I really wanted to have a big birthday party at home this year to celebrate the opening of our home bar! To make it feel special, I hired in a bartender for the evening to serve both signature and classic cocktails, and I also had the evening catered so that people had a great savoury […]
When we moved into our home in May 2021, one of the biggest highlights of the home was the lower ground floor area, that was being used by the previous residents as essentially a massive living room. These are a couple of pics of the space that I took on our very first viewing of […]
One of the biggest rooms in need of renovation when we moved in to our new home was the family bathroom. Whilst everything technically worked, we struggled with it aesthetically as well as functionally. Here’s what we were working with: The all-white look and those tiles were giving hospital vibes. We wanted to strip it […]
One of the first jobs when we moved into our new home, was to figure out what to do with this bedroom: The best thing that this bedroom had going for it was its size – it would spaciously accommodate a double or queen sized bed as well as other furniture. Like the other rooms, […]
One of the first priorities when we moved into our new home was to completely redo the kitchen, both from an aesthetic point of view, but also from a layout and storage perspective. We wanted to design something that would completely work for us and our needs. Here is what the kitchen used to look […]
As detailed in this blog post, selling our flat had been quite a struggle! But, the light at the end of the tunnel was being able to finally move into our new home! After spending all of my adult life living in flats, the idea of owning a house was the true dream, and we […]
Well, I think we can all agree that 2020 was not the year we were all expecting it to be! But that being said, the year definitely wasn’t a write-off either. I’ve been really lucky in that I got through 2020 with my health, my family’s health and a secure job. I couldn’t be more […]
I’ve been working at home since the start of March, and will likely be working from home through 2020. So, I have invested in some changes to my working area (formerly known as ‘the spare room’) that will make it a more comfortable environment for remote work. Here’s a quick rundown of the big and […]
Ever since I’ve been working from home, I’ve been spending a lot of time in the spare room, now known as ‘my office’ 😅 and feeling increasingly frustrated and bored at staring at this blank wall all day. As a creative, it’s really important to me to have an inspiring and zen work setup that […]
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m obsessed with candles and fragrances, particularly now more than ever, as we’re all spending so much time at home. So, when I saw an amazing Neom 50% off sale on Brand Alley, I was all over it! Here’s what I got: