Category Archives: Home Design

The Edit

March 1, 2015

Such a cornucopia of delights on sale right now, here are my most coveted from the divinely cheap to the skin-pinchingly-expensive!

1. Brass Scoop Table lamp, West Elm USA, $65. 2. Stars & Stripes mug, Smug, £29. 3. Yellow & Duck Egg Beaker by Jars Ceramiste at Smug, £9.50 4. Round Brass and Marble Drinks Trolley, Rockett St George £325. 5. White Ceramic Pineapple, Abode living, £45. 6. Cross Stitch Embroidered Cushion, Marks & Spencer £19.50 7. Handpoured Cement Candle Holders, Anthropologie, £6-14. 8. Desert Geometric Cups, George Asda Home £6 for a set of four. 9. Pinched & Glazed planter, Leif USA, $45. 10. 1810 Blanket, Heals, £99.

D.I.Y Project – A Lazy Girls Guide to Whitewashed Scandi floors

February 23, 2015

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Nothing says chic to me quite like a white floor and alongside polished cement and Moroccan tiles it is a staple of good taste in flooring choice for me. White floors are amongst the most versatile of flooring because there are so many looks that can be projected and changed around it without loosing it’s edge or integrity. One of the most beautiful elements of this flooring is how it projects light onto the ceiling whilst blanketing the floor in a foamy cleanliness mirroring the delight of snow.

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Easy Crafts: Things I got up to in the late stages of pregnancy

February 9, 2015

Maybe it was the nesting instinct or maybe it was preparation for all the kiddie crafts ahead of me but today I thought I’d share a few of the bits I made for our bedroom none of which are clever or complicated but fun mini attempts at homespun items.Read More

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The Nursery Project – Ted’s Room

January 26, 2015

The Practical:

Creating Teds nursery was in some ways the biggest design challenge of all our projects as it required hard consideration of the way we used each space within the flat and a budget that was anything but fancy. When I first discovered I was pregnant we had just finished renovating our bedroom, it was the smallest of the three bedrooms in our apartment but always felt the cosiest so had become our logical sleep space. Read More

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Design Trend – 2014 Bohenian Yarn

March 20, 2014

I absolutely love the carnival tones and eclectic patterns of a trend I am choosing to call bohemian yarn until somebody informs me of what the actual design term will be. We are all accustomed to the design staples of old – global traveller and modern bohemian but there is a real focus on the craft of design in the current trend and an eclecticism that doesn’t merely suggest a hint of the hippy trail installed in the villa of a Notting Hillbilly to me, I am absolutely smitten with it.Read More

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