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We help new renovators create their dream homes, minus the stress!
How do you make a dining room feel cosy and give it it's own identity?
Dining rooms and tables can easily become dumping grounds and be tricky to style, particularly if you have an open plan kitchen diner like ours. This won’t happen if you’re intentional about the styling…
An Honest Review: Our Worcester Greenstar 32Cdi compact boiler
Lots of our readers are renovating properties in need of a boiler upgrade and with many requests, we thought we’d share an honest review of our boiler, why we chose it, and where we positioned it in our house.
Have you ever lived in a haunted house? I have.
You might think that’s a ‘click-bait’ title, but it’s true and I wish it wasn’t.
Think you have a damp problem? Maybe you have a condensation problem
Condensation problems in your home or flat can be so frustrating. We’ve been there! In our old flat we had mould on walls, mould on clothes, and condensation on windows. Luckily we found some solutions to manage the problems.
Need extra long curtains? Need extra wide curtains? Here's my IKEA hack!
I'm not kidding when I say I've been looking for new living room curtains for 4 MONTHS now! They are awkward curved bay windows, but I've finally found the solution...
How to heat your kitchen when you have no wall space for a radiator
Here’s a nifty open plan kitchen diner idea that we implemented. When you’re limited for kitchen wall space and can’t hang a radiator, kick space heaters (also known as plinth heaters) are the solution…
10 hidden home renovation costs to watch out for
In this post we take a look at the top 10 renovation costs that could creep up on you during the renovation process.
What if Autumn had a Christmas day? | Get Together, Portmeirion
What would happen if, on a random, rainy weekend in the middle of October, we celebrated autumn with similar levels of gusto as Christmas day?
Sleep – How to deal with the clocks going back
Clocks are changing soon which can disrupt your body’s sleep pattern. We’re sharing techniques we’ve tried for a restful night’s kip.
How I created 3 inspiring mood boards for my local charity | Martlets Hospice
This past year I’ve been working closely with the Martlets Hospice to help decorate some of their patient’s rooms. It’s been a dream project to work on, take a look…
How to create a cosy autumn corner in your home | Autumn Decorating Ideas
Calling all autumn lovers! We’ve made our house all cosy and autumnal and we’re sharing 5 tips how you can do the same.
Our trip of a lifetime: Peru and Bolivia
We travelled through South America, Peru and Bolivia for 3 weeks. The most eventful trip of our lives…
6 AMAZING ways to deal with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
We’re coming to that time of year where the transition to winter is starting to play havoc on our bodies and minds. If you’re effected by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) then here are 6 ideas to tackle it.
Our Living Room Autumn Makeover | Autumn Home Decor Ideas
We’ve made some updates to our living room now that autumn is approaching, hope this inspires you if you’re looking for autumn decor ideas.
Bye, we're off to Peru! But first, a mini home office decor update...
We’re off on an adventure of a lifetime this Friday, but first I want to show you my favourite picks from Studio’s Autumn homeware collection, and how I’ve refreshed my small office space
How Fifi McGee came to be
How often do you reflect on your successes? Probably not very often right? Us too. In this post, we want to share our story so far and how Fifi McGee came to be.
Small Garden Ideas – Dinner for two | #GetTogether, Portmeirion
How I turned this small, grassy corner of my garden into a space to dine for an evening!
10 home hacks to deal with clutter
Guaranteed, if you’re struggling with clutter in your house, you won’t have thought of these home hacks! Thank us later ;)
Inspired by Nature: Morris & Co exhibition at Standen House, National Trust
A look inside one of the most beautiful houses in Sussex, Standen House during Inspired by Nature - an exhibition celebrating the life and work of William Morris.