2019 saw even more people taking to Instagram to share the beautiful rooms in their own houses, this trend will continue for 2020, with a move away from high street stores to individuals upcycling and buying sustainable older pieces of furniture. A lot of us live in Victorian houses with old smaller Victorian rooms painted… Read More Interior Predictions 2020
Finishing a vocational course in Floistry has left a void. For the past year I’ve travelled to Plumpton College to study the Art of Floristry. It has been a breath of fresh air. I’ve learnt an amazing new skill, met some lovely like minded ladies and found that floristry creates a positive space for your… Read More Botanical & Floral Workshops
I recently added some simple wordy prints to brighten my home from those clever people at http://www.cloud2print.co.uk they look amazing. Witty funny prints that would work almost anywhere. I’ve teamed up with Cloud2print to give away three of these stunning prints. All you need to do for a chance to win is follow me on… Read More Win Prints to Change Your Home
Not going out is the new going out and what better way to celebrate Valentines Day than with a meal at home. Warm fire, candles, pretty table settings and flowers. Add cool music and a glass of fine wine and you have the beginnings of a fantastic evening. Now all you need to do is… Read More Valentine’s Style
We travel up to the North East for Christmas to the house I grew up in, in Durham. We all share the cooking on the big day but the table decoration is always my domain. This year my theme is around a Victorian Christmas Table. I bought an old linen tablecloth and napkins from my… Read More Victorian Christmas Table
I love the smell of December, the whole house is alive with greenery. Christmas Tree purchased on Sunday and yesterday I put together a Winter Garland in the hall. It didnt take a long time and it was so inexpensive to create. Lat week I was given four enourmous pine branches, your florist or nursery… Read More Winter Garland
Have you seen the recent trend for dark navy or very deep blue kitchens? I’ve been lusting over these dark kitchens from Devol for ages. They look so luxurious and expensive. With our extension put off until next year and no budget for a new kitchen, we set about upcycling our existing circa 1980’s Kitchen… Read More How to Upcycle a Kitchen Dresser
When we moved into our house just over three years ago decorating the hallway as not a priority. We had no central heating and no hot water so the hall and staircase got a lick of white paint over the existing wallpaper. Now we didn’t hate this wallpaper but didn’t love it either. With some… Read More How to Make an Entrance
I love Sundays. I’ve spent the day in the most beautiful way, gardening. The garden is looking very autumnal with our show stopping Virginia Creeper turning the brightest shades of red, crimson, orange and yellow. The creeper crept all along our fence during the summer offering its green leafy coverage in abundance. But it’s this time… Read More Sunday Supplement #37
I had the most amazing day off this week. I had a million things to do on my day off but rather than give my day up to admin and cleaning I drank a pot of loose leaf tea in the morning and arranged some flowers in the afternoon. I love a flower that can… Read More Styling Hydrangeas
This week is British Flower Week, with a whole week dedicated to my second favourite F word (Fashion is my first) FLOWERS! When it comes to flowers I like to keep it local, I buy flowers from my local florist Linden Tree and I buy plants from Southwick Nurseries. Throughout the Summer, I grow flowers… Read More Sunday Supplement #34
Hurray for a beautiful Summers Day. It’s officially British Summertime and boy did we have a scorcher today? I spent the entire day in the garden, eating, entertaining, relaxing. In the two and a half years we have been in our much loved Victorian Semi we have transformed the garden on a teeny budget. I’ve… Read More Garden Style
One of the best parts of Christmas for me is dressing our home and wrapping presents. Our Victorian Semi looks very Winter inspired most of the time with dark walls and open fires. All I need to do is grab a little sparkle and a real tree and I’m set! Once the tree is in… Read More Dressing Your Home for Christmas
I don’t know about you but I tend to hunker down at this time of year, I light fires, candles and put up twinkly lights. Walking the dog becomes a well-rehearsed routine of, what time is sundown today? and what’s the tide doing? To maximise daylight hours. Going to the shops seems unfathomable, going to… Read More Winter Workspace – The Milligan Desk
I love Spring Sundays when the garden comes into bloom. It’s been busy in the garden this Spring, re-potting Dahlias, nurturing our Peonies and sowing Wild Flower Seeds. The stars of the Spring show so far have included our beautiful Cherry Blossom Tree, which gives the most amazing display of bright pink bloom, framing the… Read More Spring Sundays
