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DIYs and home decor ideas for a beautiful home
Now that we’re heading in to the cooler, darker months of the year, I’m all about making my home as cosy as possible. While I love the warmth and light of the summer months, there is something so special about curling up on the sofa with a chunky blanket and a good book when it’s…
For my latest Scandi home tour, I’m sharing this beautiful loft apartment. If you love Scandinavian decor, you will fall in love with this space as it has so much to inspire us and lots of ideas to steal too. There is sometimes a tendency to decorate loft apartments in an ultra modern, stripped back…
Shelving isn’t always a glamorous topic but we all need some shelves in our home. Open shelves are great for displaying our treasures and they also provide accessible storage for any room. But there’s no reason why shelving units should be ugly or cumbersome. I’m all for choosing home decor based on aesthetics and practicality…
I often talk about only having stuff in your home that’s both useful and beautiful. That goes for everyday practical items too – I mean why shouldn’t they be aesthetically pleasing as well as useful? There are so many things like this in a home like coffee mugs, coasters, storage boxes, toothbrush holders… the list…
[Sponsored campaign] We all know kitchens are super expensive – like second mortgage stuff. At the same time who doesn’t want the kitchen of their dreams? After all, for a lot of us, the kitchen is where we spend most of our time. When we moved home a little while ago, we had a complete…
Today’s home tour is a small Scandinavian studio apartment measuring approx 430 sf ft (40 sq m). Like most studios, this home has just three rooms – a kitchen, a bathroom and a living area which is also the bedroom. Despite being small in size, this apartment is so big on style. I wanted to…
Recently I shared some tips and ideas on how to choose the perfect coffee table for your home. Since then so many of you have asked me for a round-up of some of the best minimalist coffee tables out there. I often get asked for Scandinavian inspired furniture and decor recommendations so I’m planning to…
When Basic Invite got in touch to partner with me I was really excited to share their invitations with you. Imagine being able to design your own invitations without having any design skills. That is exactly what you can do on Basic Invite. They have big range of beautiful invitations for every occasion where you…
How much time did you spend choosing your sofa? I’m guessing loads, like most of us! What about the coffee table? The coffee table is usually an afterthought but it’s such a useful piece of furniture and it goes a long way to bringing the whole seating area together. Coffee tables come in something like…
While I love black and white decor, often it can look too stark and cold. But not this home. This is very much a monochrome home but there is lots of softness added through natural, earthy tones like sand and beige. In addition to the soft colours, there are also lots of different textures which…
When we moved in to our current home, I decided that I no longer wanted traditional wardrobes. I’ve never been a fan as they look like such big, bulky things in any room. Instead I wanted to go for some kind of open clothes rack. Of course I had big doubts about fitting everything in. …
