Category: Interiors
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The house project rules
We all know the importance of having a nice place to come home to. A well thought out interior not only makes our lives more comfortable – it also makes us happier! So – with our new long-term home I am fairly excited to be starting the whole interiors project. This time I’m launching into…
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Beautifying the bathroom
Last week it rained and rained and rained and there was a huge storm up north. Which meant of course the trains were down. Any excuse and they stop running. Fortunately for me it was the Christmas party that night at my agency. I’d thought I wouldn’t be going – but I did and it…
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The bedroom. A good place for dancing.
Well hello. It’s been a while. Rather out of the blue (and after a very loooong Summer holidays) I found myself in the job I’d been wishing for before my sabbatical. And it’s not what you might think. Wait for it… interiors writer? No. Product designer? Sort of. Well, yes. I design digital products and services. And just…
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End of the school holidays
Here are a few snaps from around the new place. Today we have visitors coming, our new pieces of furniture arrive, and I need to get all the girls things ready for school tomorrow. From next week I will resume usual interiors-focussed blog transmissions from here. I’ve got room makeovers and a few fashion shoots…
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A Cotswolds cottage kitchen story
Welcome to our little kitchen, the last in the series of our little Cotswolds cottage. We are leaving here in less than two weeks – off for adventures new, and a place to call home for a long time. The kitchen is what really sold me on the house. The cooker to be precise. Even…
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The Set Table – reader giveaway
All the way back in April I made a special trip into London for Hannah’s flower workshop at Anthropologie. I’m so glad because it really has changed the way I look at flowers for the home. The ten minutes Hannah spent with me helping me with my flower arrangement has improved my flower arranging skills…
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The little living room, a lovely new chair, and beautiful new cushions
Well, we are nearing the end of the little house series. The little house that has seen us tucked away in a happy little corner of The Cotswolds. Our little place, by our favourite place, Daylesford Farm. Only the kitchen and the garden left – and by that time our purpose here will have been…
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Petite bedroom
The littlest room in the littlest house. It’s my favourite (when it’s tidy). An abundance of colour and pretty things, the girls love throwing everything on the floor and jumping on their beds. Hooray! I love it when it’s tidy – and we regularly comb through the mess and purge any plastic that may have…
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Pin it forward – Pinterest UK official launch
My first experience with Pinterest was in September 2010 when Alison sent me an invite. Chris Jones was my first follower and Yvonne was my second. At that time I often used the interface design for work inspiration as so many of the sites I was working on were all about curating personal collections or…
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A Cotswolds bedroom: Garden Trading Brompton Lamp and Farrow and Ball fixes
Welcome to our teeny tiny little bedroom! It just fits our gigantic superking IKEA bed in it – a bed I am very keen to replace, or paint, or chop the headboard off. Slowly slowly I’m changing our mid century and modern furniture. Fixing it up, tightening old screws, hammering old nails back in place. And…
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Mari Vanna – Russian restaurant in Knightsbridge
A few weeks ago I received an email about Mari Vanna, a fairly new Russian restaurant in Knightsbridge. Their wholewheat pancakes looked so gorgeous I emailed right back to say so – you all know I love baking with whole grains. Two weeks later a little surprise – they asked if I’d like to come…
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A little white Cotswolds cottage bathroom
Our current bathroom must be the smallest bathroom I’ve lived with so far. You need to close the door to open the airing cupboard door, but it’s functional nonetheless. And, did I mention pretty? Because pretty is one thing our bathroom most definitely is. In true Cotswolds farm cottage style the bathroom fittings are very…