Tag: Decorating

Hello 2017 Goodbye 2016

Hello 2017 Goodbye 2016

Well hello 2017 and goodbye to 2016. Last year kind of went by in a blur and I am not really sure what happened. But I know that I seriously think I missed it. The last couple of months certainly flew past with Baba’s operation 

Every House Needs Books – Our Book Wall

Every House Needs Books – Our Book Wall

I am a firm believer that every house needs books, and even in the age of digital books, my boys are brought up very much with hard copy books, even though Baba is now enjoying the likes of Harry Potter etc, he doesn’t get a digital 

Boys Den

Boys Den

Over the summer we finally decided what to do with the top room, and decided that the best thing for it was to be a boys den. We have gone back and forth with what to do up there, debating whether to put the boys 

This Little Corner Cupboard

This Little Corner Cupboard

Yesterday I brought this little corner cupboard from a local selling page. I loved it straight away and when I found out how small it was I loved it even more. When I first got it I wasn’t really sure what I was going to 

Pom-Pom Bunting

Pom-Pom Bunting

Yesterday I wrote about Making Pom-Poms, last night I sat down and watched The Apprentice and made my first ever Pom-Pom Bunting and I love how it has turned out. I already had three pom-poms and in an hour I made another seven, which I 

Rocking Chair Reading Nook Part 2

Rocking Chair Reading Nook Part 2

A while ago I blogged about the reading nook that had slowly developed in our house, and how I wanted to upcycle the rocking chair and make this into a gorgeous area for the boys. Last week I finally got around to doing this while 

Day Two – Decorating Nightmare

Day Two – Decorating Nightmare

So the decorating status has moved from hell to nightmare. Today all the lounge walls have been painted and the ceiling has been repainted. But we still have a long way to go. Tomorrow the walls need another coat, and it looks like we need 

Decorating Hell

Decorating Hell

Tonight I am sat on the floor in my lounge, with a lino that isn’t stuck down, because the kinks need to settle down and it all needs to become flat. With just the TV connected and the piano in the room. Welcome to the 

Bureau Love Number Two

Bureau Love Number Two

I have always loved Bureaux, and my love of them has led to our house having a lot of them over the years. I brought my first one when I was pregnant with Baba in 2008 and in 2012 it got a massive revamp, which 

Rocking Chair Reading Nook

Rocking Chair Reading Nook

I am a firm believer that there should be lots of books in your house. Children should grow up with the ability to lose themselves into a book, in a fantasy that no one else can ruin. There should be a space where they can