To mis-quote a famous campaign, ‘orange is for life not just for Halloween’. At this time of the year my social media timelines are full of halloween costumes, pumpkins, creative party ideas and everything is either (fake) blood stained or orange. Last year I posted about our pumpkin efforts, not the best, but we had fun … More Orange isn’t just for Halloween
I’ve figured out where it all began, this love I have for interiors, revamping and upcycling. It began when I bought my first home 17 years ago, (I must have only been around 10 at the time as I’m definitely not that old 😝). A new magazine came out at the same time we were … More One flat, one magazine and one blue chair
My old kitchen table was a small Formica one given to me by a friend. The top was way too small, so I made a bigger one out of mdf that sat on the top. I kept this table covered with a table cloth for around 9 years. It’s amazing what you just live with … More The painted table
Around ten months ago I wrote about being unhappy at work, quitting my job and grabbing life by the balls. My mid-life crisis officially began in January, if you haven’t read this post you can read it here. (New beginnings, steel toe caps and no more tears) This year has been unpredictable, exciting, hard work, and so much fun. … More Life after quitting
We’ve all got cardboard boxes lying around somewhere in the loft or the garage, why not put them to good use instead of putting them out for recycling or to the tip. You may have seen the smaller cardboard letters wrapped in wool I created for the blogger challenge for the Festival of Thrift, well … More Quick Weekend Fix – Giant decorative letters
Let’s face it we all own something from Ikea in our homes. We’ve all still got useful furniture that we can’t bear to throw out but it really doesn’t go with our current home style. It’s so easy to update ikea furniture and not so expensive that you should feel bad about updating it. I’ve had this … More Quick Weekend Fix – Ikea Hack
Ok, so it might be autumn but there is still time to paint your garden furniture in this Indian Summer we’re having – well the weathermen tell us we are, so it must be true! I’ve had a bit of a Ronseal paint fuelled summer in the garden this year. I painted my decking in Ronseal … More Garden Paint – exactly what it says on the tin.
My hubby and I work from home. Together. At the same desk. In the same kitchen. You might think we’re crazy, but it’s working. After 22 years of being together and nine months of this working arrangement we are still married, we still have a roof over our heads and we still want to spend time … More The night we got Intu a right pickle at the Metrocentre
All round creative junkie 