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…
So, where do I begin? This bedroom was in bits when we moved in but it was good size so we could see past this and knew it had potential. The room is by no means finished. I actually like living in a house before doing any major changes to it; it is nice to take your time so you…
My new years resolution, well one of them, has been to do something about our bare walls. The walls are off white and it can look very clinical at times. I have nothing against all white rooms (coming from a Nordic country I am well used to it!) but I do agree that I need to break down all that…
For the first time ever I decided to put some Easter decorations up 🙂 I think this will become the norm when you have kids but it is nice to find joy in the simple things in life and I also feel Easter highlights the height of spring time. Yellow tulips are the ultimate Easter flower for me. They seem to be in…
