For a few days after the summer ends, I am a little lost as to where to begin first in the home. Of course spiders must be returned to the garden from ceilings which truthfully have been neglected for some time and windows should gleam to filter in Autumn’s glory; Once chores are complete however, […]
I wasn’t with Mr M when he went to collect my time-worn rustic shutters from my friends barn recently. She had bought them as part of a job lot and found them too chippy for her own taste. I’m grateful we’re different like that. I can only imagine the exchange of words and looks between […]
It was always going to be a challenge, choosing which of my pretty home decor I would display in our ‘ripe for renovation’ bungalow when we first moved in. Clearly not every single piece I owned could make its way out of every last packing box with the limited space on offer. Selecting carefully those […]
Welcome to the second part of the white painted brick fireplace fiasco lovely readers. If however you are new, again welcome, although you may wish to catch up with the story so far in last weeks post. When I woke early on day two, I promise my little heart was pounding its way out of […]
of the color of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of most wavelengths of visible light; the opposite of black…an interesting summary found when one Google’s the definition of ‘white’. And since our west-facing sitting room is rarely bright enough to see in certain corners, I decided a fireplace makeover would be in […]
Welcome everyone to the final post in our five-part mini series Vintage and Thrifty Styling for the Home. It’s been a while since we last met for inexpensive decor in this post, so let’s begin this week with a look at old paintings for the thrifty home. For many years I have said to friends […]
Faffing around: to spend your time doing a lot of things that are not important instead of the things that you should be doing. Mmm… not usual for me to contradict the formidable Cambridge Dictionary however on this occasion I must. Faffing around: time well spent moving ones precious pretties around to create pleasing focal points […]
Decorating Belle is one of my most favourite pass times. Ok let’s rework that sentence; decorating anywhere is the best way to spend time to me, decorating Belle is magical. I have a penchant for baby pink and soft blue in particular, so it’s been fairly simple to migrate decoration from around the home to […]
This week is the fourth part in our mini series Vintage and Thrifty Styling for the Home and today we are looking at Flowers. If you’ve read any of my previous posts you will know by now, I am a thrifty person by nature. I get it from my Grandmother I think, she of the […]
I am bubbling with excitement to share great news of a new addition to our family. She came into our lives this summer. Beautiful and elegant, she is quite exquisite. She turns heads with her simplicity and lights up a room with her glamour. She has a cheeky sense of fun and excitement although for […]
