Get The Look: California Boho
Yes! The days are getting longer, the sun is (at least occasionally, we do live in the UK after all) out, we can pack away our winter woollies and make…
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How To: Create The Perfect Bedroom Atmosphere
Creating the perfect bedroom atmosphere can be a tricky subject. What’s atmospheric to one person might feel stuffy to another, and what another person considers calm could feel cold to…
What To Do Before You’re Due
There are a million books and articles out there offering help and advice on what to do once your baby arrives, but we wanted to know – what should you…
Is it okay to mix metals in a room?
One question I often hear repeated in interior design circles is whether it’s okay to mix metals in a single space. Is it really so bad if you have chrome…
How to mix styles
Unless you are the sort of person who will extremely rigorously stick to one single style when it comes to interiors shopping, chances are you will at some point end…
Creative ways to organise your makeup
This is probably the one post that is (mainly) directed at the ladies. No offence, gentlemen. Though, in a way, it benefits both parties in the household when small items…
Spring Wallpaper Roundup
If the change in Seasons and warmer weather has ignited your love of doing up your home, then you might like today's roundup of great Spring wallapers, ideal for any room in your home. Whilst you might be expecting bright colours and spring blooms on these prints, I've actually chosen a few more unusual designs, many with a retro feel that offer something a little different to the norm. Mostly contemporary, they embody muted shades, natural colours and something a little more out of the ordinary. I do hope you'll be inspired.
Hotel chic for your bedroom
A few weeks back I stayed at a swanky hotel for work. I'm usually more of a B&B or Airbnb type as I prefer quirky and homely interiors and homes with personality as opposed to 'designed' rooms. However, every once in a while it's just lovely to indulge something a little more luxurious and have room service available, don't you think? And that made me think.
10 Style Lessons You Learn in Your 30’s
Ahh yes, can you remember your first 'grown up' place? Okay, so perhaps in your 20's, you might have had your Auntie's hand me down sofa and those plates your mum gave you and maybe the rest of the furniture was from a cheap Scandinavian superstore but it doesn't mean it wasn't great, right? Just having your own space was enough to make the place feel like home and not having to worry about answering to your parents was a novelty in and of itself.
7 Creative Bedroom Ideas to Try This Weekend
When it comes to our bedrooms, most of us will naturally go with décor that's calm and serene. And of course, that makes sense when we want our bedrooms to be a sanctuary away from the rest of our house - somewhere we can go at the end of the day and recharge our batteries. However, what often happens is that we try so hard to make our bedrooms look 'calm' that they can very easily cross the line to 'boring'. And if there's one thing that's not very enjoyable at all it's a boring, bland, flat room with no personality.