I can still recall making my very first scented candle – the glue gun shaking in my hand, a small oil mark on the table I really like, and the satisfying moment the flame finally settled into a stable burn.…
Lemme guess. You use your dishwasher pretty much daily. You put dishes in, you get dishes out, you put more dishes in. And you likely haven’t bothered to clean the dishwasher itself – ever. Me, too. Until the day I…
For a long time, I kept a list – a somewhat embarrassing, private list – of the things in our house which weren’t quite right, yet. The rug I would get round to changing when we were better off. The…
Tasos and I have been together for a long time. We’ve moved homes, repainted walls, argued about furniture in shop aisles, and assembled more flat-pack shelves together than I care to remember. We are, by any measure, a team. We…
I want to be honest with you about something before I even start. If you’ve ever wondered whether giving your kids real decorating input is a good idea or a chaos spiral — this is the story of what actually…
I’ve dedicated years to thinking about little areas. My first flat was only about 490 square feet – a small living-room, a thin bedroom, and a kitchen where two people couldn’t stand together. But with the passage of time, I…
Find Your Design Style Interior Style Quiz Discover Your Signature Home Style Take our deep-dive 10-question quiz to find the aesthetic that matches your personality and clarifies your vision for your space. Start the Quiz Question 1 of 10 ……
Your hall is the initial view people get of your house – and really, it’s the area which determines how inviting and neat your home appears to be. I’ve constantly been fond of the way a nicely arranged entrance can…
If you have two boys who share a bedroom, you find it isn’t so much about how the room looks as it is about what they can agree on. Like, who gets the window, who has the larger shelf, and…
Hello everyone and welcome to the blog again. I’ve got something to tell you – I reckon I’m now well and truly into my “Pink Period”. For ages, I believed pink bedrooms suited only children or doll residences. Though, after…
