autumn, we decided, actually, let's do this thing. And so we've essentially been in...
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8 Things Every Home Office Needs
There are two times of year that I start naturally thinking about my home office. The first is September. I think it's just left-over associations with going back to school that have stayed with me all these years and so I start thinking of all my favourite...
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Why, Pantone, Why? Here’s why the COTY 2018 should have been Lilac.
Oh, Pantone. I know your heart is in the right place. I really do. I know you have a whole team of amazing experts who sit around a room and think long and hard about what colour best represents the zeitgeist of the world at that moment and do your best to interpret...
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How I Created a Colour Palette for My Home
For years, my home was a real mishmash of colour. If you look back on my blog between the years of 2012-2013, you'll see how enamoured I was with using pretty much every colour of the rainbow in every room and when I look back now, I admit, I shudder a bit. Oh, I...
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How I Style: Living Room & Dining Room Then & Now
I thought this might be a fun little look back. The thing is, I wouldn't consider myself any kind of an expert when it comes to styling or decor by any means. I mess around with things, try to figure out what looks right and attempt little short cuts and formulas that...
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Trend Spotting: What’s In and What’s Out for Interiors in 2018
Oooh, controversial! I know, I know, I'm gonna have a whole bunch of comments across social media and my blog of people getting royally annoyed with me for even daring to do this. But well, what can I say. The thing is trends are weird. In fashion, because we change...
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The REVEAL of Marjorie’s Contemporary Romantic Living Room
I am SO excited to be sharing this post with you today. You might recall that for the last few months, we've been working away behind the scenes to transform my Mother-in-Law's flat. You can read all about it in this post but essentially, the flat had been horribly...
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What REALLY happens when you hire an interior designer?
If I had a pound for every time I've been referred to as an interior designer in things like interviews or features, I'd have already purchased every luxury item that turns my head. It's something that's difficult for people to get their head around - the fact that I...
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Why You Should Gift Yourself a Little Luxury
They say that some of the best things in life are free. And that may be true. However, sometimes spending a little bit of that money you work so damn hard for just to treat yourself isn't such a bad thing either. For a very long time, I couldn't understand why someone...
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8 Things You Need to Finish Off Decorating a Room
Ahh yes, finishing a room. Well, THAT never happens around here. Not in its entirety, anyway. The truth is, I'm forever adding and subtracting and swapping things around in pretty much every space in my home. For the purposes of today's post, however, I'm using that...
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The 5 Things You Need to Consider When Buying a New Sofa
So first off, I wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who commented on the blog and on social media about my new pretty dining table! I'm so pleased you all seem to love it as much as I do! And while it was certainly an investment piece, I know that I'll have it...
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How to Mix and Match Your Table Settings
If you've been following my blog for a while, you'll know that I LOVE a good table setting. I don't know what it is about them but getting a little creative and styling them is my jam - even when there's no real occasion. Now, over the years, I've amassed a few...
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7 Ideas to Make the Most of a Small Kitchen
I sometimes marvel at the size of the kitchens I see in blogs and magazines. Huge expansive spaces with built-in banquet seating, an island overlooking a dining area, spaces for a chair and a laptop, miles of worktop and huge American style fridge freezers - Oh, how a...
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