Fancy a Blood Transfusion cupcake? Or how about a Giant Poke In the Eye velvet cupcake? Yum. This Halloween, I plan to go out and gorge myself on gruesome cakes and gory gateaux from Cox Cookies & Cake – so much more satisfying than staying home and waiting for greedy kids to com...View more
Due to a technical error on the ACHICA Living email, you may have been directed to this competition which has now finished. Please check out our new competition to win tickets to the Spring Country Living Fair here http://www.achicaliving.com/2011/02/win-tickets-to-country-living-spring-fair-2011/
Sometimes trends are easy to work (a Chesterfield sofa has never looked bad) and sometimes they’re impossible (that brown was once a hot colour for accessories still manages to amaze). Then there are some trends that ought to be wrong, but somehow manage to just about stay on the right side of brilliant. And this year, that trend is hot pink. Yes, it’s loud ...View more
No fireplace in your home you say? Pah. With or without an inglenook, a Kindling Wood Bucket from Garden Trading looks good in every home and comes in rather handy too. Fill it with wood, fill it with flowers, fill it with Christmas presents, fill it with jelly beans! Yum.
ACHICA Living meets design icon Celia Birtwell: Read our exclusive interview with 'the face that launched a thousand prints' to find how she feels about being the muse in David Hockney’s paintings and discover what she thinks makes a house a home. Check out her gorgeous homewares on promotion at ACHICA next week too...
You studied textile design in Manchester, but what ...View more
WIN tickets to the SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS FAIR with ACHICA Living! Fancy a fun day out with a friend browsing the festive stands and tasting food and wine? The Spirit of Christmas Fair 2010, in association with House & Garden from 3rd to 7th November 2010, is the place to be. ACHICA Living has 5 pair...View more
Emily Peck
Emily is the Founding Editor of the blog. Her experience includes writing and styling for Grand Designs, Stuff, Real Homes, Ideal Home, Woman&Home, Wired UK, C4 and the BBC.
Pip McCormac
Guest Editor Pip is the Commissioning Lifestyle Editor for The Sunday Times Style magazine. He's also written for Stylist, Elle Decoration and StyleJunkee.
Emma Morton Turner
Guest Editor Emma has written and styled for Woman&Home, Style At Home, Feel Good Food, Woman and Ideal Home to name a few. She's also fab at making stunning cakes!
David Nicholls
Guest Editor David holds the position of Design Editor at Telegraph Magazine, sourcing stunning homes around the world and reporting back with the best designs from high street to high end.
Zia Allaway
Guest Editor Zia is a gardening expert, author of books including How to Grow Practically Everything and editor of Beautiful Gardens magazine. She also contributes to Homes and Gardens and The Garden Design Journal.
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