Decorating a house can be challenging at times when there are small children involved. We have been very lucky in the past as we have not had any major accidents but something funny (although, not funny at the time) happened a few weeks ago that I thought I’d share with you. Currently we have an Ikea Gaser high pile rug in our…
Halloween is not as big in the UK as it is in the States but every year shops are bringing out more and more Halloween decorations. I find that most of these are aimed at kids so I thought it would be nice to come up with a bit more grown up look for our house this year. I feel…
As you may already know, I am a massive fan of Finnish design brand Iittala and I have been collecting their tableware for over 10 years now. In the last few years, one of their more recent collections really caught my eye. It is the Iittala Taika Collection. Taika means ‘Magic’ in English and I do find this range magical! Taika tableware,…
Has anyone else ever thought what a waste it is to throw away old wine corks? Both my husband and I are wine enthusiasts (see my post: The Ultimate Hostess for Wine Lovers ) and our favourites are old world wines which mainly still use natural cork rather than screw cap. I’ve always thought that wine corks look beautiful and I started…
I had the pleasure of staying in the beautiful Coombe Lodge in Blagdon to celebrate good friends wedding recently and I was totally blown away by the architecture of the building as well as their elegant choices for interior design. I am a big fan of contemporary design and Coombe Lodge is a great example of a place where old meets new.…
