The bathroom has to be one of the most difficult rooms to decorate, in my humble opinion. Perhaps for me, it’s made doubly difficult because I have a tiny bathroom in a Victorian house, or maybe it’s just that I’m…
One of the biggest problems I have with my bed is how to make it comfortable for both me and the husband. We are a stereotypical couple in that I need warmth and cosiness and he needs to be cool…
Using a rug in your home is a beautiful way of completing a design and introducing sophisticated layers and textures to your home. Whether you plan to use a rug as a feature piece in a room or you just…
Today’s post is a guest article from the fabulous Rachel at Fresh Design Blog on a topic that I know so many of you are desperate for. Read on if you’re always looking for ways to make your small kitchen…
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,…
