Showing posts with label Home Interiors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Interiors. Show all posts

Sunday, 29 March 2015

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

Sunday, 5 October 2014

Winner....

Last week I received a surprise email from the delightful Niki of My Scandinavian Home.
She had a giveaway on her blog for a lovely coffee table book and I had won!! 
Didn't have to do too much - leave a comment....

I was so excited, having received it I settled myself down with a cup of chai for 
an afternoon of contented page turning. 

The book is Holiday At Home by Jason Grant. Lots of beautiful pictures of 
inspirational interiors with minimal writing, perfect for lazy perusal :-)


Wonderful way to spend a rainy weekend afternoon!
What have you been up to?
XX


Saturday, 4 October 2014

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




Sunday, 28 September 2014

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




Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Favourite Watering Hole

Had a wonderful cycling holiday in Wales. Wanted to share photo's of my favourite pub!!!
Everywhere I looked there was something to look at, love finding cosy pubs,
introducing The Last Inn, Barmouth....


So pretty.
Who else enjoys a cosy pub to chill?
XX




Tuesday, 3 June 2014

Currently Coveting......

but not likely to be mine unless I win the lottery!!

Admired this in John Lewis (in black) - fantastic design I thought - 
then I sat in it....OMG it is the most comfortable chair ever.

Wouldn't go in my home - then I saw it in brown on line.....


What do you think? 
Who has fallen in love with an item that is beyond their budget?
XX