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Garden Update

Three years in our home and it was about time to get things really moving with the garden. We started this project in 2019 and had every intention to finish it then but it turned out to be a long drawn out with our gardener showing up unannounced every few weeks and putting in 30 minutes here and 15 minutes there. You may recall that we had grand plans (see previous post) - however, we decided to scale back and break it down to two phases for various reasons. Our plans remain simple - to create[...]

Interiors, Lifestyle

Lockdown Home Purchases

Well, it has been a while since I wrote about interiors - which is very odd as it's one of the areas that I am particularly interested in. I got to say that for a moment, in the earlier months of lockdown, I was very apprehensive of ordering anything online because you know, CORONAVIRUS! However, I decided to get on with a few jobs around the house including decluttering, painting my living room and hallway as well as getting some stuff done in the garden.

Interiors, Lifestyle

Tips For Working From Home

Working from home has somewhat become the norm in these uncertain times. I have worked from home on and off over the years - and to be completely honest - I have found myself to be most efficient at home. I am able to focus and be more efficient. And as a bonus no stuffy suits are required and rather selfishly, I can decorate my space the way I want to (I worked in a rather bright lime green office once - needed my sunglasses indoors - hated it - gave me a headache!). Productivity at home[...]

Interiors

Garden Renovation Plans

You may recall from this post , that we have been planning to do some work on our garden. One of the things that sold our home to us is that our garden space is large enough for the 3 of us, and for entertaining and as a bonus, we have a large open communal space at the front of our house where my daughter can run around with her friends to her heart's content. While the communal space at the front is well looked after, our garden has been somewhat neglected. When we bought the house a c[...]

Interiors, Lifestyle

Home Improvements

Spring is finally here!! It was so cold last week - storm Emma was super brutal. With the weather somewhat apocalyptic, I was cooped up in the house for almost 3 days and decided to put together a list of renovations to be done in the house. Our house was built in the early 90s and is in great structural condition but requires some upgrading. At the most basic level, all rooms will require a paint job - because the current magnolia situation is getting on my last nerve. In terms of larger s[...]

Interiors, Lifestyle

50 Affordable Home Updates

Happy Monday!!! A different type of post today - and we are talking interiors. To fill you in, we bought our first home about 12 years ago. At the time we were newlyweds living in Bristol and didn't have much in our savings. So ,we took a 100% mortgage which was not ideal but we were desperate to get onto the property ladder. It was a starter home - not in the best area - but it was what we could afford. Because we didn't have a budget for much, we largely furnished the house for free (gumtree w[...]