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The House Files: In pursuit of the perfect white bedding
BEDDING: All Everyday Luxury from Sainsburys| Image: Sainsburys I read an article once saying the most successful Airbnb’s (and the more traditional B&B’s) ALWAYS have plain white bedding. No checks or colours – just simple, unadulterated, fresh, plain, white bed linen. Read MoreShare
The House Files: The downstairs washroom
Image: DecorPad If you have one (and we didn’t in our old house), the downstairs wash-room is an opportunity for folly. It’s generally the smallest space in the house, but still one of the most useful which means there are absolutely TONS of ways of making it cool, quirky, stylish and fun. Read More
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The House Files: Five tricks I’ve learned to find the eBay bargains
A Dutch chiffonier cabinet in the exact shade of green of my planned stair runner. I bought it for £200 off the same seller I bought the apothecary cabinet (see below). It wobbles, but that’s part of the charm, right!? I blame my mum. Read More
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The tropical design collaboration I want to buy NOW
All photography: Habitat / Andrew Woffinden When it comes to detail and pattern for decorating our new home, tropical prints had me at ‘Aloha.’ After much deliberation, I’ve decided on this fabric to reupholster these chairs I found on eBay. Now I can’t STOP spotting amazing palm prints or exotic plant motifs. Read More
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The House Files: Planning the living room
I told you it was a blank canvas didn’t I? Please say hello to our current, very uninspiring living room, which contains a mixture of boxes, random half pairs of curtains from our old house and two sofas – one of which needs to go somewhere else, while the other just needs chucking. Read More
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The House Files: Sorting out a stairway to heaven
I’ve been going on about it enough on my Instagram, so I thought I’d start a series about decorating our new home. Regular readers might be aware that we have just left London for pastures new on the Essex / Suffolk borders (moving in four days before Christmas, because THAT’S always a good idea!) . Read More
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