This year marks exactly five years in our lovely period home, which honestly seems incredible. The time has flown by in the blink of an eye, and yet at the same time, I feel like we’ve been here forever. The buying process itself was pretty stressful but it was definitely worth it in the end. The funny thing is, I…
I love visiting my old hometown and trying out different hotels. However, I have to admit that dark, moody interiors aren’t usually my thing — until Hotel Haven Helsinki completely changed my mind. I hadn’t been to Haven for quite a few years, so I was curious to see whether it had changed and, more importantly, whether it still had…
I mentioned our bedroom humidity problem a few weeks ago and it’s something I’ve been paying much more attention to since. Condensation is quite common in older homes especially during the colder months, but with a few simple routines it can usually be managed. The tricky thing is that you don’t always notice the effects straight away. By the time…
Since I’m in the midst of redecorating our bedroom, I’ve spent countless hours searching for the perfect furniture. It’s the best part of decorating for me, but also nerve-wracking — I want to get it right. What looks great online can look completely different in your own home, depending on the lighting, the time of day and the surrounding colour…
We finally made a start on our bedroom makeover last week and it’s already turned out to be a much bigger job than expected. I mentioned in my blogpost back in July that there were a few things we needed to tackle first before decorating. This meant fixing things like the radiators and sorting out the flooring before we could…
