NESTING
The Nook
Can I truly create an oasis of calm in my home?
Fizzy – The Colour Guru
In which I become an alternative therapist. A rubbish one but still.
Slow Down
We bought a house because we had a row. The beloved and I were renting a three-bedroom house a few streets away from where we live now. One morning the chest of drawers holding the monkeys collapsed. It collapsed cartoon style. The sides came in like it was sighing,...
Thanks Dog!
In which my dog takes up interior design.
New Balls Please!
When it comes to Christmas decorations I can get carried away.
Christmas Tree Tips With Jen
My mother-in-law, the Christmas Pixie, knows a thing or two about tree decoration.
Danes Hygge, Scousers Cosy
On the glorious tradition of cosiness.
Fresh Bedding
Sounding the shopping klaxon for gorgeous bedding
Changing Perspectives
Some people are blessed with the ability to see the best in everything all the time. They see the opportunities and gifts difficulties bring and make the most of it. Others only see the pain and hardship in life and dwell on that. Some flit between the two either...
Nooks And Crannies
We've had a house rejig. When we moved into our four bedroom house we had the eldest monkey in a bedroom of her own and the middlest and littlest monkey shared a room. The fourth bedroom was used as an office. It was my favourite room. Under the eaves, a little...
Sleeping On A Cloud
I don't sleep well. I want to but I shoot myself in the foot. I get so tired that I crawl to bed at 9.30 pm. I have no ritual for getting ready for bed so all the events of the day are still bouncing around my head. Come 2 am I am still sorting through my to-do list...
Do It Yourself
My darling Gwen has just become a homeowner. It's been a long process complicated by a difficult sitting tenant but she'd done it. Let's crack open the fizz! We were talking about what she wanted to do with the house to make it her own. She's in the...
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