HALLWAY REVEAL! We needed to level-up our drab, white hallway. Here’s how we created a boutique hotel-feeling, dramatic hallway…
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No Cupboards? No Problem! A Dining Space Saver for a Small City Flat
If, like us, you’re a city dweller, then you’ll know full well how much of a premium space can be. Every nook and cranny is a little blessing from the property angels, so it’s important to make the most out of your space. Our living space is a classic new build living/kitchen/diner set-up so we’re…
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Create a Night (and Day) at the Museum with a Gallery Wall
Moving into a new flat is great – especially when it’s brand, brand new. You have a complete blank canvas – a fresh start – and an opportunity to get creative. However, after the stress of moving and settling in, it can be hard to find your starting point when you eventually get around to…
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How to Give a Space a Longer Shelf Life
As we truck on with making our new pad as swanky as possible, there was one update which we couldn’t wait to get done. No, not the blinds and curtains which we are still desperately on the search for but shelves. You see, we have quite a lot of decorative stuff. From artwork and prints…
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A Sticky Situation Resolved by Gorilla Glue
We’ve all been there. There are those annoying jobs around the house that you say you’ll always get to – but in reality you know that you can put up with the problems enough that you just keep going about your daily life. Sure, you might have the odd grumble, but it’s not annoying you…
Read MoreThe Start of a Wooly Winter with the London WoolBnB
The other week, whilst we were sunning ourselves by a pool in Bali, cocktail in hand listening to Club Tropicana, summer was bidding London adieu. After a couple of months of moaning that we’re too hot, we’re now entering the next stage of moaning about the depths of winter, classic Brits. This period is however…
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Live the Story with In The Window and Dan Heath
We recently took a trip to Top Drawer to attend a screen printing workshop with print designer, Dan Heath. It’s always one thing seeing beautiful design on a brands website or in a magazine but when it’s in person its fantastic to get a true sense of the craftsmanship, skill and story. In The Window, an online platform…
Read MoreA Simple Way to Update Your Sofa
Remember when we got that sofa from Freecycle? It’s been a permanent fixture in our little lounge, but as we make tweaks here and there – like including some jazzy new houseplants – we decided it needed a bit of love. Like we all know, cushions and soft furnishings can change the whole look of…
Read MoreBattling the beasties
We’re at war everyone. We’re at war with the slugs and snails which are eating our beloved garden plants. Around a month back we, rather reluctantly and with great hesitation, decided to liven up the garden with some greenery. Now neither of us are very green-fingered so armed with advice from David’s mum, our landscape…
Read MoreWe’re about to blow a fuse…
While our flat is a little haven in South London, we have had our fair share of home improvement bothers… however, we’re lucky enough to have Mark’s dad on speed-dial for everything from a lack of hot water to doors that just won’t shut properly! This time we had a problem with a fuse that’s…
Read MoreWe’ve got a blank space, baby.
There’s that age old saying that less is more… however, when have we even been the ones to stick to tradition? We can appreciate the need for a bit of calm in the midst of a loud interior, but don’t you think a basic white wall is a just a bit boring? Take a look…
Read MoreHow to give a makeover to a simple chest of drawers
Last weekend we decided to upcycle an old chest of drawers. David had purchased these several years back when he first moved to London from IKEA however, as handy as they are, we’ve hated them since we moved in to our South London hub – they stick out like a sore thumb in the bedroom.…
Read MoreWhat’s with this Marsala madness?
So, by now it’s common knowledge that Marsala is Pantone’s colour of the year for 2015 and we’ve seen a lot of great things said about it. However, how many of us would actually bring this trend in our homes and if so, to what extent. After all, nothing upsets us more than what’s basically…
Read MorePutting some funk in our trunk…
You may remember we found a cute little trunk on Gumtree a while back? You know, the horrid black painted number with the weird Chinese Dragon? Anyway, we’ve finally got around to giving this little piece a lick of paint and a complete makeover. Over the past month of being in the flat, the trunk…
Read MoreHow to make Copper Blush when upcycling a mirror
Filled with inspiration from the Dulux Colour Futures talk and gratefully supplied with a couple of tins of their Colour of the Year; Copper Blush, we decided to (finally) upcycle one of our many pieces of furniture which we’ve had in the ‘to paint’ pile. David bought this mirror several years ago from Wilko‘s… The…
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