Cake set…and eat
Bake and decorate a delicious tennis cake to celebrate the 2011 Wimbledon Championships...
Chalkboard charm from Zazous & Wallies
If you're anything like me and find yourself scrabbling around your kitchen drawers for a pen and notebook every time you remember something that needs doing, then a chalkboard wall might just come in very handy. Removable and repositionable, chalkboard stickers from Zazous & Wallies can be easily stuck to kitchen surfaces - walls, wood, glass...View more
More is more: the maximalist trend
People who actually like their house to look like a home can rejoice: minimalism is officially dead! When House of Hackney launched its first interiors collection a couple of months ago the couple behind it decided to showcase the range in their own house. With not a surface uncovered by prints, and not a table top unhampered by random objet, the old trend for stark, white interiors was well and truly o...View more
The winner of our RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2011 competition is…
We're pleased to announce that the lucky winner of our RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2011 competition is Joanna Colton Good from Mid Glamorgan.
Congratulations Joanna! You have won two tickets to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2011, which starts next week, plus a year's RHS membership, which includes:
Free days out at RHS Gardens with a family guest -...View moreBedtime stories at 40 Winks
From the street you wouldn’t know it’s there. Only a tiny sign underneath the doorbell, on which the words “40 Winks” are written in swirling letters, gives any clue as to what lies beyond the door of this terraced Georgian townhouse in East London. But step over the threshold, and you’ll enter another world. There to greet you in the wood-panelled hall is a life-size antique carving of Jesus – sporting a top hat. Such flourishes o...View more
A little birdie told us about ferm LIVING
As the ultra stylish Danish design company ferm LIVING comes to ACHICA this week, we take a close look at its hot designs du jour that are, quite literally, flying off the shelves…
Recipes from The Modern Pantry restaurant
The Modern Pantry restaurant serves some of the most exciting food in London. It was founded in 2008 by culinary genius Anna Hansen, who was born in Canada, but grew up in New Zealand in a family peppered with Danish culinary influence. With its fresh and delicious dishes, such as Cherry, Olive, Braised Red Onion and Couscous S...View more
Oh we do like to be beside the Seychelles…
The Seychelles is a hot destination thanks to our young royals, Wills and Kate, going to the beautiful Indian Ocean isles on their recent honeymoon. 'Good choice,' says holiday experts Original Travel, 'as they’re pretty much the ultimate dream desert islands - more interesting than the glorified sandbanks of the View more
Anyone for Tennis? Or strawberries and cream?
This week, the Wombles of Wimbledon Common are hiding deep underground as tennis fever hits SW19 for another year. The rest of us are reaching for the strawberries and cream, sipping on Pimms and praying it doesn't rain. To get truly into the spirit of things, you might want to emulate the game in your home with some fun and vibrant Tennis wallpaper from View more
Tips for icing the perfect cupcake
