We all want to keep cool during Summer, if it is hot outside then it can be equally as warm inside our homes. I have put together some of my top tips to help you keep your home cool during the heat of Summer. Removing Heat If you are cooking in the kitchen be sure …
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Be Brave Choose Patterned Wallpaper
I know several friends who are redecorating at the moment, I have even found myself distracted by the many beautiful wallpaper designs when recently browsing through some home style magazines. This had me thinking, sometimes it is hard to take the plunge and choose a bold or statement design wallpaper. It is easy to …
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying – Reading Challenge Update #3
It looks like my latest read The Life Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo, may be a book that will indeed change my life this year. The Life Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo I feel I maybe the last person to the party when it comes to reading this book, for the last …
Garden Posies and Cruet Sets
Garden Posies and Cruet Sets maybe something of a bizarre title but it all came about during Fathers Day. I had invited many of my family to enjoy a Fathers Day meal at home and the dinning area of the house resembled a bistro, I kid you not. As it was an occasion I thought …
Kitchen Makeover: Refitted Kitchen Cupboards
At last the kitchen makeover is now virtually complete. Gone is the old and tired kitchen to welcome a new kitchen. New gloss doors, a new tall cupboard, a new and better functioning oven and hob, new tiles, painted walls, pendant light, floor rug and kitchen accessories. From Tiles to Kitchen Units Considering originally …
Giveaway: Celebrate and Win a Set of Bedding from Julian Charles (Closed)
Who likes the sound of a new set of crisp bedding. I have teamed together with Julian Charles to celebrate Garden Tea Cakes and Me winning the Best Dressed Interiors Blogger competition they recently ran. Imogen Bed Set Not only does that mean I get to have a lovely badge for my blogs sidebar, but …
Glass Cup and Saucer Review
I love a nice cup and saucer and will admit to having my fair share, most of which are pretty fine bone china. But recently, when I have dined out I have been served a coffee or hot chocolate in a glass cup. I have been really taken with them, some had double glass walls …
Easy Easter Craft – Hoop Art
For months now I have been admiring photographs on Pinterest and Instagram of Hoop Art. The use of an embroidery hoop (wooden or plastic) to create and display a piece of fabric that has an embroidery or fabric design created on it. This is then displayed within the embroidery hoop, and hung as art. Easter …
My New Composite Door & Tips on Choosing a New Front Door
Looking to replace an old upvc front door with a new composite door? That was the home improvement task that has been on my to do list from December. Now just a few months later I now have a shiny new composite door. Which both my sister and I are delighted with it really has …
Warm, Rich and Relaxing Bedroom Scheme
I think a bedroom should be a place in the home you can retreat to, relax, unwind and recharge your batteries. By using the right colour combinations can help to create and harness this atmosphere. The use of purples, silvers and greys achieves a colour scheme that will appeal to both men and women. I …