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,…

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…

Warm welcome

I noticed these gorgeous yellow, sunny front doors around the corner from my work today. I stopped to take some quick pics, as yellow has to be the new colour for our own front door. How could you not be in a good mood when getting home and seeing this colour? And it's a really warm…

Lounge makeover in a day

The lounge in our new flat was dark and depressing. Grey carpet, mismatched alcove shelving, and beige walls. Lovely fireplace though! This is how it looked at the start of the day (notice the awful red mdf cupboard)... And at the end of the day... Carpet gone, new white walls, white shelving and pretty lighting.…

Bye bye blue

In December myself and my boyfriend moved into our new home - a one bed Victorian basement flat in Crystal Palace, South London. I loved it for it's original features (including a lovely curved wall in the bedroom), massive garden (for London) and we have our own front door at last! The downsides to the…