Creating a peaceful bedroom

This post is in conjunction with TEMPUR®, but as always, thoughts are my own.   Spending so much time at home during three months of lockdown has meant that I’ve been noticing all the little jobs that needed doing around the house. One of those jobs was our bedroom. We had redecorated the room in… View Post

Upgrading the patio on a budget

We have lived in our house for 12 years this month and, over that time, we’ve generally tried to keep it well maintained and looked after, upgrading things here and there while living within our means. While I’ve taken more of an interest inside the house, the garden has mostly been looked after by Kris.… View Post

Kitchen makeover on a budget

THE STORY What do you do when your kitchen starts falling apart, but you don’t have thousands of pounds free to replace it? Work with what you already have and get stuck in. Some background. Our kitchen was over 10 years old. It looked a bit dated, but that didn’t feel like a good enough… View Post

Bedroom makeover with Livingston Designer Outlet

In my third and final post for this partnership with Livingston Designer Outlet, we decided to show off the outlet’s interior design section – perfectly timed for me as I have genuinely been hitting ‘refresh’ on my home decor lately! I’ll be honest – most of my time spent at LDO has been in Tommy… View Post

How to change your bathroom on a budget

Unless you’re very comfortable financially, it can be tough to prioritise the luxuries in life. It’s often the case that holidays, home decor, clothing, cars, gadgets and hobbies are dictated by our bank balances and so we have to constantly decide what’s most important, and sometimes what to sacrifice. Annoying, but c’est la vie. We’ve… View Post