Due to recent holidays it has all been a bit quiet on the blogging front. I actually went to Finland last month and I am very excited that our Iittala family has grown a little more thanks to this trip. I am a keen collector of Iittala products and love their timeless design and I have been so happy with our new additions that…
I have been dying to write my review about Magnet Kitchens. We ordered our new kitchen in the Orpington branch in February and I never dreamt of it all taking this long. You can see the before and after pictures by clicking onto my old post Adding Some Sparkle to Our House – New Kitchen. I didn’t want to write my review until we had received…
I wrote in February about my new Chilewich place mats (read here). This was the very first time I had discovered the American brand Chilewich and I have been so impressed with them that I also bought their Manhattan tray, and most recently, their metallic lace table runner. Quite a few places stock Chilewich here in the UK, for example Heals, Selfridges and one of…
So, where do I begin? This bedroom was in bits when we moved in but it was good size so we could see past this and knew it had potential. The room is by no means finished. I actually like living in a house before doing any major changes to it; it is nice to take your time so you…
My new years resolution, well one of them, has been to do something about our bare walls. The walls are off white and it can look very clinical at times. I have nothing against all white rooms (coming from a Nordic country I am well used to it!) but I do agree that I need to break down all that…
