I seem to get our house Halloween-ready earlier each year now. It’s a great celebration when you have kids and it’s a perfect time to throw a costume party for adults too. Last year I went for sparkly Halloween decorations (read here) but I decided to keep things a bit more minimalistic this year. Mainly, because we have a lot…
I’m addicted to scented candles and I always like to try out new ones (although I tend to go back to my old favourites in the end). Since there is a real sense of autumn in the air, I feel like lighting a candle in every room in the house in the evenings. My bath candles smell very different to…
I can’t think of anything more stressful than hanging pictures on the walls. I hate the damage afterwards (in case you happen to change your mind) and it does require some planning and patience (which I don’t have). That’s why I have left this nasty job to my husband in the past but I am happy to report I’ve found…
We built a new extension earlier this year (see before and after pictures here) but the truly fun part has been furnishing our new room. It was also previously empty so I had the opportunity to start from scratch. Since this is such a sun filled room, I decided to go ‘all white’. Well, it’s not technically all white. I…
Apologies for the silence on the blog. I am currently taking a bit of a holiday from blogging and enjoying my time during the summer months between Finland and the UK. I will be back with some new blog posts in the autumn. There have been quite a few developments in our house since the new extension believe it or…
