We recently spent a wonderful weekend in North Wales, close to Snowdonia on an organic farm, staying in a fantastic safari tent. If you've never tried 'glamping' before, as we hadn't, it's a whole lot of fun, especially on a Feather Down Farm. It's camping, but without 'roughing it' with ...
Autentico chalk paint on a battered old chest
Ages and ages ago I bought this old chest through Ebay. I can't remember what I paid for it, but it wasn't much at all, I think around £25-£30. Yes it looked totally ugly, but to my untrained eye it appeared to be rather old and old trunks and chests usually sell for quite a high price. I think ...
Joss & Main Launches in the UK
Being a reader of several US home interiors blogs, I am familiar with the name Joss & Main and was therefore excited to read that they are coming to the UK. Having been an enormous success in the US, Joss & Main are launching their interiors flash-sales site in the UK. Described as, 'a ...
Painted pine desk makeover
I fancied painting something this bank holiday weekend as I've not made-over any furniture in ages and the pine desk I'd previously painted for my son, Alex was looking a bit scuff-marked. If you have been following here for a while, you may remember I turned it from an original ...
Chalkboard Light ‘Bulbles’
Continuing with the chalkboard theme from my last post, this is my entry to a LightBulbs Direct competition where us bloggers were tasked to come up with an idea for decorating old light bulbs. Having recently sketched a Christmas tree onto our chalkboard wall, it gave me the idea to try chalkboard ...