Good morning everyone, I hope you’ve had a lovely week enjoying what sunshine there was. Today’s blog is the first in our new mini series Vintage and Thrifty Styling for the Home and to begin, I’m focusing on interior design ideas with books and china. I have a great deal of both which I love […]
This week is all about Small Garden Ideas… When we arrived at our new home back in December, the overgrown front garden reminded me of a passage from The Grimm Brothers fairy tale, Briar Rose…a large hedge of thorns (soon) grew round the palace, and every year it became higher and thicker; till at last the […]
This week we look at vintage home decor in and around the home… but first, I’m very aware my blog’s tagline is …the story of a stylish renovation. And it occurs to me, one or two of you may be thinking where is this renovation then? I have some exciting news to share with you. […]
I remember viewing our potential new home with Mr M and the estate agent in a state of fuzz. Rather like an old-fashioned sepia photograph, the visit was all a bit blurry and I was a little over excited. We had previously seen the dated bungalow and put in an offer yet like so many […]
Do you know what I mean when I say “I see my friends and family rolling their eyes and thinking what on earth is she going to do with that?!” Well it happens here often and it happened again recently on a mini break Mr M and I enjoyed together. I picked it up, he […]
This weeks post begins with a huge thank you to all those who suggested names for my beautiful Shepherds Hut, both through the blog and during countless conversations with me. You’ve all been very kind and patient even though I must have bored you all senseless. I am pleased to announce that my Shepherds Hut […]
I’ve been very excited about bringing you this post for quite sometime. Since Christmas to be exact. It’s about another present, and yes it’s from Mr M again. I know, I know, he’s a good guy; I guess I just got lucky. So, today’s story goes like this. We’d been in our new home for […]
I’ve long-held a dream of having my own orchard. Not one as grand as Monty’s but my own all the same. And in my dream chickens gather together in the hope of windfall and I harvest juicy apples in old wicker baskets and turn my hand to warm autumn crumbles and bright jewel like jams.
Hello everyone.. if you’re here for the first time then you’re very welcome and if you’ve returned then, thank you! I have been more than a little excited to share today’s upcycled cabinet with you. This vintage find is special for all kinds of reasons not least because in its original state it looked sad […]
Hello there, welcome and thank you for joining me today! You have no idea how nervous I am about this whole blogging thing I’ve got going on here! I am so not technically minded and I can see the disbelief on my friends faces when I tell them what I’m up to. To paint a […]
