It’s been on my house wishlist for a few years now, but with having limited finances when the children were preschoolers, it’s been a pipe dream for a while. I would love to convert the loft space in our…
The Perfect Home? Well it has to be different for everyone, doesn’t it? For some, it might be having a kids’ playroom, for others it might be a great entertaining space, or for others it might be having their favourite…
Today’s Guest post talks about the many benefits of having a garden room in your outdoor space. Anyone have one of these? Longer days and the odd sighting of the sun suggest that spring really is on its way! It…
Like many of us, you may be thinking of jobs you can do in the garden over the coming Easter weekend. It’s traditionally a time when us Brits crack on with some DIY, and lots of us like to take…
Adding sleek and contemporary window blinds into your decor is a great way to create an uncluttered finish to your look. I love blinds, have always loved them, and the less fussy the better. I was looking at the Made…
Have you seen the new eBay collections? I’ve already posted about how I am featured in the eBay tutorial that supports the launch of the collections but I’ve also been curating my own collections on the site. Ebay collections is…
We live in a 120 year old Victorian semi in the suburbs. We like doing DIY and renovations which is a good job when it comes to owning a house this old. This year we need some new windows (which,…
You know I like to talk about trends, and recently showcased the colour trends for 2014. Today’s guest post looks at some of the great interior design trends for 2014. Will you be using any of them? More and more…
In the last few years, in these times of austerity, we spend more and more time in our homes. It can be too expensive to go out, so we have nurtured out homes into the space where we can relax,…
Today’s Guest Post is something a little different, but I like to give inspiration to everyone who happens to visit Love Chic Living. Maybe these ideas are perfect for your rebellious teenage daughter! Whilst many think that nothing would be…
The sun is shining and it really feels like Spring might be on the way. The one thing the sun does have a tendancy to do is to show up all the little niggles in our homes. It lights the…
If you’re like me, you will be forever wishing and hoping for more storage space. Family homes are wonderful but you do collect an awful lot of treasures that need to be put away, stored and kept for another day.…
You’ll know that I’ve talked about upcycling for your home a fair bit on the blog. Some of my favourite, and most popular posts are about making the most of unwanted and unloved items and turning them into something desirable.…
We’re going to need a new car at some point this year. Unfortunately we need to run 2 due to work commitments and one is getting quite old. There’s nothing drastically wrong with it at the moment but the time…
I’ve been after some of these honeycomb paper balls for a while now and so when I saw these in the Scarlett Willow catalogue I was keen to get my hands on some. Thankfully they were kind enough to send…
Last week I went along to see what B&Q had to offer at their Spring/Summer preview. As you can imagine there was a big focus on the outdoors with some lovely seating and BBQ ranges being shown but that wasn’t…
If money was no object and if there were no other restrictions on where you could live, what would your dream home look like? I thought it would be an interesting exercise to look at two amazing properties and consider,…
Last week I was lucky enough to be invited along to Interiors UK at the NEC for a day of beautiful designs and wonderful interiors. The trade show featured over 500 cutting edge interiors brands, which packed the NEC between…
