This week we are looking at decorating utility rooms; here’s some utility room ideas to get your creative minds thinking… Mudroom, Scullery or Utility Room…what do you call yours? If like me you are lucky enough to have a room to clean the dirty dog, keep the essential white goods and house your coats and […]
Happy Thursday everyone! I’ve been so looking forward to sharing this post with you all. Over the past few months you’ve seen many photo’s of the outside of Belle my beautiful Shepherds Hut. And until now, not too many of indoors. As with the renovation of our home, decorating the Shepherds Hut remains a work in […]
It was William Wordsworth who said Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful. I’m not sure everything in my home fits neatly within this famous quote yet somethings do. And for me, candles certainly do. I will find any excuse to light a candle. Night […]
This week I have for you an easy DIY project however before we begin, a little picture painting with words is needed I feel. Recently I went to two country brocantes in two days. This made me very happy. It doesn’t get an awful lot better than that if you are a vintage home decor […]
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 […]
