My bedroom makeover with before and after photos
If you’ve been following for a while, then I’m sure you’ve already seen some photos of my bedroom makeover (OK, quite a lot of them…) Especially if you’re on Instagram, where I seemed to spam my account with my new bedroom almost every day. If that’s the case, then I’m sorry, I couldn’t help myself. […]
Lampshade making and fabric painting with Melanie – Annie Sloan paint’s stockist
I have to tell you about my last weekend. I had so much fun! OK, maybe it did end with a £40 parking fine (I did not get it yet but I can almost hear the ticket scratching the letter box) but it was so much worth it anyway! So I attended a lampshade making […]
How to create a gallery wall that will reflect your personality
According to some influencers and interior magazines gallery wall is no longer regarded as “on fashion”. We should all move towards bigger and more expensive wall arts that will be seen as an investment. Which basically means that it’s OK to spend couple of hundreds of pounds on a single piece because it will be […]
7 easy and creative things you can make for your home with yarn
Once upon a time there was a girl who thought that if she could paint walls, sand floors and drill holes, she could also knit… It turned out she couldn’t! THE END. But before she realized that knitting was not in her DNA she bought tons of yarn and wool. And now she was left […]
Let’s talk about: Ghislaine Vinas – the queen of cool design!
Today on the blog I’m talking about a great designer, an icon (but still very much alive) and undeniably the queen of cool design. Ghislaine Vinas is an American based interior designer, but was actually born in Holland. She moved to the United States to study an Interior Architecture in Philadelphia. After graduation she moved […]
How to create a small office space when you don’t have an office room
The number of people working from home has soared drastically in the last decade with more than 1.5 million of us choosing this over the standard 9 to 5. Is it a surprise? No, not really. It’s hard not to notice the benefits of working from home. But there is also a one minor issue […]
7 steps to a relaxed bedroom (no redecorating required!)
The summer holidays are officially on! No more school runs for another six weeks! Obviously that doesn’t mean six weeks of sun bathing on the beach with a glass of Martini in one hand and a fashion magazine in the other. Most of us will get one, maybe two weeks to actually slow down and […]
Home Plants: Why you should follow this trend this summer? Plus your little DIY project!
TRENDS! They are everywhere! In fashion, interiors, food, what we eat and what we breathe. Today’s world just cannot be without them any more! In whatever you do you should just follow the path laid by the trends. But I never liked walking the same path as the others (especially and literally in my school […]
Fake it till you make it?! And why fake lawn could be a good idea after all!
Couple of years ago we were making a rather big mess in the garden to dig out all the concrete slabs and replace them with a lovely green lawn. Before we did that we considered all the options. One of the options was to have a fake lawn and lay an artificial grass instead. We […]
Should I buy an interest free sofa and what are the latest sofa trends?
Sofas are undoubtedly one of the most expensive items we buy for our homes. And it doesn’t matter if we are a bit on a savey side or in the splashing out mode , buying a sofa still requires a heavy pocket! But what if your pocket is empty but your heart is full of […]