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…
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…
Living in an old house is not for everyone. Being the perfectionist that I am, it has taken me a while to accept that my house will never be perfect. The rooms will never be totally straight, the floor will remain uneven (sometimes even sloping) and we continuously need to keep fixing things (roof, conservatory, windows, etc) but still, I feel it was the best decision we…
