So after my post about why I was going light in the dining room, I had an almost ridiculous amount of people around social media as well as in the comments and on email telling me they were now second-guessing whether or not to actually go for that dark delicious...

I thought I'd create a fun little post today with 26 different design tips to making your home a little more special - yup, a total A-Z guide of a bunch of little things I've learned along the way in decorating my own home to get a really unique space! Ready to go...

A friend recently remarked that she felt better about buying something from IKEA when she realised that the gold rails in my kitchen were from there. She had this impression that I would never set foot in one because my style is decidedly not even remotely 'Swedish'...

Yesterday, I was over on Houzz for a Live Chat where readers were able to ask me questions about bringing personality into their homes. It was totally enjoyable and there was a great variety of different questions asked about all different aspects of design - from...

I think by this time, my love of leopard print is a pretty well-established fact. And yet, I'm well aware that it's basically the 'marmite' of design (ie., you either love it or you hate it - and for the record, I hate marmite which makes me a very bad Anglophile)....

Oooh controversial!! I know,  I know... bear with me here. Gallery walls have been going mega strong for a good few years. And as you probably know if you've been following me for any length of time, I've embraced it myself. But I've been wanting to express my...

One of my lovely readers, Melinda, recently emailed me asking for a bit of help with choosing a wallpaper. She had her inspiration image at the ready but was wondering if there were any wallpapers that I thought might work with the bold colour scheme of jades and...

So yesterday, I spent a little time refreshing my living room for Spring. I was itching for something different and on Monday, I'll share the results of my little faffing session. Here's a sneak peek... One of the things that changes the most frequently in my home is...

I love my interior design books. Nearly every Christmas and my birthday, there's at least one or two on my list. I'm kind of obsessed with them - I can't even tell you how many I have in my collection (20? 30? who knows). And while it's exciting to pour through the...

This is the 3rd home I've owned and the 2nd one that Wayne has owned (my first was a house in Pennsylvania in my mid-20's with an ex, the 2nd in my early 30's, was a lovely Victorian flat in Birchington, Kent with a different ex). Obviously, this is the only one Wayne...

Before you embark on your journey to decorate fearlessly, see Part I here.So you've done all the (boring) dirty work and now you are ready to start your decorating project - congratulations! This is the fun part and doesn't require so much of a calculated plan as an...

I think if there's one thing I hear a lot in terms of how I decorate my home, it's that I'm "brave" to make such bold choices - in terms of colour, in terms of patterns or in terms of finishes. Well, I'll be honest - I don't really think it's bravery at all. I mean,...

If there's one thing this blog has always been about, it's trying to get a home that looks the business without spending stupid amounts of money.  Wayne and I are in a position that we can both work full time and we don't have children (well, except our fur...