House Full Of Flowers

A pretty floral post to start the weekend!
A couple of weeks ago I returned home from work to flowers dotted about the place.
They have been brightening my day ever since and are still (mostly) blooming.
(Thankyou Mr.L X)

Not flowers I know, these two small cactus were favours from a friends wedding.
On instagram I posted the ice cream's my daughter and I were enjoying and someone said the pots would look cute with cactus in them - so I fished them out of the bin and voila!
I love instagram for that!

Wishing you a happy happy weekend!
Lets hope the sun keeps shining!
XX

So Many Shades - So Little Time

Yesterday I posted before and after pics of my recent en-suite overhaul. So hard to choose colours - so many available. I actually enlisted the help of my lovely friend, who has a wonderful eye for styling and colour (although she has a white home!) 

I wanted the en-suite to tie in with my bedroom, which has evolved slowly over the last few years. With neutral walls and flooring, colour and interest has been added through pictures, textiles, cushions and accessories, many with blue/grey shades. 'C' helped me to compare colours and pointed out that grey WOULD look great as all the colours in my en-suite are earth colours, something I hadn't thought about (I have a thing for grey at the moment) and it would make the visual link with the master bedroom I was looking for.

Here are some pictures of my bedroom, with aforementioned blues and greys!

Doorway to the en-suite where the new grey can be seen....

Who else has difficulty choosing paint colours?

How do you choose?

Many Thanks for dropping by! :-)
XX

Quick Colour Freshen Up

It's Spring. It's good to spruce and freshen up! 

Having had a stressful few work months and going through the most important thing in my career ever I took a few days off - & decided to give my en-suite a quick overhaul. 

With just a lick of paint it's gone from insipid to feeling stylish. I chose a lovely grey shade from Dulux - Chic Shadow, it brought out the grey of the tiles I had never noticed before and tied the earth colours of the tiles, carpeting and warmth of the wood nicely together.

Here you can see the old lemon colour on the ceiling above the shower cubicle.

After shots - chic grey walls ;-)

 Here you can see the grey of the tiles, which I had never really noticed before I started to apply the new grey colour.

 Obviously when decorating, it's a good time to de-clutter and pare back. I had a really good sort out of my toiletries. My cupboard has never been tidier!! (Not shown)

 Kenneth Turner candles are exquisitely scented and often available at knock down prices - This one is from TKMaxx, beautiful soft scent.

Must have new addition of Hammam towels from The White Company. Hammam towels are great for taking on holiday too! The grey stripe  & tassels add interest.

 

The grey looks really stylish next to the wood - I was a little concerned initially, but really pleased with the result.

 Bits & bobs!!

Gosh - that mirror needs a clean!!

Who else has been embracing Spring with a paintbrush in hand?

I still need to finish my front door I started last year ;-0

Bye for now & Happy Easter!
XX

Spring Updates

Spring has finally arrived - and with it showery weather, gggggrrrrr...

Although my home is for sale, it is still my home and like many I like to update and change my home around with the changing of the seasons.

New bedding and towels in lighter materials, candles with lighter fragrances, updates to rooms happen quickly with a lick of paint :-)

With lighter mornings I hang darker curtains. 

These are from Next, lovely velvet material, lined and the drape is lovely.

The bedding chest below I bought to store all our ski equipment, rather than having it in different places all over the house.

A new small painting, which I love - more on this later, but there is nothing like artwork to add a breath of fresh air! :-)

Move things around, give things new homes, shake things up a bit!

The rug below, thrown over the pew is a Flokati Rug from John Lewis. Bought to keep our bottoms warm whilst we eat, but also for Sebastian to play on. 

These are gorgeous rugs, made from lambs wool - 

Flokati rugs are handmade of shag wool rug, traditionally made by the Vlachs peoples of the Pindus mountains. The natural colour of a flokati rug is off-white and entire rug is wool, including the backing from which the tapered shag emerges. After the rug is woven, it is placed in the cold water of a river to fluff the shag.

& of course there is nothing like flowers to make you smile on a spring day!!

How do you welcome Spring into your home?
Happy Spring!
XX

Towels from The White Company and bedding & candle from TKMaxx

Cosy Favourites

I adore the White Company. 

Simple style aesthetics & lasting quality that I have grown to love.

Below are my favourite Autumnal picks & with 20% off ending midnight tonight, 

what better reason to indulge?

These double walled glass mugs are just perfect for hot toddies and mulled wine!

I would adore this sheepskin strewn across my bed - 

in my book you can never have too much sheepskin!

On Autumn evenings, the minute I get in from work I light a candle & get 

cosy by the fire with my pup! :-) This blend contains my favourite scents.

Still on the lookout for a fold over clutch, this is lovely but I am 

hoping to find a 'sloppier' version - any ideas??

Thank you for visiting!
Happy weekend :-)
XX

Rolling Into Autumn

The days are rolling by so quickly, one into another.

Summer has rolled into Autumn and with it that definite nip in the air in the evenings - 

the days though remaining warm enough to bare legs.

You look up and omg - It's October in a few days.....How the hell did that happen?? 

The realisation of this hit as I staggered to the bathroom this morning and looked out of the window to be met by this - beautiful isn't it?

Thoughts of 'Autumnising' my bedroom hit, so that's exactly what I did!

I dug out my very old beautifully worn grey velvet throw for the bed.

 Strung my Moroccan Fairylights around my wardrobe, these are absolutely gorgeous and cast such pretty shadows on the walls as I drift to sleep, cosy under my quilt ;-)

How are you starting to cosy up your home?
XX