As soon as the sun made an appearance we were determined to spruce up the garden. From the new dusky pink Out There Interiors chairs to making sure those pesky bugs and beasts stayed away from our flowers, we’ve been doing everything to get it looking summer ready. If you’re stuck for ideas on how to…
Read MoreGetting your 5 a day
Last week we headed to Tory Burch who was celebrating the launch of Dodie Thayer’s lettuce homewares collection. We had already spotted this range in many of the national supps and glossy monthlies and noticed on Twittter that it had mixed reviews. We, personally, love it – hey, David even went as far as making…
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…
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Getting Out There
Our next project is our garden – now the weather’s improving we’re looking forward to spending a lot more time out here. A garden is a bit of a luxury when you rent in London so we’d like to make the most of it. Neither of us are green fingered so we thought we’d get…
Read MoreOur spidey senses are tingling…
We love our garden – we just don’t love the uninvited guests we have out there… We have what can only be described as an infestation of eight-legged friends. In this Indian summer we’re experiencing we’d ideally like to have some al fresco lunches, but we’re being scared back into the house – and we…
Read MoreWelcome to Fairlight Road…
Greetings everyone! We write this with a cup of tea whilst sat at the kitchen table in our new flat with big smiles on our faces. Firstly, you’ll have to excuse us for the delay in posting – moving, unpacking, heading back to work and a lack of internet has meant that we haven’t been…
Read MoreCreating our Secret Garden
You might have noticed while we gushed about our new home that its got a quaint little garden out the back. The good news is, it’s mostly decked or got slate down, so there’s no need to look after the grass! Perfect for us, as we haven’t exactly got green fingers. We’re conscious that we’re…
Read MoreGreen fingers
When living in London there are certain fixtures and elements which are a luxury, a balcony for instance or a 24-hour porter or a second single bedroom that isn’t the size of a coffin. A garden is the ultimate luxury for London living. Being able to pop out a sun-lounger and catch some rays, get that…
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