LivingEtc House Tours with AO: Eclectic Boho Glam
So as you may know, I used to work at AO as the Editor of AO at Home (now AO Life). I still write for their blog as a contributor and I still do some consultancy work with them as a freelancer and so when I was contacted to see if I might help out whilst they had a...
Public Speaking at the Ideal Home Show
This is going to be a bit of a tangent for me but I've had so many lovely people wishing me good luck on this one and subsequently asking me how it all went so I figured I'd do a blog post about it! The last few days have been a bit of a whirlwind! It was my first...
Kirsty Mitchell Photography (revisited)
It was back in 2011 that I discovered photographer Kirsty Mitchell and I've been completely entranced by her work ever since. The art you love is such a subjective thing, I realise, but when someone's work captures you, when you feel an emotional connection to it -...
40 Facts About Me
So I have seen a few bloggers taking part in this little series and as I was tagged by my friend Carole of Mademoiselle Poirot, I figured I'd have a go because I've really enjoyed learning more about my favourite bloggers. So perhaps you'll enjoy getting to know me a...
5 Things I’m Grateful For…
Since leaving the US for the UK back in 2001 (has it REALLY been 13 years?!), I have not really celebrated Thanksgiving in the traditional sense. I know I could just invite friends around for a meal to give them a taste (literally and figuratively) of what...
Ideal Home Show, Manchester Christmas Event 2014
You may recall that last year I went to the Ideal Home Christmas Show down in London and while I admit to not being terribly impressed at that show, when I was invited to attend the Ideal Home Show in Manchester this year by sponsors Go Compare, I figured the 10...
Shop in the Spotlight: A visit to Abigail Ahern, London
So if you've been reading Swoon Worthy for a while, you may already know that I'm a big fan of British Interior Designer Abigail Ahern. Her love of dark paint colours and her fearless jumble of eclectic accessories and stand out pieces is forever inspiring me to take...
Photoshoot in the Peak District with Mademoiselle Poirot
Over the weekend, my good friend Carole travelled up North to my fair city and we headed to the Peak District, not too far from me. She had recently acquired a most beautiful coat and wanted to show it off in equally beautiful surroundings. As a professional...
Shop in the Spotlight: A Visit to Live Like the Boy!
If there is one thing I am loving about going part time (and honestly, there are SO MANY THINGS) it's having the opportunity to get out and about and actually do things! One of those very fun things I got to do recently was meet the very lovely blogger, interior...
Take Me Away: 3 Days in Historic Bath
I was lucky enough to be able to fill last year with a number of different visits to some cool destinations - Barcelona, Amsterdam, Stockholm and closer to home, Lincolnshire and Shropshire. This year? Aside from a trip to London to visit friends a couple of months...
How My Fashion and Interiors Collide
Now I'm no fashionist, don't get me wrong here. And I'm not about to turn Swoon Worthy into a fashion blog with selfies and #OOTD hashtags. That's just not my bag so fear not, there will be no duck pouts or pigeon-toed poses in this post. However, I have realised as...
Well, it’s been a busy ol’ week…
And thus my lack of proper posts! In a very short 7 day period, I attended a book launch for Home For Now in London, ran a DIY art workshop at Home is in the North in Manchester and we - meaning my team at AO - finally held our very first food blogger event in Milton...
Home for Now by Joanna Thornill: So, erm, my house is in a book. For realz.
This has been an announcement that is a LONG time in coming. If you have been following me for a while, you will know that back in August of last year, I had Joanna Thornill and Emma Mitchell come to my home to photograph it for a super secret project.(I also spilled...
Home is Where: Home Is In The North Event Manchester
I have some exciting news to tell you. I'm privileged to be taking part in an exciting local event that's celebrating some fantastic talent that we have here up North. Now, I know that the general consensus is that Manchester pales in comparison to it's more...
1 Destructive Kitty, 2 New Cushions and 1 New Plant for the Living Room
Meisha thinks the plants in my living room are her little playground. She'll jump around on them, swat the leaves, sometimes have a bit of a chew (it's amazing how quickly I had to get my knowledge up about toxicity for cats - never had to worry about that...