Ikea PS 2014 collection

I'm back from a lovely week in Madeira, and rather than letting the post holiday blues get to me, I'm thinking how we can update our flat with new projects, paint and products. The new Ikea PS collection for 2014 has some really nice items, with bold colours and quirky design features. Here are my top…

Time to escape

We're going on holiday this weekend to Madeira, for a week of relaxation.  We chose Madeira because it looks peaceful, which is exactly what we want for a week. We're staying in a lovely hotel overlooking the sea. I can't wait! If I was to book another holiday anytime soon though, I'd like to stay…

Summer colour

After months of winter grey, the sun is out and London is starting to look more colourful again. I'm starting to think of changing things around in our flat, ready for warmer days (hopefully) ahead. Zara home has some great inspiration for injecting some summer colour into homes, with lovely accessories and details. I especially love the…

Ikea Christmas 2013

The nights drawing in mean I'm already looking forward to transforming our flat into a twinkly fairy light Christmas extravaganza! I'm looking to update some of our decorations this year, and Ikea is my favourite place for inspiration and ideas... I'm loving the metallic looks. And it's not a proper Christmas without some new lovely lighting...…

Zara Home A/W 2013

It's supposedly our last day of Summery sunshine in England today, but my thoughts are already turning to Autumn, and of all the seasonal changes ahead. Zara Home has some  darkly decadent shots in their A/W lookbook, which are helping me look forward to getting cosy indoors... All images  Zara Home

Urban Outfitters Furniture

As much as I love Urban Outfitters for their fashion, I usually ignore the small home section full of cute but often pointless stuff to clutter my already full flat. Now though, they've extended their range into furniture and other homeware, and from what I can see in the lookbook, it looks pretty cool. It's…

White with a pop of yellow

We are currently redoing our bathroom. I roped in my wonderful Dad who came to stay for four days to help us sort out all the initial daunting prep bits. As I mentioned in my previous post, Bathroom blues, the bath was sinking into the floor. So for the last few months the three-legged bath…

Colour me happy

I'm back from three weeks of travel around Mexico, Belize and Guatemala, and it was an amazing trip. Looking through my (many) holiday photos, I realise I have a bit of a thing about the brightly coloured doors and houses I saw whilst I was there. The gorgeous colours are helping me get through my…

Pretty in pink. And yellow, and blue…

It may be raining outside, but inside I am full of the joys of Spring again after looking through the Zara home lookbook. I love the combination of pastels and bright colours, and the styling is gorgeous. Perfect for Easter entertaining. All images Zara Home