Tidy, Tidy, Tidy

24 Jan 2016

January is one of those months, when the weather is usually awful and we don't have any money, so staying indoors is a much easier option. Its the perfect time to sort out all the post Christmas clutter and tidy it away freeing the rest of the year up to hopefully, spend more time out and about.

Deck the hall (and everywhere else)

14 Dec 2014

I LOVE Christmas ! I love the anticipation, the excitement and the decorating. I love the decorating! This year as I'm no longer self employed I'm not so tired and distracted and it has become a pleasure again. We were really lucky to be sent a Christmas tree to review from Pines and Needles so the decorating started earlier than our usual week before Christmas, but today I finished it all off and I LOVE IT !

Wallpaper time

22 Mar 2014

The walls of most of the rooms in our home are painted white, giving a feeling of bright, light and space. Occasionally though I come across wallpaper I just have to find a place for. This happened several years ago when I found rolls of Laura Ashley Summer Palace in a sale bin. My hubby wasn't sure about the bright vibrant pink birds, but I loved it and just knew it would work with all the white. We used it in the hallway and painted the stairs pink to match, never failing to get comments from visitors..

Its been up for about 5 yrs now and is looking a little tired so I thought I'd look for something equally stunning to replace it. Because this is a feature wall as you walk into the house and only needs a few rolls of paper, I can afford to spend a little extra on something really special which will transform the space but not blow the budget. This is always a good idea if you want to introduce some pattern or colour into a room without spending a fortune.