At the end of our kitchen is a space where our high ceiling drops down to a lower height where the larder or coal store originally was. This means we have quite a high bulkhead in the difference between the ceiling heights.I have been looking at a way of using this space (for plants, of …
My mum loves plants and always had a lot of houseplants so I’ve always had quite a few. However, an increase in popularity means it’s easier and cheaper to get hold of a bigger variety than ever before and my collection has grown (a lot!) over the last few years. While its definitely become easier …
The weather the last couple of weeks has been the sort that leaves you wondering whether summer is over. Yes, we’ve had a few nice days of sunshine but there’s also been rain (and Storm Denis) and the last few nights have been so cold I did think about digging the blankets out. Autumn is …
I like to think that, generally, I am a fairly tidy and organised person. However, no matter how much I tidy and sort, there always seems to be that inevitable clutter that gathers in certain spots around the house (I’m looking at you, dining room table). For the most part, everything has a home and …
One of the things I wanted to do as part of our bedroom makeover was to style our dresser up and make it more of an interesting corner rather than somewhere that just collected bits. Something I wanted to include on the dresser was a lamp. A few years ago we bought an antique chest …