More Garden Updates and Summer Planning!
A couple of weekends ago when we had a flurry of nice hot weather (where it has gone now is beyond me), we decided to finally say goodbye to our little garden bench we'd rescued from the tangled mess of ivy at the back of the garden when we moved in. It was...
How does your garden grow? Garden on a Roll – Ten Months Later
So if you've been following along here on Swoon Worthy since last summer, you may recall that I tried out a product called Garden on a Roll from Homebase. The premise is they provide you with the plants required to make a rather lovely side border and you don't...
Operation Garden Fence: The Final Reveal
Well, if you have been following along our end-of-summer garden makeover, you'll know that where we last we left off - thanks to the lovely folks at Homebase - we turned our side border from an overgrown wasteland of ivy and ground cover and a fence barely held...
Operation Garden Fence: Clean Slate and the New Fence!
So in my last update about the garden, I shared with you some of the rather embarrassing 'before' shots. Yes, the west side of the garden was a mess and we desperately needed help to figure out what to do with it! Thanks to the experts at Homebase, we had a...
Operation Garden Fence: The Obligatory ‘Before’ Shots
I know we are in the midst of Operation Bathroom Remodel at the moment and any sane person would complete this project before embarking on another one but not us. No, we decided as we're in the last throes of summer to start a new project before the autumn...
Craftin’ and Dreamin’: Paper Disc Garland and Future Home Office Fantasies
First off, a little hint of what we got up to on the Bank Holiday weekend... and alas, it wasn't the bathroom remodel. Instead, we took advantage of the last of the summer weather and opened a can of whoopass on the garden. (Do people still say 'open a can of...
Patio and Deck: Adding Pops of Summer Colour
Apologies for the sporadic posts recently - being under the weather means a real lack of motivation to put posts together as I'm working from home as well at the moment and so my energy is being taken up by that.However, I did snap some pics in the garden just before...
Front of House: Front Door Gets It’s Final Trimmings
I'm back from a week-long hiatus! Goodness, how did THAT happen? Well, Barcelona is an absolute gem of a city (the architecture alone blew my mind with it's beauty) and I'm still trying to get my %£'^&$! pictures off my %£'^&$! phone so can't share...
Front of House: Gettin’ my Farrow & Ball On (the door that is)
So we finally FINALLY got some warmer weather this weekend and it actually kinda felt like Spring. Even though there were spells of sun and spells of rain (typical Blighty that), I spent most of my time outdoors but happily undercover thanks to the little entry where...
Dreams vs Reality: Patio Refresh and Inspiration
This weekend was the first time in probably 5 months that it actually felt like Spring. The weather was dry and mostly sunny and although the temperatures are still on the colder side, there was a warmth in the sunshine that's been sadly lacking from our lives...
Front of House: The Obligatory ‘Before’ Shots…
First off, did you have a nice Easter? I had a lovely long lazy weekend which was fabulous. We don't really 'do' Easter but it was just nice to chill and enjoy the time off work. I also posted on Sunday but being that it was actually Easter Sunday,...
Bloomin’ Lovely: Why It’s Been Quiet on Swoon Worthy
I have to apologise for the radio silence of late. See, what I need to explain is that we've had a pretty rubbish Spring so far.Aside from a single glorious week in March where temperatures hit the 20's, we've pretty much had nothing but cloud, rain and...
Power of Paint: Outside Brickwork Refresh
Boring Post Alert: I do realise this is not going to be a terribly interesting post to all but as I like to catalogue all the changes we make on the house, I figured this deserved a mention. And plus, it gave me a huge sense of satisfaction after I...
Before and After: Weekend Back Garden Blitz Part III – The Reveal!!
Well, my dears, the little scrappy patch of wilderness at the back of my garden is finally no more. The truth is, it's actually been mostly done for a couple of weeks but I promise I haven't just been holding out.It's just that I live in Manchester,...
Sneaky Preview: Weekend Back Garden Blitz (Part II)
Well, my lovelies, it's been another weekend of work in our back garden and we're one step closer to making it pretty damn habitable.Well, with temperatures hovering around 20 degrees C (that's almost 70 degrees F) and gorgeously sunny ALL WEEKEND, it would have been...