So the UK holiday season is well and truly underway (in fact I’m off on my holidays myself very soon) and you may even been looking for inspiration for your next trip. I know the first thing I want to…
If you saw my recent living room reveal and video tour, you’ll have seen me mention how I would have loved shutters in this room. Alas it didn’t work out due to lead times and other complications but I’m still…
Forget Hygge, it’s time to embrace Lagom, another Scandinavian way of living that can be adopted into our homes and the we way we create our interiors. As we start moving towards the Autumn season (and let’s face it the…
Marrs Green has recently been voted the most favourite colour in the world in a survey conducted by Hull 2017 UK City of Culture and paper merchant G. F. Smith. Named after Annie Marrs from Dundee who chose the colour,…
Over the last 20 years I’ve done up several homes including where we now live. In that time, both the husband and I have picked up a lot of new DIY skills allowing us to tackle home renovation ourselves, saving…
Happy FriYay! Welcome to today’s post, where I’m featuring an article based on the tile trends for 2017. I’m about to rip off the 15 year old tiles in my own kitchen (having just finished my living room) so I’m…
Renovation plans at the Love Chic Living abode are going well. The living room is complete, the dining/den room is about to be started and plans for the kitchen are underway. Suffice to say this is all costing plenty of…
On of my most favourite ways to decorate a room is with wall art. I can never have enough! I’ve always written about how to use wall art here on the blog, like this post and this post for example, and I’ve…
I’m always looking for ways to spice up my contemporary interiors. Whilst I love a modern, up to date look, I’m not a fan of anything too minimal or sleek, I love to jazz it up and add pops of…
The sales have kicked in now so it’s time to flex the credit card and treat yourself to some new bits for the house. This is the time when I love to get any bigger pieces that I’ve been lusting…
Where you do you start when you’re about to tackle your next decorating project? I’ve been in the throws of decorating my living room recently, and plan to do the rest of the ground floor, including the kitchen in the…
I’m currently in the process of some room makeovers (the living room reveal is coming soon!) but I do find it hard to nail down exactly what kind of look I want to achieve. You might think I’d find it…
Welcome back to the 3rd post in my mini series of home and interiors guest bloggers this week. Today, Anna from Camilla Pearl is sharing her thoughts and ideas on styling up a fireplace mantelpiece. Enjoy! I’ve been working hard…
It’s that stuff that dreams are made of. How do you create that hotel feel, boutique style bathroom in your own home? Is it even possible. As someone who lives in a very old house, with some very tiny bathrooms,…
It’s always tricky choosing the best housewarming gift for friends or family who’ve just moved into a new abode. What if they’ve already got it? What if they don’t like it? Do you really know their taste or style? So…
There are some fabulous garden sets out on the high street and online this year. Whatever your style, there’s something for you, and it will suit your budget. I do love how we are a little bit more fearless when…
We all have little techniques for ensuring we get a good night’s sleep, but if your slumber has been troubled recently then today’s guest post will give you some ideas on how to aid a restful sleep. Enjoy! Now…
I love nothing more than adorning my walls with personal photos. But how you do make them look cool, and not like you’ve just plastered your walls with holiday snaps of your recent trip to Spain? It’s a real challenge…
