Speedy to make and speedy to eat, this Lemon Drizzle Cake recipe by Michelin-star chef Kenny Atkinson is delicious. Try it this weekend with a cup of coffee or large mug of builder's tea, but be warned each slice is so light and fruity it's easy to eat more than one, or two...
5 free-range eggs
300g caster sugar
100ml Borderfields Rapeseed oil
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Winter is the best time to plant a tree and, yes, I know it’s cold and wet out there, but after the ‘digging a big hole’ workout you'll be warm as toast and reap the benefits of these dramatic plants...
An ancient Chinese proverb says that ‘the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago; the next best time is today’, and I couldn’t agree more. Trees are the most spectacular of all plants and I'm on a mission to encourage everyone to include at least one in their garden or on their balcony.
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Some like cool and calm bedding, with crisp white linens paving the way, while others prefer colourful styles, with bed linens that add warmth and vibrancy and feature all the colours in Van Gogh's art box. Chopping and changing bed linen style from week to week seems like a good compromise. If the surrounding furniture is fairly netural, introducing new bed linen is an easy room update and really makes a stylish impact. The collection at PiP Studio is just one example of how colour can bring a bedroom to life. The bed li...View more
The budding art historians among you will know that the painter, filmmaker and author Andy Warhol was originally called Andrew Warhola and changed his name when he moved to New York to make his mark in 1949. New York is where it all began for Andy Warhol and where he became a leading figure in the Pop Art Movement.
In the early 1960s he started to experiment with reproductions using images of popular culture and in 1962 began his eponymous series of Marilyn Monroe portraits. You can find a coll...View more
As a stylist I get to see a lot of houses and one of my favourite location houses for photoshoots belongs to Atlanta Bartlett and Dave Coote. Their amazing house in Kent actually gave me goose bumps when I walked around it for the first time. It has the perfect blend of white-washed floors, tongue and groove walls, tons and tons of natural light and as Atlanta is a stylist extraordinaire the most gorgeously styled rooms. The mantelpiece in her living room has been shot so many times that you’ve probably seen it before in magazines and no...View more
With the return of shabby chic, mis-matched glassware has become less the product of a few breakages over the years leaving you with an odd collection, and more a lifestyle statement. Yes, in the same way that old clashing teacups have been used as the stylist’s shorthand for a homely vibe for years, now drinking glasses have become decoration, too. Displayed proudly on open shelves, used to hold tealights, flowers, or simply the contents of a good bottle of wine, they have a rustic quality that invites guests to get comfy, ...View more
Looking to decorate your child’s nursery or playroom? Then check out the interesting mix of art for children available at ACHICA this weekend. It includes Little House - a range of hand-pulled screenprints for the home by artist Cheryl Sykes. Cheryl previously worked in the fashion industry as a print designer before becoming a mother of two... and so Little House was born. The Orange Owl and Clouds prints (above and below) are just two examples of her pretty ...View more
Ever wondered how architects find their inspiration when they're designing the wonderful buildings around us? Then meet award-winning America-based architect Bob Borson from Life of an Architect. This week he guest blogs for ACHICA Living and gives us an insight into what makes him tick...
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Tivoli Audio has just added the attractive PAL+ DAB digital radio to its award-winning range and ACHICA Living has one to give away worth £250 to one lucky blog reader. And you can choose your favourite colour from the options above!
You can gain access to lots of digital and FM radio stations on the PAL+ radio, which has a large display with adjustable backlight so it’s easy to read the time and station details. It's incredibly portable too as it has a rechargeable battery built in, which g...View more
There’s a delicious range of mayonnaises, sauces, mustards, relishes, chutneys and dressings from Stokes and Suffolk Mud on ACHICA today. They range is made in a converted coach house in the heart of rural Suffolk by a dedicated team of chefs who are experts in mayonnaise and sauce making. I’ve got my eyes and tastebuds firmly fixed on the Cranberry and Orange Sauce with Ruby Port – it would be delicious with Sunday lunch, and I’ve also just discovered that you can make this yummy flapjack recipe with it. Check out the recipe here…
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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.
Katie Treggiden
Guest Editor Katie writes award-winning design blog, Confessions of a design geek, and is the author of design book Interviews. She's also a regular contributor to We Heart, Heart Home Magazine and Design Milk.
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