The sash windows at the front of my house never had any ‘curb appeal’. They were battered by Brighton’s sea air, paint was chipping off.Continue reading How To Restore Your Sash windows
How I got a £2,000 sofa for £100
This post charts one of my most successful home style projects (so far). I gave my £100 eBay sofa a makeover to make it look like expensive £2,000 sofa. Replacing the tired sofa covers was simple, cheap and quick. Wondering how you can give your sofa an £2000 overhaul? Well, guide complete with before + after photos. Before: Let’s start with the sofa. When I moved into my house backContinue reading How I got a £2,000 sofa for £100
Guide To Replacing Your Staircase Banisters
Although the smallest area in my home, I’ve put a lot of time and thought into my tiny hallway. This is the first of many posts on it’s slowly emerging makeover. Today, I’m going to show you how I replaced my ugly, and quiet frankly, dangerous, 1970s staircase with smart banisters and a handrail from Richard Burbridge. Well, whereContinue reading Guide To Replacing Your Staircase Banisters
11 Secret Interior Stylist tricks for your bedroom
I wanted to give my very neglected bedroom a mini overhaul. Using a heap of style tricks I keep up my jumper just for these occasions, I gave my room a little fix. And Volia! Here’s my instant makeover following my 11 secret stylist’s tricks. And the best bit, you can enter to win my ‘style kit’ to create this look at home. BEFORE: Continue reading 11 Secret Interior Stylist tricks for your bedroom
6 rules I broke in my 1st year of owning my home
Below, charts the 6 big rules I broke in my first year of owning my home and why I broke them. And you discover what a rules you may want to stick to, and which to flunk off. This month marks my 1st year in my home. One whole year of DIY, makeovers, decisions andContinue reading 6 rules I broke in my 1st year of owning my home
Installing A Contemporary Back Door
I’d want to share one of my most successful building makeovers in the house: when I swapped a rotten sash window with a beautiful, modern alumium door. Let me prepare you here – this was no small job (dust! dust! dust!) but the impact is intense. It’s opened up the back of my house, allowing natural light to flood into aContinue reading Installing A Contemporary Back Door
6 lessons from my 1st year as a homes blogger
Let’s start with a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to us! This is a very special post that is very dear to me. Today, is exactly a year to when I got the keys for my first house AND it marks my 1st year as an Homes Blogger too. And boy-oh-boy has this been an up-and-down year. In this post, I want to share with you 6 keyContinue reading 6 lessons from my 1st year as a homes blogger
Guide To Shopping In Brighton – Let's Visit Workshop
I know I bang on about this but shopping in Brighton is the best! This time I want to show you around Workshop. If you love pared back style, good design and the home-crafted look of wood, cotton and ceramics, then this is the shop for you. Let me show you around. Tucked in a side street just minutesContinue reading Guide To Shopping In Brighton – Let's Visit Workshop
Why your small kitchen needs Underfloor Heating Right now
Here is a blog post about my underfloor heating install in my small kitchen I’ve been so busy with the renovations on the house since I moved in. So far I’ve made over the windows, a boiler install and sprinkled a little bit of magic in the garden. Now, I’m starting on the fun stuff which is making over THE KITCHEN. It’s been overhauled from top-to-bottom (which I amContinue reading Why your small kitchen needs Underfloor Heating Right now
4 home trends I'm predicting for Spring/Summer 2016
Hey! I’ve got something super exciting to share with you….as an interior stylist, I’m lucky that I get to look at all the latest homeware trends for 2016 before they hit the high street. Today I want to share with you my highlights from the Spring Summer Press Preview Shows. Here’s my pick of the hottest home looks thatContinue reading 4 home trends I'm predicting for Spring/Summer 2016
Win Kate Smith's Makery Sewing Craft Book
I’ve loved featuring 3 projects from Kate Smith’s Makery Sewing book which has over 30 ideas in them. I’ve featured a few on the blog already which I’ve loved making and sewing. Mainly because they are so simple – perfect for someone like me who is not – lets be honest here, I’m not the bestContinue reading Win Kate Smith's Makery Sewing Craft Book
Simple sew laundry bag
Who loves laundry? I would never call myself a ‘fan’ – but after spotting this rather dapper laundry bag in Kate Smith’s book – Makery Sewing I’ve become a convert. Kate who runs the Makery in Bath where she runs sewing workshops has come up with this brilliant little sewing bag which will take the pain out of the weeklyContinue reading Simple sew laundry bag