So we’ve well and truly noticed that Autumn has arrived. The leaves are changing colour and the air is a degree or two chillier. Some of us even have the heating on. If you’re busy thinking of how to give…
With the arrival of the new month comes a renewed vigour to update the house. The air feels cooler and the children are marching back to school. The house feels empty now and I’m full of ideas on what to…
Doing up your home can be really expensive. I’m sure most of us can come up with a long list of home renovations and projects that we’d love to tackle, but in reality, we all need to analyse the cost…
Welcome to another in my series of how to create perfect family spaces in your home. This time I’m looking at how you can create the perfect family dining room. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not an interior designer, just…
Today’s guest post looks at some great ideas for the ever popular upcycling. Enjoy! Just as the theme of vintage has grown in popularity of late, so too has the 40s theme of make do and mend, or upcycling. If…
Today’s post has a serious message. 90,000 children in Britain to face Christmas homeless, charity warns Shelter launches urgent appeal after investigation uncovers the shocking realities faced by homeless families Love Chic Living has joined with Shelter to help bring…
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.…
So things appear to be really moving along with the Garden project now, and with the help of some lovely products and plants from Homebase it is all taking shape. If you’ve been following progress so far you’ll know how…
As you many know I’ve started to create my own workspace at home from where I can write and generally get away from things when I need to. My Blogger’s workspace is taking shape and I was looking at desks…
In the current economic climate many of us don’t have lots of disposable income to spend on the home, but sometimes we do need to decorate or replace furniture, so how do we go about doing this without spending a…
Every year brings with it a fresh start and this fresh start can sometimes lead to a range of intriguing interior design projects. There are a number of interesting interior trends on the horizon. Listed below are some of the…
Hello again and welcome to a new feature launching today: Discover a Design Blog! Over the last year I’ve had the pleasure of discovering some amazing home and design blogs written by all kinds of people. So with the coming…
