
Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside ~ bathing beauty
My new bath has arrived! This week I took delivery of a new bath and I am so pleased with the product that arrived. I
If you need inspiration for your making your house a home, but have a budget to stick to, you’ve come to the right place.
I too want to be as frugal as possible with the money I invest in my home. I’ve remodelled my own fixer-upper and have shared all the dos and don’ts along the way
Browse through my DIY posts and upcyling projects room-by-room to get advice on renovating your home, inspiration for revamping furniture, and discover thrifty ways to decorate on a budget…

My new bath has arrived! This week I took delivery of a new bath and I am so pleased with the product that arrived. I

For the first time in years, new research has revealed that space has overtaken location as the first and foremost concern for British homeowners. In

At this time of year, as the seasons change from hot summer to cool autumn, I really get the urge to snuggle down at home and feather

I have been amazed by just how fast courgettes grow. One day there’s just an inkling of a flower and the next day there’s a

Yes, I do know that it’s possible to buy towels and I’m honestly not buying towelling fabric and making my own. But what I have

Although I usually like to eat my salads plain or with a tiny side splodge of mayo, I’ve been converted to salad dressings since making

Have you every found yourself drawn to a piece of furniture, a homeware accessory or an item of clothing but you have no idea why?

Do you ever buy some fabric just because you like it but have no idea what you’ll end up doing with it? I actually got

After finishing the storage wall in our bathroom and laying a wooden floor, this week has been all about painting more coats of whitewash on

I have a little weekend ritual that I wanted to share with you today. Every Friday afternoon, I clean the bedroom; I throw the windows

After installing a massive photowall in the bathroom last month, I’ve had an urge to ‘makeover’ the room, taking inspiration from costal homes. I’ve shared

Earlier this week I wrote about my ideas for a creating coastal bathroom and shared my moodboard of nautical and Scandinavian influences. Today I’m taking

We’ve been working on our garden all summer: we’ve put up a fence and painted it, moved my caravan workshop, laid a patio, built raised

Over the school summer holidays I made a start on my bathroom makeover. As you may have already read on my blog, I’ve been inspired

Today I’m proud to tell you that I’ve been interviewed about my little vintage caravan makeover project by the fabulous writer Lela from the Simple

Before the summer holidays were out, I fully intended to sleep in my caravan and camp out for a couple of nights while the weather

I’ve been talking about doing a bathroom makeover for a while now, and I’ve been very keen to include a tromploi-esque photowall in my design,

I now declare this veggie patch… open! It’s planted up with runner beans, peas, squash, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, chillis, lettuce and herbs, plus a gooseberry

Last week, I mentioned that we’d finished off the raised beds for the veggie patch and were in the process of completing the gravel path.

Earlier in the week I shared photos of the paths we’d been digging around the veggie patch and told you how we intended to create

After finishing our patio terrace, it seemed appropriate that the next area of the garden that we should work on was the veggie patch. The

Today I wanted to share with you some photos of a couple of buildings that I spotted on a recent trip to the coast. There was
With my bathroom makeover in progress, I’ve started researching interior design looks from decades past. It’s interesting how just a few inexpensive details can really

Last week I showed you some plans for the garden and how we needed to move the caravan into a new position to make the

Want to freshen up your home and create a cosy place for your family and guests to enjoy this summer but don’t want to blow the

Last month I told you all about my plans for creating a gorgeous garden over the summer and so far we’ve managed to save a

Last week I shared photos of my ‘new’ piece of furniture for the caravan. It was a tiny little desk unit, which I bought from

I was very inspired by my visit to the Hollister store in Cambridge last month and wrote all about the tropical beach hut theme and how

No, actually do fence me in. That’s exactly what the next step is – adding a fence to the side of the garden. Even though it

Well, my garden makeover is ploughing on (excuse that pun) but this week I’ve done something that had left me in pain. Last week I shared my plans for