When we first saw the house, this room was in fact the dining room and felt a little cramped. There was a large dining table in the middle surrounded by 8 big chairs. It took up most of the room. I wanted to change the room into our snug – a […]
Mackenzie and I were spoilt in our last home with an enormous bathroom, with a bath under the beautiful original window, looking out onto the garden, and a large shower too. The primary bathroom this time around, it was already a relatively small room, so not a lot of choice […]
As much as a good old Christmas tree is an essential, I also love finding space in the house that could benefit from a little festive love. Picture frames, fireplaces and mantelpieces are all great places to experiment with decorating and I found these beautiful festive faux flowers from Oka. […]
A tartan table is a little variation on the traditional red and green tables that are the go to for Christmas decorating. I often use tartan ribbon on the tree at Christmas but I decided to incorporate it into my decorating for this tartan table, by using a length of […]
The little downstairs loo – is always a design challenge because it’s tiny – but also a place to have some fun with bold colours and prints. It’s the room all your guests will see eventually, so why not make it stand out? This space was initially even smaller. When we […]
It’s gift guide time! I’m excited to show you my Christmas picks for homes and interiors lovers…which is me really. Soft furnishings, including some lovely velvet; my favourite coffee table book and beautiful blue floral plates for festive tablescaping. 1. Hand-engraved carafe and glass by The Vintage List […]
This is the most requested room reveal- it was with the last house too! The kitchen is the heart of the home, even if I’m not a natural cook. As in most homes, it’s the one room where we congregate as a family and where we entertain our guests. I […]
This is the room that is probably the most similar to the old house- we loved it so much so we wanted to replicate it in London but with some tweaks. The carpet is super soft by Alternative Flooring- it’s their Wool Pebble in Omaha. Wool is so lovely as […]
Bringing you the first room reveal of our new house: the living room! It’s a real mixture of the snug and the drawing room from the old house; the snug because we used it all the time and the drawing room because it was such a lovely space for entertaining….not that we managed to do […]
