Tag: interior design
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Summer project: it’s time to tackle the decking
Over on my Instagram I have been sharing my progress on the decking. this is a summer project that I couldn’t start in May because of the constant rain but now that the sun is out I don’t have any excuses. My poor decking has been neglected. My flower pots don’t have trays on them […]
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Sitting room refresh and updates
It’s been a busy week. I have not stopped and feel really good for it. My sitting room is 95% complete, the walls are painted. The clutter removed. All I have left to do it paint the corner above the window and hang my pictures and it’s done. It looks like a bigger room. I […]
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Exploring how to get more light into my kitchen
I have a cute little kitchen. Big enough for a few people to stand around and chat in it but only has 3 surface areas to work on and they have microwave, toaster etc on it. It’s small! Not tiny but small so I will want to redo it completely at some stage. It’s also […]
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Getting your home ready for Autumn
We are currently in the middle of a heatwave, hello September. It’s glorious warm days cool nights we have been lucky this whole summer. But soon the heat will fade and the days will get cold rather than cool. The benefits of having a smaller house, especially a terrace is it doesn’t get that cold […]
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Kerb appeal, falling in love
Day14 outside kerb appeal. The first time I saw my house was on a viewing to see another house two roads down. I causally said. I could live here! We loved the house a few roads down it was a Victorian end of terrace with room to improve. It was bigger than ours but the […]
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Nature inspired interior let’s talk about pineapples
Today’s blog is on nature inspired so I thought a trip down memory lane may be a good idea! Not my memory but the Victorians in there interior architecture. Nature was inspired with every fleur de ly, every sconce and carpet runner pole. They brought nature inside without being too obvious. And round my house […]
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Work it!!!
My little house really works for us. It’s cool all year round so even in the hottest summer that was last year my Victorian brick house was cool as a cucumber. This means in winter it gets cold but it doesn’t take long with central heating to warm it up. Plus we love a fire! […]
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Old or New in interior design?
For me it will always be old when it comes to furniture I like to hunt through antique shops and charity shops. The things you can find are sinply marvellous. Also it suits the house. We have a Victorian terrace so older pieces suit it. This doesn’t mean that I only have old furniture in […]
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Window dressing a very dull tale
This will be a short blog sorry. I can dress it up because well we have blinds. They came with the house and are in every room. They look like wood and suit tha house. I maybe would prefer plantation white wooden blinds but it’s not a big deal. We have no curtains. None Not […]
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A Scented home:I’d rather not but some things are out of my hands
Day 5 scented 30day blog challenge Well this is going well. I am using my Instagram to challenge me to get writing everyday again. So yes, the majority of these blogs are written on a red London bus and spell checked on my very short lunch. So I do apologise. And I am loving it. […]
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