Our kitchen has been on the ‘to do list’ since we bought the house. Similarly to many old houses, the kitchen is separate from the dining room and living space. It is u-shaped and not very large at all. The biggest problem I found was not the size or the shape of the kitchen (I find u-shaped very handy when cooking as…
It’s challenging sometimes to find stylish kids furniture that goes with the rest of our decor, but I’m sure every parent would agree that children need a large toy box. I wanted something neutral that doesn’t look like a toy box (but more like a side table). The table we got in the end is actually a blanket box (it’s part…
I have a terrible habit of buying everything in grey, white or black. Those are my favourite colours both in interior design and in clothing. It can be boring I know, but I like the harmony and tranquillity of these colours. It has taken me a long time to admit that our house needs more colour. I found the best way for…
When we first moved in, both bathrooms were relatively recently renovated, so we didn’t need to do any big changes. However, we had spotlights put in, and we also wanted to get rid of the laminate flooring in the downstairs bathroom and use tiles instead. Well, actually we wanted a marble flooring as I have recently become obsessed with marble! Especially…
From day one, I have hated the back boiler in our dining room. All 1930’s houses in the UK used to have one, and some still do, but we couldn’t even have a warm bath downstairs, as the boiler wouldn’t heat enough water (not the mention it doesn’t really fit into my idea of contemporary). In order to remove the old back boiler,…
