MY DESIGN INSPIRATION: KELLY HOPPEN

I have been searching for the perfect interior design book for a while and this book couldn’t have arrived at a better time. I generally use Internet (google, houzz, pinterest, instagram etc) and magazines for inspiration until about a month ago I got the Kelly Hoppen Design Masterclass as a birthday present. This book is amazing! I am currently only half way through…
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MAKE OVER: THE MASCULINE LIVING ROOM

I suppose the title of the post gives it away?! This is one room in the house that my husband had quite a lot to say.. <deep breaths>. But seriously, I think it’s only fair that other people who live here have a say as well.  Our living room  is where we spend most of the time as a family. This is certainly one multi-functional…
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IITTALA NAPPULA

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…
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MAGNET KITCHEN REVIEW: PART 1

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…
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BRINGING GLAMOUR TO THE DINNER TABLE

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…
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