Here comes the sun…
This is it - this is our summer, so let's make the most of it. Before you know it we'll all be back in the lingerie department of M'n'S stocking up on an Autumn/Winter tights supply, so let's embrace what we've been given right now. Even if our summers can be a little unpredictable and bucket down with rain at a moment's notice, it's still a great idea to throw a barbecue, don your favourite al-fresco outfit and s...View more
I wish my home office looked like this….
From the beautiful new collection at The White Company. With simple and stylish photo frames, a clean glass-top desk with simple folk-style legs, nesting lacquer paperwork trays for mind-cleansing order and natural Kabu baskets for magazines and reference books. Unfortunately, it's been a busy week and today my home office looks ...View more
Beach bliss – go all desert-island Friday on a Thursday
OK, so we all say that wandering around the Forum in Rome is one of our favourite ever holidays, and that walking holiday in Spain really was lovely, honest, but let's face it, nothing beats a beach. With that confession off our chests, we’re left with where to go? At Original Travel they’ve been lucky enough to see a few incredible contenders, and here are their all time favourites...
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Are you an ACHICA shopper? Enter our inspirational competition here
For the last two weeks ACHICA has been running a competition to win a luxury Premier Medan Chair (pictured above). To enter all you have to do is send in a snap of your ACHICA buy pictured in situ in your home. The best entry wins the gorgeous prize. I've been set the fun task of browsing through the entries to pick the winner and I've just had a look at the wonderful entries so far...View more
If William Morris had ‘done’ the Glastonbury festival…
...he'd have done it in style of course - afterall, Morris was the most influential designer of the 19th century and remains today one of the world's best-known British designers. To celebrate the centenary of the founding of Morris&Co, The Arabian Tent Company has created this gorgeous William Morris tent that features iconic Islamic prints in its fabric...View more
How to make the perfect Vanilla Cupcake
When I worked at Woman and Home magazine I sat opposite the Food Editor Jane Curran. This was no bad thing as offers of 'would you like to test this cake/cereal/jam/ice cream?' were often heard. But it was the fact that she is a font of knowledge for everything cake related that made her my ultimate baking guru! What she doesn’t know about cooking and baking you can write on half a postage stamp! I would ask her the strange...View more
Get set for summer with Susie Watson Designs
Meet Susie Watson whose gorgeous handmade homeware collection of cushions, bed linen, candles and more is lighting the way...Have you always had a passion for interiors? Interiors and architectural design has always fascinated me. My husband Hamish and I had our own design and build company – rebuilding and refurbishing properties in central London. It was then that I too...View more
How to plant a Pimm’s and Mojito Pot
Isn’t it a bind when you have to drag yourself out of your fuschia outdoor beanbag every time you need to refill your cocktail glass? Plant this simple edible pot and you’ll have the ingredients for not one, but two classic summer cocktails at your fingertips. You’ll still have to buy your own paper umbrellas though.
Jewel-like alpine strawberries and lush, green mint are offset by the glorious cerulean blue flowers of the borage t...View more
Beautiful nurseries by Sarah Matthews of Bambizi
Decorating the nursery is a fun task. And time is on your side – nine months in which to furnish it is enough, wouldn't you say? But choosing the perfect theme, furniture and storage solutions that will grow with your child and all their toys, books and ‘stuff’ can often be tricky. That’s certainly what designer Sarah Matthews thought when she went looking for nursery pieces for her own...View more
