January 2024 was a huge milestone month for us as we bought and moved into our house! Prior to this we had been renting a furnished apartment close to Manchester city centre, so the move has been a big change for us and has involved buying all sorts of furniture as well! Now we’ve been … Continue reading Our First Season In Our First House
Summer is the most glorious season, with longer sunshine-filled days and lots of lovely outdoor activities. But it’s also the time of year when sleeping can be a struggle through the hot nights, especially during a heatwave. Like many of us I don’t benefit from indoor air conditioning in my home, so I like to … Continue reading How to Upgrade Your Bedroom for Better Sleep This Summer
Bedtime is pretty much my favourite time of day, so if there’s one part of the home that deserves to be treated to an overhaul in the new year, it’s my bed. And for 2020 I’m trying something completely new courtesy of Love Bedtime – a luxurious bedding set made from tencel. New year = … Continue reading 5 Great Reasons to Try Tencel Bedding
Finally, a post dedicated to my current favourite trend – velvet! You've probably noticed that it's everywhere at the moment and you can buy any item you want in velvet. I love how it looks so luxurious and Christmassy, which makes it the perfect texture for this time of year. Not mention that it feels … Continue reading 15 Favourites: Velvet Everything
I’m not sure about you but the recent heatwave really gave me the summer feels, and now I can’t stop looking at all the tropical trend pieces that are in the shops. There’s nothing that says holiday more than fruity, floral and foresty fashion. Even if you’re UK-based this summer, it’s still great to think … Continue reading Trend Edit: Head to the Tropics
Hassle.com are an online marketplace for household services, which means that through their website or mobile app, you can easily hire and pay for a domestic cleaner for your home. I always aim to put my Christmas decorations up the first weekend of December, and I always have a really good cleaning session of our … Continue reading Sprucing Up the Home for Christmas, With Hassle.com
This post is for chalkboard newbies like me, who have no idea that you have to “season” your brand new chalkboards before you use them. If you’re a “seasoned” chalkboard user already (see what I did there?) you’ll already know this of course, and will be like “uh of course you do, fool!” But sadly … Continue reading How to Prep Your Chalkboard for Action
All the shops are well into their new season products now, and it’s the homeware that is really catching my eye! Here are the cute and quirky things I’ve been loving lately… Goose doorstop from M&SDuck egg mixing jug from LakelandSilicone biscuit stamps from Debenhams"Tea" jam jar from DebenhamsRetro alarm clock from ASDAPin-ups duvet set from ASDAGrocery … Continue reading New Season Home Inspiration
Just a little quirky home inspiration for a Sunday afternoon! My favourite is this Alice in Wonderland teapot and matching mugs - possibly the perfect tea set for a tea party - but actually, any of these cute and unusual prints would be welcome additions to our apartment! 1. Mad Hatter teapot and Alice in Wonderland mugs - from … Continue reading Quirky Home Wishlist
This will probably be my last post on my recent Disney trip, but I wanted to share my souvenirs with you. I love Disney merch but I hate having souvenirs with no purpose that just gather dust, so I just treated myself to a few cute items that will most definitely get used! Last time … Continue reading My Disney Souvenirs
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