Sometimes I get an absolute urge to completely turn our house inside out and just start again. I get overwhelmed by the stuff that’s built up, the lack of space, and the utter lack of storage and just want to blitz the lot. This week has brought that feeling. Perhaps […]
When talking about creating colour schemes with clients I often talk about how subjective our perception of different colours is. It can be affected by personal experiences, cultural connotations or even religion and sport. When I was pondering which colour in interiors I should start writing about, the first one […]
My favourite wallpapers and fabrics for Spring/Summer 2019 With spring finally here and summer fast approaching, there is lots of greenery around us and it is only natural to want to bring some freshness indoors. Apart from the huge popularity of plants in recent years, there are other ways to […]
This is not a post about throwing away all your belongings and abandoning your car to trudge through the Edinburgh rain. Nor is it about to advocate selling your house and living in a Yurt somewhere in East Fife. But actually, there are days where those things sound pretty good. […]
As spring approaches, all this talk about Marie Kondo and decluttering has got me thinking. Every year it is the same story about spring cleaning and decluttering and I doubt we have any fewer things to get rid of this year compared to last. What is the ratio of buying […]
This week my quest to reduce plastic in our home has continued. After the focus on the kitchen last week, I’ve turned my attention to what we can do in the bathroom. Whilst I’m happy to experiment on myself, I have found it tricker to find alternatives I’m happy for […]
Statistics on the number of discarded coffee cups are scary (we consume a LOT of caffeine!) and images of mountains of plastic in our oceans are even scarier. Carrying a reusable cup is only a teeny part of a much wider effort needed to tackle waste; but it’s a start. […]
Like any life change reducing our reliance on plastics undoubtably takes time. Habits are hard to break and when some of the ‘alternatives’ are not actually that convenient it can be a big adjustment. We’ve made quite a lot of steps to ditch plastic from out home already but I […]
Books are really the foundation of my life. Some of my earliest memories revolve around certain stories and I have friendships that have been forged through a shared love of reading. The books are also deep personal things. Whilst I could read a story and fall in love with a […]
Even when the sun is shining outside if the house get’s too full of ‘stuff’ I can’t help but feel like we’re just dragged down by it all. Dust gathers, surfaces disappear and the kids descend into cries that they are bored with ‘nothing to play with’. Whilst that’s decidedly […]
