Ikea Christmas 2015

This will be the very first Christmas our families are coming to us - I'm really excited (and slightly apprehensive) in making the house nice in time and then for cooking and hosting and making everyone happy. I can't wait though. I'll definitely be treating our house to some sparkly new Christmas decorations! Ikea is always useful for new goodies to freshen…

Our before and after kitchen makeover

Our compact kitchen is now a much nicer room to spend time cooking in. The makeover is finished, and Stuart did it all himself (apart from the gas work) in two weeks - he's getting very good at fitting Ikea kitchens! We needed the kitchen to be finished quite quickly and to a budget. So things…

Nesting

I am a bit late in sharing this news with you all, but my husband and I are expecting our first baby! Baby Robinson is due early September. We have chosen not to find out if baby R is a boy or girl - although most bets are on boy at the moment. We're really excited,…

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…

Our before and after hallway makeover

Our one bed basement flat may be small in many ways, but we do have our own front door and a really good sized hallway (both plus points in small London flats). When we moved in it was a damp and dark space, with dodgy floorboards and dirty magnolia walls. It had one sad looking…

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...…

Our before and after bathroom makeover

It's been so long since I put up a post I've almost forgotten what to do! I've been consumed by Christmas and New Year fun, and planning our wedding! All very exciting, but it's about time I shared some pictures of our bathroom, which is now finished! The bathroom in our London basement flat before…

Ikea Christmas

We moved house last Christmas so I couldn't really put up a tree or decorations, so this year I am already really excited about the thought of turning our flat fully festive! Ever-useful Ikea has some really nice things this year, including some great lighting. After all, everything looks better with fairy lights. And if…

Wardrobe 0, Me 1

This weekend I had a fight with the built in wardrobes in our bedroom. It was a close-run contest, but after many hours of hammering, swearing and falling off a chair, I won! So the horrible MDF wardrobes are no more. I cannot wait to get some order in the room with some shiny new…

It’s all about the grey

I have only ever painted my houses white. 100% brilliant white. It makes everything look bright, sparkly, clean and minimal. However it's time for a change. I am embracing grey. Ok, admittedly not a radical colour, but beautiful none the less. I am going to brave it and paint my bedroom walls in Farrow &…