Category Archives: Home Design

Slow Progress in the Living Room: A Year to style and finish our space

October 29, 2018

Scandinavian Living Room makeover, muted pink, neutrals, mid-century simple design, West Elm, Farrow Ball Dead Salmon, Craft luxe, interior design ideas and inspiration (1)

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Today I thought I’d share the slow progress in the living room, in part to illustrate the point (I’m sure I’ve hammered home many times before) that rooms can’t be finished in a month.Read More

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The Design Soda house styled for Amara Home Inspiration

October 19, 2018

Amara Home Inspiration Tour with Design Soda, winter home accessories, halloween, scandinavian and designer homewares

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A few weeks ago I was asked, by fabulous online retailer, Amara, to shoot some images in my home using my favourite items from their site for their home inspiration page.Read More

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My Guide to The Most Effective Dried Flowers to style in the home

October 15, 2018

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Dried flowers are having their moment in the world of interiors at present, but not in the old fashioned pressed between pages of a book kind-of-way. Read More
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Makeover: A Simple Scandinavian Children’s Bedroom with Natural accents

October 10, 2018

Simple scandinavian childrens bedroom design with natural elements using the new Farrow & Ball paint colours 2018

Simple scandinavian childrens bedroom design with natural elements using the new Farrow & Ball paint colours 2018

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Now I don’t know about you, but I think a lot of us who have kids (and some kind of aesthetic taste!) really struggle with how to decorate their rooms. So much plastic, turtles, superheroes, firemen (or is this just my child?!). When we first moved here three years ago Ted was only just one, so he had no input whatsoever when I created his vintage inspired nursery. I was trying to get as much of the house done as possible so budgets were tight, I had sourced some cheap second hand furniture which I upcycled and painted, bought a few wooden toys and a vintage horse rocking chair. I put up a showstopper of a pastoral wallpaper from Farrow & Ball called Gable which had exactly the kind of interwar vibe I was looking for.

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Colour Launch: Preview Nine New Paint Shades from Farrow & Ball

September 20, 2018

School House White No.291, New Farrow & Ball Paint colours 2018
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Once every two years something rather exciting happens in the paint calendar – I know, I know, a paint calendar may sound a little insane but bear with me as I pretty much set my watch by it! Today, in a few hours time, Farrow and Ball will launch their set of nine new paint shades to the lexicon of just over 230 modern paint colours that they offer. Read More
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