Posts Tagged “interiors”

Cheery Manchester Victorian townhouse

By | May 7, 2013

colourful Manchester Victorian townhouse with mid century interior

I saw this cheery Manchester town house on Apartment Therapy recently. It’s owned by Sophie and Nick who live there with their young children Ivy and Sylvie – and Winifred the cat. It’s a masterclass in dressing your home if your interior tastes are a mismatch with your bricks and mortar. This is a Victorian [...]

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Decorative Country Living spring fete

By | March 21, 2013

Decorative Country Living open weekend and spring fete

I’ve been an admirer of Decorative Country Living for some time. They stock a pretty unique offer of new, commissioned and antique goods and accessories for home and garden. They sell online but it often gives you more confidence buying – especially vintage – when you can see and hold things. So it’s handy that [...]

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Top tips to help you sell your home in 2013

By | February 5, 2013

Hazel Curtis property stylist Harrogate

This is a guest post by Hazel Curtis from Harrogate who, together with eight other property stylists, has set up Northern Home Stagers covering the north of England and Northern Ireland. Trained by TV House Doctor Ann Maurice, their job is to make your home more sellable.  You know when people tell you things like … [...]

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DIY tutorial: sunburst mirror

By | January 29, 2013

DIY sunburst mirror

Those with eagle eyes who read this post on my new geometric cushions may have also seen one of my latest DIY creations. I’ve been yearning for a sunburst mirror for some time, as any regular reader of interior design blogs must. But these mirrors – whether antique versions or modern replicas – sell for [...]

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Yellow geometric print cushions

By | January 15, 2013

yellow geometric cushions

Sometimes styles come a little bit out of the blue – but then they completely bowl you over and suck you in. I would put geometrics in that category. Who’d have thought these angular shapes and patterns would have crept so fully into our lives, and fitted in there so well? We see them everywhere [...]

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Bathroom styling: green and wood on white

By | January 8, 2013

traditional bath green sides with white walls

We’ve decided that the first room we’ll tackle when we move into the new house will be the bathroom. We’ll be replacing the dated 70s turquoise suite with ubiquitous modern white, and for the rest of the colour scheme I’m thinking of natural green, grey and wood tones.

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Interior styling for my new house

By | November 13, 2012

turquoise wicker chairs

So… we’re buying a house! A few weeks ago I wouldn’t have imagined it. We’ve been renting for a few years and buying wasn’t supposed to figure for at least another year or so, so busy were we saving for a deposit. But then, out of the blue, our landlords wanted us out so they [...]

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Live, love, wear inspiration: something blue

By | July 9, 2012

Perhaps I’m ready for a holiday {or for the British summer to kick in} but I’m being drawn to blue at the moment. When husband and I have time off work we often just throw the tent in the boot, point the car in the direction of the sea and drive, pitching up as near [...]

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Live, love, wear inspiration: mint green

By | February 20, 2012

The sun’s been out a little more lately and the days are getting longer. I can’t wait for spring! Pastels are set to be a huge trend for the season. Judging by the things I’ve been coveting lately I’ve a funny feeling the next thing I buy will be mint green.

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