Dining Room Remodel: Why I’m going LIGHT!
I know this is going to come as a huge shock to everyone but yes... I am going to be abandoning my glorious deep indigo dining room and turning back to the light side. No, it's not because Rey is such a kick ass Star Wars character (because oh my god she so is) but...
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My 2015 Christmas Table Setting
So as promised on Monday, today I'm sharing how I'll be setting my table for Christmas. In the interests of full disclosure, it's actually going to be a small one this year! While we're spending time with his whole family on the day, for Christmas dinner, it'll just...
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My Christmas 2015 Dining Room
So as I mentioned in my post on Friday, I finally got around to putting the finishing Christmas touches on the dining room this weekend. You will have already seen my living room this Christmas which has been all decked out for a couple of weeks now. If you missed...
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Styling My ‘Pre-Christmas’ Console Table
Well, I had planned on sharing a little Christmas gift DIY with you today but my printer decided to die on me and then the dark rainy weather had other plans for my shoot so it looks like that post is going to be delayed until Friday! So in the meantime, I did a...
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My Wayfair Curated Sale: A Swoon Worthy Christmas
So a few weeks ago I told you I'd been doing a little Christmas styling for an upcoming collaboration and I couldn't be more excited to share it with you today! Yes, on a Sunday because it all kicks off TOMORROW MORNING! You may be familiar with some of my previous...
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Blogger Stylin’ Home Tours: My Thanksgiving Table
Why hello there my sweets!! If you have come here via The Inspired Room, welcome to my little home on the interwebs. Doesn't Melissa just have the cosiest, warmest style? She does indeed. Ahhh for those who are used to hanging around these parts, don't be confused....
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Dining Room Decisions Have Been Made!
You may recall my recent post with regard the changes I wanted to make to the kitchen and the subsequent dilemma I was facing with related changes in the dining room. At that point, I genuinely had no clue which way I was going to go. I adored all the comments I...
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Blogger Stylin’ Home Tour Fall 2015
Hello lovelies! And for those of you who are trailblazing the Blogger Stylin' Home Tour and have come here from the sweet, funny and super creative Cassie of Primitive and Proper, welcome to Swoon Worthy! Today is a bit special for me because it's the first time I'm...
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Why there’s not been any progress on the kitchen!
So you might be wondering why nothing has happened on the kitchen this year when I said it was going to be a priority for me to try and get it sorted out and maybe (gasp!) finished this year. Well, it's now September and the kitchen doesn't really look too much...
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Dining Room Updates with HomeSense
It happens to me every Spring and Autumn. I get this urge to shake up my home and get it ready for a new season. I do the same with my wardrobe - I put away the summer sandals and light weight maxi dresses and get out my knee high boots and warm cardigans - you do...
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Where my John Lewis Haul Ended Up!
So if you checked out my post on Monday, I created a little video sharing some of the very excellent finds at John Lewis when I did a bit of impulse shopping. In that video, I also promised I would share with you where all those little bits and bobs ended up in my...
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Skull Bliss and some (more!) changes to the Dining Room
So as you know, I've been making a few little changes to my dining room in between other bits and pieces (and getting a new puppy which has miraculously taken up ALL of my time). I recently removed the gallery wall which of course then starts a whole process of...
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So… ummm… the gallery wall is gone.
First off, thanks so much for all the comments on my post on Wednesday. I knew you guys would have opinions on this topic and I was so pleased to hear from so many with different takes on whether the gallery wall is falling out of favour (or just the ones we see that...
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My New Lee Morris Zodiac Prints
A few months ago, I was contacted by Lee Morris, an artist from Great Malvern, Worcestershire who creates other-worldly illustrations and mixed media prints. His work immediately caught my eye, the soft watercolours and sketches had an airy quality that captured me...
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Styling One Console Table 3 Different Ways
*actually it's 4 ways but I'll get to that in a bit... As I work from home these days, I decided one of the things I wanted to do more was take advantage of the rare days of sunshine in the winter for shooting blog posts. If you are a blogger and you work full time...
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